Graphic design
With the establishment of a postal service came a vibrant form of graphic art, postage stamps. Stamps document Malaysian life, culture and icons.
Graphic design is a creative form of visual communication that usually combines words and images. Today, it encompasses a wide variety of applications including advertising, signage, product packaging, posters, industrial and internet web design through print and digital media and film. Malaysia’s cohesively diverse society, history and rich cultural traditions have infused and influenced all aspects of Malaysian life, including graphic design. Development of this discipline has also parallelled the economic, political and social development of the country.
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- An artistic and cultural heritage
- Emergence of modern graphic design
- Development of formal education
- The corporate sector
- Legitimization and development
- Modern tools