Graphic design and Visual communication

Graphic design noun - Visual communication by a skillful combination of text and pictures in advertisements, magazines, books, etc..

Visual communication and graphic design are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Visual communication" instead a noun phrase "Graphic design".

Visual communication noun - Communication that relies on vision.

Graphic design and visual communication are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Graphic design" with "Visual communication", this phrases are similar.