Humans love to see things in a graphic form.

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You can see this in graphic form here.

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The cartoonish results, which approach cacophony, echo the brazen visual form of the graphic novel.

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So a graphic, in its early form, is almost pure illustration, and evolves into a more data-heavy infographic as the day goes on.

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This relentless form of creativity is nicely exemplified by the legendary graphic designer Milton Glaser, who engraved the slogan "Art is Work" above his office door.

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Works of graphic and plastic art are objects whose value is tied to their physical form.

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For every thousand people who watch a Flash clip online or fill out an online Adobe Acrobat Reader tax form (without paying), there's a Web programmer or graphic designer who paid several hundred dollars for the right to create that digital content using Adobe's multimedia production and editing tools such as Flash, Acrobat, Illustrator and Photoshop.

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