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Katie Chang Writer AIGA Where Designers Work Graphic Design

When James Goggin earned his Master’s in graphic design from the Royal College of Art (RCA) in 1999, he was also in the midst of fighting the department’s decision to rename itself. “They wanted to call themselves ‘Communication Arts and Design,’ but I was interested in keeping graphic design as an emphatic name,” says Goggin.