The Graphic Artist Guidebook is a book for young artists entering college who are torn between the fields of graphic design and illustration. The book takes the reader through the last hundred years of graphic artists, detailing how one may incorporate both fields in order to improve their overall artistic practice. Interviews with contemporary professional artists offers the reader a unique insight into the roles of graphic design and illustration in the art world of today. The book encourages young artists to find their own path, and to try new artistic practices and techniques.