Communicative Images of Graphic Designers on Instagram Pages

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to identify the features of successful graphic designers of the 21st-century positioning on the pages of the so­cial network Instagram, highlight the directions of communication strategies and approaches to their visualization. Research methodolo­gy. To carry out this study, we used the empirical method of collecting factual material, analysis, comparison, and generalization methods. The principal source of analytics is designers’ Insta­gram pages as factual material. The scientific novelty of the study consists in a comparative analysis of graphic designers’ communicative images on Instagram pages, based on which, for the first time, an attempt was made to sys­tematize communicative contact strategies with subscribers. There are four possible ap­proaches to creating the communicative image of the designer, which, however, do not exhaust the entire range of options. Conclusions. The communicative image use for communication on social networking pages is a reasonable and effective method of a designer’s professional development, as the number of subscribers on such pages is much bigger and reaches several hundred thousand active subscribers. The design of social communication by de­signers with their audience is contained in the planning of the strategy of the communication process as a whole, the tactics of individual com­munication acts (posts), the allocation of several types of content, and their rhythmic alternation and design. The design of social communication by designers with their audience is contained in planning the communication process strategy as a whole, the individual communication acts (posts) tactics, the allocation of several types of content, and their rhythmic alternation and de­sign. These components combination increases the effectiveness of the designer’s communi­cative image, presented on the social network pages. This, in turn, together with the constant contact with subscribers, ensures the popularity of the designer, increases the range of potential customers and promotes professional growth.