After working with a group of (mainly) autistic children for the last couple of weeks, it's really hit home to me just how important and useful graphic design can be to people . Some of the kids use a communication system called PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System) which basically involves showing pictures of items/things they want to communicate to a teacher or carer, in order to assist their verbal communication, or in place of it. Visual communication in the purest sense of the word, this process makes day to day life so much easier for these kids, and it also makes you think about how simple graphic design can often need to be.