I recently started thinking about getting into graphic design, but I don't know much about it! 
Well, it is actually very broad.  It refers to the whole history of art!  Are you wanting to become a graphic designer?
I'd like to! Is that a job that requires a college degree?
editorial design (magazines, newspapers and books), wayfinding or environmental design, advertising, web design, communication design, product packaging, and signage.
History.
The term graphic design was coined by William Addison Dwiggins in 1922. However, the origins of graphic design can be traced from the origins of human existence, from the caves of Lascaux, to Rome's Trajan's Column to the illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages, to the neon lights of Ginza, Tokyo. In "Babylon, artisans pressed cuneiform
this is really for you. Maybe you should do something else. Because I don't think you're adding that much value to the board. You don't know that much about the company."" He said: ""Well, I think I'm getting out of this business anyway. And I don't really like it that much. So I'm probably going to resign from the board."" And I said "thanks". Didn't think I'd ever see him again.' -