What is Graphic Design?

To start somwhere, I started at the end.... or rather where a lot of good (& Bad) Graphic Design is today... On websites.  When I was researching which Uni/college to attend I stumbled across this fantastic website....

Magnetic north

I love the interactive nature of the design which goes beyond pressing buttons.  As a potential client you get to explore the site by drawing either circles or lines to move around the news. It is both fun and informative. I like the name Magnetic North as it immediately draws you to it yet states it is based in the north not London.