This paper examines the history and development of the graffiti as a way of visual communication between the artist and the observer which started at the age of the cave man, and continues to this day when we encounter them at every step. This paper explains different types of graffiti such as Bomb, Piece, Tag, Throw up, Wild style, Burner and Mural including pictures accompanying each type. The most famous projects and manifestations that promote graffiti as a type of art, not ordinary vandalism are analyzed. The projects like the Museum of street art, Project OKOLO, White Nights, The Spiderworks Rijeka, Project "Riši and Briši", Flora Art and Art Park Zagreb have been described. The ways in which graffiti is positively promoted on a state level as a sort of visual arrangement of modern and urban environments are described. The paper presents the connection of graphic art with the hip hop cultural scene in modern times and the impact on the popularization of graffiti. Also, the paper attempts to depict the difference between graffiti as art and ordinary vandalism.