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AIGA
A professional association for design, is committed
to furthering excellence in design as a broadly-defined
discipline, strategic tool for business and cultural
force. AIGA is the place design professionals
turn to first to exchange ideas and information,
participate in critical analysis and research
and advance education and ethical practice.
Art
Directors Club
A premier organization for integrated media and
the first international creative collective of
its kind. Founded in New York in 1920, the ADC
is a self-funding, not-for-profit membership organization
that celebrates and inspires creative excellence,
connecting creative visual communications professionals
from around the world.
Color
Association of the United States
The oldest color forecasting service in the US.
Since 1915, the Association has been issuing color
reports in elegant, fabric-swatched booklet form.
The Color Association is the only forecasting
service that selects its colors through a committee
panel of eight to twelve industry professionals.
Graphic
Artists Guild
A national union of illustrators, designers, web
creators, production artists, surface designers
and other creatives who have come together to
pursue common goals, share their experience, raise
industry standards, and improve the ability of
visual creators to achieve satisfying and rewarding
careers.
IDAF
Recognizes, promotse and protecst the profession
of interior design.
No!Spec
Serves as a vehicle to unite those who support
the notion that spec work devalues the potential
of design and ultimately does a disservice to
the client.
Organization
of Black Designers
A non-profit national professional association
dedicated to promoting the visibility, education,
empowerment and interaction of its membership
and the understanding and value that diverse design
perspectives contribute to world culture and commerce.
The Organization of Black Designers (OBD) is the
first national organization dedicated to addressing
the unique needs of African-American design professionals.
Society
for Environmental Graphic Design
An international non-profit educational organization
providing resources for design specialists in
the field of environmental graphic design, architecture,
and landscape, interior, and industrial design.
Workbook
Provides art directors, graphic designers, corporate
art departments and publishers with resources
for their creative needs for assignment as well
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Art
& Fear
by David Bayles and Ted Orland
Explores the way art gets made, the reasons
it often doesn't get made, and the nature of the
difficulties that cause so many artists to give
up along the way. The book's co-authors, David
Bayles and Ted Orland, are themselves both working
artists, grappling daily with the problems of
making art in the real world. Their insights and
observations, drawn from personal experience,
provide an incisive view into the world of art
as it is expeienced by artmakers themselves. This
is not your typical self-help book. This is a
book written by artists, for artists – it's
about what it feels like when artists sit down
at their easel or keyboard, in their studio or
performance space, trying to do the work they
need to do.
A
Visual Dictionary of Architecture
by Francis D. K. Ching
A Visual Dictionary of Architecture is a remarkable,
on-of-a-kind compendium which uses a combination
of textual definitions and hundreds of superb
line drawings to illuminate a comprehensive body
of essential terms in architecture, including
important interrelationships between building
components. Grouped by themes, such as history,
systems, structures, forms, construction, environmental
issues, and behavior, all terms have their visual
complement and can be readily accessed in a number
of different ways.
Design
Connoisseur: An Eclectic Collection of Imagery
and Type
by Stephen Heller and Louise Fili
Type lovers and history buffs alike will enjoy
this gallery of vintage typefaces, ornaments,
letterheads, and trademarks. Exquisite graphic
design artifacts comprise this unusual collection
culled from type and typography books from 1900
to 1940.
How to Grow as a Graphic Designer
by Catharine Fishel
A great insight into the lives of working graphic
designers and the struggles they go thru to get
to the top. A ton of inspirational quotes that
can really be helpful when stuck in a slump. It's
a great book for any student designer or designer
that justs want to hear what others think of their
craft.
Life
Style
by Bruce Mau
Each day, the average Western citizen sees, assimilates,
and recognizes 16,000 logos. Chances are that
Bruce Mau has been involved in the creation, evolution,
and/or devolution of many of them. But calling
Bruce Mau a graphic designer would be akin to
calling Mae West a playwright--technically correct,
but oh-so-limiting.
Pour
Your Heart into It: How Starbucks Built a Company
One Cup at a Time
by Howard Schultz
Since 1987, Starbucks's star has been on the rise,
growing from 11 Seattle, WA-based stores to more
than 1,000 worldwide. Its goals grew, too, from
the more modest, albeit fundamental one of offering
high-quality coffee beans roasted to perfection
to, more recently, opening a new store somewhere
every day. An exemplary success story, Starbucks
is identified with innovative marketing strategies,
employee-ownership programs, and a product that's
become a subculture.
The
Collins Big Book of Art: From Cave Art to Pop
Art
by David G. Wilkins
A beautiful, unusual and engaging compendium of
art history, providing an accessible entree into
the world of art for everyone, regardless of their
experience.
The Business of Graphic Design: A Sensible Approach
to Marketing and Managing a Graphic Design Firm
by Ed Gold
The best part of this book is that more than half
of it is interviews with successful designers,
and examples of their work. They are quite candid,
and talk about how they became a designer or started
a studio, and how they run their business and
deal with customers. Highly recommended.
The
Business Side of Creativity: The Complete Guide
for Running a Graphic Design or Communications
Business
by Cameron S. Foote
Updated edition of an industry standard furnishes
all freelance graphic designers, art directors,
illustrators, copywriters, and design-shop principals
with the tools needed to move ahead in the design
business. From getting launched to running a multiperson
shop to retiring comfortably this book covers
it all and includes sample business forms.
The
Elements of Typographic Style
by Robert Bringhurst
This lovely, well-written book is concerned foremost
with creating beautiful typography and is essential
for professionals who regularly work with typographic
designs. Author Robert Bringhurst writes about
designing with the correct typeface; striving
for rhythm, proportion, and harmony; choosing
and combining type; designing pages; using section
heads, subheads, footnotes, and tables; applying
kerning and other type adjustments to improve
legibility; and adding special characters, including
punctuation and diacritical marks.
The
Savvy Designer's Guide To Success: Ideas and Tactics
for a Killer Career
by Jeff Fisher
Now every designer can reap the benefits of having
the perfect mentor. In this career guide, Jeff
Fisher shows off his winning personality with
ideas and solutions to nearly every career dilemma,
including: - Building a recognizable and reputable
firm - Presenting a professional image all the
time.
The
Visual Display of Quantitative Information
by Edward R. Tufte
A timeless classic in how complex information
should be presented graphically. The Strunk &
White of visual design. Should occupy a place
of honor – within arm's reach – of
everyone attempting to understand or depict numerical
data graphically. The design of the book is an
exemplar of the principles it espouses: elegant
typography and layout, and seamless integration
of lucid text and perfectly chosen graphical examples.
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Art
& Ideas Magazine
An internet art publication that presents original,
interdisciplinary academic/scholarly intellectual
content, as well as the work of contemporary artists.
Bad Design Kills
Persuading the masses to the value of good design.
Communication
Arts
The leading trade journal for visual communications.
Design
Addict
A resource for modern, post-modern and contemporary
design of the 20th-21st centuries where you'll
find information on designers and producers, on
furniture, lighting, dinnerware and accessories.
Design
Dump
Your total Graphic Design Resource including:
graphic design books, graphic design magazines,
latest news, original articles, graphic design
resource links, design conference updates, graphic
design competition listings, and much more.
Design
Encyclopedia
A growing, collaborative resource that describes,
tracks and explains culture, commerce, politics,
media, sports, brands – everything possible,
really – through design.
designerID
The first tool created specifically to help designers
make meaningful connections worldwide. Build your
career one connection at a time, easily networking
with other designers in your market and around
the world.
Design
Is Kinky
Intelligent discussion about web design.
design:related
A social-based site that brings together creative
people from different disciplines (and parts)
of the design world. With the integration of portfolios,
inspirations, job postings, and community, design:related
serves to motivate designers to share ideas, inspire,
and be inspired.
Design
Snack
A user-controlled web design showcase, providing
the members with the power to decide which sites
are showcased and which sites are not.
Dexigner
Design Portal
Connects the design industry with news, announcements,
designers, galleries, and more.
e-interiors
The professional web tool for interior design.
You will find products from the main worldwide
manufacturers. You can download high definition
images, technical references on 2D and 3D CAD
files for free.
Firm
List
Global Guide to Web Design Firms
HOW
Design
The graphic design community's trusted source
for creative inspiration, business advice, and
tools of the trade.
Image
Catalog Royalty-free Stock Photography
A Royalty-Free stock photography web site with
the goal of providing exceptionally high quality
images at micro prices.
Interior
Design Course
Complete interior design courses from Sheffield
School with a combination of lessons, audio and
video programs, and design projects.
Kaliber10000
A gallery of web design and typography.
Printernational
Offers information, background and tutorials about
all aspects of design for print and everything
related to it.
Netdiver
Devoted to tutoring, empowering and stimulating
creativity as well as excellence in design projects
by the international community involved in the
industry and beyond!
Pixelsurgeon
A digest of the creative, strange and interesting
from the internet, relayed to you by our hand-picked
team of newsposters.
Stylegala
an online resource and inspiration guide for web
agencies, designers and developers who take interest
in websites that combine the powers of design,
web standards and CSS.
Under Consideration
Dedicated to the progress of the graphic design
profession and its practitioners; at times intangible,
its purpose is to question, push, analyze and
agitate graphic design and its practitioners.
Urban
Collective
A monthly submission site dedicated to showcasing
the creative talents of designers from all points
of the globe. Original works are submitted and
displayed on the Urban Collective website and
this inturn leads to worldwide exposure to fellow
designers.
World
Wide Design Directory
A global directory of selected design companies
and professionals which helps designers to showcase
work, provide information about services, share
news and in return attract visitors and get design
leads.
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Architectural
Digest
International magazine of interior design.
Baseline
Magazine
Baseline sets out to reflect all aspects of type,
including its design, history, use, and links
to the graphic, art and craft scenes.
Black
& White Magazine
A journal for collectors of fine photography.
CMYK
Magazine
Quarterly collection of student work in the fields
of advertising design, illustration, and photography.
Communication
Arts
Creative resource for graphic design, advertising,
photography, multimedia development, illustration,
and art direction.
Computer
Arts
A one-stop shop for professional advice on creating
digital art and illustrations.
Create Magazine
Provides creative professionals with an insider's
perspective on the people, news, trends and events
that influence the local advertising and creative
production industries.
Fast
Company
Covering work and life in the new economy.
Garage Magazine
A semi-annual review dealing with graffiti,
photography and graphic design. It's celebrating
the creativity of emerging artists and those who
have already carved their place in history, it's
contributors are both famous and unknown. Printed
in Italy with both English and Italian text.
GD
USA Magazine
Provides information about subscriptions, contests,
advertising, and more for the magazine GD:USA,
featuring news for graphic designers, illustrators,
and other creative professionals.
HOW
Magazine
Contains ideas and techniques in graphic design
that explore the studios of art directors, production
designers and computer graphics professionals.
I.D.
International interactive design magazine.
Metropolis
Explores the ways design shapes the world; covers
the broad spectrum of design disciplines and issues.
Outdoor
Photographer
Offers tips, camera and equipment reviews, and
articles from the print magazine.
Print
Graphic design magazine.
STEP
Inside Design
Explores the impact of design on all facets of
our lives; how we work, learn, move, communicate,
and play. STEP takes readers behind the scenes
to meet the creative problem-solvers that make
it possible for us to move through the world in
brilliant and dynamic ways.
Surface
American fashion, design, and lifestyle publication
with a bi-coastal perspective.
Trend
Hunter
Gadgets, art, design and style in a modern
social context.
WIRED
Chronicles the emerging future in culture, politics,
business and technology. The voice of the digital
revolution. |
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Antonelli
College Cincinnati, Ohio
Specializing in Commercial Art, Interior Design,
Business and Medical Office Technology.
Parsons:
The New School of Design New York,
New York
A global institution of the visual arts and design.
Pratt
Institute Brooklyn, New York
Houses schools of Art and Design, Architecture
and Information and Library Sciences that are
internationally known for their excellence.
Sessions
Online School of Design New York,
New York
Established in 1997, offers dozens of individual
courses in graphic design, web design, multimedia,
digital art, and business marketing design. Sessions
welcomes both novice and experienced designers,
giving them the professional skills and techniques
they need for successful careers in digital arts
and design.
The Art Institute Online Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
Earn a degree or diploma while attending class
anytime - day or night - to fit your busy schedule.
Choose from our broad range of academic programs
to find one that inspires you including Advertising,
Fashion, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Interactive
Media, Media Arts, and Animation.
The Center for Cartoon Studies
Offers a course of study designed for a small
group of dedicated students with a passion and
appreciation for graphic novels, storytelling,
writing, comics, and design.
University
of Illinois at Chicago
The Industrial Design curriculum emphasizes the
development of concepts and specifications for
a wide range of consumer products, instruments
and medical equipment, furniture and lighting
systems, transportation, toys, exhibits and packaging
centered on the need for socially and environmentally
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10
Design Mistakes to Avoid (PDF 40kb)
Here are ten mistakes to avoid when designing
your next project.
Cash
Pours in for Student with $1 Million Web Idea
(PDF 36kb)
This is such an interesting story...if
you haven't already heard about it, this is a
must read!
Choosing
the "Right Logo (PDF 51kb)
Designed for instant identification, a logo can
appear on company letterhead, advertising material
and signs as an emblem by way of which the organization
can easily be recognized.
Coat
of a Different Color (PDF 44kb)
Publicolor applies color to neglected school hallways
and instills hope in its young volunteers.
Eight
Tips for Better Brainstorming (PDF
64kb)
Should your team brainstorm as a group or as individuals?
At creative companies, switching between the two
modes can be seamless – and highly productive.
Explaining
Print Files to Your Client (PDF 40kb)
Every designer should know how to educate their
client when it comes to print files.
Five
Steps to Building a Better Client Base
(PDF 48kb)
If you want to be successful in this highly competitive
profession, you must not only build a client base,
but you must build a solid client base.
Graphic
Design Rules (PDF 36kb)
Know the rules before you break them.
It's
Good to Be a Graphic Designer (PDF
48kb)
Several reasons why we must not take for granted
our great gift of communication.
Networking
Tips: How to Become a Social Butterfly
(PDF 48kb)
A studio for art, architecture, and design.
Top
10 Most Common Press Release Mistakes
(PDF 52kb)
Ten tips for getting your press release approved
for distribution the first time.
Top
10 Design Tips You Don't Learn in Graphic Design
School (PDF 40kb)
Here are Web design and print design tips from
the real world.
What
Ever Happened to Thank-You Notes?
(PDF 48kb)
Too busy to write a proper thank-you note? Think
again.
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