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Reference Books
Graphic Arts Encyclopedia / George A. Stevenson. Publisher New York : McGraw-Hill.
Call # Z118 .S82 1979.Graphic arts blue book (Midwestern ed.). Call # Z475 .G76 2007 .
Understanding the language of printers and graphic arts professionals : a glossary of printing and graphic arts terminology. Call # NC997.A5 U55 1999.
The Design Encyclopedia / Mel Byars. Call # NK1370 .B93 1994.
Selection of General Books
Design Literacy: Understanding Graphic Design / Steven Heller and Karen Pomeroy.
Call # NC998 .H45 1997.Design Writing Research: Writing on Graphic Design / Ellen Lupton, J. Abbott Miller.
Call # Z246 .L86 1999.Graphic Artists Guild Handbook: Pricing & Ethical Guidelines.
Call # NC1001.6 .G7 2001.The Complete Guide to Digital Graphic Design / Consultant Editors, Bob Gordon and Maggie Gordon.
Call # T385 .C5487 2002.Type Graphics: The Power of Type in Graphic Design / Margaret E. Richardson ; Foreword by Matthew Carter.
Call # Z246 .R52 2000.The Visual Dictionary of Graphic Design / Gavin Ambrose and Paul Harris.
Call # Z118 .A43 2006.
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Art Abstracts
Subjects covered include art, art history, the decorative arts, industrial design, and photography, as well as a plethora of related subjects.Arts and Humanities Citation Index
Citation analysis (identifying which articles have cited a particular article) for nearly 3 million articles published in leading humanities journals since 1980 is provided in the Arts and Humanities Citation Index.CAMIO
Catalog of Art Museum Images Online is a digital image database containing more than 100,000 artworks culled from several museums around the world.Humanities Abstracts
Art, film, folklore, history, literature, performing arts, philosophy, and religion, mostly indexing journal articles, citations extend back to 1984.General OneFile
A very large, full-text database with over 50 million articles covering a myriad of subjects, General OneFile indexes both newspapers and journals. Coverage is from 1980 to present. A few journals, especially older dates, give only selective full-text.
These resources are free on the open web.
ABC Typography Online, Virtual museum of typography. Unrestricted access.
Artcyclopedia Online Guide to museum-quality fine art on the Internet. Unrestricted access.
Art Images for College Teaching (AICT) Images of art and architectural works in the public domain.
Design Talk Board News, resources, forums and reviews.
Communication Arts Available in FLITE-Bound Periodical 1981-current.
Journal website http://www.commarts.com.Design Week Available Online through numerous FLITE databases from 1997-current.
Journal website www.designweek.co.uk/Home/Default.aspx.Graphic Arts Monthly: The Magazine of the Printing Industry. Available in FLITE-Bound Periodical 1987-current. Online in numerous FLITE databases.
Journal website http://magazine-directory.com/Graphic-Arts-Monthly.htm.Graphis. Available in FLITE-Bound Periodical 1961-2005.
Journal website http://www.graphis.com.International Journal of Design. Available Online - Open Access 1991- current.
Journal website http://www.ijdesign.org/ojs/index.php/IJDesign.Journal of Design Communication. Available Online - Open Access 1998- 2003.
Journal website http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JDC.Journal of Design History. Online in numerous FLITE databases from 1988-1999 & 2004 - current.
Journal website http://jdh.oxfordjournals.org/.Print. Available in FLITE 1980- current.
Journal website http://www.printmag.com.
Back | Library Home | Reference HomeAmerican Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)
American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) " is the professional association for design, 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."Design Management Institute (DMI)
Design Management Institute (DMI) "is an international nonprofit organization that seeks to heighten awareness of design as an essential part of business strategy."The Graphic Artists Guild
The Graphic Artists Guild "is 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."
Compiled by: Julia Rodriguez, Librarian
Last update: January 28, 2009