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Subject Guide for Graphic Design
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IntroductionGraphic design is the process of communicating visually using text and/or images to present information, or promote a message. Graphic design practice embraces a range of cognitive and aesthetic skills and crafts, including typography, image development and page layout. - Wikipedia Top of page Contact informationResearchers needing additional assistance should contact: Laurel BlissEmail: lbliss@rohan.sdsu.edu Ph: 619-594-4446 Top of page DirectoriesAmerican Institute of Graphic Arts
designer directory Designers'
index, Geneva : RotoVision SA, c1987- Graphic
design : a career guide and education directory, New York : AIGA Press, c1993 Graphic
designer's ultimate resource directory, Cincinnati, Ohio : North Light Books, c1999 San Diego
creative directory, San Diego, CA : Farnsley, Farnsley & Keiffer, 1982- Top of page EncyclopediasABC Typography Artcyclopedia. Contemporary
designers, Chicago, Ill. : London : St. James Press, 1990 Design Encyclopedia Designer's
lexicon : the illustrated dictionary of design, printing, and computer terms, San Francisco, Calif. : Chronicle Books, 2000
Designing with type : the essential guide to typography. Graphic
artists' illustrated glossary, Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, c1987 Graphics arts
encyclopedia, New York : McGraw-Hill, 1992 Grove Art. Meggs' history of graphic design.
Modern encyclopedia of typefaces, 1960-90. Thames and
Hudson encyclopedia of graphic design and designers, New York, N.Y. : Thames and Hudson, 1992 Top of page Finding booksGeneral tips and LC headingsThe PAC is the online tool used for finding books and reports in the SDSU Library. Books can be searched by author, title, or subject. The subject heading
Graphic arts is generally the most helpful term. More specific headings are available, such
as
Call number areasMost graphic design books will be in the NC's (Drawing, design, illustration).
Top of page Finding articlesThe major art databases are the best place to look for articles on graphic design, particularly if you need scholarly sources.
Top of page ImagesWhen searching for digital images, keep in mind the importance of a high resolution image. A resource like ARTstor, for instance, contains high quality images, with valuable information about the image itself. ARTstor. Prehistory to present. American Institute of Graphic Arts Design Archives Top of page Items in our Special CollectionsJanus Press
Collection. Books
published by and about Elbert Hubbard and the Roycroft Printing Shop of East Aurora, N.Y. Barbara
Abele Book Plates. Dick Yale Collection on typography and fine printing Donna Barr
Collection. List of Special Collections exhibits, including those focusing on graphic design and artists books. Top of page Other web resources
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