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Graphic Design
- Dmitry's Design Lab
- Monthly articles on basics of graphic design, including color,
fonts, shape, texture, the principles of using artwork, photography
and animation, as well as additional subjects.
- Graphic Competitions
- An annotated directory of international graphic design competitions,
Macintosh news, graphics news, resources and bookstore.
- Graphic Design -
Design resources, articles, and employment information.
- Lürzer's Archive Online
Services - Archive of advertising graphic design for print,
television, product packaging, commercial illustration and other
subject areas. Submission form provided.
- The Study of Design -
Information pertaining to design fundamentals, inspiration and
creativity, and the business of design.
- THREE.OH - Inspirational Kingdom
- Textual and visual exploration of issues within graphic design.
Typography
- ABC Typography -
Virtual Museum of Typography.
- All Good Things Typography
- Information about typography: history, classification, type choice
and the fontpool.
- Alphabet and Letter
- Information on alphabets from around the world, with chapters from
"The Alphabet and Elements of Lettering" written by Frederic
W. Goudy.
- Alphabytes - Dedicated to
excellence in graphic design and the promotion of typography,
calligraphy and the lettering arts.
- Arabic Type - Research on
Arabic typography, its relationship to calligraphy and culture, and
the development of new Arabic fonts.
- Arabic typography -
Arabic typographical experiments.
- ATypI - The site of the
Association Typographique International, the organisation of the
international type community. Information on events, ATypI
publications and conferences.
- Ban Comic Sans - Download and
print stickers and flyers to campaign against the font, also free
comic fonts to use instead.
- Cary Graphic Arts
Press - Publication arm of the Melbert Cary Graphic Arts
Collection at Rochester Institute of Technology, offering publications
on the history of the graphic arts.
- Cavendish Typography -
Gallery of images and text relating to typography and print through
the ages.
- Character
Design Standards - General rules for character shapes in Latin
based languages in digital fonts. From Microsoft.com.
- Commonly
Confused Characters - Unicode and graphic examples of proper
quote, hyphen, and space encoding and typographical mistakes.
- Creative
Pro : Fonts Department - Font news and software reviews links.
Exclusive feature articles on typography from Creative Pro's staff of
graphic design writers.
- daidala - A blog by Jon Coltz.
Features reviews of typefaces and observations from the life of a type
lover.
- DigitalThread:
TypeHaus - Contains featured foundries, honorable foundries, type
resources, and typography links.
- Dr. Leslie and The Composing Room
- MFA thesis project by Erin K. Malone explores the history of
typesetting firm located in New York City.
- Encyclopaedia
of Typography and Electronic Communication - A short-subject
encyclopedia and glossary covering typography, printing, electronic
publishing, and electronic communication.
- The Evolution
of Type - Information on the main characteristics of the
letterform, styles and elements of printing types, and the history of
the alphabet.
- Font Lover - Font news from
around the globe and A+ font links.
- The
Glory of Chinese Printing - Online exhibit that details history of
printing in China, from block printing through the invention of
movable wood type, brass plates, and two-color techniques.
- Greeking
Machine - Lorem Ipsum generator supporting Latin and several
humorous choices.
- Information Design Associates -
Corporate, information design, and web design.
- The International Type Index - A
directory of fonts and foundries with the ambitious goal of indexing
all existing fonts in the world.
- LetterPerfect - Design
services, lettering tours, publications, and fonts available for
purchase and download.
- Medieval Unicode Font
Initiative - Non-profit group of scholars working toward a
solution to the problem of encoding special characters in Medieval
texts written in the Latin alphabet.
- Name This Font -
Encyclopedia of letterforms. Information on the author plus where to
purchase the book.
- National Print Museum
- Site of Ireland's National Print Museum. Contains a short tour of
the museum, description of exhibits, a brief history of printing in
Ireland and visitor information.
- Pixel
Fonts Explained - In-depth look at the history of bitmap (pixel)
typography.
- Planet Typography -
This portal dedicated to typography includes directory, news, online
manual and free fonts to download. Home of The Typographic Times, a
font-related eZine with interviews of type designers and portraits of
typefaces.
- Society of Typographic
Aficionados - Rochester, NY based S{o}TA is an International
Organization dedicated to the promotion, study, and support of type,
its history and development, its use in the world of print and digital
imagery, its designers, and its admirers.
- Type Books - Resource for
publications concerning the letterform arts.
- TypeRight - Mission: to
promote typefaces as creative works and to advocate their legal
protection as intellectual property.
- Types and Typography - A
guide - A complete guide to the history and science of types,
fonts and typography.
- TypoBlog - Medium sized
article, subtitled "How personal typographic Web sites are giving
the musty, elitist field of typography is a stiff kick in the keister"
- Typo.cz - Information on Central
European typography includes foundry listing, software, books and
general rules. In English and Czech.
- Typographic -
Information on typography from 3500 B.C. to the present day, including
evolution, timeline, anatomy, image gallery, studies, glossary and
related information.
- typogRaphic - Exploration
and experimentation between typography and imagery.
- The Typographic Circle -
Membership organization providing information on committee, events,
publications and membership.
- Typographica. A Journal of
Typography. - News, observations, and open commentary on fonts and
typographic design.
- Typolis - In German
and English, this site is an ambitious private project which details
the history of alphabets, describes type classifications and provides
information about designers as well as about the art of graphic
design.
- Typophile - Active
discussion board with font identification and type design critique
forums. Sporadic features include interviews with typographers, news
feed, and type design courses.
- The Typophiles - Founded 70
years ago by Frederic Goudy, Paul Bennett, and others, an educational
association that encourages the appreciation and production of fine
typography and bookmaking.
- Typotheque - Information
about typography, free type utilities, articles on type and type
design, and fonts for sale.
- Will-Harris House Writing,
Design and Typography - Home of Esperfonto, the web's only
interactive typeface selection system, TypoFile magazine for people
who use and love type, a design office with corporate ID's, business
cards and illustrations, and the Point Reyes Chipmunk Observatory and
Garden.
- BBC News:
Helvetica at 50 - The Helvetica font is celebrating its 50th
birthday. You've probably seen it a thousand times today. Why? (May
9, 2007)
Magazines & ezines
- Atlas Magazine - San
Francisco-based webzine of photojournalism, graphics, editorials,
gallery and illustration.
- Beam - Bare electronic
art magazine, covering the underground computer art scene.
- BEAST Magazine - {ths} thomas
schostok - graphic design
- Before & After - Print
publication which claims it can teach graphic design to anyone. Site
offers library of back issues and on-line subscription form.
- Born Magazine - Venue for
design and literature collaboration.
- CMYK Magazine - Quarterly
publication includes agency and design firm features, top student and
school profiles, and hints and tips.
- Colorize - Tips on color
printing and working with color.
- Communication Arts - Print
publication offering competitions, forums, feature articles, job bank,
graphic design resources and online shopping.
- Computer Graphics
World - Online source explores visual computing techniques and
innovations including 3D modeling, animation, visualization,
rendering, simulation and applications such as MCAD/CAM/CAE for
engineers, designers and animators.
- Coupe Magazine - Presents a
visual collision between the worlds of design, art, technology, and
culture.
- Cre@teOnline - The Web
Designer's Bible - Site for Web designers: news, reviews,
resources, columns, downloads, recruitment, exclusive competitions and
discussion forums.
- DCC Designer - A resource
for the digital designer.
- Design Graphics - All
about digital publishing - regular features include Photoshop tips and
techniques, top designers' work, product news and reviews. Widely
available throughout North America and Australasia.
- Design is Kinky - A
digital publication geared to graphic design in all media. Profiles,
mug shots, theory and galleries.
- Designer-Info - Giving
graphic designers the information they need: articles, tutorials, and
software reviews.
- eclipse e-zine -
Templates, designer bulletin, resources, moonlighting, tongue-in-cheek
views and job links.
- Eye - The international
quarterly review of graphic design for artists and designs
professionals. Includes critques and back issues available for
purchase.
- Famished.org - Webzine
containing links, opinions and a weekly design article.
- the fast aesthetic - a
yearly graphic design & art magazine printed in small quantities
with submissions from talented creatives from around the world.
- For the Masses -
Promoting the very best in New Zealand design. Updated daily by a team
of web enthusiasts from all over the country.
- Graphic Arts Monthly - New
product announcements, industry news, event calendar, searchable
database of editorial articles, paid classifieds, printer's and
prepress chat areas and stock prices for top 100 industry companies.
- Graphic Design Basics
- Contest listings, articles, tips, selected books and resources,
updated weekly.
- Graphic Exchange magazine - A
publication for professionals in graphic communications and graphic
arts, editorial focus on creative imaging, graphic design and
prepress. Free subscriptions mailed within Canada.
- Graphics IQ - Ezine for
graphic designers, featuring product announcements, industry news,
books and CDs resource list.
- GraphicsNews - Covers news
for the graphic design, computer graphic and web graphic community.
- Graphis - International
journal of visual communication. Offers current and back issues,
subscription information.
- HOW Magazine - Print
publication offers editorials, competition announcements, survey
results, technology news, bookstore with online shopping, links to
design resources, and a message board.
- K10k - A matrix architect's
information designer lunchbox.
- loveunit.com - dynamic democracy
- loveunit.com - dynamic democracy: play your part. Graphic Design
focussed forums and resources.
- Neotabu - An online magazine
with articles about design, art, architecture, and nature.
- PEI Magazine - The
authoritative electronic imaging magazine, extensive tutorials, tools,
and articles.
- PrintAction - Monthly
magazine for the printing industry in Canada offers technical and
business news and features.
- Roast Horse - experiments
in design and illustration
- Surfstation - Articles,
news, interviews, galleries and a database of companies currently
looking for employees in the design media.
- Tradepub.com
- Free one-year magazine subscriptions for the graphics arts
community.
Organizations
- American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) - NY, USA. For American design professionals. A
place to exchange ideas and information, participate in critical
analysis and research, and advance education and ethical practice.
- Graphic Artists Guild -
Founded 1967, Detroit, USA. For American visual creatives (design,
web, illustration). A union of professionals who have come together to
pursue common goals, share their experience, raise industry standards,
and improve their ability to achieve satisfying and rewarding careers.
Producers of the book "Handbook of Pricing and Ethical
Guidelines".
- American Design Awards
- Gives awards to individual graphic and web designers, design
professionals and companies. How to get nominated, previous awards,
and graphic design news.
- artyears.com - Community
portal offering tips and resources for graphic designers.
- Association of Registered
Graphic Designers of Ontario (RGD Ontario) - Founded 1996,
Toronto, Canada. For Ontario graphic designers. A member association
of the GDC. Grants qualified graphic designers right to the exclusive
use of the designations Registered Graphic Designer and R.G.D. and is
the governing and disciplinary body for its members.
- Australian Graphic Design
Association (AGDA) - Founded 1988, Australia. For Australian
graphic designers. Managing body of award programs, exhibitions,
seminars and professional development activities for its members.
- British Design Initiative
(BDI) - Founded 1993, UK. For British designers. An agency that
owns an accurate database of UK design agencies; design media, design
awards and professional design bodies internationally.
- The Color Association of
the United States (CAUS) - Founded 1915, NY, USA. For all
designers who use color. Color forecasting organization holding
extensive color archives, trend information, custom color consulting
and publications.
- Color Marketing Group (CMG)
- Founded 1962, Alexandria, USA. For international color designers. A
not-for-profit association of designers involved in the use of color
as it applies to the profitable marketing of goods and services.
- Creative Business - A
business information resource for principals of graphic design and
communications companies and freelance graphic designers, copywriters
and illustrators.
- Design Council -
helps people and organisations in business, education, public services
and government understand design and use it effectively as part of
their strategy.
- Design Management Institute (DMI)
- Founded 1975, Boston, USA. For design managers. A non-profit
organization dedicated to demonstrating the strategic role of design
in business and to improving the management and utilization of design.
- The Grolier Club -
Membership organization founded in 1884 for aficionados of the graphic
arts. Information on research library, public exhibitions and
publications.
- Institute of Designers in
Ireland - Professional body representing the interests of Irish
designers. Newsletter, annual reports and downloadable forms provided.
- International Association of
Printing House Craftsmen (IAPHC) - Founded 1919, Philadelphia,
USA. For international printers and graphic artists. An organization
for the purpose of their self-development, their companies' success,
and the enhancement of the printing and graphic arts industry in
society.
- International Color Consortium (ICC)
- Founded 1993, Reston, USA. For international color designers.
Membership organization established by industry vendors for the
purpose of creating, promoting and encouraging the standardization and
evolution of a cross-platform color management system architecture and
components. Developed the ICC profile specification.
- International Council of Graphic
Design Associations (icograda) - Founded 1963, London, UK. For
international graphic designers. The world's non-governmental and
non-political representative and advisory body for graphic design and
visual communication.
- Letter Exchange -
Society for professionals involved in the lettering arts and crafts,
from calligraphy and letter-cutting, through design for print,
publishing and typography, to signage and architectural lettering.
- National Association for Printing
Leadership - Providing graphic arts industry members with
information on a wide variety of educational services, events, and
products related to the printing industry.
- National Association of
Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) - Trade association serving as a
resource for Adobe Photoshop education, training, and news.
- Organization of Black Designers
- Non-profit national professional association dedicated to addressing
the unique needs of African-American design professionals.
- Society for Environmental Graphic
Design (SEGD) - Washington DC, USA. For international graphic
designers, fabricators, students and educators involved in the field
of environmental graphic design. A non-profit educational
organization.
- Society for News Design (SND) -
North Kingston, USA. For international designers in the news industry.
Publishers of annual "Best of Newspaper Design". Formerly
the Society of Newspaper Design.
- Society of Graphic Designers of Canada
(GDC) - Founded 1976, Ottawa, Canada. For Canadian graphic
designers. A member-based graphic design organization of design
professionals, educators and students.
- Society of Illustrators, Artists and
Designers - International organisation founded to promote
excellence in the art and technique of all visual media and
advancement of professional media practice. United Kingdom.
- Society of Publication Designers (SPD)
- Founded 1965, NY, USA. For international trade, corporate,
institutional, newspaper and consumer editorial art directors.
History
- AIGA Design Archives -
View a list of design history archives and resources from the American
Institute of Graphic Arts. Includes contact info for collections
housed in libraries of schools and museums.
- Aleksandr
Rodchenko MoMA Exhibition - The Museum of Modern Art, New York
presents the history and work of Aleksandr Rodchenko (1891-1956), one
of the leading Russian artists in the period following the Revolution
of October 1917.
- American Sign Museum -
Learn about the history of the sign industry and its contribution to
commerce and the American landscape. Read museum news, view online
exhibits, and research biographies, related events, book reviews, and
sites. Includes topical forum.
- April Greiman - Visit the
page of this pioneering designer who helped introduce the computer
vernacular to graphic design through experimental mergers of type and
image. Find a link to her projects.
- The
Art of Persuasion: American Graphic Design Comes of Age - Read a
critical analysis of the history of American advertising and graphic
design during the early 20th century. View samples.
- Design Archive Online - Review
twentieth century magazine design and photography with biographical
profiles of designers. A project of the Rochester Institute of
Technology, the image archives have limited access.
- Design
History Discussion List - Text-based forum for design issues,
local information, and reviews by the Design History Society in the
UK. Limited graphic design content.
- Docs Populi -
Documents for the Public - See the oppositional artwork of Lincoln
Cushing, a graphic artist involved in public access to images of peace
and justice. Includes links to Cuban poster art and the Inkworks Press
archives.
- Dr. Leslie and the
Composing Room - Research the 1934 - 1942 biography of Dr. Leslie
of New York City, including the Composing Room, PM and AD magazine
archives, the A-D gallery, and video interviews.
- Follow the Sun:
Australian Travel Posters 1930s - 1950s - View a colorful exhibit
of 1930s - 1950s lithographs from the National Library of Australia.
Browse images by destination, symbol, style, or artist.
- Graphic Design from
the 1920s and 1930s in Travel Ephemera - View an international
collection of historic travel brochures, airline time-tables, ocean
liner time-tables, auto road maps, luggage labels, advertising, and
graphic design publications from the 1920s and 1930s.
- The
History of PostScript - Learn the story of modern PostScript
technology and its impact on the publishing industry.
- The History of
the CND Logo/Peace Symbol - Read an essay about the logo of the
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, or peace symbol, designed in 1958 by
Gerald Holtom.
- The
Italian Futurist Book - View an exhibition showcasing Futurism's
innovative uses of typography and graphic design, from the years
1909-1944.
- The Media History Project
- A timeline, graphics, and short articles guide you through the
history of mediated communication.
- Monuments
of the Future: Designs by El Lissitzky - Explore the Getty
Research Institute site devoted to this modernist Russian typographer,
book designer, and architect. Includes chronology, images, and links
to related resources.
- Parkland College -
GDS 131 Graphic Design History - Review an online course given by
Parkland College's Fine & Applied Arts Department in Champaign,
Illinois. Survey 12 major graphic styles since 1890. Includes timeline
and links to influential designers.
- Paul Rand:
Graphic Designer - Read an interview of this past influential
designer on the subjects of graphic design critique, design philosophy
and design education.
- Posters
American Style - View major posters from the last century. Learn
about their design, printing and historical impact on culture.
Includes audio. Collection by the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
- Remember Those Great Volkswagen
Ads? - Profile of book which is a compilation of Volkswagen's
press, radio and television campaigns, with information on how to
purchase it.
- Salon
Magazine: Tibor Kalman - Read the obituary of this innovative
designer, best known for the work he created with his New York design
firm, M&Co, and his brief editorship of Colors magazine.
- The
Swiss Poster Collection - See more than 300 posters from 1971 to
the present by designers such as J. Müller-Brockmann and Wolfgang
Weingart. Maintained by Carnegie Mellon University.
- Timeline for Graphic
Design History - View a timeline of significant events from the
start of the Industrial Revolution in the 1820's to the use of web
browsers in the 1990's.
- Unimark
International: A history of the world's largest design and marketing
firm, 1964-77 - Read about the formation, successes and eventual
decline of the design firm founded by Ralph Eckerstrom, former design
director for Container Corporation of America, and Massimo Vignelli.
- University
of Florida Rare Book Collection - Examine labeled specimens of
typography and book design from the 15th - 20th centuries.
- A Website about Corporate
Identity - View a catalogue, bibliography and resource list for
examples of corporate graphic design. Includes identity guidelines,
agencies, and recommended texts.
Resources
- Design Research -
Research into graphic design, web design and interactive design.
- Graphic Arts Blue Book -
Directory and buying guide.
- Lorem Ipsum - Reference site
about Lorem Ipsum, giving information on its origins, as well as a
random Lipsum generator.
- Lorem Ipsum Generator -
Free dummy-, filler-, greeked-, blind-, placeholder text, or mock
content generator on the net.
- Loremipsum.net - About
lorem ipsum, how it's used and the history behind it.
- TIEMdesign Magazine - Free
graphic design resource with graphics tutorials, graphics product
reviews and articles.
Education
- Ad School - Programs in
graphic design and art direction offered in locations worldwide.
- The Art Institute Online -
Certificate, Associates Degree and Bachelor of Science programs in
graphic design and digital design.
- Butera School of Art -
Commercial and sign art courses. Course descriptions, admission
information, and galleries.
- Collins College -
Certificate program designed for the individual who wants training in
a print oriented, computer graphics environment.
- Creative Circus - Two
year certificate-granting school, offering programs in advertising,
design and photography. Located in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Find Graphic Design
Schools - Links to schools and colleges throughout the U.S. and
Canada that offer courses and programs in graphic design.
- Florence
Design Academy - Graphic design school, interior design,
industrial design and 3D graphic animation.
- Hong Kong Communication Art Centre
- School in Hong Kong, offering a variety of courses, including
graphic design. In English and Chinese.
- Institute for Creative
Technologies - Program of the University of Southern California.
Information on internships, projects and research.
- Minneapolis School of
Advertising, Design and Interactive Studies - Offering programs in
art direction, branding, account management, interactive writing and
other subject areas.
- My Design Primer - Guide
to computers, software, graphics, images, type, professional printing
and web pages for non-designers.
- Portfolio Center -
Offers two-year, intensive full-time training for portfolio
development in graphic design, advertising, photography and industrial
design. Located in Atlanta, Georgia.
- School of Advertising Art (SAA)
- Training in graphic design, web design, illustration and computer
animation. Located in Dayton, Ohio.
- School of Visual Concepts -
Specializes in portfolio development for graphic design, advertising
art direction, web design, and computer graphics. Located in Seattle,
Washington U.S.
- Sessions.edu - Online school
of design and New Media provides course listing, programs, student
gallery and news.
- teaching-design.com -
Network of the various sites done by schools of graphic design. Texts,
calendar of the events and of the publications and a bibliography for
students and teachers. Site in French and English.
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