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Graphic Design Research at NEiA

 

1. Getting Started
2. Explore the Stacks for Books
3. Search for Books & DVDs in our Library
4. Magazines: What's New in the Industry?
5. Tools

 

Getting Started

Reference materials help you:

• - Choose a topic
• - Get a quick overview
• - See how a topic is related to other topics

Graphic Artists Guild Handbook: Pricing and Ethical Guidelines - Ref NC1001.6 .G7 - Professional relationships and how much to charge for your work, plus uses, fees, tax, privacy, trademark, and copyright issues. Includes examples of standard contracts.

Idea Index: Graphic Effects and Typographic Treatments - Ref Z 246 .K8 2000 - Fun tool for brainstorming and stirring up the creative juices in creating visual media.

Color Index - Ref NC997 .K732 2010 - Over 1000 color palettes to explore for use in projects. Grouped into Basics, Quiet, Active, Rich, Naturals, Browser Safe, etc. For print and web media; includes CMYK and RGB formulas and downloadable color swatches.

Typography: An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Throughout History - Ref Z 250 .A2 F76 1998 - A huge "when, who, and how" of typography, with a typeface index.

 

Explore the Stacks for Books

Books are organized by subject using a system of call numbers. A fun way to see what's in the library can be to go straight to the shelves! Look in three places:

• Reference stacks
• Main collection
• Oversize section

• • NC997 through NC1003 Commercial art, Graphic arts
    TS194.5 Packaging (design)
    Z124 Graphic design history (general)
    Z246 Printing Style, Design & Format
    Z250-Z253 Typography

    
    

Search for Books & DVDs in our Library

• Know what you want?
• Ready to get specific?
• Already have a topic in mind?

Search our catalog

Use one or two of these keywords to find books & DVDs relevant to your topic:
design, graphic design, typography, packaging.

 

Magazines: What's New in the Industry?

Stay current: grab a magazine off the shelf! For example:

• ID: magazine of international design
  Eye: the international review of graphic design
  Architectural digest
  Step inside design
  Layers: the how-to magazine for everything Adobe
  Graphis packaging
  Graphic design USA
  European design annual

 

Tools

Here are some eResources that are great for Graphic Design:

Digital Tutors (access through the eResources page)
Online tutorials and training for Adobe software as well principles of graphic design, typography & color theory, digital painting, and more.

Virtual Training Company (VTC) (access through the eResources page)
Online tutorials for Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and other software.

Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI) (access through the eResources page)
Annotated references from design and craft publications and data on designers, craftspeople, studios, workshops, and firms.