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[hidetoc]Graphics resources relate to the reproduction of multiple visual images. It draws from technology, science, business, photography, art. This guide introduces several kinds of information sources related to Graphic communication and Graphic design, with examples.
WWW SITES
- ABC Typography: A Virtual Museum of Typography
- Ad Access Ads from 1911-1955
- Adobe Design Center
- Artnetweb Network of people and projects investigating new media in the practice of art
- Briar Press A community of printers and artists dedicated to the preservation of letterpress
- Camio
Over 78,000 works of digitized art and design
- Color, Contrast & Dimension in News Design
- Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
- Design & Publishing
- Design Talkboard Graphic design news, resources, forums and reviews
- Desktop Publishing
- Digital Thread
- Electric Franklin Historical resources on Benjamin Franklin (a printer by trade
- Fine Print Knowledge Center
- GAIN: Graphic Arts Information Network Portal to the printing industry
- Graphic Arts and Printing Career Guide
- Graphic Comm Central Portal for graphic communications and training
- Graphic Design From About.com
- Gutenberg Bible at the Ransom Center
- ImagingInfo.com
- Industry Measure Trend Watch
- Labels and Labeling
- MacWorld
- Photographic Libraries Links to photography, media, graphics, clip-art and more
- Printmakers A-Z Georgetown University
- Print Portfolio From the Brooklyn Arts Council
- Printmaking From Crown Point Press
- Publishers' Bindings Online 1815 - 1930 The art of books
- Resources for the History of Books and Printing University of Pennsylvania
- The Scriptorium Original fonts adapted from historic source material
- Shutterbug
- TypeIndex.org Fonts from all over the world
- Unseen Hands: Women Printers, Binders & Book Designers
- Web Design References From UMD
- Web Page Design for Designers
- Webdeveloper.com
- Webmonkey Web design from Lycos
- World Printmakers
- World Wide Arts Resources - Commercial Arts
- Yahoo!: Graphic Design
- University Library Subject Guide for Graphic Design
STOUT LIBRARY CATALOG
Use the Stout Library Catalog to identify books and audiovisual materials about your topic. Use a keyword guided search. Note that you can combine any topic with the word Design. When you have identified a useful item, click on Long View. You can then explore any of the listed subject headings by selecting the link.INDEXES AND DATABASES
Use the Indexes and Databases to identify articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers. Many indexes provide full text articles.
- Design and Applied Arts Index
- EbscoHost
- Academic Search
- Business Source Elite
- Masterfile
- Newsbank
- ProQuest: ABI/Inform
- WilsonWeb
- Applied Science Full Text
- Art Full Text
- OmniFile
- Wilson Business Full Text
PERIODICALS
- Advertising Age
- American Printer
- Digital Output Magazine
- DT & G Magazine Electronic journal of design, typography and graphics
- Commercial Printing News
- Communication Arts
- FontSite
- Graphic Arts Online
- How Design
- Information Week
- International Designers Network (IdN)
- Printing Impressions
- Printing News
- Publish
- ScreenWeb
- Upper and Lower Case Magazine
Selected Periodicals Available in the University Library
- American Printer
- Communication Arts
- Computer Graphics World (Also in Ebsco databases)
- Design Issues
- Eye: The International Review of Graphic Design
- Flexo
- GATFWorld
- Graphic Arts Monthly (Also in ABI/Inform database)
- HOW
- Package Printing
- Print Quarterly
- Printing Impressions
- Screen Printing
- Visible Language
DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS
- Credo Reference
- Glossarist: Printing Glossaries and Printing Dictionaries
- Glossary of Printing Terms
- Graphic Design Glossary from ARS Logo Design
- Graphic Design Glossary from Design Talkboard
- Oxford Art Online formerly
Grove Dictionary of Art
- Visual Dictionary Online From Merriam-Webster, access to over 6,000 images
- Webreference.com From Internet World
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Columbia Guide to Digital Publishing REF Z286.E43 C65
- Computer Graphics Dictionary REF T385 .S772
- Delmar's Dictionary of Digital Printing REF Z249.3 .D45
- Designer's Lexicon REF T385 .C26x
- Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Photography REF TR642 .E5
- Encyclopedia of the Book REF Z118 .G55
- Gardner's Computer Graphics & Animation Dictionary REF TR897.5 .G37
- GATF Encyclopedia of Graphic Communications REF Z118 .G29
- Graphic Communications Dictionary REF Z118 .L96
- Graphic Design Speak: A Visual Dictionary REF NC997.A5 M56x
- Publishing Timeline 2000 REF Z278 .S27x
- Timetables of Communication REF P90 .R65x
HANDBOOKS, MANUALS AND STANDARDS
- Browser Safe Web Palette For Web design
- CIP4 International Cooperation for the Integration of Processes in Prepress. Press and Postpress Organization
- GRACoL General Requirements for Applications in Commercial Offset Lithography
- ICC International Color Cnsortium ISO 15076-1
- OSHA Assistance for the Printing Industry
- NPES Standards Workroom With links to CGATS, B65 and ISO TC 130 and US TAG
- PDFzone Online authority for PDF and document management professionals
- Planet PDF
- Printers' National Environmental Assistance Center
- SWOP: Specifications Web Offset Publications
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- AIGA Professional Practices in Graphic Design NC1001.6 .A44
- American National Standard for Graphic Arts and Photography Z258 .A54x
- Big Book of 5000 Fonts REF Z250 .C37
- Bookmaking REF Z116.A2 L44
- Business and Legal Forms for Graphic Designers KF390.A7 C69
- Fonts and Logos REF Z250 .Y68
- Graphical User Interfaces and Graphic Standards T385 .P44
- Model ISO 9000 Documentation for Printers Z244.5 .A76x
DIRECTORIES
Directories will lead to associations, companies, products and individuals.- Graphic Arts Blue Book
- GASC Graphic Arts Show Company. Producer of events.
- NPES Digital Product Locator
- Workbook.com
- Yahoo!: Business: Graphic Design
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Artist's and Graphic Designer's Market REF N8600 .A76
- Editor & Publisher Market Guide REF PN4700 .E251
- Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media REF PN4867 .G26x
- Gold Book (Minneapolis and St. Paul) REF HF5807.T9 G66x
- Graphic Designers Ultimate Resource Directory REF NC999 .E825
- Graphic Arts Monthly PERIODICALS COLLECTION Special December issue is a sourcebook for equipment and supplies. September issue ranks 100 quick printing companies
- International DIrectory of Little Magazines & Small Presses REF PN4878.3 .I67
- News Media Directory REF PN4877 .B69
- Opportunities in Commercial Art and Graphic Design Careers REF NC1001.6 .G68
- Photographer's Market REF TR12 .P515
- Printing Impressions PERIODICALS COLLECTION July issue is "Master Specifier" for equipment, products and services. Dec. issue lists top 400 companies, and "Who's Who."
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Search current designers on the web by using a search engine like Google. Put name in quotation marks and capitalize, eg: "Paul Rand". Information about individuals may also be obtained in some of these sources:Print Sources Available in the University Library
- American Graphic Designers NC998.5.A1 S5
- Contemporary Designers REF NK1166 .C66x
- Contemporary Graphic Artists REF NC45 .C6
- Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Graphic Design and Designers REF NC997 .L54 (also online Credo Reference)
- Who's Who in Graphic Art REF NC45 .W5
- Women Designers in the USA, 1900-2000 NK1404 .W66
ASSOCIATIONS
Associations provide a focus for persons with similar interests. Search association names as authors in the Stout catalog to identify publications, or on the Web to get to their home pages. Examples:- AAP: Assocaition of American Publishers
- AGAT: Association for Graphic Arts Training
- American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)
- American Print Alliance
- American Printing History Association
- Flexographic Technical Association
- Gravure Association of America (GAA)
- IAPHC The Graphic Professionals Resource Network
- IDEAlliance International Digital Enterprise Alliance
- IPA: Assocaition of Graphic Solutions Providers
- MPA Magazine Publishers of America
- NAPIM: National Assocaition of Printing Ink Manufacturers
- NAQP: National Assocaition of Quick Printers
- National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL)
- NPES National Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies
- Newspaper Association of America
- NPTA Alliance Association for the Paper, Packaging and Supplies Distribution Channel
- PIM: Printing Industry of Minnesota
- PIW: Printing Industries of Wisconsin
- PMA: Publishers Marketing Association
- SGIA: Specialty Graphic Imaging Association
- Society of Illustrators
- SPTA: Screen Printing Technical Association
- TAGA: Technical Association of the Graphic Arts
- TAPPI: Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry
- WPA: Waterless Print Association
WWW Search Engines
The search engines that are available on the WWW vary in depth and coverage. Explore the search options to find relevant WWW sites. For a list of available search engines and WWW directories, e.g. Google or Yahoo, use Searching the Web from the Library Home Page.
Citations
To cite online resources in appropriate bibliographic style see: Citing Resources
To organize citations and create bibliographies and papers in APA, MLA and other styles see: RefWorks and Other Citation Management Tools
Last Updated: 04/07/2008 and Last Revised: 3/28/2008
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