Pathfinder -- Graphic Design
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This bibliography is designed to guide instructors and students through the information sources in the field of Graphic Design. It is just a guide with suggested material. Complete research is dependent upon the individual.
Ai Library Catalog
The Ai Library Catalog is the place to start to find materials in your library. Please limit your search to your specific campus. The following subject headings may be useful for your search:
- Advertising
- Color
- Commercial art
- Graphic arts
- Graphic design
- Graphic design (Typography)
- Type and type-founding
Please note that you can also search by keyword. In addition, books in this subject area will be found according to the Library of Congress classifications system as follows:
- HF 5770-Package Design
- HF 5813-HD 9940-Advertising and Marketing
- N-Visual Arts
- NC 968-NC 997-Illustrators, and Illusions
- NC 997.A1-Graphis Advertising Annuals
- NC 997-NC 1055-History of graphic design, individual designers, AIGA and One Show annuals, regional design, letter head, and logo identity.
- NC 998.5.A1-AIGA Graphic Design Annuals
- NC 1001.5.O54-One show annuals
- NC 1001.6.G7-Graphic Artist Guild (GAG) handbook and pricing guide.
- NE-Print media
- NK-Decorative arts. Applied arts. Decoration and ornament
- NX-Arts in general
- T 385-TD 193-Photoshop, Illustrator, and Painter handbooks
- Z 243-Z 271-Typography, brochure design, layout handbooks, Quark and InDesign handbooks, print production, and book binding
Databases
Searching the following databases should produce citations, abstracts, or full-text articles for graphic design.
The following databases/informational resources are to be used by faculty, staff,
and students for educational purposes only. Please see individual database
descriptions for complete copyright and/or licensing information. FT indicates some full-text.
- Art Index Retrospective (Public Libraries)
- Arts magazines indexed 1929-1984. A local public library card is required. Password required.
- FT Grove Art Online
- Grove Art Online provides Web access to the entire text of The Dictionary of Art (1996, 34 vols.) with annual additions of new material and updates to the text, plus extensive image links and all the sophisticated search advantages possible with an online reference source. Username and password required.
- FT D InfoTrac OneFile (LIRN/Infotrac)
- A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Password required.
- Oxford Reference Online Premium
- This database includes more than 120 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference titles in all major fields from the Oxford University Press, including the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations and the Oxford Companion series. Username and password required.
- FT ProQuest Direct (LIRN)
- Password required.
Printed Reference Materials
The following are reference sources in graphic design that are available at your library:
- Big Book of 5,000 Fonts (REF Z 250 .C37 2001)
- Dictionary of Symbols (REF GR 931 .T74 1998)
- Graphic Artists Guild Handbook (REF NC 1001.6 .G7 2003)
- Opportunities in Commercial Art and Graphic Design Careers (REF NC 1001.6 .G68 1997)
- Typographic Design (REF Z 246 .C217 2002)
- Typography: The Annual of the Type Directors Club (REF Z 243 .A2 T9a)
- Visual Thesaurus (REF NC 845 .G68 2003)
Suggested Links
The following are suggested links which may provide further information for your research request. Information from the World Wide Web
should be carefully evaluated. Please ask your librarian for hints on evaluating Internet resources. The following links have been
selected after careful review and evaluation:
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Last updated: April 2009