Subject Guide: Graphic Design

These are some books that might be useful:

•  Byars, Mel.  The Design Encyclopedia.
  [Reference NK1370 .B93 2004]
• Holland, D.K., ed.  Design issues:  how graphic design informs society.
  [NC997 .D448 2001]
• Osborne, Harlod, ed.  The Oxford companion to the decorative arts.  Princeton, N.J.:  Oxford University Press, 1975.
  [Reference NK30 .O81]
• Lupton, Ellen. Design, Writing, Research:  Writing on Graphic Design. New York: Kiosk, 1996.
  [Z246 .L86 1996]
• Artist's & graphic designer's market:  where & how to sell your illustration, fine art, graphic design & cartoons Cincinnati, Ohio : F&W Publications [for] Writer's Digest Books, c1998
  [Reference N8600 .A76 1998]
• Design Annual.
  [NC997 .A1 G76b]

These titles may be of special interest.  Some are available in print form, some in electronic form.  Browse by title in PacifiCat for print holdings, and the Pacific eLibrary for electronic holdings.  To locate other art titles, browse Pacificat for the subject "Art Periodicals".

• Computer Graphics World
• Design Issues
• Eye:  the international review of Graphic Design
• Graphic Arts Monthly

• All Graphic Design – From the Graphic Design Resources Center, this site provides desktop publishing and graphic design resources.
• American Institute of Graphic Arts – The professional association for design
• Communication Arts Network – From Communication Arts Journal
• The Firm List:  Global Guide to Web Design Firms
• The Graphic Artists Guild – A union of illustrators, designers, and graphic artists working to better the industry
• Northern California Graphic Artists Guild – The local chapter

American Institute of Graphic Arts Design Archives – Includes award-winning examples for various types of design projects.

In PacifiCat, there are two ways to find items on a particular subject:  by Searching, or by Browsing. 
Searching (by keyword) is useful for finding items about a specific topic when you don't have a specific author or title.

1. To SEARCH by Subject Keywords, go to PacifiCat , and select Advanced Search.
2. If you are looking for a particular type of material (e.g., videos) select the Format and/or Material Type you are looking for.
3. Under Field to Search: choose Subject.
4. Under Words adjacent? click No
5. Enter search term(s) from the following list in the first blank box:
• Graphic art
• Design NOT web
• Illustration

Browsing by subject is useful when browsing for information on specific periods, countries, or media when a specific artist or title is not known. To BROWSE by Subject, go to PacifiCat, and select “Browse” from the left-hand menu. Under Index to Browse: choose Subject.

• Typography
• Design
• Graphic arts