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Graphic Design Library Videos
- Photoshop 2024 Essential Training (LinkedinLearning) Learn how to work efficiently and effectively with Adobe Photoshop CC. ourse broken up into 70+ short videos. Exercise files are included.
- Creative Pro Careers: Staying Ahead (LinkedInLearning) 38 minute video course. In this course, get a high-level overview of some of the most popular creative fields—including graphic design, photography, video, and UX design—and learn which techniques you need to know to stay competitive.
- What Inspires Design? Product Design—Process and Inspiration Modern design, powered by new technology and production techniques, is pushing the limits of human ingenuity. This program allows viewers to explore the minds and methods of product designers to learn how to breathe life into a new idea. A viewable/printable worksheet is available online. A part of the series Product Design: Process and Inspiration. (17 minutes)
- Illustrator 2024 Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning) Get started with Adobe Illustrator . Learn how to use the latest version of this illustration and vector drawing application to create artwork for print, for the web, or for use in other applications.
LIbrary Databases and Articles
- LinkedIn Learning This link opens in a new windowInstructional videos on graphic design and creative software (Try searching for "Graphic Design", Adobe, or whatever you want to learn)
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowGreat place for articles on all subjects
- Culinary Arts Museum Digital Collection This link opens in a new windowTens of thousands of images from the JWU Culinary Arts Museum to use in your projects.
- Design Issues (Journal)Articles about the criticism, history and theory as they relate to the professions of design.
- eBook Academic Collection (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowUseful for graphic design techniques, history, movements, and artists.
- Ebook Central (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowGreat for graphic design history research, techniques in graphic design, career information, technology manuals, and more
- JSTOR Arts & Sciences XI Collection This link opens in a new windowGreat for graphic design history research
Graphic Design Library Ebooks
The Black Experience in Design by Call Number: N8356.B55 B53 2022ISBN: 9781621537854Publication Date: 2022-02-01
Meggs' History of Graphic Design by
The bestselling graphic design reference, updated for the digital age Meggs' History of Graphic Design is the industry's unparalleled, award-winning reference.
ISBN: 9781118772058Publication Date: 2016-05-02
Writing and Research for Graphic Designers by
For designers, writing and research skills are more necessary than ever before, from the basic business compositions to critical writing. In this competitive climate, designers are routinely called upon to make words about the images and designs they create for clients. Writing about design is not just "trade" writing, but should be accessible to everyone with an interest in design. This book is a complete, introductory guide to various forms of research and writing in design--and how they explain visuals and can be visualized. These pages address communication on various levels and to all audiences: - Designers to Designers - Designers to Clients - Designers to the Design-literate - Designers to the Design-agnostic Being able to express the issues and concerns of the design practice demands facts, data, and research. With Writing and Research for Graphic Designers, you'll learn how to turn information into a valuable asset-- one of the key talents of the design researcher.
ISBN: 9781592538041Publication Date: 2013-01-18
