Art Resources > Graphic Arts
About our collection
The library is endeavouring to build up a collection of current, up-to-the-minute books on graphics, to meet the demand from designers and students in this area. These are the new titles we have recently added to the collection. It's not always easy keeping up with what's absolutely current though, so if you have any suggestions please let us know through our online suggestion to buy form.
Recent items
February 2010
Good design : deconstructing form and function and what makes good design work- Matthew Porter. 2009
- Sean Adams. 2009 (Amazon)
- The author polls several designers of different age groups and phases in their careers about what they consider good design to be. Each has selected an existing design piece they feel to be good, based on their personal definition of what good is. The author also takes a critical look at the design to determine if it is effective with its target market and interviews the designer of the piece to unlock the concept behind the design. By taking this backwards approach through design from completed piece back to conception readers will discover why the design works and how they can use this information in their own projects.
Kodomo manga : super cute!- Kamikaze Factory Studio. 2009
- Discover step-by-step all the tricks - both freehand and digital - to get the best manga characters. Here is an amazing manual of manga for artists of all ages! Concentrating on Kodomo manga and Kodomo anime, Kodomo Manga is a practical, hands-on guide to learning the skills of Kodomo drawing. It includes detailed information on how to apply digital colour, 3D designs, vectorial drawing, and a host of other fascinating and useful design applications. And each project in Kodomo Manga includes step by step instructions specifying software, tools, and professional tricks to achieve the cutest and most captivating kawaii manga illustrations. Not just for kids, Kodomo Manga takes manga artists, illustrators, and graphic designers from initial black-and-white sketches to a vibrant, fully costumed collection of characters. (Amazon)
Agitate! educate! organize! : American labor posters- Lincoln Cushing and Timothy W. Drescher. 2009
- In Agitate! Educate! Organize!, Lincoln Cushing and Timothy W. Drescher share their vast knowledge about the rich graphic tradition of labor posters. Lavish full-color reproductions of more than 250 of the best posters that have emerged from the American labor movement ensure that readers will want to return again and again to this visually fascinating treasury of little-known images from the American past. Some of the posters were issued by government programs and campaigns; some were devised by unions as recruiting tools or strike announcements; others were generated by grassroots organizations focused on a particular issue or group of workers-all reveal much about the diverse experiences of working people in the United States. American labor posters are widely scattered, difficult to locate, and rarely archived. Cushing and Drescher examined several thousand such images in the course their research, guaranteeing a truly representative selection. The presentation of the posters is thematic, with a brief history of activist graphic media followed by chapters on Dignity and Exploitation; Health and Safety; Women; Race and Civil Rights; War, Peace and Internationalism; Solidarity and Organizing; Strikes and Boycotts; Democracy, Voting, and Patriotism; History, Heroes, and Martyrs; and Culture. Along with the stunning color images, the text contributes to a much deeper understanding of the politics, history, artistry, and impact of this genre of activist art and the importance of the labor movement in the transformation of American society over the course of the twentieth century. (Amazon)
Masters of design : corporate brochures : a collection of the most inspiring corporate communications designers in the world- Sean Adams. 2009
- Masters of Design: Corporate Brochures profiles 20 current design leaders. This book features the best corporate designers - those who create award-winning annual reports, internal communications, and corporate brochures. These are often the most challenging projects to design because of the sheer amount of information that is required as part of the assignment. Featured design firms include Cahan & Asssociates, VSA Partners, Blok Design, and 3 Deep Design. The principal creatives at these firms share their insight and experience on creating successful designs for major corporations. (Amazon)
Regular : graphic design today - edited by Robert Klanten, Sven Ehmann & Adeline Mollard. 2009
- Graphic design is in constant flux. In recent years, the digitalisation of media and the return of materials and personal identity have strongly influenced the development of graphic design and its adjoining disciplines. This evolution has prompted designers to define new rules and aesthetics paving the way for future media. Regular documents the current state of graphic design and presents a new generation of creative excellence. The book features examples of progressive manifestations in the printed form from poster design, book and magazine editorial design to typography. This expansive volume provides an in depth look at the state-of-the-art of contemporary graphic design. (Amazon)
Letterhead & logo design 11.- 2009
- This latest edition in the best-selling annual "Letterhead and Logo Design" series will feature the most innovative and exciting work in the field from well-known design leaders, new design firms, and cutting-edge artists. From logos to labels, business cards to envelopes, the creative techniques and full-color images portrayed in this broad range of work will inspire new design solutions for age-old challenges that beg for a fresh approach. (Amazon)
Useful Dewey numbers
| Subject: | Dewey number: |
|---|---|
| Computers & design | |
| Web design | 005.72 |
| Computer graphics | 006.6 |
| Computer animation | 005.72 |
| Technology | |
| Commercial art, advertising | 659.13 |
| Printing and typography | 686.2 |
| Design | |
| Illustration and graphic design | 741.6 |
| Industrial and product design | 745.2 |
| Modern design | 745.444 |
| Prints and graphics | 769.9 |
Magazines
- Ampersand
Quarterly Design and Art Direction (D&AD) members magazine. - Eye : the international review of graphic design
Stylish English publication. Also see this magazine's Eye magazine website - Illustration
An American graphic arts magazine. See also the Illustration magazine website - Juxtapoz
Funky new magazine featuring kitsch, psychedelic, and popular art. See also the Juxtapoz magazine website - Parkett
Published in Switzerland, this (3 issues a year) magazine concentrates on European and American contemporary art. Each issue covers several important artists and is produced in close collaboration with those artists. For information on individual issues see the Parkett magazine website
