Resources and Recommended Reading
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Institute of Graphic Arts,
The largest membership-based graphic design organization. Since 1914, the AIGA has been a place for creative professionals to network and work towards improving graphic design as a profession.
International Council of Graphic Design Associations, www.icograda.org
Founded in 1963 to establish best practices for the design community.
Art Directors Club, www.adcglobal.org
Founded in 1920 to clarify the relationship between advertising art and fine art and exists today to inspire creativity in the design industry.
Type Directors Club, www.tdc.org
Founded in 1946 to support the best of type design.
Society of Publication Designers, www.spd.org
Founded 1965 to support trade, corporate, institutional, newspaper and editorial design.
Society of News Design, www.snd.org
Founded in 1964 to enhance communication around the world through excellence in visual journalism.
Society of Illustrators, www.societyillustrators.org
Founded in 1901 to promote the art of illustration.
One Club, www.oneclub.org
Founded in 1961 to promote excellence in advertising.
IxDA, www.ixda.org
Founded in 2003 to advance the discipline of Interaction Design.
Usability Professionals Association, www.upassoc.org
Founded in 1991 for usability professionals to promote usability concepts and techniques worldwide.
Graphic Artists Guild, www.gag.org
Founded 1967, Detroit, USA. For American visual creatives (design, web, illustration). A union of professionals who have come together to pursue common goals, share their experience, raise industry standards, and improve their ability to achieve satisfying and rewarding careers. Producers of the book “Handbook of Pricing and Ethical Guidelines”.
Color Association of the United States, www.colorassociation.com
Founded 1915, NY, USA. For all designers who use color. Color forecasting organization holding extensive color archives, trend information, custom color consulting and publications.
Society for Environmental Graphic Design, www.segd.org
Global community of people who work at the intersection of communication design and the built environment. Embraces many design disciplines including graphic, architectural, interior, landscape, and industrial design, all concerned with the visual aspects of wayfinding, communicating identity and information, and shaping the idea of place.
TYPE FOUNDRIES
Hoefler & Frere-Jones (H&FJ), typography.com
Emigre, emegre.com
Vllg, vllg.com
MyFonts, myfonts.com
PACKAGING DESIGN AND PRODUCTION
Design Matters: Packaging 01 An Essential Primer for Today’s Competitive Market Capsule Rockport Publishers, 2008
Design Secrets: Packaging
Fishel, Catharine Rockport Publishers, 2003
Design and Technology of Packaging Decoration for the Consumer Market Giles, Geoff A., ed CRC Press, 2000
Package Design Workbook: The Art and Science of Successful Packaging Braue-DuPuis Rockport Publishers, 2008
Packaging Design Stewart, Bill Laurence King Publishers, 2007
What Is Packaging Design? Calver, Giles RotoVision 2007
RF Measurements of Die and Packaging Wartenburg, Scott A. Artech House, 2002
The Packaging and Design Templates Sourcebook 2 Herriott, Luke RotoVision, 2010
Packaging Templates Hai, Ju Gingko Press, 2009
The Production Manual Ambrose, Gavin; Harris, Paul AVA Publishing SA, 2008
PROOFREADING AND COPYWRITING
The Associated Press Style Book and Libel Manual Associated Press Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1982
Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Edition University of Chicago Press 2010 www.chicagomanualofstyle.org
Grammatically Correct: The Writer’s Essential Guide to Punctuation, Spelling, Style, Usage and Grammar Stillman, Anne Writers Digest Books, 1997
The Associated Press Guide to Punctuation Cappon, Renee J. and Jack, ed Perseus Publishing, 2003
The Elements of Style Strunk, William, Jr.; and White, E. B. Pearson Allyn & Bacon, 2000
The Elements of Technical Writing Blake, Gary; and Bly, Robert Pearson Higher Education, 2000
The Little, Brown Handbook, Fifth Edition Fowler, Ramsey H.; Aaron, Jane E. HarperCollins Publishers Inc., 1992
Acronym Finder www.acronymfinder.com
Dictionary.com www.dictionary.com
Grammar Now! www.grammarnow.com
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION
SustainAble: A handbook of materials and applications for graphic designers and their clients Sherin, Aaris Rockport Publishers, 2008
AIGA Center for Sustainable Design
ConserveaTree
Design by Nature
Environmental Paper Network
GreenBlue
Institute for Sustainable Communications (ISC)
MetaFore
O2 Global Network
Re-nourish
Waterless Printing Association (WPA)
UX/UI DESIGN
Communicating Design: Developing
Web Site Documentation for Design
and Planning
Brown, Dan M. New Riders Press, 2006
Don’t Make Me Think: A Commonsense Approach to Web Usability, Second Edition
Krug, Steve New Riders Press, 2005
Sketching User Experience
Buxton, Bill
Elsevier, 2007
Smashing UX Design
Allen, Jesmond; Chudley, James John
Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2012
The Handbook of Global User Research Schumacher, Robert M. Elsevier, 2010
Designing Interactions Moggridge, Bill MIT Press, 2007
GRID AND LAYOUT DESIGN
Grid Systems Elam, Kimberly Princeton Architectural Press, 2004
Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop Samara, Timothy Rockport Publishers, 2002
Layout Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Building Pages in Graphic Design Cullen, Kristin Rockport Publishers, 2005
IMAGING AND COLOR
A Guide to Graphic Print Production Johansso, Kaj; Lundberg, Peter; and Ryberg, Robert John Wiley & Sons, 2003
Color Design Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Using Color in Graphic Design AdamsMorioka with Stone, Terry Rockport Publishers, 2006
Color Index: Over 1100 Color Combinations, CMYK and RGB Formulas, for Print and Web Media Krause, Jim How Design Books, 2002
Pocket Pal International Paper Staff International Paper, 1998
Print Production Essentials O’Connor, Kevin Macmillan Publishing Company, 2003
Real World Color Management Fraser, Bruce Peachpit Press, 2003
The Complete Color Harmony Sutton, Tina; and Whelan, Bride M. Rockport Publishers, 2004
The Designer’s Guide to Color Combinations Carbaga, Leslie North Light Books, 2003
TYPOGRAPHY
Adobe Type Library Reference Book
Adobe Systems
Adobe Press, 2007
Designing Typefaces
Earls, David
RotoVision, 2003
Designing with Type: A Basic Course in Typography
Craig, James; Bevington, William; and Meyer, Susan E., ed.
Watson-Guptill Publications, 1999
Typography Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Using Type in Graphic Design
Samara, Timothy
Rockport Publishers, 2006
Stop Stealing Sheep and Find Out How Type Works
Spiekermann, Eric; and Ginger, E. M.
Adobe Press, 2002
The Complete Manual of Typography
Felici, James
Adobe Press, 2002
The Elements of Typographic Style
Bringhurst, Robert
Harley & Marks Publishers, 1992
Type, Image, Message: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop
Skolos, Nancy; and Wedell, Thomas
Rockport Publishers, 2006
Thinking with Type, 2nd revised and expanded edition: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students
Lupton, Ellen
Princeton Architectural Press, 2004, 2010
The Fundamentals of Typography
Ambrose, Gavin; Harris, Paul
AVA Publishing, 2006
Type rules, Third Edition: the designer’s guide to professional typography
Strizver, Ilene
John Wiley & Sons, 2010
DOMAIN REGISTRAR COMPANIES
WEB HOSTING COMPANIES
GENERAL DESIGN
Graphic Designer’s Guide to Pricing, Estimating & Budgeting
Williams, Theo Stephan
Allworth Press, 2001
Idea Index: Graphic Effects and Typographic Treatments
Krause, Jim
North Light Books, 2003
Universal Principles of Design: 100 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach through Design
Lidwell, William; Holden, Kritina; and Butler, Jill
Rockport Publishers, 2003
Design Elements, A Graphic Style Manual
Samara, Timothy
Rockport Publishers, 2007
Design Matters: Logos 01
An Essential Primer for Today’s
Competitive Market
Capsule
Rockport Publishers, 2007
Design Matters: Brochures 01
An Essential Primer for Today’s
Competitive Market
Taute, Michelle
Rockport Publishers, 2007
An Essential Primer for Today’s Market
Graphic Design The New Basics
Lupton, Ellen; Phillips, Jennifer Cole
Princeton Architectural Press, 2008