Table of Contents
Design Archives & Collections
- Letterform Online Archive
- AIGA Design Archives
- ArtStor
- Peoples Graphic Design Archive
- Paul Rand Archive
- Archives of American Art (Smithsonian Institute)
- Arts of the Book Collection
Diversity & Inclusion in Design
- BIPOC in Design
- Anti-Racism, Equity, and Inclusion, AIGA DEC/DEI Resources Archive
- AIGA Diversity & Inclusion Resources
- Recognize a design anthology featuring Indigenous people and people of color
- Design Journeys
Designers You Should Know
- AIGA Medalists
- BIPOC in Design
- 25 Names Every Graphic Designer Should Know
- 10 graphic designers you should be able to name-drop
Design History
- A Short Introduction to Graphic Design History [website]
- Decentering Whiteness in Design History Resources
- Learning Graphic Design History [Lynda.com – NYPL Card Required]
- Bierut, Michael. 79 Short Essays on Design, Princeton Architectural Press, 2007. ProQuest Ebook Central [City Tech Library Card Required]
- Vit, Armin, et al. Graphic Design, Referenced : A Visual Guide to the Language, Applications, and History of Graphic Design, Quarto Publishing Group USA, 2014. ProQuest Ebook Central. [City Tech Library Card Required]
Blogs, Interviews, Podcasts
- The Observatory– Michael Bierut and Jessica Helfand on design, current events, and current enthusiasms. [Soundcloud/Podcast]
- Design Matters – Debbie Millman features interviews with designers, artists and cultural leaders. [iTunes/Podcast]
- Adbusters
- Baseline Magazine – Blog (last updated 2018)
- Co.Exist
- Creative Review
- Design Observer
- Designboom
- Eye Magazine
- Icograda – International Council of Design
- Ted Talks: Search by Topic
- Ubuweb
Essays & Theory Collections
Books
Graphic Communications Open Textbook Collective. Design and Print Production Fundamentals is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Graphic Design Thinking : Beyond Brainstorming, edited by Ellen Lupton, Princeton Architectural Press, 2011. ProQuest Ebook Central [City Tech Library Card Required]
Lupton, Ellen, and Jennifer Cole Phillips. Graphic Design : The New Basics, Princeton Architectural Press, 2008. ProQuest Ebook Central [City Tech Library Card Required]
Leborg, Christian. Visual Grammar, Princeton Architectural Press, 2006. ProQuest Ebook Central [City Tech Library Card Required]
Lupton, Ellen. Thinking with Type : A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, and Students, Princeton Architectural Press, 2010. ProQuest Ebook Central [City Tech Library Card Required]
Hall, Sean. This Means This, This Means That : A User’s Guide to Semiotics, Laurence King Publishing, 2012. ProQuest Ebook Central [City Tech Library Card Required]
