Course Resources

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Below please find links and support materials to help you succeed in this course and beyond. If you don’t find the resources you’re looking for, just ask!

Research Support

• Purdue OWL Online Writing Lab
  • Writing a Research Paper
  • Research Posters
  • Evaluating Sources of Information
  • The Writing Process > Resources
  • Primary and secondary source evaluation
  • Annotated bibliography
  • Avoiding Plagiarism

• City Tech Library
  • Research Support Online Course
  • Research Tutorials from the City Tech Library
  • Developing a Research Question
  • Citing Sources – Web Comic
  • Citation Guide MLA

Design Archives & Collections

• AIGA Design Archives
• ArtStor
• BIPOC in Design
• Peoples Graphic Design Archive
• Paul Rand Archive
• Recognize a design anthology featuring Indigenous people and people of color
• Smart History
• Archives of American Art (Smithsonian Institute)
• Letterform Online Archive
• Arts of the Book Collection
• Decentering Whiteness in Design History Resources
• Anti-Racism, Equity, and Inclusion, AIGA DEC/DEI Resources Archive

Essays & Theory Collections

The Communication Design Theory OER bibliography lists many of the readings and essays used in this course and more.

• Communication Design Theory OER
• Design OpenData
• Graphic Design Theory : Readings From the Field, Armstrong, Helen. Princeton Architectural Press, 2009. ProQuest Ebook Central
• Extra Bold: A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-racist, Nonbinary Field Guide for Graphic Designers

Diversity & Inclusion in Design

• BIPOC in Design
• AIGA Diversity & Inclusion Resources
• Design Journeys
• Recognize a design anthology featuring Indigenous people and people of color
• Decentering Whiteness in Design History Resources
• Anti-Racism, Equity, and Inclusion, AIGA DEC/DEI Resources Archive
• Extra Bold: A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-racist, Nonbinary Field Guide for Graphic Designers

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

• Decentering Whiteness in Design History Resources [google doc]
• A Short Introduction to Graphic Design History [website]
• 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

Videos / Media

• YouTube – Free to watch (website)
  • Jacques Derrida
• UbuWeb: Film & Video (website)
• Kanopy City Tech (website)
  • Helvetica
  • Icons of the 20th Century
  • The Visual Language of Herbert Matter
• Wicked Problems (website)