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
- City Tech Library
- Research Support Online Course
- Research Tutorials from the City Tech Library
Design Archives & Collections & Inspiration
- AIGA Design Archives
- Cooper Hewitt Design Collection
- Cooper Hewitt Design’s Museum’s Blog
- MoMA Collection Filter by Graphic Design or Design
- MoMA Design Store
- ArtStor
- Peoples Graphic Design Archive
- BIPOC in Design, OpenLab OER
- Paul Rand Archive
- Recognize a design anthology featuring Indigenous people and people of color
- Archives of American Art (Smithsonian Institute)
- Arts of the Book Collection
- Print Magazine
- Museum of Art and Design
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
- AIGA’s Eye on Design
- Extra Bold: A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-racist, Nonbinary Field Guide for Graphic Designers” by Ellen Lupton, Farah Kafei, and Jannifer Tobias
Diversity & Inclusion in Design
- AIGA Diversity & Inclusion Resources
- Impact of Inclusion Design Conference 2017
- AIGA Emerging Voices
- Celebrating the African-American Practitioners Absent From Way Too Many Classroom Lectures
- Recognize a design anthology featuring Indigenous people and people of color
- Race and the Design of American Life – Exhibition
- Decentering Whiteness in Design History Resources
- Anti-Racism, Equity, and Inclusion, AIGA DEC/DEI Resources Archive
Designers You Should Know
- AIGA Medalists
- BIPOC in Design, OpenLab OER
- 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]
- Learning Graphic Design History [LinkedIn – NYPL Card Required]
- Also available on YouTube
- History of Design
- A Short Introduction to Graphic Design History [website]
- 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
- AIGA: Diversity and Inclusion Webcast series
- AIGA Design Journeys
- 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
- Broadcast
Videos / Media
- LinkedIn Learning (Free with Public Library Card)
- YouTube – Free to watch (website)
- UbuWeb: Film & Video (website)
- Kanopy City Tech (website)
- Wicked Problems (website)
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