Class Resources
Links, Videos, Software, Techniques & Inspiration:
adobe.com – Adobe
Adobe Creative Cloud YouTube Channel
Cutting out images in Photoshop
Cutting out Images in Photoshop – How To
Graphic Design & Designers to Explore:
Michael Beirut – @michaelbierut
AIGA – Professional Association for Design
Dribbble – Graphic Design Community / Social Network
Open Education Resources (OER) for Content and Subject Matter:
(organized via – http://guides.cuny.edu/c.php?g=225386&p=1493709 )
Public Domain Images Public domain images, royalty free stock photos, copyright friendly free images. Not copyrighted, no rights reserved.
U.S. Government Graphics and Photos
Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Images from the Library of Congress, now in the public domain.
National Gallery of Art With the launch of NGA Images, the National Gallery of Art implements an open access policy for digital images of works of art that the Gallery believes to be in the public domain.
Digital Public Library of America The Digital Public Library of Americabrings together the riches of America’s libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world.
NYPL – The New York Public Library Digital Collections Archive
Flickr CC – Creative Commons on Flickr.
More Flickr resources: – Some great galleries here:
Gif Cities – Internet Archive
Essays & Articles:
What is Graphic Design? https://www.aiga.org/guide-whatisgraphicdesign
Design History.org – http://www.designhistory.org
Key Moments in Graphic Design / Timeline – https://www.thoughtco.com/key-moments-in-graphic-design-history-1697527
50 Amazing Graphic Designers You Should Know
Gestalt – Introduction – https://www.canva.com/learn/gestalt-theory/
Useful Article on Color Theory 1:
https://medium.com/gravitdesigner/an-easy-approach-to-color-theory-and-graphic-design-8b9287c95e42
Useful Article on Color Theory 2 :
https://www.blackbeardesign.com/understanding-color-the-meaning-of-color/
Useful Article on Color Theory 3 :
https://www.creativebloq.com/colour/colour-theory-11121290
Bibliography/Readings:
Recommended Texts (including ISBN numbers):
Smith, Jennifer, Photoshop CC Digital Classroom, Wiley & Sons, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-118-63956-6
Danea Lisa, Photoshop CC Bible, Wiley & Sons, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-118-64369-3
Smith, Jennifer, Illustrator CC Digital Classroom, Wiley & Sons, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-118-63971-9
Smith, Christopher, InDesign CC Digital Classroom, Wiley & Sons, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-118-63964-1
Adobe Creative Team. Adobe Illustrator CS6 Classroom in a Book. Peachpit Press, 2012.
Harrington, Richard. Understanding Adobe Photoshop CS6: The Essential Techniques for Imaging Professionals. Peachpit Press, 2012.
Adobe Creative Team. Adobe InDesign CC Classroom in a Book. Peachpit Press, 2013.
Bibliography / References:
*20th Century Avant Garde – Various lectures, tutorials, titles and resources cross referenced in ARTH 101, ARTD 103 and ARTW 101 fall semester freshmen courses
*Color Theory – The Interaction of Color, 50th Anniversary edition, by Josef Albers – Dimensional Color, Lois Swirnoff – Elements of Color, Johannes Itten
*Perception – Art and Visual Perception, Rudolf Arnheim