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GD306: History of Graphic Design and Applied Typography
Prerequisite(s): GD100, GD121, GD131, GD211

This course explores the parallels between graphic design history and contemporary visual communication. Students will evaluate current designs and study their historical influences. Projects in typographic design will be assigned. Students should be able to take the values and theories of past masters and apply them to their own work.


 

Graphic Design History

Ad*Access
Images and database information for over 7000 advertisements printed between 1911 and 1955

American Sign Museum
Website for this historical collection of signs

The Art of Persuasion: American Graphic Design Comes of Age
American Studies at the University of Virginia

Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920
Over 9,000 images relating to the early history of advertising from Duke University 

Graphic Design Timeline 1975-1995
Important dates in graphic design from About.com

History of Graphic Design
From Washington University in St. Louis

Media History Project
Promoting the study of media history from the University of Minnesota

Typographic Design

A Brief History of Type
From Redsun.com

EsperFonto
Typeface/font selection system from Will-Harris.com

Famous Type Designers and Printers
Profiles of famous type designers and their contributions to typography from About.com

History of Typography
Typography resources

Planet Typography
Typography resources

typoGRAPHIC
Evolution, timeline, gallery, and glossary on typography from Razorfish Studios


Additional Sites of Interest

ActionFX Photoshop Resources
Tricks and downloads for Adobe Photoshop

Adobe
Official website

All Graphic Design
Graphic design resources directory

Builder.com
White papers, trialware, and online book library

CMYK Magazine
Magazine for graduate work in advertising, design, photography, and illustration

Communication Arts Network
Leading trade journal for visual communications

Design Graphics
Magazine devoted to digital publishing

A Digital Dreamer
Graphic design career information  

Digital Photography Blog
Digital camera reviews, ratings, tips, and comparisons

Digital Photography Weblog

Electronic Publishing
Graphic arts, digital printing, and publishing

Game Developer
Publication written specifically for creators of entertainment software

Go 2 Graphics
Illustrator tutorials

Google Image Search

Graphics.com
Shared resource for creative design

How
Graphic design books, magazines, competitions, and conferences

Kaliber10000
The Designers' Lunchbox

Mike's Sketchpad
Photoshop tutorials, free fonts, QuarkXpress, and graphics tutorials

Open Directory
Directory of stock photo websites

PhotoFoolery Tutorial Links
Photoshop tutorials

Photoshop Cafe
Photoshop tutorials and resources 

Photoshop911
Resources for help with Photoshop

Planet Photoshop

Photoshop Roadmap
Photoshop tutorials

PhotoshopSupport.com
Photoshop tutorials and photoshop plugins

Print
Graphic design magazine

STEP Inside Design
Publication that explores the impact of design in our lives

WebMachine
Guide through Adobe web collection

 

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