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GRAPHIC DESIGN RESOURCES /

ORGANIZATIONS / COMMUNITIES //
Wentao Wang / Gary Suen / Yesook Im //

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Graphic Design Resources, Organizations, Communities

•  Communities
•  Organizations
•  Schools
•  Forum
•  Blogs
•  Tutorial

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Graphic Design Community and Organizations

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Graphic Design Community and Organizations

•  Online Graphic Design Community

•  Virtual community provides resources related to graphic design

•  Tons of resources on these community websites

•  Some of them require memberships for full access to their resources.

•  Some are FREE.

•  Can get help by asking other designers online.

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Graphic Design Community and Organizations

American Institute of Graphic Arts


(AIGA)

www.aiga.org/

•  Membership
•  Events
•  Competitions
•  News
•  Jobs
•  Community

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Graphic Design Community and Organizations

American Institute of Graphic Arts


(AIGA) - Membership

•  Tons of resources related graphic


designs

•  Software skills

•  Printed copy of publication in design


business

•  Designer Directory

•  Discount on software and activities.

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Graphic Design Community and Organizations

American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)


- Events

Current and upcoming events across the


country.

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Graphic Design Community and Organizations

American Institute of Graphic Arts


(AIGA) - Competition

AIGA Annual Design Competition


including design in Logo, website,
book covers and more.

AIGA’s suite of competitions is


widely recognized as the most
discerning statement on design
excellence today.

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Graphic Design Community and Organizations

American Institute of Graphic Arts


(AIGA) – Jobs

Search for Design Jobs

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Graphic Design Community and Organizations

Graphics.com
www.graphics.com

•  News
•  Tips
•  Forums
•  Downloads
•  Gallery
•  Other Resoruces

Links by category

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Graphic Design Community and Organizations

Graphics.com

Members can submit


their artwork

Showcase example

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Graphic Design Community and Organizations

Graphic Design Community 2.0


www.graphicdesigncommunity.com/

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Graphic Design Community and Organizations

Graphic Design Community 2.0

•  See other designer’s work


See rating and get
and rate them feedback from
other designers
•  You can let people to rate your
work as well and get helpful
feedback from members

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Graphic Design Community and Organizations

Graphic Design Community 2.0

•  Great articles sowing you how to improve your graphic design skills and more.

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Graphic Design Community and Organizations

Schools and Intuitions

•  Rhode Island School of Design

•  Crandbrook Academy of Art

•  Yale University
•  Virginia Commonwealth University

•  Carnegie Mellon University

•  Martland Institute College of Art

•  California Institute of Arts

•  Parsons

•  The Art Institutes

•  Boston University
Next: GD Forums

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Graphic Design Forums

Graphic Design Forum


http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/

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Graphic Design Forums

Graphic Design Forum


http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/

General Resources

Web Design Typography

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General

•  Design Ideas
•  Design Concepts
•  Brainstorming
•  Personal Work
•  Design Tendency
•  News

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Resources

http://krazydad.com/colrpickr/index.php?group=textures

http://colorblender.com

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Typography / Design / Web

Typography
•  New Fonts
•  Fonts Match
•  Fonts Discussion
•  Etc…

Web Design
•  Design Skills
•  Design Standards
•  Coding and Programming
•  Etc…

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Graphic Design Forums

Estetica design forum


http://www.estetica-design-forum.com/

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Graphic Design Forums

Estetica design forum


http://www.estetica-design-forum.com/

Similar Sections as GDF


New Feature: Post art work for critiques

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Other Graphic Design Forums

•  How design forum


•  All graphic design
•  Your design forum
•  Graphic design bar

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Graphic Design Blogs

Graphic design Blog (An ultimate resource of graphic design)

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Other Graphic Design Blogs

You the designer (Ask for Critiques)

Other Blogs…

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Categories of Graphic Design Tutorials

Online Video Tutorials

Screenshot Tutorials

eBook

Offline In Person: Ask Your Friends!

Graphic Design Courses in School / Education at Local Art Center.

Book
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Graphic Design Tutorials: Online > Video

Adobe Design Center Video Workshop


http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/tutorials/

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Graphic Design Tutorials: Online > Video

Adobe TV / Adobe Video Workshop


http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/tutorials/

•  If you sign in, you can save your favorite episodes


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Graphic Design Tutorials: Online > Video

•  YouTube http://www.youtube.com
•  Vimeo http://vimeo.com/

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Graphic Design Tutorials: Online > Screenshot

http://www.computerarts.co.uk/

•  Tutorials on Photoshop & 2D, Web & New Media, 3D & Animation
•  You can download the tutorial pdf file and the support files (e.g. ai, psd files) for free.
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Graphic Design Tutorials: Online > Screenshot

http://www.computerarts.co.uk/

•  Top 10 tutorials, Tips of the day on the home page


•  And more...
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Graphic Design Tutorials: Online > Screenshot

http://www.good-tutorials.com/tutorials/

•  Many great tutorials about illustrator, photoshop, flash, html, css...


•  Linked to personal blog who posted the tutorial
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Graphic Design Tutorials: Online > Screenshot

Adobe Design Center


http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/tutorials/

•  You can download the tutorial pdf file and the support files (e.g. ai, psd files).
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Graphic Design Tutorials: Online > Screenshot

Tutorial 9
http://www.tutorial9.net/

•  Photoshop Tutorials > Interface Design


•  Useful for HCI Student: Reflections, Button Designs, Window Vista Background, Slick User Interface...
•  Very organized/clean page, easy to follow, download source file
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Graphic Design Tutorials: Online > Screenshot

http://www.ndesign-studio.com

•  Illustrator tutorials
•  Free Vector Cliparts
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Graphic Design Tutorials: Online > eBook

http://mirlyn.lib.umich.edu/

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Graphic Design Tutorials: Offline > In Person

•  For Free
•  More than easy and comfortable way to learn
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Graphic Design Tutorials: Offline > Graphic Design Courses

•  Graphic Design Courses in School


•  Art Classes at A2 Art Center if you are interested in graphical art in addition to computer art
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Graphic Design Tutorials: Offline > Book

http://mirlyn.lib.umich.edu/
or online bookstore

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Graphic Design Magazines

-  PRINT is an extremely popular bimonthly graphic design magazine about visual culture and design.
-  I.D. is a leading critical magazine covering the art, business, and culture of design.
-  HOW Design magazine goal is to help designers run successful, creative, profitable studios and much
more.
-  Communication Arts is an amazing art and design magazine that consists of eight issues and includes
the Design, Advertising, Illustration, Photography and Interactive annuals.
-  Computer Arts is a kick-butt mag filled with tons of great advice for freelance designers of all levels
and ages.

•  Give you inspiration


•  Expand your view and visual sense
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