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Academic
Health Center Office of Communications
Graphic design, style guidelines.
By Design
An Internal Service Organization in the Department of Design, Housing, and
Apparel that serves University clients by providing graphic design services
that meet units' visual communication needs, while giving graphic design
majors a professional studio experience.
College
of Continuing Education—Learning Technologies
Instructional, visual, and graphic design. Contact bstrand@cce.umn.edu.
College
of Design: Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel
The college offers courses and degrees in graphic design.
Design Institute
Funded by the state legislature, the Design Institute is an unprecedented
effort to use design as a means of strengthening communities, bolstering
the economy, and encouraging interdisciplinary activity.
Graphic Standards, University of Minnesota
Printing
Services
Graphic design, binding, copying, printing.
Specialized
Computing Services
Graphic and Web page design.
American
Institute of Graphic Arts-Minnesota Chapter
In their own words, "The Chapter offers education and professional development
programs, competitions and shows that promote excellence in graphic design,
and opportunities for students and professionals to network... off-line."
International
Publishing Management Association (IPMA)
IPMA is an organization of corporate publishing and distribution professionals.
IPMA is exclusively dedicated to the in-house professionals who provide graphic
design, page layout, copy, print, mail and distribution services to their
enterprise. IPMA exists to provide the in-house professional the resources
to attain greater productivity and cost effectiveness.
Society for Technical
Communication
Includes writers, editors, designers, Web and multimedia designers.
University and
College Designers Association
"Promoting Excellence in Visual Communications for Institutions of Higher
Education"
Professional Development Resources
CoolHomepages.com
This Web site has excellent links to resources on Web site design.
EyeWire
Tips
Great tips on using various design software such as Photoshop, Illustrator,
and Pagemaker. EyeWire also sells clipart, fonts, illustrations, and photography.
Saul Carliner was a speaker at the May 1999 Forum annual conference and led a Forum workshop at the Landscape Arboretum in June 1999. He is now an assistant professor of information architecture at Bentley College in Waltham, MA. His Web site contains many resources for information designers, technical communicators, and trainers.
Sensebox Source
A list of graphic design programs and schools nationwide.
Before and
After
Learn graphic design and desktop publishing techniques with this magazine.
Communication
Arts
Creative resource for graphic design, photography, illustration, art direction,
advertising, etc. Their Web site also has forums to post questions and share
information.
Dynamic
Graphics
Provides practical advice, easy-to-follow instructions, and techniques for
saving time and money.
Graphis
Graphis is an international journal on visual communication.
In addition to the magazine, they also offer books and a paper
specifier. Look here for inspiration.
Print
Covers many aspects of graphic design, electronic as well as print.
Publish
An online magazine for electronic publishing professionals.
A History of Graphic Design, Philip Meggs, 1998.
Covers the history of graphic design and includes the computer revolution
of the last decade.
Creating Killer Websites, David Siegel, 1997
In addition to being a great guide to creating Web sites, the book has an
accompanying Web site with design tips and example sites.
Dynamics of Document Design: Creating Texts for Readers,
Karen A. Schriver, 1996.
Schriver has researched how people read and create documents. Her book includes
examples and case studies for writers and graphic designers to learn from
in usable documents.
Lynda Weinman
Weinman has written a number of terrific books on Web design and Web graphics.
Robin
Williams
Author of Beyond the Mac is Not a Typewriter and The Non-Designer's
Design Book, Williams has a number of useful and fun-to-read books on
typography, fonts, and Macs. She also is a columnist on the Adobe Web site.
ForUM Communicator—e-mail newsletter
FORUM-C listserv—the Forum's electronic mailing list
Preparing Text and Materials for Graphic Designers
Professional E-mail Guidelines
Writing an Effective Design Brief