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Graphic Arts Subject Guide: Learn More about Graphic Arts

Careers in graphic design

The website for the American Institute of Graphic Arts includes job and internship listings and

Graphic Design: A Career Guide

Browse in the stacks by Dewey decimal number:

741.6023 for graphic arts/design careers

Some books in the CU library on careers in graphic design:

Becoming a Graphic Designer
Call Number: 741.6023 H36b
How to Be a Graphic Designer
Call Number: 741.6023 L115f

Some areas of study in design

The Design Book
Ebook. Subscription resource. The Design Book brings together the best in contemporary design for the home, presenting a huge range of striking new products: tables and chairs, sofas and beds, storage, kitchens and bathrooms, tableware, textiles and surfaces, lighting, electronics and more.

Some books in the CU library on design

See books in the library on typography:

Some books in the CU library on typography

Fashion Design
Ebook. Subscription resource.
This book offers a thorough grounding in the principles of fashion design, describing the qualities and skills needed to become a fashion designer, examining the varied career opportunities available and giving a balanced inside view of the fashion business today.

Some books in the CU library on fashion design

Some reference books on fashion design

Product Design by Alex Milton; Paul Rodgers
Ebook. Subscription resource. This book offers a broad and comprehensive introduction to the field of product design and the key role of product designers. It follows through all the stages and activities involved in the creation of a new product -- from concept design to manufacture, prototyping to marketing.

Try the term "industrial design" in the library catalog

Some books in the CU library on industrial design

Books on graphic design

Browse the Castleton library catalog for books on these subjects

Commercial art

Graphic arts

Graphic design (Typography)

Industrial design

Browse in the stacks by Dewey decimal number:

741.6 for graphic arts/design

Examples of books on graphic design in the Castleton library

The Story of Graphic Design: From the Invention of Writing to the Birth of Digital Design by Patrick Cramsie
Call Number: 741.6 C849s

Access to periodicals

Eye: The International Review of Graphic Designs
Click to search within this publication. Full-text available 2009-present.

Professional association

AIGA, the professional association for design
(American Institute of Graphic Arts)