VISC 204 Studio | Project 1 | Project 2 | Project 3 | Project 4 | Resources
There is no required textbook to purchase for this class.
Readings from a wide variety of sources will be assigned for each project throughout the semester.
Imagery
It is important that you create your own imagery, or use imagery that belongs to the Public Domain, when you can’t create your own imagery make sure you attribute where you found the images -- add attribution to any Behance post you make that has imagery that you found on the internet. Do not think that just because you found it you can use it. This is not a matter of finders keepers :)
Sources for Pubic Domain Imagery (you need to take time to search)
Adobe Create
Flickr Commons
Public Domain Review
Library of Congress
The New York Public Library
The Met (make sure the Open Access option is selected.)
The British Library
National Archives
Podcasts I might be listening to while walking to class:
Dirtbag Diaries by Duct Tape then Beer
Design Matters by Debbie Millman
Revisionist History by Malcolm Gladwell
99% Invisible by Roman Mars
How I Built This with Guy Raz
HATS by Butchy Fuego
Sound and Vision by Brian Alfred
Offshore Insights by Evan Luth
Or watching while I am drawing:
Watch This in a Yurt
Good Sites for Graphic Designers
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www.aiga.org
www.designobserver.com
www.fastcodesign.com
www.underconsideration.com/brandnew
http://library.rit.edu/gda/
https://www.skillshare.com/
https://www.fontshop.com/
http://infosthetics.com/
http://bookcoverarchive.com/
https://thenounproject.com/
https://fontsinuse.com/
https://www.grainedit.com/
https://www.awwwards.com/
https://www.itsnicethat.com/categories/graphic-design
https://dribbble.com/
https://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
http://www.typophile.com/
https://color.adobe.com/
http://www.lunar.com/fieldguide/tips.html
www.re-nourish.com
sustainability.aiga.org
www.greengraphicdesign.net/downloads.htm#
Pecha Kucha
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What is Pecha Kucha and where did it come from and why?
Tips on giving a timed presentation like this
Books
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Let my People Go Surfing,
by Yvon Chouinard
Graphic Design Theory (Graphic Design in Context),
by Meredith Davis
Type and Image,
by Phillip Meggs
Essentials of Visual Communication,
by Bo Bergström
Green Graphic Design,
by Brian Dougherty
Experience Design,
by Nathan Shedroff
A Designer’s Research Manual: Succeed in Design by Knowing Your Clients and What They Really Need,
by Jennifer Visocky O’Grady and Ken O’Grady
Design For The Real World: HUMAN ECOLOGY AND SOCIAL CHANGE,
by Victor Papanek
The Work of Charles and Ray Eames: A Legacy of Invention,
by Donald Albrecht
Understanding Comics : the invisible art,
by Scott McCloud, Northampton, MA : Kitchen Sink Press, 1993.
Visual Explanations,
by Edward Tufte
Data Flow 1 & 2
by R. Klanten
Supplies
Students will be expected to present their work in a professional manner. Quality tools and materials should be considered as an investment in one’s future.
— Dropbox OR GoogleDocs
— notebook for class notes and assignments (bring to every class)
— box of binder clips (medium size)
— tracing paper (pad or roll min.12 inches wide)
— self-healing mat to cut on in class (not too big not too small)
— push pins (always bring to class)
— fine and thick nibbed markers for sketching
— transparent tape (NO glue sticks!)
— white paper tape or masking tape
— steel ruler with cork back (18 inches)
— x-acto knife with #11 blades
— scissors