Find Resources by Subject

Subject Guide - Graphic Design

• Selected Reference Books
• Selected Circulating Books
• Full-Text Books Online
• Print Magazines in Kiefer Library
• Magazine, Journal, & Newspaper Article Databases or Online Periodicals
• Other Library Materials
• Searching the Library Catalog
• Selected Web Resources
• Selected Statistical Resources
• Selected Online Images and Other Media
• Other Library Catalogs

Compiled by Sue Leibold, Graphic Design Librarian Liaison. Updated 2006.

Selected Reference Books

REF T385 .G37 1989 Graphics, Design, and Printing Terms: An International Dictionary

REF Z244.3 .L42 2004 Graphics Master 8: The One-Volume Library and Workbook for Planning Aids, Reference Guides, and Graphics Tools

Selected Circulating Books

Z246. E933 2006 Exploring Publication Design

Z118.L96 2000 Prentice Hall Graphic Communication Dictionary

TR897.5 .L67 1998 Creating 3-D Animation: The Aardman Book of Film Making

TK6678.B86 1997 Digital Video on the PC: Video Production on Your Multi-Media PC

QA76.64 .R647 2004 Game Architecture and Design

NC998.5 .A1 F663 2001 Creative Business Guide to Running a Graphic Design Business

Full-Text Books Online

NetLibrary
This database includes access to such titles as Inside the Business of Graphic Design: 60 Leaders Share Their Secrets of Success, Photoshop 7: The Complete Reference, HTML & Web Design: Tips and Techniques, Becoming a Graphic Designer: A Guide to Careers in Design, and Cascading Style Sheets Complete.

Print Magazines in Kiefer Library

Print
Step Inside Design
Communication Arts
Computer Graphics World
American Photography
Videography
Wired

The Library’s subscriptions to magazines that are of interest to our Graphic Design students are primarily in electronic format. Full-text articles are available in electronic formats through online databases. (see below)

Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Article Databases or Online Periodicals

Academic Search Premier  |  Off-Campus Access
Academic Search Premier  gives access to many full-text Graphic Design materials such as Graphic Arts Monthly, Entertainment Design, Electronic Design, Digital Creativity, Computer Graphics World, Advertising Age, and Design Issues.

Facts on File  | Off-Campus Access

Proquest Research Library  |  Off-Campus Access
Proquest Research Library gives access to many full-text Graphic Design materials such as Journal of American Culture and Design Quarterly.

Other Library Materials

Searching the Library Catalog

The above titles are just a few of the resources available for you. The Kiefer Library Catalog, http://tlc.aims.edu/ provides access to resources available at Aims Community College. Use the following subjects (Library of Congress) and keywords to search in the library catalog:

Graphic design, graphic arts, computer graphics, computer aided design, electronic publishing, desktop publishing, animation, advertising, game design, visual communication, and commercial art.

Selected Web Resources

Society of Illustrators
The Not so Serious E-Zine for the Serious Designer
Design Meltdown
HTML Code Tutorial
XML Tutorial

Selected Statistical Resources

U.S. Dept. of Labor Graphic Designer

Selected Online Images and Other Media

Other Library Catalogs

• High Plains Library District
• Clearview Library District
• Loveland Public Library
• University of Northern Colorado Library Catalog