EngageNY
TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 12
How can opinions slant facts? Workshop participants learn how to examine primary and secondary sources and identify the author's point of view. They also examine how visual art impacts the meaning and rhetoric of sources. Full of...
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Yale Style Manual: Graphic Design 100
Basic information about graphic design in an easy to navigate manual form.
Technology Student
Technology Student: Graphic Design
This site covers everything from the basic tools to advanced techniques used in graphics design.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Graphic Designers
This resource provides occupational information about graphic designers.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Graphic Design Course
This site from Artlex is a lesson plan for a secondary level graphic design class designed by Michael Delahunt. There are many projects including: Designing a poster; Altering a photo; Photoshop Tricks; studying Logos; Designing logos;...
Goodwill
Gcf Global: Beginning Graphic Design
Learn how color, layout, images, composition, typography, branding, and more relate to graphic design.
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Jessett: Graphic Design
A guide to graphic design that includes information on color layout, design layout, different graphic design software, and tutorials using different types of software.
Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences
Powerhouse Museum: Australian Graphic Designer at Work
From the Powerhouse Museum of Sydney, Australia this is the graphic designer section of the on-line exhibit and activity center, "Australian Designers at Work". This page examines the life and work of graphic designer Ray Parslow.
Careers New Zealand
Careers Nz: Graphic Designer
Thorough look at a career as a graphic designer or commercial artist. Information covered includes: tasks and duties, personal requirements, how to enter job, working conditions, employment conditions, and the job market. A personal...
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The Merrill C. Berman Collection of Graphic Design
Numerous examples of graphic design images from artists around the world. Categorized by country.
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Aiga: Graphic Design Archives
The AIGA archives cover a variety of design categories including book design, editorial design, experience design, illustration, information design, motion graphics, package design, and others.
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Designing Effective Visuals
Three authors describe graphic design skills that can make your presentations, displays, and other instructional aids more appealing and effective.
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Aiga: Design Observer
A designer's portal featuring writings, news, and critical essays on graphic design, social innovation, urbanism, popular culture, and criticism.
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Careerwise: Graphic Designers
A look at graphic design as a career. Includes an overview of the occupation, typical activities, skill set, preparation, wages, job outlook, and a career video.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Paul Rand
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Paul Rand is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his work as a graphic designer.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Christmas Creations
Students will create their own Christmas ornaments and gift labels. Students must be able to set up the formatting for these documents appropriately using graphic design software. (Please also see project-based lesson plan attachment.)...
CBS
Tech Republic: Project Manager: Graphics 101
Detailed beginner's tutorial in creating online graphics. Requires access to a bitmap editor. Choose among topics, or work the entire 15 page tutorial in order.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Circle Designs
In this lesson, students explore circumference and diameter by creating an abstract design with circles. Media resources and teacher materials are included.
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Kids Think Design: A Design Resource for Kids, Parents, and Teachers
A fantastic resource for future designers. Students can tap into their creative juices through various interactive activities and by learning about professionals in their field of interest. Design fields include fashion, graphic,...
Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences
Powerhouse Museum: Australian Designers at Work
The Powerhouse Museum of Sydney, Australia, hosts an online exhibit about Australian designers. Visitors can explore careers in design by following links to each of six profiles on designers representing distinct design professions.
EL Education
El Education: Graphic Lettering Alphabets
These graphic lettering alphabets were created by 5th/6th grade students in Shutesbury, Massachusetts. They were products from a study of fonts, lettering and graphic arts, to build skills to enhance the visual presentation of all their...
University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury: Cs Unplugged: Human Interface Design
This activity explores just how hard it is to get things right when it comes to designing good interfaces for computers.
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American Institute of Graphic Arts: Art and Propaganda
Read an illustrated transcript of Milton Glaser's keynote address to a symposium on propaganda held in 2008, in which he muses on the purpose of art. Glaser, a celebrated graphic designer whose work is represented in major museums around...
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New Entrepreneur: 6 Questions to Ask Before You Design Print Publications
An article on the questions that need answering for successful designed print publications. Includes purpose, image, type and graphics mix, and information hierarchy. W.11-12.6 Technology
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