Education / Resources
Visual and Individual Design Experience (VIDE), The Netherlands
VIDE organisers and produces private training, conferences, seminars, workshops and Summer and Winter Design Experiences in the field of visual communication. Working exclusively with guest lecturers, VIDE offers designers know-how and expertise adapted to their specific needs.
Academy of Art & Design (HGK), Basel, Switzerland
The Academy of Art and Design in Basel offers international Bachelor and Master degrees in Art, Visual Communication, Fashion Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design and Scenography and in Art/Design Education.
The Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design, University of Lincoln
The Lincoln School of Art and Design, founded in the 1860s, provides a comprehensive range of exciting and respected courses, taught by experienced and committed staff.
University of Plymouth, UK
Top-ten rated by the Guardian, these challenging and unique studio-centred Communication Design, Illustration and Photography programmes take place in a vibrant city / coastal location.
University of Leeds, UK
MAAD is a unique programme combining practice and theory and the expertise of two Schools. 50% of modules are taught in the School of Design and 50% in the Leeds University Business School.
JVE | Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Post-academic Institute for Research and Production invites artists, designers and theoreticians to submit proposals for individual or collective research projects for a one-year, two-year or variable research period. Deadline: 15 april 2009.
Bauhaus Basics, revisited – Summer Academy 2010, Bauhaus Universität Weimar, Germany
‘Bauhaus Basics, revisited’ is a week of intensive refreshment for experienced advertising and design professionals. Modules include type and typography, colour, information design the origins of ‘form follows function’. Application deadline: 31 May 2010; early bird registration: 31 January 2010.
Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California, US
Art Center graduates are prepared to become creative leaders in a broader field of communication design. Areas of emphasis include: Print Design, Motion Design, Package Design, Interface/Interaction Design and Environmental Graphic Design.
Bath School of Art and Design, UK
MA Communication Design - new for September 2009. A broad-based course in communication design with specialist staff and great facilities. Collaborate across disciplines and explore partnerships with cultural, social and commercial organisations. MA Brand Development and PhD practice based research in this area is also available.
Birmingham Institute of Art & Design, UK
We offer prestigious leading edge postgraduate courses in visual communications:
MA Creative Advertising; MA Illustration: Narrative & Sequence; MA Photography: Documentary Practice; MA Typographic Practice; MA Web Presence Design and Management.
PHL University College, Hasselt, Belgium
The master’s degree in Graphic Design at PHL focuses on experimental design, research and professional development. Consisting of a one-year taught course, the masters in Graphic Design is open to students who already have a relevant academic bachelor’s degree (180 credits).
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, US
Academy of Art University offers BFA, MFA, AA as well as certificate programs in San Francisco and online. Our award-winning program combines conceptual thinking with technical knowledge – producing highly qualified graduates.
CalArts, California Institute of the Arts, US
Graphic Design at CalArts offers BFA and MFA in-residence programs that emphasize both practical and conceptual skills, enabling each designer to integrate a command of visual language with imagination, theory and technology.
Resources
Image Libraries
Mary Evans
A richly diverse source of historical pictures on all subjects, Mary Evans Picture Library celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2004. Pre-history to the recent past - events, portraits, wars & conflicts, but also entertainment, children, transport, costume, medicine, botanical illustrations, and an unrivalled collection of material on folklore and the paranormal. Original archive of photographs, prints, illustrations, cartoons, postcards and ephemera brings you closer to history. Over 140000 images available online at www.maryevans.com. Direct download facility for 24/7 access to high resolution images. If you haven’t time to search yourself, knowledgeable researchers are on hand.
Science Photo Library
Science Photo Library (SPL) is the world’s leading provider of science photos covering all aspects of science, health & medicine, space exploration & astronomy, technology & industry, earth science, satellite imagery, and nature & wildlife.
theispot.com
Browse through Portfolios from over 1,000 of the world’s top illustrators. Or search among 10,000+ quality Stock illustrations; then price, license and download the artwork in minutes. Shop our Gallery and add a unique original illustration to your personal art collection. And stop by Art Talk, our free illustrators’ chatboards, for the hottest industry news.
Paper
Munken Natural Papers
An extensive range of environmentally considerate uncoated papers manufactured to provide creatives and publishers with a contemporary and versatile medium to enhance design.
Sappi
Sappi is a leading producer of coated fine paper widely used in books, brochures, magazines, catalogues and many other print applications.
Recruitment
Creative Match
A comprehensive creative industry support network, providing a platform where creatives can trade. Find new contacts, add your details, and search for jobs or post news or press releases. All these services are FREE.
Represent
Represent is a recruitment company, dedicated to nurturing talent in the design industry. Our uniquely tailored approach aims to find the perfect match of applicant and position.
Type
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Faces
‘Faces is a typeface distributor supplying type from all the major foundries as well as wide range of interesting independents.’
Fontsmith
Creators of bespoke typeface designs, and logo types for Blue Chip companies around the world. Fontsmith now has it’s own online type library.
Garage Fonts
GarageFonts was established in 1993, primarily as a vehicle to distribute some of the first typeface designs created for Raygun Magazine. From the beginning, GarageFonts has been on the cutting edge of new typeface design, helping to change a once stodgy selection of available typefaces into a steady supply of visual excitement.
Linotype
The Linotype Library has one of the world’s largest font libraries, offering more than 6,000 high-quality typefaces from the whole typographic spectrum. With it’s easy-to-use font selection tools the font shopping portal www.linotype.com is the right place to find, try, purchase and download all the fonts you need.
LucasFonts
Here you can license (direct download) typeface families designed by Luc(as) de Groot.
Public Lettering
A walk in central London
Process Type Foundry
The Process Type Foundry specializes in the design and distribution of contemporary, original typefaces.
The Foundry
The Foundry is an independent type foundry specializing in the design of an exclusive range of fonts available to designers worldwide.
Typotheque.com
Typotheque is both a graphic design studio and a type foundry publishing and distributing original Latin and non-Latin fonts.
Technology
Quark
Quark provides design, production, and collaboration software solutions that are transforming the business of creative communications. The award-winning QuarkXPress, has changed the course of traditional publishing.
Other
artificial environments
AE is a specialist design company which plans, designs and produces unique digital products and experiences for clients in the UK and accross europe.
Canada’s Advertising Intellectual Archive
Creativepro.com
The complete online resource for Creative Professionals
Creative Ireland
The Irish Creative Design Community
Designers World
Dutch Design Council
e-flux
e-flux (Electronic Flux Corporation) is a New York-based company dedicated to world wide distribution of information for contemporary visual arts institutions via the internet.
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