Graphic design

Resources

GENERAL RESOURCES

• Color Scheme Designer - Color selector
• Graphic Design Page at About.com - Extensive resource list.
• Ergonomics Guide from UCLA to battle fatigue at the computer.
• Glossary of Graphic Design industry terms.
• Apple Computer- Macintosh information
• List of current Macintosh software
• Adobe Newsletter- The Edge: A bimonthly digital publication with over a decade of archived issues available.
• Forum of Adobe Users- get answers about software questions.
• An introduction to Copyright Issues in the U.S. from the Library of Congress
• Lynda.com - Online software training

AIGA- The Professional Organization for Design

• San Diego Chapter of the AIGA- The San Diego Chapter of AIGA has monthly events and offers student memberships. A student chapter meets on the Cuyamaca campus.
• National AIGA site
• AIGA Design Archives- More than 20,000 selections from AIGA’s annual juried design competitions dating from 1924 through the present. In addition, it features special collections of major American design firms.

IMAGING AND ILLUSTRATION

• Special Effects Tutorials- For 2-d and 3-d graphics. Created by readers of the site. Free.

PRINT

• Font Information -Overview of typography from Microsoft.

WEB DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

• Evaluate a website for accessibility   - a W3 overview.
• Browser Shots- Test your web page in a lot of browsers at once.
• Web Fonts - Typekit.com expands the number of fonts you can use on your website beyond the basic set.