LibGuides: Graphic Communications: Welcome

What is Graphic Design?

Graphic design is the most ubiquitous of all the arts. It responds to needs at once personal and public, embraces concerns both economic and ergonomic, and is informed by many disciplines including art and architecture, philosophy and ethics, literature and language, science and politics and performance. -- Jessica Helfand, American Institute of Graphic Arts, 2004.

Milton Glaser quote, "There are three responses to aim to a piece of design. Yes, no, and wow. Wow is the one to aim for."

Impact of Design

70 Designers that Shaped the World
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A compilation of the most important product designers, graphic designers, architects and other great professionals that made part of our history contributing to the evolution that we see today in each field. The data information is provided by the designmuseum.

100 Ideas That Changed Graphic Design by Steven Heller and Véronique Vienne

TED Talks and Playlists

These well-researched and passionate talks offer ideas, advice and inspiration for all aspects of design.

Matthew Carter: My life in typefaces (16:01)
Pick up a book, magazine or screen, and more than likely you'll come across some typography designed by Matthew Carter. In this charming talk, the man behind typefaces such as Verdana, Georgia and Bell Centennial (designed just for phone books — remember them?), takes us on a spin through a career focused on the very last pixel of each letter of a font.
Topic: Design
In these TED Talks, some of the world's greatest designers share their creative process. Hear from Philippe Starck, Frank Gehry, Stefan Sagmeister, Paula Scher, MoMA's Paola Antonelli and more.
Topic: Collaboration
Topic: Creativity
Where does creativity come from? How can you nurture your own? Watch TED Talks from creative people like Steve Jobs, architect Frank Gehry, designer Philippe Starck, writer Elizabeth Gilbert and more.