CCS Library: DGD 277: Intro to Communication Design II: Books & Databases

Required Texts

Design Literacy by Steven Heller
Call Number: eBook
A Designer's Research Manual, 2nd Edition by Jenn Visocky O'Grady; Ken Visocky O'Grady
Call Number: eBook

Databases

The databases listed here are recommended by the Library for this class; most are subscription and require CCS credentials, but any marked with the green padlock are open access and do not require a login.

Flipster This link opens in a new window
Art & Architecture Source This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
OmniFile Full Text Select This link opens in a new window
Oxford Art This link opens in a new window
Ebsco Academic eBooks This link opens in a new window
Ad*Access This link opens in a new window
Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920 This link opens in a new window

For a complete list for Communication Design, click HERE.
For all databases, click HERE.

Books

Search for print and select eBooks in the Library's catalog (click HERE).

Meggs' History of Graphic Design by Philip B. Meggs; Alston W. Purvis
Call Number: eBook
The Origins of Graphic Design in America, 1870-1920 by Ellen Mazur Thomson
Call Number: eBook
An Introduction to Design and Culture: 1900 to the Present by Penny Sparke
Call Number: eBook
Color Works: Best Practices for Graphic Designers by Eddie Opara; John Cantwell
Call Number: eBook
Design, Form, and Chaos by Paul Rand
Call Number: eBook