BIBLIOGRAPHIES

The bibliographies cited here list books, exhibition catalogs, periodical articles, and other sources of information about graphic design and illustration and related disciplines such as typography, printing, and photography. They allow the researcher to survey the literature on a specific topic and direct his or her search in the library catalog and other sources.

REF NK1175.D485 1984
Design. Oxford, Eng.: Clio, 1984.
Covers all aspects of design including approximately 1,000 briefly annotated citations to books, periodicals articles, and exhibition catalogs about graphic design. Generated from the Artbibliographies Modern database covering material published between 1977 through 1982. International scope.

REF NK1160.D5 1991
Designers International Index. 3 vols. London: Bowker-Saur, 1991.
Extensive bibliography of periodical articles, monographs, exhibition catalogs, and reference sources which includes listings for approximately 4,500 graphic designers, illustrators, and typographers. Emphasis is on twentieth-century artists, though major nineteenth century figures are included. Organized by artists' names with media and country indexes given in volume 3. International scope.

REF NC998.5.A1T55 1992
Thompson, Ellen Mazur, comp. American Graphic Design: A Guide to the Literature. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1992.
Extensive annotated bibliography of books and periodicals on the history, theory, and practice of American design and closely related disciplines. Includes works about non-American design and designers that have played an important role in shaping design in the United States. Based in part on the RIT Library collections.

GENERAL SURVEYS

NC998.5.G667 2001
Ballance, Georgette and Steven Heller. Graphic Design History. New York: Allworth Press, 2001.
Primarily focused on graphic design history of the United States with selected chapters on European design. Includes a bibliography.

Z116.A3C83 1987
Craig, James, and Bruce Barton. Thirty Centuries of Graphic Design. New York: Watson-Guptill, 1987.
Overview of the history of graphic design and related areas such as writing and printing technology in relation to world events and the history of fine arts. Black-and-white illustrations, includes time-lines and a bibliography.

NC998.5.A1G65 1989
Graphic Design in America: A Visual Language History. Minneapolis, MN: Walker Art Center, in association with Harry N. Abrams, 1989.
Overview of the history of American graphic design from 1829-1989. Includes time-lines, interviews with key pioneers, biographies and a selected bibliography.

NC998.2.H45 1988
Heller, Steven. Graphic Style: From Victorian to Post-modern. New York: H.N. Abrams, 1988.
Discussion of major movements in the visual arts from the Victorian period to Art Deco as expressed in graphic design and more contemporary styles and trends as defined by the authors (eg., Psychedelic, European New Wave). Several examples of each style illustrate each section.

NC998.5.A1L86 1996
Lupton, Ellen. Mixing Messages: Graphic Design in Contemporary Culture. New York: Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution and Princeton Architectural Press, 1996. Examines various aspects of the graphic design world from 1980 to the mid 1990s. Chapter titles are -- The Street -- Typography -- Identity -- Publishing. Thoroughly illustrated and also includes selected interviews.

RESD Z244.5.M42 1998 and 3rd floor Z244.5.M42 1998
Meggs, Philip B. A History of Graphic Design. 3rd ed. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1998.
Comprehensive and authoritative history of graphic communication from ancient civilizations through the mid 1990s. Well illustrated and supplemented by an excellent bibliography.

BIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES

The sources listed here included in the first section are illustrated surveys and biographical dictionaries which provide concise summaries of artists' lives and careers, selected bibliographies of publications by and about artists, illustrations of artists' works, and other information. Consult the sources listed on the Take-One guide "Creative Directories for the Commercial Arts" for directory information about current practitioners in the field.

Biographical Dictionaries

REF NK1165.C668 1990
Contemporary Designers. 2nd ed. Chicago: St. James Press, 1990.
Entries for over 600 designers in all media including most major graphic designers and illustrators active since 1930. Biographical information, a bibliography of writings by and about the artist, an artist's statement or critical essay, and an illustration are included for each entrant. International scope.

REF N6536.C6
Contemporary Graphic Artists. Vol. 1- . Detroit: Gale Research, 1985-Date. Biennial.
Lengthy entries for 'current illustrators, animators, cartoonists, designers, and other graphic artists.' Best coverage for illustrators. Entries include biographical information, lists of exhibitions, awards, writings by and about the artist, examples of his or her work, and an informative essay about his or her life and career. International scope.

REF NK1165.I448 1991
The Illustrated Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Designers. London: Quarto, 1991.
Brief biographies for designers in all media include an excellent selection of graphic designers. International scope. Most entries accompanied by an illustration.

REF NC 965.K54

Kingman, Lee and Joanna Foster, Ruth Giles Lontoft. Illustrators of Children's books 1957-1966. Boston: The Horn Book Inc., 1968.

Brief biographies of illustrators. International in scope. Some entries contain quotes from the illustrators describing their philosophies or influences.

REF NC997.L54 2003
Livingston, Alan, and Isabella Livingston. Thames and Hudson Encyclopedia of Graphic Design and Designers. 2nd edition. London: Thames and Hudson, 2003.
Includes brief biographies, most illustrated with a small black-and-white photograph, for over 350 leading contemporary and historically important designers, typographers, illustrators, and art directors. International scope.

REF NC998.5.A1S5 1984
Siegel, Sue Rita. American Graphic Designers: Thirty Years of Graphic Design Imagery. New York: McGraw Hill, 1984.
Brief biographical entries illustrated with several examples, many in color, of the work of 33 'established leaders' and 27 'emerging' American designers.

REF NK1174.S87 1993
Supon Design Group. International Women in Design. New York: Madison Square Press, 1993.
Profiles of the work of 23 contemporary women designers. Entries include brief biographical statements, comments and several pages of color illustrations of the designer's work, and a portrait of the designer. April Greiman, Sheila Levrant de Brettville, and Leslie Smolan are among those featured in the book.

REF NC45.W5
Who's Who in Graphic Art. 2 vols. Dubendorf: DeClivo Press, 1962, 1982.
Entries for approximately 550 designers, illustrators, and typographers include telegraphic biographical information, a list of references to books and articles about the artist, and several black-and-white illustrations of his or her work. International scope and organized by country with an alphabetical index to designers in the back of each volume.

REF NC999.2.W56 1994
Who's Who in Graphic Design. Zurich: Benteli-Werd Verlag, 1994
Profiles of about 300 individual graphic designers and design teams. Entries include brief biographical information, contact information, recent publications, and several examples of work. International scope, organized by country but does not include an alphabetical index to designers.

Biographical Directories

REF NC997.A1A425
AIGA [American Institute of Graphic Arts] Membership Directory. New York: AIGA. Annual.
List of AIGA members in all categories with their addresses and phone and fax numbers. Organized by state with an alphabetical list of names given in the back of the directory.

REF NC997.A1S58
Society of Environmental Graphic Designs. Membership Directory Cambridge, Mass.: SEGD.
List of SEGD members in all categories with contact information. Geographic index included at the back of the directory.

REF N6536.W5
Who's Who in American Art. New York: Bowker, 1938-Date. Biennial.
The 21st edition includes over 700 artists listed in the graphic artist, designer, and illustrator categories. Entries include biographical and directory data, listings of exhibitions, collections, professional positions, and awards, and in many cases, a brief bibliography.

PERIODICAL LITERATURE

Magazines, journals, newspapers, bulletins, and newsletters are the most current sources of information in any field. RIT Library subscribes to over twenty-five periodicals devoted to graphic design and illustration. In addition, a wealth of material can be found in the periodical publications of related disciplines. Lists of the library's periodical holdings in fine and applied arts, photography, printing, packaging, film and video, and business are available at the Take-One rack at the reference desk on the first floor and through this Worldwide Web site.

Indexing and Abstracting Services

Indexing and abstracting services provide more precise access to periodical literature than browsing or scanning tables of contents. These tools are subject listings of articles from many different periodicals and other publications issued during a specific time period. The titles below are restricted to art and design publications. Indexing and abstracting services for business literature (ABI Inform) and printing literature (Graphics Arts Literature Abstracts) may also provide useful citations for many graphic design topics.

Art Full-Text. Indexing 1984 -. Abstracts 1994 - . Monthly. Selected Full-text beginning 1997 - .
Electronic format: RIT Library Web Page: Databases and Resources
http://wally.rit.edu/electronic/art/art.html
Print Issues: INDEX N1.A1A68. Vol. 32-38 1983/84-1989/1990.

Art Index Retrospective. Indexing 1929-1984. Citations and Abstracts.
Electronic format: RIT Library Web page: Databases and Resources
http://wally.rit.edu/electronic/artretro/artretro.html
Print Issues: INDEX N1.A1A68. Vol. 1-32. 1929-1983/84.

Artbibliographies Modern. Indexing. 1974 - present.
Electronic Format:.RIT Library Web Page: Databases and Resources
http://wally.rit.edu/electronic/artbib/artbib.html
Print format back issues: INDEX N1.A79. Vol. 1- 24, 1969-93. Semi-annual.
Annotated entries for articles in most major graphic arts periodicals, books, exhibition catalogs, conference proceedings, dissertations.Names of individual artists, specific art movements and forms are included in the single subject list. Other useful subject headings are:

Design and Applied Arts Index.
Electronic format: RIT Library Web Page: Databases, Catalogs and More via WilsonWeb
http://wally.rit.edu/electronic/daai/daai.html
Print format back issues: INDEX NK1110.D47. Vol. 1-6, 1987-93. Semi-annual.
Index to articles in approximately 350 design periodicals. Names of individual artists are in the names index. Subjects are found in the subject list. Useful subject headings are:

Periodicals

The following is a list of RIT Library's current subscriptions to graphic design periodicals. The holdings, location of current and back issues, and frequency of publication are given for each title. "CMS" indicates current issues are kept on the Current Magazine Shelves on the second floor of the library. "RESD" indicates current issues are kept at the Reserve Desk, also on the first floor. Consult the "Einstein," the RIT Library catalog to find information about periodicals that have ceased publication but may still be useful for research. Older issues are housed in the bound periodicals area on the second floor at the call numbers given (PER) or are kept on microfilm (Film) in the Micro-VIA Area, also on the second floor.

PER TS 171 .A1 A8
@ Issue. Quarterly.

PER NC 5813.A3
Adbusters. Bi-monthly. Vol.8, 2000 - .

PER NC1800.A38
Affiche. 3 issues/year. No. 1- , 1992- . CMS.

PER NC997.A1A43
AIGA [American Institute of Graphic Arts] Journal of Graphic Design. Quarterly. Vol. 2- , 1984- . CMS.

PER NC997.A1A66
Applied Arts Magazine. Bi-monthly. Vol. 1- , 1986- . CMS.

PER NK1160.A98
Azure. Bi-monthly. Vol. 11- , 1994- . CMS.

PER NA1.B583
Blueprint. Monthly. No. 87- , 1992- . CMS.

PER NC997.A1C2
Communication Arts. Bi-monthly. Vol. 1- , 1959- . RESD.

PER NC991.A1C7184
Creative Review. Monthly. Vol. 12- , 1992- . CMS.

PER TA175.D38 and Film 754
Design. Quarterly. No. 189- , 1973- . CMS.

PER T385.D475
Design Graphics. Bi-monthly. No. 9- , 1995- . CMS.

PER NK1160.D43
Design Issues. Semi-annual. Vol. 1- , 1984- . CMS.

Also available Full-Text from: Academic Search Elite

PER TS171.4.D486
Design Management Journal. Quarterly. Vol. 6- , 1995- 2002.

As of 2003, available Full-Text through:

ABI Inform, 2001-

Wilson OmniFile, 2002-

PER NK1458.A1D432
Designmatters.. Quarterly. Fall 2003, no. 3 - CMS.

PER NC997.A1E93
Eye. Quarterly. Vol. 2- , 1992- . CMS.

PER NC997.A1G72
Graphic Design USA. Monthly. Vol. 16- , 1981- . CMS.

PER N8.G73/Film 1340
Graphis. Bi-monthly. Vol. 1- , 1944- . CMS.

PER NC1000.H68
How. Bi-monthly. Vol. 1- , 1985- . CMS.

PER TS1.I515/Film 819
ID: Magazine of International Design. Bi-monthly. Vol. 1- , 1979- . CMS.

PER NC997.A1A42
Idea. Bi-monthly. No. 13- , 1955- . CMS.

PER NK1160.I53
Information Design Journal. Quarterly. Vol. 1- , 1979-2002

As of 2003, available Full-Text through

ABI/Inform 2001 - present.

Wilson Omnifile 2002- present.

PER NK1160.J68
Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts. Semi-annual. No. 1- , 1986- . CMS

PER NK1160.J685
Journal of Design History. Quarterly. Vol. 1- , 1988- . CMS.

PER NC998.5.A1M48
Messages. Quarterly. CMS.

OVER PER N6535.N5M47
Metropolis. Monthly. Vol. 1- , 1981- . CMS.

PER NC997.A1G4
Novum das Forum fur Kommunikations-Design. Monthly. 1997- . CMS.

PER Z119.P8985/Film 1217
Print. Bi-monthly. Vol. 1- , 1940- . CMS.

PER NK1457.A1S347
Scandinavian Journal of Design History. Vol. 1- , 1991- . Annual.

Also available Full-Text: Art Full-Text. 1998- .

PER NC997.A1S73
Step-Inside Design. Bi-monthly. Vol. 18, no. 4- , 2002 - . CMS.

Film 8
Advertising Age. Weekly. Vol. 31- , 1960- . CMS.

Also availalbe Full-Text: Academic Search Elite: 1996 - .

PER NC997.A1A684
Art Direction. Monthly. Vol. 9- , 1957- . CMS.

PER NC997.A1L86
Lurzer's Int'l Archive. Bi-monthly. 1987- . CMS.

Current Year Only
APHA [American Printing History Association] Newsletter. Bi-monthly. CMS.

Cary Library
Base Line. Irregular. No. 1- , 1979- . Cary Library.

PER Z119.E54
Emigre Magazine. Quarterly. No. 26- , 1993- . CMS.

PER Z124.A5P7
Printing History. Semi-annual. Vol. 1- , 1979- . CMS.

PER Z119.T9955
Typografische Monatsblatter: TM. Monthly. Vol. 71- , 1952- . CMS.

PER Z119.J88/Film 1048
Visible Language. Quarterly. Vol. 1- , 1967- . CMS.

Also available Full-Text from Research Library. 2000 -.

ANNUALS AND YEARBOOKS

Annuals and yearbooks provide a pictorial overview of the year's work in commercial graphics (chosen by editors or a jury). The geographical and media coverage of titles listed here varies, but all include print media of some type--advertising in magazines and newspapers, package design, book illustration, posters. Many include television and film graphics, corporate identity systems, and environmental graphics. Each volume has indexes to the people and organizations responsible for the work shown--graphic and type designers, illustrators, photographers, art directors, advertising agencies, and clients. Unfortunately, there is not cumulative index to these publications, so each volume of each title must be searched. Several publications regularly feature lengthy articles on notable designers (AIGA Graphic Design USA, Art Directors Annual, and Penrose Annual).

RARE NC998.5.A1A37
AIGA Graphic Design USA: The Annual of the American Institute of Graphic Arts. New York: Watson-Guptill. WL has: 1980-Date.

RARE NC998.5.A1A43
American Illustration. New York: American Illustration. WL has: 1982/1983-Date.

RARE NC998.5.A1A44
American Illustration Showcase. New York: American Showcase Inc. WL has: 1978-Date.

NC997.A1A69
Art Directors Annual. New York: ADC Publications. WL has: 1922-Date.

HG4028.B2B43
Best in Annual Reports. New York: RC Publications. WL has: 1975-Date.

RARE NC998.6.G7D47
British Design and Art Direction: D & AD. London: Designers and Art Directors Association of London. WL has: 1988-Date.

PER NC997.A1C2
CA Advertising Annual. Palo Alto: Coyne & Blanchard, Inc. WL has 1980-Date. (December issue of Communication Arts, bound with rest of volume)

PER NC997.A1C2
CA Design Annual. Palo Alto: Coyne & Blanchard, Inc. WL has: 1980-Date. (November issue of Communication Arts, bound with rest of volume)

PER NC997.A1C2
CA Illustration Annual. Palo Alto: Coyne & Blanchard, Inc. WL has: 1981-Date. (July issue of Communication Arts, bound with rest of volume)

RARE NC997.A1C73
Creativity. New York: Advertising Trade Publications. WL has: 1971-Date.

RARE NC998.6.E87E9
European Illustration. London: Polygon Publishing. WL has: 1975/1976-1991.

RARE NC997.A1G7
Graphic Arts Awards Annual. Arlington, VA: Printing Industries of America. WL has: 1984-1994.

RARE NC991.A1G684
Graphic Design in Japan. Tokyo: Kodansha International. WL has: 1982-Date.

RARE NC997.A1G794
Graphis Advertising. Zurich: Graphis Press. WL has: 1995-Date.

RARE NC997.A1G737
Graphis Annual Reports. Zurich: Graphis Press. WL has: 1988-Date.

RARE Z116.A3 G72
Graphis Book Design. Zurich: Graphis Press. WL has: 1995-Date.

RARE NC997.A1G7282
Graphis Brochures. Zurich: Graphis Press. WL has: 1994-Date.

RARE NC1003.G72
Graphis Corporate Identity. Zurich: Graphis Press. WL has: 1989-Date.

RARE NC997.A1G73
Graphis Design Annual. Zurich: Graphis Press. WL has: 1953/ 1952-Date (incomplete).

NC997.A1G7284
Graphis Ephemera. Zurich: Graphis Press. WL has: 1995-Date.

RARE NC1003.G724
Graphis Letterhead. Zurich: Graphis Press. WL has: 1991-Date.

RARE NC1002.L63G72
Graphis Logo. Zurich: Graphis Press. WL has: 1991-Date.

RARE NC997.A1G7286
Graphis Paper Promotions. Zurich: Graphis Press. WL has: 1994-Date.

RARE NC1800.G7
Graphis Posters. Zurich: Graphis Press. WL has: 1973-Date.

RARE Z253.5.G727
Graphis Publication. Zurich: Graphis Press. WL has: 1992-Date.

RARE NC991.I4
Illustration in Japan. Tokyo: Kodansha International. WL has: v.1-3.

RARE NC975.A1I5
Illustrators: The Annual of American Illustration. New York: Hasting House for the Society of Illustrators. WL has: 1965-Date.

RARE NC1001.5.O53
The One Show. New York: One Club for Art and Copy. WL has: 1970-Date.

RARE TR925.P4
Penrose Annual: International Review of the Graphic Arts. London: Northwood Publications. WL has: 1896-1982.

PER Z119.P8985
Print's Regional Design Annual. New York: RC Publications. WL has: 1983-Date.

RARE and OVER HF5813.I8P8
Pubblicia in Italia=Advertising in Italy. Milan: Ufficio Moderno. WL has: 1961/1962-1983/1984 (incomplete).

RARE NC975.P82
Publication Design. New York: Society of Publication Designers. WL has: 1978-Date (incomplete).

RARE Z243.A2T9a
Typography: The Annual of the Type Directors' Club. New York: Watson-Guptill. WL has: 1980-Date.

OTHER SOURCES

Cary Collection

The Melbert B. Cary, Jr. Graphic Arts Collection housed on the second floor of the library includes examples of the work of major artists in the fields of book design, book illustration, and typography. Materials in the collection include books, periodicals, typeface catalogs, type specimens, and posters. All are available for supervised use in the Cary Collection reading room.

Media Resource Center

Among the resources of the MRC collection housed on the basement (A) level of the library are slides illustrating the work of contemporary and historically important graphic designers and illustrators, a series of videotaped interviews with major contemporary artists in the field, and a work station for the interactive videodisc Graphic Design Archive. Viewing facilities are located on the premises and many materials in the collection are available for loan.

Special Collections

The RIT Library Special Collections, located on the third floor of the library, includes a variety of primary source materials available for supervised use in the Archives and Special Collections reading room. The collection includes almost two thousand posters dating from 1900 through the 1970s, many designed or illustrated by major graphic artists from this period such as A.M. Cassandre, Jean Carlu, Ludwig Hohlwein, and James Montgomery Flagg. The collection also includes long runs of key twentieth century periodicals among them Fortune, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and Avant Garde, and archives of personal papers and business records of ten important twentieth century graphic designers, among them Lester Beall, Will Burtin, William Golden, George Giusti, Cipe Pineles, and Ladislav Sutnar.

Annual Report File

RIT Library receives annual reports from most of the Fortune 500 companies, top service industry companies, and major local firms. These are housed on the third floor of the library at the top of the central staircase. The file provides an excellent survey of contemporary corporate design by many major American firms and is also a useful resource for tracing historical changes in package, logo, and trademark design.

Maintained by Kari Horowicz.