Graphic Design: Books
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This is just a sampling of the books available to you in BCC Library System. Books may be located in Attleboro, Fall River, or New Bedford. The location is noted in the Call Number.
Graphic Design History by Call Number: NC 998 D78 2013ISBN: 9780205219469Publication Date: 2012-03-02A Fresh Look at the History of Graphic Design; Graphic Design History, 2nd edition is a critical approach to the history of graphic design.
Graphic Design, Referenced by Call Number: NC 997 G565 2009ISBN: 1592534473Publication Date: 2009-07-01From Caslon and Carson, from Gutenberg to Greiman, from Lascaux to letterpress, and from Postmodernism to pixel (among other entries), this title will provide all the necessary information and visual cues that designers need to know in order to become empowered, work efficiently and knowingly, and survive in a design conversation with peers.
I Heart Design by Call Number: NC 703 I2 2011ISBN: 9781592536825Publication Date: 2011-03-01I Heart Design is a collection of "favorite" designs as selected by 80 prominent graphic designers, typographers, teachers, scholars, writers and design impresarios.
Type Rules by Call Number: Z250 .S92 2001ISBN: 1581800479Publication Date: 2000-11-15This guide for beginners and more advanced professionals explains the technical side of type and how it applies to effective design.
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Why should you do research in books?
- Books provide in-depth coverage of a topic
- Books often provide valuable background information on a topic
- Books can also provide an overview of all issues pertaining to a topic
- Books can lead readers to other sources through their bibliographies
You do not necessarily have to read an entire book for every research paper you have to do. Utilize the index and the chapter titles to narrow down which section of the book is most pertinent to your research.
Library of Congress Classification System
BCC Libraries shelve books according to the Library of Congress Classification System. Titles for Graphic Design can be found under the headings below. You can browse the shelves in the following call number ranges:
- N1 - 9211 : Visual Arts.
- NC1 - 1940 Drawing. Design. Illustration
- NC845 - 915 : Graphic art materials
- NC950 - 996 : Illustration
- NC997 - 1003 : Commerical Art
- Z242.9 - 264.5 : Practical Printing
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