Graphic Design

Before you begin looking for resources, spend a few minutes developing a research plan. This can help you focus your ideas and help determine where you should start.

• Look at the assignment
  • What are you being required to create?
  • What computer software do you need?
  • How can you be creative and strategic?
• What are the key topics?
  • The Business
  • How will your design be an image for the company? 
  • Explain the user interface 
  • Image and Design creativity use
• Statistics
  • Infographics on colors and consumers
  • Colors and Brand names logos statistics 
• Law and Policy
  • Does your design fall under copyright infringement?

When you search for articles, books, and other information, you need to use keywords. Below is a list of keywords or categories of keywords that could be used in the library databases. You can use this on their own or mix and match them to narrow your results.

• Artwork
• Balance
• Bleed
• Brand
• Complementary
• Color 
• Contrast
• Design
• Digital Communication
• File Format
• Graphic Design
• Grid
• Hierarchy
• Image
• Illustration 
• Logo
• Marketing
• Palette
• Pixel
• Proximity
• Resolution
• Rule of Thirds
• Typography
• User Experience (UX)
• User Interface (UI)
• Visual Art
• Website Element
• White Space