Research Guides: Graphic Design: Publication, Print & Packaging

Browsing Publication, Print & Package Design

Use these call numbers to browse for books at the Cabell Library:

1st Floor
- HD -- Corporate Identity
3rd Floor
- NC 997-1003 -- Commercial Art. Advertising Art
- NC 1800-1850 -- Poster Design
- NC 1860-1896 -- Cards, Book & CD Jackets
4th Floor
- T 223-305 -- Logos & Trademarks
- TS 195-198.8 -- Packaging
- Z 242.9-265.5 -- Printing & Production, Typography

Making and Breaking the Grid
Call Number: Access Online
A comprehensive layout design workshop that assumes that in order to effectively break the rules of grid-based design, one must first understand those rules and see them applies to real-world projects.
Logo Design Love: a guide to creating iconic brand identities
Call Number: NC1002.L63 A38 2010
Best practices for designing brand identity systems that last. Explains why well-crafted brand identity systems are important, how to create iconic logos, and how to best work with clients to achieve success as a designer.
Structural Packaging: design your own boxes and 3-D forms
Call Number: Access Online
Unlike other packaging titles, which simply provide templates to copy, this book enables designers of all packaging types to create 3-D packaging forms that are specific to their needs rather than based on an existing design.
Package Design Workbook: The Art and Science of Successful Packaging
Call Number: Access Online
Addresses all aspects of the creative process including choosing a package format, colors and materials, final finishes, and special considerations such as awkward objects and unique display considerations.
Numbers in Graphic Design
Call Number: Z246 .F393 2012
Focuses on how graphic designers tackle the ordering of number-heavy information e.g timetables, annual reports, and other data-rich documents.