commercial art

An idea source for logo designers that presents thousands of logos in full color, listing each one's designer and client.

Presents a gallery of advertising logos from the 1940s and 1950s, each with an indication of the designer and the product it was created to promote; grouped in the categories of people and figures, science and industry, let's eat, animals, circles and shapes, transportation, foreign, and typography.

Looks at typographic art and design from the fifteenth century through the twentieth century.

A documentary history of graphic design, tracing its development from the poster, to magazines, to electronic media; discussing the impact of technological innovations on the art form; and including over eight hundred illustrations.

Contains the work of over three hundred designers from the U.S., Britain, Europe, and Japan, exploring clever, surprising, and playful graphic design ideas and the creative process behind the images.

Defines commercial art and graphic design and describes a wide variety of careers in these fields, from freelance, television, and corporate design to work as an art director, buyer, or layout artist. Discusses portfolios and job searches, and includes an extensive further resource list.