Guide to Graphics
Designing and processing graphics can involve a myriad of different equipment and software. Graphics applications available in the Spark! Digital Media Lab can be used to process photographs and create graphics and layouts for magazines, brochures and websites.
IN THE LAB
Software
- Blender: a 3D computer graphics software toolset
- Adobe CC Illustrator: a vector graphics editor and design program.
- Adobe CC Photoshop: an industry standard digital art editing program.
- Adobe CC InDesign: a publishing and typesetting program.
The lab is outfitted with 4 Mac and 4 PC desktops. Most software is available on all desktops.
AT THE LIBRARY
Browse these call numbers: 740, 741
Keywords for catalog searches: Graphic Design, Graphic Arts
ONLINE RESOURCES WE RECOMMEND
- Adobe Illustrator Tutorials
- Adobe InDesign Tutorials
- Adobe Photoshop Tutorials
- MIT Open Coursework Topic: Graphic Design
- California Institute of the Arts Graphic Design Specialty through Coursera
- Introduction to Graphic Design from Cornish College of the Arts through Kadenze
- Teach Yourself Graphic Design: A Self-Study Course Outline
FREE WITH YOUR LIBRARY CARD
The Burbank Public Library offers SkillShare, with thousands of classes on topics such as freelancing, entrepreneurship, graphic design, productivity, marketing, and more, free to our card holders!
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This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.