These free font sites offer "public domain" fonts, available at no charge if you don't mind reviewing and downloading one font at a time.
Free to Low-Cost Stock Photo Images
- AarinFreePhoto.com - http://aarinfreephoto.com/
- AMG Media - http://www.amgmedia.com/freephotos/
- Art Favor - http://www.artfavor.com/
- Amazing Textures http://amazingtextures.com/textures/index.php
- Burning Well - http://www.burningwell.org/
- Big Foto - http://www.bigfoto.com/
- Buzz Net - http://www.buzznet.com/
- Barry's Free Photos - Free Stock Photos -http://www.barrysfreephotos.com/
- Creating Online - http://www.creatingonline.com/stock_photos/
- Cepolina - http://www.cepolina.com/freephoto/
- Creative Commons Search - http://search.creativecommons.org/
- Copyright Free Photo Archive - http://gimp-savvy.com/PHOTO-ARCHIVE/
- DHD Multimedia Gallery - http://gallery.hd.org/index.jsp
- Free Photographs - http://www.free-photographs.net/
- Free Digital Photos - http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/
- Free Photos Dot Com - http://www.freephotos.com/
- Free Photos Bank - http://www.freephotosbank.com/
- Free Stock Photos Dot Com - http://free-stockphotos.com/
- Free Media Goo - http://www.freemediagoo.com/
- Geek Philosopher - http://geekphilosopher.com/MainPage/photos.htm
- Free Foto - http://www.freefoto.com/index.jsp
- From Old Books - http://fromoldbooks.org/
- Holy Land Photos - http://www.holylandphotos.org/
- Image Base - http://davidniblack.com/imagebase/
- Image After - http://www.imageafter.com/
- Morgue File - http://www.morguefile.com/
- Majestic Imagery - http://majesticimagery.com/
- Pics4Learning - http://www.pics4learning.com/
- Pixel Perfect Digital - http://www.pixelperfectdigital.com/
- PD Photo - http://pdphoto.org/
- Photo Rogue - http://pdphoto.org/
- Pixel Bag- - http://www.pixelbag.de/
- Photo Case - http://www.photocase.com/
- Picture Station - http://www.picturestation.net/start/
- Stock Xchng - http://www.sxc.hu/
- Stock Vault - http://www.stockvault.net/gallery
- UnProfound - http://www.unprofound.com/
- Woophy - http://www.woophy.com/
- Yellowstone National Park - http://www.nps.gov/yell/press/images/
- YotoPhoto - http://yotophoto.com/
Copyright Info – What You Need to Know:
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
For more than 200 years, the basic role of the USPTO has remained the same: to promote the progress of science and the useful arts by securing for limited times to inventors the exclusive right to their respective discoveries (Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution). Under this system of protection, American industry has flourished. New products have been invented, new uses for old ones discovered, and employment opportunities created for millions of Americans. The strength and vitality of the U.S. economy depends directly on effective mechanisms that protect new ideas and investments in innovation and creativity. The continued demand for patents and trademarks underscores the ingenuity of American inventors and entrepreneurs. The USPTO is at the cutting edge of the Nation’s technological progress and achievement.
The USPTO is a federal agency in the Department of Commerce. The office’s major function is the examination and issuance of patents and the examination and registration of trademarks.
Industry Competitions & Associations
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ADDY Awards | American Advertising Federation and International Advertising Association
www.aaf.orgAnnuals for Advertising, Design, Photography and Poster Design Graphis Magazine
www.graphis.comAIGA American Institute of Graphic Design AIGA conducts several annual competitions.
www.aiga.orgAmerican Graphic Design Awards Graphic Design USA
www.gdusa.comAmerican Inhouse Design Awards Graphic Design USA For in-house graphic design departments.
www.gdusa.comAmerican Illustration American Photography
212-979-4500ANDY Awards Advertising Club of New York
www.andyawards.comAnnual of American Illustration Society of Illustrators
www.societyillustrators.orgARC Awards Mercomm, Inc. International; for excellence in annual reports.
www.mercommawards.comArt Directors Annual Art Directors Club of NY
www.adcglobal.orgRegional Art Directors’ clubs also sponsor competitions. Athena Awards Newspaper Association of America
For excellence in newspaper advertising
www.naa.orgBUZZ Awards AdWeek For excellence in integrating brand media
www.adweekbuzz.comCA Annuals for Advertising, Design, Illustration, Photography and Interactive Design Communication Arts competition
www.commarts.com/CLIO Awards For excellence in broadcast media 1-800-WIN-CLIO www.clioawards.com Creativity Annual
www.creativityannual.comECHO Awards Direct Marketing Association International
www.dma-echo.orgEFFIES American Marketing Association/New York Most effective advertising campaigns
www.effie.orgHispanic Creative Advertising Awards Advertising Age www.adage.com HOW Design Competitions HOW Magazine
www.howdesign.comI.D. Design Competitions I.D. Magazine I.D. conducts several national and international competitions annually.
www.idonline.comMercury Awards Mercomm, Inc. International competition for excellence in professional communications.
www.mercommawards.comMobius Awards International competition for excellence in television, radio and print advertising, and package design.
www.mobiusawards.comOBIES Outdoor Advertising Association of America
www.oaaa.orgOMA Awards Point-of-Purchase Advertising Institute International; for excellence in marketing-at-retail (P.O.P.)
www.popai.comThe One Show The One Club for Art & Copy
www.oneclub.comPrint Advertising Forum/ Kelly Awards For outstanding magazine advertising.
www.kellyawards.orgPRINT Regional Design Annual; PRINT International Business Graphics Review Print Magazine
www.printmag.comRadio-Mercury Awards
www.radiomercuryawards.comREGGIE Awards Promotion Marketing Association (PMA) Best sales promotions
www.pmalink.orgSIAA Service Industry Advertising Awards
www.SIAAwards.comSilver Microphone Awards Local/Regional Radio The Vision Awards Local/Regional Television
www.visionawards.comSummit Awards Limited to agencies with annual billings of $15 million or less in designated categories
www.summitawards.comTelly Awards US and International competition to recognize non-network and cable commercials; also film and video productions.
www.tellyawards.com
The following Visual Communications Associations & Organizations can be a great
American Association of Advertising Agencies
http://www.aaaa.org/
The AAAA is an American national advertising organization with information about advertising agencies, media, print and broadcast production, marketing, international advertising, and more.
The Advertising Council
http://www.adcouncil.org/
The Ad Council has endeavored to improve the lives of all Americans since first creating the category of public service advertising in 1942. From their earliest efforts including "Loose Lips Sink Ships" to the more recent "I am an American," Ad Council PSAs (public service announcements) have been raising awareness, inspiring action, and saving lives for more than 60 years.
Based on their long history of effecting positive change, it's fair to say that Ad Council campaigns have inspired several generations of Americans. The ultimate goal of the Ad Council is to ensure that future generations will reap the benefits of its efforts to date, and continue to be inspired by its public service campaigns in the future.
American Institute of Graphic Arts
http://www.aiga.org/
The American Institute of Graphic Arts is a national organization committed to the promotion of excellence in graphic design. Check this site for events, chapters, services, article, education information, student groups, and membership information.
The Art Directors Club
http://www.adcglobal.org/
An international not-for-profit organization of creative professionals in advertising, graphic design, interactive media, broadcast design, typography, packaging, environmental design, photography, illustration, and visual communications education
The Association of Professional Design Firms
[APDF]
http://www.apdf.org/
APDF is comprised of leading firms that specialize in identity, communication, package, new media, and industrial and commercial interior design. APDF emphasizes design as a business.
The Association Typographique Internationale (ATypI)
http://www.atypi.org/
ATypI is a worldwide non-profit organization dedicated to type and typography.
Color Marketing Group
http://www.colormarketing.org/
Color Marketing Group is a non-profit, international association of color and design professionals.
D&AD
http://www.dandad.org/
D&AD is a UK-based educational charity whose mission is to set creative standards, educate, inspire, and promote good design and advertising. They champion excellence in creativity by setting industry standards and educating.
Design Council
http://www.designcouncil.org/
The Design Council enhances prosperity and well-being in the UK by demonstrating and promoting the vital role of design in a modern economy.
Design for the World
http://www.designfortheworld.org/
Design for the World is an international humanitarian organization whose objective is to match the skills and commitment of volunteer designers with the needs expressed by disadvantaged populations and the organizations that serve them worldwide. Design for the World unites graphic designers, industrial designers, and interior and architectural designers around one common idea: voluntary design for people in need.
Design for the World believes that people disadvantaged by poverty, war, disability, age, or environmental conditions deserve equal access to practical design solutions that will improve their day-to-day lives. Design for the World seeks to extend the benefits of design to populations without access to adequately designed materials, objects, tools, and living environments.
Designers Without Borders (DWB)
http://www.designerswithoutborders.org/
Designers Without Borders is the world's first non-profit 501(c)(3) organization expressly dedicated to disseminating design through development. A voluntary consortium of designers and design educators, DWB is dedicated to helping under-resourced institutions of the developing world meet their communication design needs.
Designers Without Borders is able to assist select non-profit organizations with printed, web-based, and multimedia solutions to public relations needs. DWB has worked with both the National Committee of Women Living With AIDS in Uganda and the National Association of Women’s Organizations of Uganda, and can provide your organization expert service from preliminary advice through finished product.
Design Management Institute (DMI)
www.dmi.org
DMI has become the leading resource and international authority on design management. DMI has earned a reputation worldwide as a multifaceted resource, providing invaluable know-how, tools, and training through its conferences, seminars, membership program, and publications. DMI is a nonprofit organization that seeks to heighten awareness of design as an essential part of business strategy.
Design Research Society
http://www.dmu.ac.uk/ln/4dd/drs.html
The Design Research Society is the multi-disciplinary international learned society for the design research community. DRS was founded in 1967, and since then has established a record of significant achievements in contributing to design knowledge.
Graphic Artist's Guild
http://www.gag.org/
A union of professionals who have come together to pursue common goals, share their experience, raise industry standards, and improve their ability to achieve satisfying and rewarding careers. They are the producers of the book Handbook of Pricing and Ethical Guidelines.
International Association of Business Communicators
(IABC)
http://www.iabc.com/
IABC is a resource for effective communication practice. They provide products, services, activities, and networking opportunities to help people and organizations achieve excellence in public relations, employee communication, marketing communication, public affairs, and other forms of communication.
INDEX
http://www.index2005.dk/
INDEX works on two levels:
- the Event level where they hand out the world's largest design and innovation awards and every four years present several international design events in Copenhagen, and
- the Network level where they establish a global network of designers, companies, and creative leaders.
On both levels, they focus on design to improve life.
International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers
(IFI)
http://www.ifiworld.org/
The International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers was founded in Denmark in 1963 to unite and provide discussion of interior design issues within a handful of European countries. During the IFI’s existence, there has been tremendous growth in membership representing 52 member associations, institutions, and schools in 45 countries on every continent.
Letter Exchange
http://www.letterexchange.org/
The Letter Exchange, founded in 1988, is a society for professionals involved in the whole spectrum of the lettering arts and crafts, from calligraphy and letter-cutting, through design for print, publishing and typography, to signage and architectural lettering.
The aim of the Letter Exchange is to promote fine lettering in all media through exhibitions, a program of lectures with speakers from the UK and overseas, and a forum for the discussion of common interests. It is supportive of specialist lettering courses in art colleges through its members who practice as educators.
National Association of Printers and Lithographers
(NAPL)
http://www.napl.org/
NAPL provides help for the graphic arts community with article database, forums, and a free weekly newsletter.
The Organization of Black Designers (OBD)
http://www.core77.com/OBD/welcome.html
The mission of OBD is to raise awareness about the outstanding contributions of African Americans and other designers of color among fellow professionals as well as the general public. OBD also endeavors to increase the number of qualified designers of color through partnerships with students, parents, and educators. The organization also seeks to increase exposure of African American designers and other designers of color to business opportunities and to promote professional excellence.
The One Club
www.oneclub.org
Through its publications, exhibitions, and awards competitions, The One Club seeks to inform and educate both the public and advertising professionals about the intrinsic value of creative standards in advertising. The One Club fosters the next generation of advertising professionals through scholarships, portfolio reviews and the annual exhibition of student work.
Pan European Brand Design Association (PDA
www.pda-europe.com
Just as packaging design is the communicative link between products and consumers, the PDA unites brands and packaging designers from all over Europe.
Printing Industries of America (PIA)
http://www.gain.net/
PIA promotes programs, services, and offers information on digital printing, prepress, and industry standards.
Society of Graphic Designers of Canada (GDC)
http://www.gdc.net/
Through various publications, seminars, events, and design exhibitions, the GDC builds awareness of graphic design and its important role in people's lives. Of equal importance, but less tangible, is the GDC communications network that facilitates an ongoing exchange of ideas and information. GDC is a member of the International Council of Graphic Design Associations, the worldwide non-governmental body representing the graphic design profession.
International Council of Graphic Design Associations
(Icograda)
www.icograda.org
Icograda is the professional world body for graphic design and visual communication. Founded in London in 1963, it is a voluntary coming together of associations concerned with graphic design, design management, design promotion, and design education. Icograda promotes graphic designers' vital role in society and commerce. Icograda unifies the voice of graphic designers and visual communication designers worldwide.
Society for News Design
http://www.snd.org/
The Society for News Design (formerly the Society of Newspaper Design) is an international professional organization with more than 2,600 members in the United States, Canada, and more than 50 other countries, divided into 19 regions.
Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD)
http://www.segd.org/
SEGD is an international non-profit educational organization providing resources for design specialists in the field of environmental graphic design, architecture, and landscape, interior, and industrial design. SEGD members are leading designers of directional and attraction sign systems, destination graphics, identity programs, exhibits, and themed environments.
Environmental Graphic Design embraces many design disciplines including graphic, architectural, interior, landscape, and industrial design, all concerned with the visual aspects of wayfinding, communicating identity and information, and shaping the idea of place.
Society of Illustrators
http://www.societyillustrators.org/
Their mission is to promote and stimulate interest in the art of illustration--past, present and future--and to give impetus generally toward high ideals in the art by means of exhibitions, lectures, educational programs, social intercourse, and in such other ways as may seem advisable.
Society of Publication Designers
http://www.spd.org/
Society of Publication Designers is an organization to support quality and innovation in publication design.
University and College Designers Association
(UCDA)
http://ucda.com
The UCDA is a national higher education group of communications professionals involved in the production of visual communications for educational institutions.
Young Guns Design Awards - http://www.ygaward.com/
For emerging creative talent, Young Guns offers an opportunity to showcase work and ideas. Young Guns was created just for young global talent, for new ideas and perspectives. Other industry awards are forums for the established. Entry to Young Guns is restricted to those under 30.
American Association of Advertising
Agencies (AAAA)
http://www.aaaa.org
The American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA) is the national trade association representing the advertising agency business in the United States. Its membership produces approximately 80 percent of the total advertising volume placed by agencies nationwide.
Although virtually all of the large, multi-national agencies are members of the AAAA, more than 60 percent of the membership bills less than $10 million per year. The AAAA is not a club. It is a management-oriented association that offers its members the broadest possible services, expertise, and information regarding the advertising agency business.
American Design Awards
http://www.americandesignawards.com/
The American Design Awards Inc., was established in February of 2000 in San Diego, California, by a few graphic design enthusiasts, who, while running their own design firm, came across thousands of impressive portfolios and resumes from perspective employees.
Overwhelmed by the abundance of talent observed, they decided to find a way to help these designers obtain the much needed recognition that would perhaps help them in securing a career in the field of visual arts.
Today, ADA has more than 20,000 active members and participants from the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, and South America.
The University of Texas at Austin / Advertising
World
http://advertising.utexas.edu/
The University of Texas at Austin, Department
of Advertising, is an extensive resource for creative professionals.
http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm?CategoryID=104
An article about the “First Things First” manifesto
Advertising Research
Foundation (ARF)
http://www.arfsite.org/
The principal mission of ARF is to improve the practice of advertising, marketing, and media research in pursuit of more effective marketing and advertising communications.
Boxes and Arrows
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/
Boxes and Arrows is a source for the complex task of bringing architecture and design to the digital landscape. There are various titles and professions associated with this undertaking—information architecture, information design, interaction design, interface design. Boxes and Arrows is a peer-written journal dedicated to discussing, improving. and promoting the work of this community, through the sharing of exemplary technique, innovation, and informed opinion. Boxes and Arrows strives to provoke thinking among peers, to push the limits of the accepted boundaries of these practices, and to challenge the status quo by teaching new or better techniques that translate into results for companies, clients, and comrades.
Commercial Alert Organization
http://www.commercialalert.org/
Commercial Alert's mission is to keep the commercial culture within its proper sphere, and to prevent it from exploiting children and subverting the higher values of family, community, environmental integrity, and democracy.
Open Directory Project
http://dmoz.org/Arts/Graphic_Design/Organizations/
This is a directory of graphic design organizations.
International Standards Organization
www.iso.org
A network of national standards institutes from 146 countries working in partnership with international organizations, governments, industry, business, and consumer representatives.
Kean University of New Jersey
www.kean.edu
Kean is a metropolitan, comprehensive, interactive, teaching university. It is a campus dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in higher education.
The Department of Design at Kean University offers the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree with majors in Visual Communications and Interior Design. Kean also offers the Bachelor of Industrial Design (BID) degree. These are the professional degrees in each of these fields. Students receive a career-oriented education, including the development of a high quality portfolio, that is competitive with the finest schools of art and design nationwide. All visual arts programs at Kean are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). In addition, the Interior Design major is accredited by the Foundation for Interior Design Education and Research (FIDER). Also, Kean University houses the Design Center, a non-profit graphic design educational research center. (Robin Landa is a Professor of Visual Communication in the Department of Design.)
Cooper Hewitt Museum
http://cooperhewitt.org/
Smithsonian National Design Museum
www.si.edu/ndm/
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution is the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design. The museum believes that design shapes our objects, environments, and communications, making them more desirable, functional, and accessible. The museum celebrates the nature of design and explores its impact on the quality of our lives.
Design Salaries Survey
http://www.designsalaries.org/
The AIGA|Aquent Survey of Design Salaries is commissioned annually by AIGA, with the support of its partner, Aquent, AIGA's official sponsor for professional development, and in cooperation with Communication Arts magazine. The salary survey is part of a comprehensive program of AIGA activities developed to serve the professional designer with strategies for success as well as sources of inspiration. AIGA is the principal source of information on the design economy.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org/
The Metropolitan Museum's collection now contains more than two million works of art from all points of the compass, ancient through modern times. About 6,500 objects—highlights from each of the museum's curatorial departments as well as the entire Department of European Paintings and the entire Department of American Paintings and Sculpture—can be accessed online.
Metropolitan Museum of Art Timeline of Art
History.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm?HomePageLink=toah_l
The Timeline of Art History is a chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated especially by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection. The Museum's curatorial, conservation, and education staff—the largest team of art experts anywhere in the world—research and write the Timeline, which is an invaluable reference and research tool for students, educators, scholars, and anyone interested in the study of art history and related subjects. First launched in 2000, the Timeline now extends from prehistory to the present day. The Timeline will continue to expand in scope and depth, and also reflect the most up–to–date scholarship.
Museum of Modern Art
www.moma.org
The Museum of Modern Art is one of the foremost museums of modern art in the world.
Museum of Television and Radio
www.mtr.org
This is a museum, with locations in NYC and Los Angeles, dedicated to television and radio with collections and programs.
PaperSpecs
www.paperspecs.com
PaperSpecs is the first online paper database specifically developed for the design and print industries.
Duke University / Emergence of Advertising in
America timeline 1850-1920
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/eaa/timeline.html
This timeline includes selected events in business technology, media, marketing, and advertising for the decades covered by this project.
Smithsonian Institute
www.si.edu
The Smithsonian Institute is an American institute, which includes museums, archives, research programs, and educational programs.
Original
“First Things First” Manifesto:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~maxb/ftf1964.htm
The original “First Things First Manifesto” was published by 22 signatories in Design, the Architects' Journal, the SIA Journal, Ark, Modern Publicity, TheGuardian, April 1964.
“We, the undersigned, are graphic designers, photographers, and students who have been brought up in a world in which the techniques and apparatus of advertising have persistently been presented to us as the most lucrative, effective, and desirable means of using our talents. We have been bombarded with publications devoted to this belief, applauding the work of those who have flogged their skill and imagination to sell such things as: cat food, stomach powders, detergent, hair restorer, striped toothpaste, aftershave lotion, beforeshave lotion, slimming diets, fattening diets, deodorants, fizzy water, cigarettes, roll-ons, pull-ons and slip-ons…”