Eye Links Associations British Association of Picture Libraries & Agencies Everything you need to know about finding, buying and selling pictures. www.bapla.org Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA) Management and other resources for professional Australian graphic designers. Member organisation of Icograda. www.agda.com.au Art Directors Club International not-for-profit organization of leading creatives in advertising, graphic design, interactive media, broadcast design, typography, packaging, environmental design, photography, illustration, and related disciplines. www.adcny.org Adg-fad Spanish Graphic Design Association www.adg-fad.org AIGA | the professional association for design AIGA is the place design professionals turn to first to exchange ideas and information, participate in critical analysis and research and advance education and ethical practice. www.aiga.org Association of Illustrators The Association of Illustrators is a non-profit making trade association dedicated to its members' professional interests and the promotion of illustration. www.theaoi.com The Association of Photographers The Association of Photographers is a non-profit making trade association for fashion, advertising and editorial photographers. www.the-aop.org ATypI Founded in 1957, ATypI (Association Typographique Internationale) is the only independent worldwide organisation dedicated to type and typography and provides the structure for communication, information and action amongst the international community through conferences, publications, competitions, discussion lists, country delegates, and other activities. www.atypi.org Corporate Design Foundation Non-profit educational and research organisation www.cdf.org The Design Council www.design-council.org.uk Ecological Design Association The Ecological Design Association is a non-profit making registered charity launched in February 1991 by, amongst others, David Pearson, architect and author of the highly successful 'The Natural House Book' www.edaweb.org Icograda International Council of Graphic Design Associations The professional world body for graphic design and visual communication. www.icograda.org ISTD The International Society of Typographic Designers establishes and maintains typographic standards within the professional design and education communities, through the forum of debate and design, and by publishing and promoting the highest quality contemporary practice amongst its international membership. www.istd.org.uk The Organisation of Black Designers Non-profit national professional association dedicated to promoting the visibility, education, empowerment and interaction of its membership and the understanding and value that diverse design perspectives contribute to world culture and commerce www.core77.com/obd/ RDG Ontario The association of registered graphic designers in Ontario www.rgdontario.com The Société des designers graphiques du Québec www.sdgq.qc.ca SOTA SOTA is a not-for-profit, international organization dedicated to the promotion, study, and support of type design, typography, and the related arts. http://www.typesociety.org The Society of Graphic Designers of Canada (GDC) We are a member-based organization of design professionals, educators and students. Through various Chapter and national activities, such as publications, seminars, events and design exhibitions, the GDC builds awareness of graphic design and its important role in people's lives. www.gdc.net Design Publications/ Publishers Art Design Selection French Site www.artdesign.fr CMYK magazine www.cmykmag.com Design Indaba Magazine Composed exclusively for the design industry, the content of the magazine draws on influences from fashion, sculpture, art, architecture, products, interior design, landscape architecture, jewellery design, industrial design and more. Find out more at www.designindabamag.com e-site flash magazine The first printed Spanish and online magazine focused 100% in flash development www.e-site-es.net Phaidon Art book publishers www.phaidon.com Education Amsterdam University Library/Typographical Library www.uba.uva.nl/en/exhibitions/old/typography.html Billy Blue College of Design, Sydney, Australia Billy Blue College of Design is an iconic Sydney institution delivering graduates for the design and communication since 1987. Billy Blue offers Higher Education degrees in Communication Design and Multimedia Design. www.billyblue.edu.au Design2context, Zurich, Switzerland Institute for Design Research, Zurich University of the Arts, Switzerland Master of Advanced Studies in Design Culture is an international part-time postgraduate course (65 ECTS credits). Project based and human centered, it explores interdisciplinary methods of critical design research and practice. APPLICATION-DEADLINE AUTUMN-SEMESTER: 05.07.2008. www.design2context.ch www.designculture.zhdk.ch The College for Creative Studies, Detroit, US The College for Creative Studies' two-year Master of Fine Arts degree programs in Design and Transportation Design are degrees that prepare students for leadership in design industries. In addition to acquiring comprehensive design training, partnerships with leading business schools enable students to acquire strategic business and leadership skills to prepare students for leadership in design industries. www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu The London Institute www.linst.ac.uk Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, US MFA in Design - the program offers an intellectually stimulating environment wherein students focus on the role and possible new uses of dynamic media in communication design www.dmiboston.org RISD, Providence, US Rhode Island School of Design's Continuing Education offers a variety of summer programs and courses for credit, including the renowned Summer Institute for Graphic Design Studies, plus Art + Design courses and Study Abroad. www.risd.edu/summer York University, Toronto, Canada York University offers a two-year Master of Design (MDES) for students interested in an experimental and investigative approach to design practice, theory and research within the parameters of Visual Communication. www.design.yorku.ca