Graphic Design Teacher Resources

Students complete a series of lessons and plan recipes to make. They gather the necessary ingredients. Students follow safe procedures for food and safety hygiene to bake a cake for a cake sale. Students create posters to advertise the...

Students examine different scents. In this science lesson, students are divided into being parents or babies and are each given a scent. The "parents" have to identify or infer the scent of their "baby" showing that every mammal has a...

Basic information about graphic design in an easy to navigate manual form.

This site covers everything from the basic tools to advanced techniques used in graphics design.

This resource provides occupational information about graphic designers.

This site from Artlex is a lesson plan for a secondary level graphic design class designed by Michael Delahunt. There are many projects including: Designing a poster; Altering a photo; Photoshop Tricks; studying Logos; Designing logos;...

Learn how color, layout, images, composition, typography, branding, and more relate to graphic design.

A guide to graphic design that includes information on color layout, design layout, different graphic design software, and tutorials using different types of software.

From the Powerhouse Museum of Sydney, Australia this is the graphic designer section of the on-line exhibit and activity center, "Australian Designers at Work". This page examines the life and work of graphic designer Ray Parslow.

Learn about a career in graphic design in this video. During the video, meet an industrial designer who designs tools that can be used for building and repairing musical instruments. [3:16]

Thorough look at a career as a graphic designer or commercial artist. Information covered includes: tasks and duties, personal requirements, how to enter job, working conditions, employment conditions, and the job market. A personal...

Numerous examples of graphic design images from artists around the world. Categorized by country.

The AIGA archives cover a variety of design categories including book design, editorial design, experience design, illustration, information design, motion graphics, package design, and others.

A look at graphic design as a career. Includes an overview of the occupation, typical activities, skill set, preparation, wages, job outlook, and a career video.

In this lesson, you will learn about motion graphic design. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Motion Graphics."

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Paul Rand is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his work as a graphic designer.

Young scholars will create their own Christmas ornaments and gift labels. Students must be able to set up the formatting for these documents appropriately using graphic design software. (Please also see project-based lesson plan...

Three authors describe graphic design skills that can make your presentations, displays, and other instructional aids more appealing and effective.

As an example of a possible career outlet for a graphic designer, this site provides a graphic novel called "Stray Dogs." The site is looked at as a published book but includes additional information on the publication process as well.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Lester Beall is described here along with information on his contributions to art through achievements in graphic design.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Carlos Cortez is described here along with information on his contributions to art through graphic design.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Jennifer Morla is described here along with information on her contributions to art through graphic design.

Detailed descriptions of three projects done by Coastal Carolina University students that combine art history, archeology, graphic design, web design, and digital photography. The projects are a collaboration between other universities...

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Leonard Baskin is described here along with information on his contributions to art through graphic design and sculpture.