My professor says I need more references. What should I be looking at?

No work stands alone, just like no writing stands alone. Your work exists in relationship to other things. The better you understand this context, the better you will be able to explain why you have made specific decisions, whether in homage to or in reaction to other work that is out there. While twenty years ago, there were just a handful of magazines to pay attention to, now a well-rounded designer has an idea of what’s in those magazines and what’s online and being talked about in conferences (most of which are available on video online).

Recommended visual diet

Remember to attend...

• CD Lecture Series Attend our CD Lecture Series events. These lectures are tailored to Communication Design students. Speakers from last year included Vivek Thakker, Madeline Montoya, Saad Moosajee, Jon Key, Ana Rice, Mig Reyes and Draw Down Books.
• TDC Events For events held at Parsons, as a Parsons student, you are able to register for TDC events held at Parsons. Be sure to use the sign-up link that is included in all invitations from the School of Art, Media, and Technology.
• AIGA NY Events As a Parsons student, you are able to register for free for AIGA NY events held at Parsons. Be sure to use the free sign-up link that is included in all invitations from the School of Art, Media, and Technology.

🏫 New School Collections

Art and design archives at the New School

The New School Library also houses original works of print design in its archives.

• The Albert Schiller Type Pictures (1927-1964)
• Harold Matossian Graphic Design Work for Knoll (1971-1994)
• Ivan Chermayeff Graphic Design Work (1950-1987)
• Shin Matsunaga Graphic Design Prints and Exhibition Catalog (1989)

Bound Periodicals (Request via the New School Library)

• Fine Print (1975-1990)
• Gebrauchsgraphik (1931-1971)
• I.D. International Design (1984-2009)