Professional Resources

Categories on this page:

Professional Organizations | Articles | Art and Design Links | Museums | Pittsburgh | Exhibitions to Enter | Up Load and Print Your Own Designs |Pattern Mock-ups | Books |Copyright

Professional Organizations

Professional Organizations:

Adobe

AIA Pittsburgh

AIGA

AIGA membership

CA – Communication Arts (Magazine)

College Art Association

Crafthaus

CreativeBoom

Core 77

Design Boom

Design History.org (Amazing resource, check it out.)

Design Milk

Design Sponge

Graphic Communications Education Association

International Council of Design

Society of Graphic Designers of Canada

Typetoken

Museums:
Virginia Museum of Fine Art

Pittsburgh:

Carnegie Museum of Art

Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council

Handmade Arcade

The Mattress Factory

Pittsburgh Arts Council

Exhibitions to Enter:

Lenscratch (Photography)

Art & Art deadlines

Upload and print your own designs:
(I do not specifically endorse any one of these companies over the other.
This list is meant to be a starting point for your research.)

Print On Demand Sites (Huge list of options)

Astek Home (Design your own wallpaper)

Art Gallery Fabrics (Pattern Designers Page)

Bucketfeet (Your designs on sneakers)

Custom Tattly (Custom temporary tattoos)

Canvas Champ

Easy Canvas Prints

Industry Printshop (Austin)

Kase Me Designs (Custom designs on phone cases)

Public Pool (Artist Store)

Ready Print (Sell designs and prints on line)

Society 6

Spoonflower

Adobe Color

Color Lovers

Nuvango

PAOM Custom Designed Products

Pattern Mock-ups:

graphicriver

Materials:

Ameritex: Towels

Handmade Doors

Books:
Designers and Books (Rare and Beautiful)

Handmade folding journal

Books Unbound

The Bolted Book

Copyright:

Copyright for Artists: How to Create Unique Designs and Protect Your Work (Vimeo Video: 53min. Spoonflower Presentation)

Universal Copyright Convention
The Universal Copyright Convention (UCC) is an international instrument which was drawn up in 1952 under the auspices of UNESCO.

Misc.

Vinyl Cutter Manual

10 Signs You’re A Chronic People Pleaser – And How to Stop

Scarf Tying (Just in case)