Tools + Resources / MSD Program

Tools
Guidelines for 1st Year Presentation
Guidelines for 2nd Year Presentation

Handbook 2008-2009
Instructions on how to file a Program of Study (POS)

Travel Information
MSD Program Travel Grant - Application
Graduate College Travel
Graduate Professional Student Association (GPSA) Travel

Scholarships and Grants
College of Design Scholarship Page

Graduate College
Graduate College Home Page
Graduate College forms
Graduate Associateship (TA)
Graduate Associate Policy
Graduate Associate Agreement
Graduate Associate Evaluation Form - for use by mentors only

Registrar's Office
Registrar's Office Forms
Academic Calendar

College of Desing Alumni Association

Format Manual
(For thesis and dissertation preparative information)

Online Resources

Professional Associations:
AIGA -- American Institute of Graphic Arts.
ASID -- American Society of Interior Designers.
AWID -- Association of Women Industrial Designers
AIA -- American Institute of Architecture
The Foundation for Design Integrity
HFES -- Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
ICOGRADA -- International Council of Graphic Design Associations
ICSID -- International Council of Societies of Industrial Design
IDSA -- Industrial Designers Society of America
IIDA -- International Interior Design Association
NCIDQ -- National Council for Interior Design Qualification
OBD -- Organization of Black Designers

Design Related:
CORE Industrial Design Network:
Featuring articles, projects, designer pages and a wealth of other industrial design-related information.

Ergonomics & Human Factors:
Bad Human Factors Design -- See things that are hard to use because of bad design.
Center for Industrial Ergonomics -- An affiliate of the Department of Industrial Engineering of the University of Louisville.
Center for Universal Design -- Resources for accessible design.
Ergoweb Resource Center -- Access to standards and guidelines, reference materials, more.
Usernomics -- Links to many ergonomic related topics

Design Magazines/Journals:
Abitare -- Italian magazine, updated daily dealing with architecture, design, furniture, trends and events.
a+t - - A magazine of architecture and technology publishing thematic issues.
Architectural Index -- A searchable Index to 18 architectural journals
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST
ArchitectureMag.com -- An online magazine self-describet as the "only independent voice of the architectural community."
ArchitectureWeek -- Covering architecture, design, and building.
Communication Arts -- A creative resource for graphic design, advertising, photography, multimedia development, illustration, art direction.
Design Book Review -- Devoted to the literature of architecture, landscape architecture, urbanism, and design.
Design Issues -- Critical explorations of contemporary surrounding design.
edesign -- Bimonthly magazine for interactive designers.
Domus Magazine -- Architecture Design, art communication magazine.
Facilities Design & Management -- Full text of selected articles from past issues.
Harvard Design Magazine -- Critical explorations of contemporary issues and practices related to the built environment.
I.D. (International Design Magazine)-- A critical magazine covering art, business, and culture of design.
Interior Design -- Offers information on new products, schools, books, and more
ISdesigNET -- Design resource for interior designers, architects, and facility managers.
Metropolis -- Explores the ways design shapes the world; covers the broad spectrum of design disciplines and issues.
The World of Interiors -- For articles on art, architecture, and decorating.