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Student resources

The AVA Student resources library is a collection of useful articles, images, downloads and videos designed to support our catalogue of print and eBook titles. This resource is offered to the online community entirely free.

Here you will find useful links and webographies, image collections, practical documents and some of the videos featured in our Animation and Film-making titles. The library is constantly expanding, so be sure to check back often. If you have any requests or suggestions, please email enquiries@avabooks.com.

To begin, select the appropriate discipline to display a list of available resources.

• Advertising

  1. Useful contacts and bibliography
  2. Interview with Rob Bowdery

• Animation

  1. Interview with Professor Peter Parr
  2. Inspiration and reference
  3. Interview with Barry Purves

• Architecture

  1. Further resources

• Branding

  1. Student resources and bibliography

• Creative Photography

  1. Bibliography and webography
  2. Interview with Jeremy Webb

• Design Management

  1. Interview with Erik Roscam Abbing
  2. Bibliography and resources

• Digital Media

  1. Further resources

• Fashion Design

  1. Bibliography and further resources
  2. Interview with Simon Seivewright
  3. Interview with Anne Chaisty

• Fashion Management

• Film-Making

  1. The Language of Film: "Without Tyres"
  2. The Language of Film: "Cheap Beans"
  3. The Language of Film: "Tide"
  4. The Language of Film: "Without Wires"
  5. Essential viewing
  6. Interview with Jane Barnwell

• Graphic Design

  1. Index of formats and paper sizes
  2. Graphic design web directory
  3. Graphic Design Student Project 1 - SJU Junior Design
  4. Graphic Design Student Project 2 - SJU Junior Design
  5. Interview with Neil Leonard

• Illustration

  1. Bibliography

• Interior Architecture

  1. Sources of information and buildings of interest
  2. Interview with Ro Spankie
  3. Interview with Graeme Brooker and Sally Stone - part 1
  4. Interview with Graeme Brooker and Sally Stone - part 2

• Interior Design

  1. Sources of inspiration

• Landscape Architecture

  1. Bibliography and useful resources

• Marketing

  1. Student resources

• Photography

  1. Glossary of terms

• Product Design

  1. Further resources

• Publishing

• Textile Design

• Typography

  1. Bibliography