The Visual Resources Association listserv is also a valuable resource for professional recommendations. A vertical file of catalogs and fliers received as well as descriptive lists that have accompanied purchased slide and photograph sets is maintained. Both undergraduate and graduate degrees are offered. The majority of the students served are undergraduates. The School of Design at North Carolina State University has concerned itself from the beginning with preparing designers who, in the broadest sense, shape the world.
Design education is more than an attempt to teach a set of technical skills.
Good design, therefore, requires attention and sensitivity to social, economic, political, cultural, and behavioral issues. The aim of all design curricula in the School of Design is to develop the designer's perception, knowledge, skills, and problem solving abilities. Since the primary focus of the School of Design is contemporary design and architecture with supporting elements of history the Visual Resources Collection focuses on modern and contemporary work while maintaining a strong core of historical images. Geographical Guidelines Images from various cultures and countries are collected. The emphasis on the collection is on the content of the image, not the location of the work or the nationality of the architect or designer.