Art & Art History
ArtcyclopediaA comprehensive index of every artist represented at hundreds of museum sites, image archives, and other online resources. Database consists mainly of artists specialize in painting and sculpture, other types of media include photography; decorative arts; installation art; video/digital/web-based art; naïve art/folk art/outsider art and architecture.
ArtsourceA useful site that lists art resources on art related topics. A good site for browsing.
ArtlexA dictionary of visual arts. Sites also provides definitions of terms with illustrations and related links.
Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online
Intute: arts & humanitiesThis website offers an easy-to-use and powerful tool for discovering the best Internet resources for education and research in Creative Arts and Humanities.
Mother of all Art and Art History Links PageA good link for research resources on art history managed by the School of Art and Design, University of Michigan.
Museums Around the WorldSeries of links to museums and listed by country across the world.
Timeline of Art HistoryThis site is administered by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in a chronological, geographical and thematic approach to art history.
Design
(I) Graphic Design and Illustration
Fonts
Microsoft TypographyA database arranged by topics (i.e. “About Fonts,” “Developing Fonts,” and “Tools & Utilities”) and it includes articles, information, and instructional guides on typography.
1001 Free FontsDownload font packages from this extensive free resource. Search by name or browse alphabetic list.
Typophile MagazineAn on-line magazine that includes new typefaces, Web fonts, techniques, technology, opinions and essays.
General Resources
Creativepro.comA web resource that offers extensive information graphic, print, and dynamic media design in the form of news, reviews and featured articles.
Graphic Design BasicsClick on journal to gain access to articles on current developments in graphic design and reviews of new computer technology and software.
Visible LanguageRhode Island School of Design: (1984 -) Only a few articles are available by clicking "Feature Articles" although an index of all issues is available. Deals with issues in typography, design, hypertext, psychology of reading.
(II) Communication and Design
Design + Communication, IncAn innovative Web design and virtual galleries of this Montreal based company's showcasing "museum planning and exhibit experience design" projects.
Journal of Design CommunicationVirginia Tech: Browse articles from this peer-reviewed scholarly journal dealing seeking in promoting communication among educators and researchers in the design disciplines involved with teaching and research in design communication in the areas of sketching, drawing, verbal and written communication, Internet, multimedia, etc.
Canadian Journal of CommunicationSimon Fraser University: (1991 -) Browse or search articles on research relating to all aspects of communication and journalism studies, with emphasis on Canadian work and issues.
Design CouncilSearch or browse current or back issues for current events, lead stories, case studies from this UK e-zinc as well as easy access to a directory of Web resources pertaining to all aspects of design.
(III) Industrial Design
DesignboomIndustrial design today. International in scope this site offers a job board, history, interviews, competitions and more.
Industry Designer: Google Web DirectoryUse the search box for keyword searches within this list of designers' Web sites.
The IDE Virtual Museum Famous Designers ArchivesAn excellent archive of 'famous designers'. Includes images of their work as well as brief biographies. Also includes a small directory of international design firms and designers.
Media
Cinema Sites (An index of Movie and TV resources by a film industry professional)
flicker (Alternative film and video sites)
Media and Communications Study Site, University of Wales (Useful links list for numerous topics in media studies)
Yahoo Television Links (Guide to everything on TV online such as episode guides with latest TV show photos, movie clips, etc)
Artists Biography Ready Reference
Bindman, David The Thames and Hudson dictionary of British art. Thames and Hudson, c1998. N33.T366
Chilvers, Ian. The Concise Oxford dictionary of art and artists. Oxford University Press, c1990. N33.C744
Langmuir, Erika. The Yale dictionary of art and artists. Yale University Press, c2000. N33.L284
Stangos, Nikos. The Thames and Hudson dictionary of art and artists. Thames and Hudson, c1994. N33.T366H
Turner, Jane Shoaf. The Grove dictionary of art. From Monet to Cezanne: late 19th-century French artists. St Martin’s Press, c2000. N6847.G883
Art, General
Chaturachinda, Gwyneth. Dictionary of South and Southeast Asian art. Silkwood Books, c2004. N7300.C495
Hall, James. Dictionary of subjects and symbols in art. Harper and Row, c1974. N7560.H177
Julier, Guy. The Thames and Hudson dictionary of design since 1900. Thames and Hudson, c2004. NK1390.J94T
Lucie-Smith, Edward. The Thames and Hudson dictionary of art terms and techniques. Harper Perennial, 1992. N33.L937
Mayer, Ralph. The artist's handbook of materials and techniques. Faber, c1981. ND1500.M468
Metzger, Philip W. The artist's illustrated encyclopedia: techniques, materials, and terms. North Light Books, c2001. N8510.M596
Pierce, James Smith. From abacus to Zeus: a handbook of art. Prentice Hall, c2001. N33.P522
Terraroll, Valerio. Skira dictionary of modern decorative arts: 1851-1942. Skira, c2001. NK789.T323
Art, Specific
Baldwin, Gordon. Looking at photographs: a guide to technical terms. J. Paul Getty Museum in association with British Museum Press, c1991. TR9.B181
Campbell, Alastair. The digital designer's jargon buster: the ultimate illustrated dictionary of design, print and computer terms. Ilex, c2004. NC1000.C187
Goldman, Paul. Looking at prints, drawings, and watercolours: a guide to technical terms. British Museum Press, c2006. N33.G619
Patin, Thomas. Artwords: a glossary of contemporary art theory. Greenwood Press, 1997. N71.P298
Warren, Lynne. Encyclopedia of twentieth-century photography. Routledge, c2006. TR642.E56 V1
