Finding Books
Searching the catalog for books on graphic design:
Try a keyword search:
Try a subject search:
Graphic arts — History — 20th century.
Or browse the 2nd floor stacks:
- Drawing, Design, Illustration (General) NC 1 – 45
- Graphic Art Materials NC 845 – 915
- Illustration NC 950 – 996
- Commercial Art, Advertising Art NC 997 – 1003
- Posters NC 1800 – 1850
- Greeting Cards, postcards, invitations, book Jackets NC1860 – 1896
Finding Articles
- Art Bibliographies Modern — ELECTRONIC
Source of information on modern and contemporary arts dating from the late 19th century onwards, and including photography since its invention. Includes abstracts of English and foreign-language material on famous and lesser-known artists, movements, and trends. The coverage of ABM is wide-ranging and includes performance art and installation works, video art, computer and electronic art, body art, graffiti, artists’ books, theatre arts, conservation, crafts, ceramic and glass art, ethnic arts, graphic and museum design, fashion, and calligraphy, as well as traditional media including illustration, painting, printmaking, sculpture, and drawing. - Art Full Text — ELECTRONIC
Art Full Text is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles from periodicals published throughout the world. Full-text coverage for selected periodicals is also included. Periodical coverage includes English-language periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins. In addition to articles, Art Full Text indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals. Indexing coverage begins 1984; abstracting coverage begins with January 1994. Full-text coverage begins in 1997. It continues Art Index Retrospective. - Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI) — ELECTRONIC
Covers current trends in design and the applied arts worldwide. - Jstor — ELECTRONIC
Includes full-text of all articles. Note that JSTOR employs a “moving wall” of publication dates. Therefore, the most recent years are not included. NOTE: when searching in Jstor for graphic design topics, go to the ADVANCED SEARCH option and LIMIT to the Disciplines of ART & ART HISTORY. - Proquest — ELECTRONIC
Huge multi-disciplinary database that includes electronic access to several design journals. Good for any topic.
Suggested Periodicals
- Communication Arts
(in print 1968-1984, 1998-current) - How
(in print 2005 – current) - I.D. (International Design Magazine)
(in print 1985 – current; electronically 1998-2001 via Proquest) - Print
(in print 1945-current; electronically 1994-current via Academic OneFile) - Viewpoint
(in print 2002 – current) - Visual Communication Quarterly
(in print 2005 – 2007; electronically from 2005 via Communication & Mass Media Complete) - Wallpaper
(in print 2002 -2004, 2005, 2007-current)
Finding Photos
- Flickr –WWW
Limit search to photos with Creative Commons Licenses - Morguefile — WWW
One of How Magazines top five sources for free or low-budget stock photography (“Taking Stock.” How Magazine. August 2008 p 84). Very good search engine, truly free, and good quality images.
Finding Historic Images of Philadelphia:
- PhillyHistory — WWW
The Philadelphia City Archive is one of the country’s largest municipal archives, with about 2 million photographs, dating from the late 1800′s. Discover gorgeous images of Philadelphia, its industry, architecture, culture, and people. - FLP-Historical Images of Philadelphia – WWW
The images contained in this digital collection document Philadelphia’s past through its neighborhoods, buildings, and events. They are drawn from the Philadelphiana Collection, which contains over 20,000 historical images of Philadelphia. The earliest photograph in the collection dates back to 1841; most are from the latter half of the 19th century, with a few from the early 20th century. These images represent a small fraction of the photographs, drawings, paintings, and ephemera Philadelphiana has to offer.
