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Graphic Arts
 Websites presented in alphabetical order AIGA Design Archives 
 View over 20,000 images of selections from American Institute for Graphic Arts (AIGA) annual design competitions back to the 1920s. Find book jackets, brand and identity systems, packaging, illustrations, typography, and more. From the AIGA, a professional organization for design. http://designarchives.aiga.org/ Topics: Art Last updated Mar 24, 2009 The American Package Museum
"The primary objective of this website is to preserve and display specimens of American package design from the early decades of the 20th Century." Includes packaging for coffee, gum, aspirin, toothpaste, candy, and more. Includes 3-D views of selected items. From an enthusiast. http://www.packagemuseum.com/ Topics: Art Last updated Apr 20, 2009 Black Panther: The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas
This exhibition "traces the graphic art made by Emory Douglas while he worked as minister of culture for the Black Panther Party from 1967 until its discontinuation in the early 1980s." View images of the physical exhibit and of the art for posters, pamphlets, and newspapers. Website also includes a gallery guide, audio of a talk with Douglas, and suggestions for further reading. From the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles. http://www.moca-la.org/emorydouglas/ Topics: Art, Black Resources Last updated Jan 15, 2008 Color, Contrast and Dimension in News Design
An online, interactive version of Pegie Stark Adam's book by the same title, this site uses exercises, graphic design samples, and malleable illustrations of art masterpieces to explain color theory and the emotional and physical impacts color, proportion, and contrast have upon a viewer. Intended primarily for journalists and graphic artists, its demonstration of the uses and effects of color will also have relevance for a much wider audience. http://www.poynterextra.org/cp/index.html Topics: Arts and Humanities, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Jan 10, 2003 Communication Arts
Web site of the world's largest paper magazine on creativity for graphic designers, art directors, copywriters, photographers, illustrators, and multimedia designers. Includes: Creative - examples of design and advertising, articles and more on design; Creative Hotlist - with jobs offered, conferences, directories, and more articles; and Resources - latest software, hardware, production resources, and articles on them. All sections include annotated links to other Web resources. http://www.commarts.com/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Job Listings Last updated Sep 6, 2001 Design by the Book
In "this online-only miniseries, ... the [New York Public] Library partnered with [a] leading design blog ... to invite five New York City-based artists to sift through our collections in search of inspiration. Watch as the artists, who range from a glassblower to a letterpress printer, create unique works inspired by what they found." From the New York Public Library (NYPL). http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/bythebook/ Topics: Art Last updated Feb 17, 2009 Design for Democracy: 200 Years of Drawings From the National Archives
Online exhibit of designs "created in fulfillment of a wide range of Federal policies and programs." Includes paintings, drawings, and sketches of "ideas for symbols, improvements, achievements in science and technology, and artistic expressions." Covers items such as flags and seals, buildings and monuments, patents, and posters. From the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/designs_for_democracy/index.html Topics: Art Last updated Mar 24, 2009 Graphic Design from the 1920s and 1930s in Travel Ephemera
This online gallery displays an extensive personal collection of illustrated ephemera from European, Asian, and American "travel brochures, airline time-tables, ocean liner time-tables, auto road maps, luggage labels, advertising and graphic design publications." Links to examples of Art Deco and Art Moderne commercial art are divided by nationality and into themes such as "Automotive" and "Nautical." Searchable. Note: Site displays best in Internet Explorer. http://www.travelbrochuregraphics.com/ Topics: Advertising & Marketing, Art, Arts and Humanities, Business, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Jun 1, 2008 International Institute for Information Design (IIID)
This organization's website contains resources on information design, which is "the defining, planning, and shaping of the contents of a message and the environments it is presented in with the intention of achieving particular objectives in relation to the needs of users." Provides definitions, a brochure on the group and information design, a link ("News") to the IIID/AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) Journal of Information Design, and event listings. http://www.iiid.net Topics: Art, Communications Last updated Jan 10, 2006 Pentawards
Website for an international brand packaging and design award competition. Find information for entering the competition and images of past winners back to 2007 in the categories of beverages, body, food, luxury, and other markets. Available in several languages. From a website on package design. http://www.pentawards.org/ Topics: Advertising & Marketing, Art Last updated Mar 24, 2009 Wallpaper in New England
Explore examples of wallpaper in New England from the 1750s to the 1950s. "The online catalogue describes and illustrates individual samples of wallpaper, historic photographs of wallpaper in situ, and ephemera dealing with the wallpaper industry. There are currently [as of May 2009] over 4000 records in the database." Also includes a timeline on the history of wallpaper, resources on care and conservation of historic wallpaper, and related material. From Historic New England. http://www.historicnewengland.org/wallpaper/ Topics: Art, Home & Housing Last updated Apr 27, 2009 |
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