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Fonts and Things
http://www.fontsnthings.com
Unusual and downloadable fonts, backgrounds and graphics.
George Eastman House
http://www.eastmanhouse.org
George Eastman House, an independent nonprofit museum, is an educational institution
that tells the story of photography and motion pictures--media that have changed
and continue to change our perception of the world.
Graphic Arts Industry Network:
Portal to the Graphic Arts Industry
http://www.gain.org/
GAIN is brought to you by PIA and GATF. Offers easy access to all of the resources
graphic arts professionals need on the Web. The premier source of information,
solutions, and networking for the graphic arts industry. It is true one-stop
shopping for decision-critical information and training for the entire graphic
communications industry, as well as related groups such as print buyers, graphic
arts students, educators, etc.
Graphic Design
Network
http://www.graphic-design.net
The Graphic Design Network, with 60-second.com, graphic-design.com, user-groups.com,
and all of the sites including The Design & Publishing Center, The User
Group Network, Brings you 100% spam-free content for designers, illustrators,
publishers, photographers, and visual graphics arts professionals from around
the world.
GettyOne
http://www.gettyone.com
Online service of the nationally-known commercial, stock photo agency. Site
offers a variety of contemporary, fine artwork, historical images and Royalty-free
images. Offer simple and advance search features. All images in the catalog
are watermarked for copyright protection.
Masters of
Photography
http://masters-of-photography.com
Examples of the great photographers' work as well as articles and texts for
each photographer describing his\her life, historical importance and contributions
to the artform.
Microsoft
Typography
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/default.asp
Free utilities and TrueType fonts, Links, news and contacts, information on
the features of TrueType and OpenType and other information relating to Microsoft's
products.
Museum of Modern Art
http://www.moma.org
The from the foremost museum dedicated to Modern Art in all its forms, this
site provides images and describes representative examples from its collections
with commentary. Also offers online exhibitions and educational resources.
New York Institute of Photography
http://www.nyip.com
It's for anyone who loves photography and wants to take better photographs.
Whether you're seventeen or seventy. Use a point-and-shoot or an SLR. Amateur
or pro. Experienced or beginner. Founded in 1910, NYI is the world's oldest
and largest photography school. This site has one major objective - to help
you take better pictures. Every month, they put up dozens of new tips, topics
and contests.
Photographs
from the Chicago Daily News: 1902-1933
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpcoop/ichihtml/cdnhome.html
This collection comprises over 55,000 images of urban life captured on glass
plate negatives between 1902 and 1933
by photographers employed by the Chicago Daily News, then one of Chicago's leading
newspapers." The photos
are from the collection of the Chicago Historical Society; over one-third are
related to sports.
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Available by clicking on the title of the database below. Access from home
or work is available for these databases, please read the instructions for Off
Campus Users.
Computer
Database
Use this database to find fulltext and indexed articles related to computer
product introductions, news, and reviews in areas such as hardware, software,
electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology.
General
Reference Center Gold
Use this general interest/business database to search magazines, newspapers,
and reference books for information on business, industry, current events, the
arts, science, entertainment, etc.
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Videos
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CD-ROMs
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American
Artist
Covers topics such as oil painting, watercolor, acrylics, drawing,
sculpture and printmaking. Includes intervews with notable artists and provides
insight in the technical nature of his/her work.
American
Photo
Aperture
A classic in the field of photographic publications. Each theme issue
focuses on the work on one or more photographers with beautifully reproduced
photographs.
Communication
Arts
High-quality trade publication for commercial artists. Offers feature
articles that may profile design studios and artists or highlight special advertising
and design projects.
Graphic
Arts Monthly
Trade publication directed at managers and practitioners in the printing
and graphic arts field. Provides coverage of business news and new technological
developments in the industry.
How:
the bottom line design magazine
Instructional trade magazine that addresses the ideas and techniques
graphic design professionals use to create their work. Provides hand-on advice
for making a design studio more profitable, more professional, and high-profile.
PDN:
Photo District News
High-quality trade publication focused on commercial photography. Articles
examine current business news, new products, new applications and technologies,
as well as noteworthy work by commercial photographers.
Photo
Techniques
Photographers
Forum
Print
High-quality, glossy journal intended to provide thorough and wide-ranging
coverage of the graphic design field.
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For a complete listing of materials on the Graphic Arts, please consult the
MATC Library Online Catalog.
Click on a title to see if it is available
in the library; a new window will open when you click a title.
Comics, comix, & graphic novels : a history of comic art.
741.5973 SA116
By Roger Sabin.
Design drawing techniques : for architects, graphic designers & artists.
720.284 P84
By Tom Porter and Sue Goodman. Designing a digital portfolio
006.6 B265
By Cynthia Baron
Essential darkroom techniques.
770.283 EA13
By Jonathan Eastland.
The focal handbook of commercial photography.
770.68 K835F
By Gerry Kopelow.
GATF encyclopedia of graphic communications.
686.203 G259
By Richard M. Romano, editor-in-chief.
Graphic Artists Guild handbook : pricing & ethical guidelines.
741.60688 G766
Graphic design: a concise history.
741.609 H743
By Richard Hollis.
Graphic design in America: a visual language history.
741.60973 G76
Mildred S. Friedman, editor.
A history of graphic design.
686.2209 M497
By Philip B. Meggs.
Illustrator 8 magic.
006.6869 P672
By Raymond Pirouz.
Illustrator CS accelerated.
006.6869IL29
By YJ IT Publishing team.
The modern poster.
741.674 M986
By Stuart Wrede, Museum of Modern Art National geographic photography field guide: secrets to making great pictures
771 B958
By Peter K. Burian and Robert Caputo
On the art of fixing a shadow: 150 years of photography.
779.07473 ON58
By Sarah Greenough et al.
Opportunities in commercial art and graphic design careers.
741.602373 G662
By Barbara Gordon.
Photoshop CS down and dirty tricks
778.3 K29P
By Scott Kelby.
Photoshop CS book for digital photographers
778.3 K29CS (Watertown)
By Scott Kelby.
Photoshop 5.5 for Windows and Macintosh.
006.6869 W424PH 1999
By Elaine Weinmann, Peter Lourekas.
Treasury of alphabets and lettering : a source book of the best letter forms
of past and present for sign painters, graphic artists, commercial artists,
typographers … and schools of art and design.
686.224 T879
By Jan Tschichold.
Understading digital photography.
778.3 IP64
By Joseph A. Ippolite.
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