LibGuides: The Ignition Program: Graphic Design Resources

Advertising Digital Collections

Ad Access
Over 7,000 U.S. and Canadian advertisements covering five product categories - Beauty and Hygiene, Radio, Television, Transportation, and World War II propaganda - dated between 1911 and 1955.
Ad Views
Thousands of television commercials created or collected by the D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles (DMB&B) advertising agency, dated 1950s - 1980s.

Art Full Text (1984+)
Index, abstracts, and full text of articles in art.
Art and Architecture Digital Resources
Art and architecture digital images from licensed sources, plus contributions from Ohio museums, libraries, and universities.
Art and Architecture from the University of Cincinnati
Includes works by Eisenman, Fellheimer & Wagner, Latrobe, Elizabeth Nourse, and Frank Lloyd Wright.

NYPL Digital Collections
This site is a living database with new materials added every day, featuring prints, photographs, maps, manuscripts, streaming video, and more.
Morguefile
Looking for high resolution stock photos for your illustration, comp or design needs? Search morgueFile for free reference images.

AIGA - The Professional Association for Design
Case studies, examples, and guidelines for successful, eye-catching graphics.
Association Typographique Internationale
ATypI, Association Typographique Internationale, is the global forum and focal point for the type community and business. The Type & Typography section has a number of useful articles.
Best Colleges Graphic Design Resources
This resource lists associations, open courses, open access journals, online magazines, blogs and people to follow on Twitter.

To find CC licensed images, try searching http://search.creativecommons.org/ . Not sure what Creative Commons is? Check out the infographic below or read about it on creativecommons.com.

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