ArtSite

A description of Albers book of prints from 1972. If you move your mouse over the upper left of the main image - you'll get the controls for a slideshow that shows some of the images from the book.

A link to articles and resources mentioned in David Berman's book, Do Good Design.

quick, dirty, and rough, but very good.

Work from Nagaoka Institute of Design; Japan.

A brief article on Kasimir Malevich, Suprematism and his painting, Black Square.

NSK State is an art collective that uses the visual language of propaganda in their design and art.

A large selection of Nazi Propaganda posters ca. 1933-1945.

A description of the Froebel Gifts and their relationship to play and early development. These were developed by Friedrich Froebel, who also gave us Kindergarten. Frank Lloyd Wright cited his play with Froebel Gifts in childhood as a major influence on his aesthetic.

A very, very large selections of good quality Hokusai images.

This image is older than God by now, but since Elastic Press [link] has recently asked me to format this image for use as a book cover, I've done some more touch-ups to the background and I thought I'd share.

This is a collection of clever mug designs. Helps you remember there is sometimes humor in design.

A great guide for developing brochures. You can plug in dimensions for any size paper and get the right guides for developing pages in InDesign.

The College Art Association is a primarily academic organization geared toward the visual arts. Under the Careers heading you can find listings of academic jobs (you have to be a paying member to see details) and listings of exhibition opportunities. There is a lot of detailed information here regarding art, academia and careers.

A very brief overview of possible paths to take for a career in the arts.