Copy of Graphic Design: Research Help

Welcome to the Graphic Design Research Guide!

This guide is to help you get a jumpstart on art research by giving an overview of what art resources are available in the library, along with some quick tips on how to find and use them. This resource guide was created in support of the SUU Graphic Design Major.

Databases

Sherratt Library provides access to a number of databases on a wide range of subjects. Below is a list of databases with content related to Graphic Design:

Other Online Resources

Museums with Graphic Design Collections:

• Cooper Hewitt (Smithsonian Design Museum), New York
• Design Museum, London
• Design Museum (University of California at Davis)
• Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York

Periodicals and Serials

Although many of the journals and annuals we have in Sherratt Library are available in electronic form, sometimes a print copy is the only way to go. Below is a list of periodicals and serials we have in print and electronic formats. (Note: Print copies of periodicals are housed in the collapsible shelves on the first level, organized alphabetically by title, where serials are in the book shelves, organized by call number, like books).

• American Artist view link for holdings and location
• Art in America view link for holdings and location
• ARTnews view link for holdings and location
• Communication Arts Magazine view link for holdings and location
• Graphis (various years) available at NC997.A1 G75 (Oversize, 3rd Level)
• The Low Countries (TLC): arts and society in Flanders and the Netherlands, a yearbook available at NX9.L69
• Metropolis (NY) view link for holdings and location
• New graphic design 1958-1965 (i.e. Neue Grafik 1958-1965) : international review of graphic design and related subjects available at NC998.4.N48 2014

Books and eBooks

At Sherratt Library we use the Library of Congress Classification (LCC) system to organize the items on our shelves. These call "numbers"  (they're really letters)  on the spines are used for most of our items, including print books and ebooks. Below is a list of call numbers that relate to Graphic Design directly or peripherally (browsing these sections in the shelves on the 2nd level, or 3rd level for oversized items, can reveal resources you never knew you needed)!

Click any of the links below to see a PDF of more complete breakdowns for each number at the Library of Congress.

N Visual arts
NC Drawing. Design. Illustration
NE Print media
NK Decorative arts
NX Arts in general

Also,

TR Photography

And,

Z Books (General). Writing. Paleography. Book industries and trade. Libraries. Bibliography