Subject Guides: Design: Websites

Galleries & Artists

Art Project (Google)
Explore Museums from around the world.
View and zoom into artworks
Art.sy
Images and artist profiles from leading galleries, museums and private collections. NOTE: downloading images is not permitted
Creative NZ
NZ Arts links
Digital NZ
Pictures, sounds and objects from New Zealand's archives, galleries, libraries and museums
Europeana: Think Culture
Images and noted from European museums.
Find New Zealand Artists
Search major NZ art galleries, art societies, 'Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists' by Una Platts and Te Ara: the Encyclopaedia of New Zealand.
Getty Publications Virtual Library
Books by The Getty Museum covering art, architecture and archaeology. Read online or download pdf. Free to the public.
Google Cultural Institute
Information on world heritage sites from the world's museums and galleries. Includes Art Project, Historic Moments & World Wonders.
Guggenheim Catalogues
Catalogues published by the Guggenheim art museum. Click “Read Catalogue Online”. Downloads available at Archive.org.
MetPublications
Over 400 art history books spanning 50 years of publication by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. These can be read online or downloaded. Free to the public.
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Readers may also locate works of art from the Met's collections that are included in every book and periodical title and access the most recent information about these works in the Collections section (http://www.metmuseum.org/collection).
Modern Art Timelines
Links showing the progression of the modern art movements.
NZ Art Galleries
Directory of NZ galleries, museums and arts organisations.
NZ Artists
Find biographical and exhibition information about selected NZ artists.

Blogs, Magazines, Tools

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Colossal [Blog]
Weekly blog showcasing inspirational and unconventional works of art.
Design Taxi [Blog ]
Global creative network - publishes a daily news blog, competitions, artist portfolios.
Faction [Magazine]
Free online magazine featuring some of NZ's best comic artists. Also in print at PN6790.N5FAC.
Issuu [Magazines & eBooks]
Free online magazines and eBooks. topics include art, fashion, lifestyle sports etc. Browse online, zoom in. sign up for weekly notifications on topics of interest.
PetaPixel [Blog]
Photography blog with daily posts covering tutorials and photographer portfolios.
de zeen Print Shift [Magazine]
Explores advances in 3D printing and how it is changing the worlds of architecture and design.

General websites

Sand animations
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and other stories and music videos illustrated through sand animation.
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
The history of art from around the world, from prehistory to the present.
Intellectual Property Office (NZ)
Search or apply for patents, designs and trade marks
Modern Art Timelines
Links to timelines that show modern art movements and when key works of art were produced
Te Puna Search
Search all new Zealand Libraries.
If you want a book that we don't have at Ara, contact the Library and we will try to interloan it for you. (This is a free service!)
Pride in Print Awards, NZ
Annual wards for printing excellence in NZ
Canva Learn
Software designed to help the user develop presentations, social media graphics and more.
TED Talks
Inspiring talks

Māori and design - Toi

Māori design concepts to understand
From NZ Intellectual Property Office

Design: Websites

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Galleries & Artists

Blogs, Magazines, Tools

General websites

Māori and design - Toi