Design research and D Guide - Resources and Review

Index to art and design resources by topic and country.
 
Information gateway to quality assured Internet resources for the general areas of art, design, architecture, and media.
 
Resource tracing the history of shoes throughout the 20th Century. Looks at typical design examples from each decade, illustrating how they reflect changing ideals and culture. Provides information about Gaza Bowen, a shoemaker and artist, with a slide show of her work and video interviews, and describes some turning points in shoe history prior to the 20th Century.
 
Image collection depicting Celtic art and cultures from several European countries, together with maps, timelines, a glossary, and quizzes. Topics include Hallstatt Elite Burials, Celtic High Crosses, and Irish Monasteries.
 
This 1996 report lays out the findings of a Survey of Information Needs and Search Methods used by people involved in teaching, learning and research, in the broad areas of art, design, architecture and media.
 
Provides access to materials documenting the history of the performing arts in the San Francisco Bay Area from the Gold Rush to the present. Includes books, photographs, programs, newspaper clippings, audio and video tapes, original artwork and artefacts, as well as archives of local dance organisations. The online catalogue is both searchable and browsable, and collections cover dance, music, theatre, opera, musical theatre, and design.
 
Index to design related journals, including architecture, urban design, product design, and furniture and design history.
 
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