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Interdisciplinary Art & Design: Internet Resources

Guide for IAD Department covering resources available through the CCS Library.

Color & Materials for Artists

Coloro Workspace - This free resource from the color system company Coloro lets you create and download color palettes and view them in 3D.

Harvard University Materials Collection Primer - This primer has four categories - Composition, Form, Properties, and Processes - using terminology from design, materials science, and the construction industry.

Art, Materiality, & Propaganda

Storylines: Contemporary Art at the Guggenheim - This exhibit on Google Arts & Culture looks at how contemporary artists use everyday objects and materials to uncover layers of meaning and engage with narrative through installation, painting, photography, sculpture, video, and performance.

Art and Propaganda - From Oxford Bibliographies, this article provides a brief overview of propaganda and art since WWI and a short annotated bibliography of some of the most important theorists writing about the topic.

Art & Design News

AIGA Eye on Design - From the American Institute of Graphic Arts, this site features works by exciting designers and examines what it means to be a designer today.

Art Report Today - Art Report Today offers all of the daily, worldwide, breaking art news on one easy-to-read platform - art reviews, artist's stories, new trends, materials, movements, etc.

Frieze - Frieze is a resource for contemporary art and culture, including On View: your guide to the best exhibitions at the leading galleries and museums around the world.

Hyperallergic - Hyperallergic is an online arts magazine, based in Brooklyn, New York. The site describes itself as a "forum for serious, playful, and radical thinking."

Whitehot Magazine - Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art was founded by artist Noah Becker in 2005. Over more than a decade, Whitehot Magazine has become one of the most popular international art magazines.

UI Breakfast (podcast) - Focused on UI/UX, marketing, and product strategy, this podcast by Jane Portman features industry experts providing actionable information.


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