Graphic Design Subject Guide: Key databases

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Art Full Text is a database with art articles, dissertations, and reproductions. It covers many art forms, including fine art, decorative art, commercial art, folk art, photography, film, and architecture.

Bloomsbury Applied Visual Arts combines visual inspiration with practical advice on everything from idea generation and research techniques to portfolio development.

Access to Peclers trend books and the analysis of their experts in fashion, beauty, home, prospective and innovations. Peclers(+) mission is to provide you with unique, curated trends and insights to accelerate your creative process and stay up-to-date with the latest market trends.

This archive connects researchers with the history of twentieth-century fashion and culture through the digitised archive of US Vogue magazine, which has been in existence since 1892.

Europeana provides access to over 50 million digitised items; books, music, artworks and more, with sophisticated search and filter tools to help you find what you're looking for. Access to thematic collections on art, fashion, music, photography, and World War 1.  It contain galleries, blogs and exhibitions to inform and inspire.

The Artists Information Company is a resource for artists and designers. It provides information on jobs, exhibitions, arts events, magazines, and how to promote, sell, and price art. It also lists grants, bursaries, and awards.

Insights and facts across 170 industries and 150+ countries