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Communication Design and Graphic Design

This guide showcases the major resources available for research in the field of communication design, as well as graphic design. Use databases and LibrarySearch to search for academic journal articles, as well as books and ebooks, conference papers and tr

Image use and copyright

Check the copyright statement or license conditions before using an image. You may be able to download, re-use or adapt an image under some Creative Commons licenses.

Stock images

Note: Images found on the sites listed below may be protected by copyright. Check their terms of use or copyright statements to make sure that you can download and use the images for educational purposes. 

Art Image Databases

Museums and Galleries Art Image Collections

Use major galleries and art museums websites to search and use digital images of their collections for your study. Many websites allow downloading of high-quality images. Always check websites copyright statements before use.

Australian Art Images

Online archives and collections

  • Asia Art Archives - Collection of over 50,000 records, accessible free of charge from the AAA’s space and via the Collection Online.

  • Burns Archive: Historic vintage photographs - Archive of historic early medical photography depicting Death, Disease, Disaster, Mayhem, Crime, Racism, Revolution and War. 
     

  • Symbols - online encyclopedia that contains information about symbols, signs, flags and glyphs arranged by categories such as culture, country, religion, and more.