National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: m.c. Escher
An awesome review of the M.C. Escher exhibit at the National Gallery of Art. There are 24 images of Escher's works here out of the 330 that the National Gallery has on hand. There is also a biography on Escher that is very useful.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Lester Beall
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Lester Beall is described here along with information on his contributions to art through achievements in graphic design.
Other
Art Daily: Stray Dogs Opens at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
As an example of a possible career outlet for a graphic designer, this site provides a graphic novel called "Stray Dogs." The site is looked at as a published book but includes additional information on the publication process as well.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Joseph Binder
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Joseph Binder in addition to an extensive listing of his works as displayed at the museum.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Jennifer Morla
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Jennifer Morla is described here along with information on her contributions to art through graphic design.
Other
Computer Art Using Ms Paint
A site by Diana Hunter, an educator in Indiana. This site uses common software in PCs to introduce the use of computers in making art. There are lessons on design, Tessellations, Butterflies, Piet Mondrian, Landscapes with Spraypaint,...
Other
Massurrealism Gallery
An interesting gallery and description of Massurrealism and artwork that is part of the movement.
Next.cc
Next: Cartoons
Cartoon have been around for over 100 years and the art form is growing. Here you can have fun creating your own comic strip character and storyline.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Enrique Chagoya
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Enrique Chagoya is described here along with information on his contributions to art through graphic design and illustration.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Ivan Chermayeff
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Ivan Chermayeff is described here along with information on his contributions to art through graphic design.
Other
Ron Reason: Design With Reason
This site from Ron Reason is a very good site devoted to newspaper designs and articles pertaining to them. Offers tips on designs and interesting articles with photos.
Other
Write Design Online: Glossary of Terms
This is a comprehensive glossary of terms pertaining to literature, writing, art, graphic design, and technology.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Gps Art
Students design their own logo or picture and use a handheld GPS receiver to map it out. They write out a word or graphic on a field or playground, walk the path, and log GPS data. The results display their "art" on their GPS receiver...
Other
Free Web Graphics
A page full of free animation, clip art, backgrounds, and other graphics to be used on web pages. Simply download an image to use.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Career Profile: Multimedia Artist or Animator
If you have an artistic bent combined with an interest in computer graphic design, the career of multimedia artist or animator might be something for you to consider. This Science Buddies site lays out the requirements needed to become a...
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Visual Artists
This site provides information about various careers in the visual arts, including the nature of the work, working conditions, employment options, training, job outlook, earnings, and related occupations.
University of Washington
A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization [Pdf]
The goal of this "visual sourcebook" is to add to the material teachers can use to help theirstudents understand Chinese history, culture, and society. It was not designed to standalone; we assume that teachers who use it will also...
Smithsonian Institution
Freer | Sackler Galleries: The Peacock Room
An exhibition site on a room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland in Liverpool, England that was painted by James McNeill Whistler. The site has a detailed biography and a virtual tour (Quicktime.) There is also information on the most...
British Library
British Library: Illuminating the Page
The British Library presents "Illuminating the Page", a broad and diverse analysis of illuminated manuscripts from the middle ages. Including videos, audio, a gallery and other forms of information that give a detailed overview of this...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Off Book Collection
Learn about the art, the people, and the culture of the digital revolution with Off Book. This revolutionary program from PBS Digital Studios combines top-tier journalism with the underground, and often ignored, subject matter of today's...
Curated OER
Cover Art
Carol Hurst uses one of her own books, "In Plain Sight," as a basis for this lesson plan on the California gold rush. In addition to discussion questions about the book, Hurst provides ten activities designed to help students explore...
Other
The Awesome Library: Technology
Awesome Library organizes carefully reviewed web resources. The Technology index explores a variety of resources such as: lesson plans, current events, integrating technology, technology items, and technology tools.
Community Learning Network
Cln: Instructional Materials in Media Literacy Studies
CLN "Theme Pages," focus on specific topics within Media Literacy/Studies. CLN's theme pages are collections of useful Internet educational resources within a narrow curricular topic and contain links to two types of information....