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Welcome to the Communication Design LibGuide for students and staff from

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design

Liaison support is available for any teaching requests to support curriculum modules by contacting: LLC-digitalskills@dundee.ac.uk

Additional support is available every Wednesday afternoon from 1pm - 5pm for help with individual/multiple database searching, resource requests, or for any Materials ConneXion Room 4010, half hour introduction sessions (max. of 18 in a group).

Hourly appointments can be booked for Wednesday afternoons by e-mailing:

doj-library @dundee.ac.uk

Library Search

Use Library Search to help you find books, journal articles and other useful resources held at the University of Dundee.

Library Search Tips

Use Library Search to find books, journal articles, and more, at Dundee University Libraries
To find a particular title quickly, put it in quotes e.g. " Design genius the ways and workings of creative thinkers"
If you are looking for a selection of books and articles about a subject, type in some suitable words, just as you would in a Google search
'Available in the Library' normally means our print books
Go to 'View Online' to read full text online items

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Key Resources in Art, Media & Design

Art bibliographies Modern This link opens in a new window
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This database is the only specialist index available for the study of modern and contemporary art. Covers all art forms, including fine art, digital art, crafts, design and photography. Indexes art journals published from the late 1960s onwards.

For off-campus access login with your University of Dundee username and password.
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Art Full Text indexes journals covering fine, decorative and commercial art, both historical and contemporary. Full text articles are included from 1997, abstracts from 1994

For off campus access use your University of Dundee username and password
Bloomsbury Design Library This link opens in a new window
Bloomsbury Design Library provides cutting-edge scholarly coverage of design and crafts worldwide, from 1500 BCE to the present day. It offers an expanding range of authoritative reference and book content, alongside a rich selection of museum object images, which are fully searchable and underpinned by an intuitive taxonomy for seamless navigation. The ideal research and learning tool for design and visual arts, it will support both students and academics by allowing them to explore the history and context of influential design schools, people, periods, places, and disciplines.

For off-campus access, Click on Log In, Shibboleth Login Page (under HELPFUL TIPS), Show Organizations, University of Dundee then sign in using your University of Dundee username and password
Bloomsbury Fashion Central (Berg Fashion Library) This link opens in a new window
Digital hub for interdisciplinary teaching and research in fashion and dress. Interconnected major reference works, exclusive articles, case studies.

For off-campus access - sign in by clicking "Institutional" and then "Shibboleth". Type Dundee in the Organizations box and select University of Dundee. Enter your Dundee username and password.
Box of Broadcasts This link opens in a new window
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BoB (Box of Broadcasts) from Learning On Screen is an innovative shared online off-air Television and radio recording service.

For off campus access, Sign In, select home institution University of Dundee, then sign in using you University of Dundee username and password.
LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com) This link opens in a new window
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Online video training resource that covers many software packages and subject disciplines such as Business, 3D Animation, 3D Drawing, 3D Printing, CAD, Design Techniques, Education, Photography, Video, and Web Design

Login with your University of Dundee username and password.
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Oxford Reference is an online reference database, spanning 25 different subject areas, bringing together 2 million digitized entries across Oxford University Press’s Dictionaries, Companions and Encyclopedias

For off campus access select "Login with Athens/Access Management Federation", find University of Dundee and login with username and password.

Artcyclopedia 9,000 artists listed, 2,900 art sites indexed,160,000 links.

Material Connexion This link opens in a new window
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This is an online database of new materials and processes which includes over 7000 innovative materials in various categories, covering disciplines such as interior design, industrial design, product design, textiles and architecture. Entries include a description of the material, properties and the manufacturer contact details.
To register for access if you are on-campus use the link above to take you to the Material ConneXion database, click on 'Log In' in the top right hand corner, then follow the prompts in the pop-up-box to create your own account. Use your '@dundee.ac.uk' e-mail address and note your MC password should be at least 8 characters long, and include at least one letter and one number. For off-campus access see below

To register for access if you are off-campus please go to https://www.materialconnexion.online/database/customer/account/register?SID=v73ip286hr53umfatu0sd81203 and enter Registration Key MgdHh1600875794 and you must use your '@Dundee.ac.uk' e-mail address to register
Nexis This link opens in a new window
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Use to search for recent art exhibition reviews, news. Includes online UK and international newspapers; company information including financial reports and company profiles

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Key University Archive Resources in Communication Design

The Archive’s collections include primary source material dating from the late 19th century. They include comics, the records of DJCAD and arts organisations personal papers, photographic material, illustrations, drawings and project material, offering information and inspiration across design, illustration, textiles and fine art.

You can find items of interest by searching our archives and collections online catalogue

To find out more about the Archive go to www.dundee.ac.uk/archives and email archives@dundee.ac.uk with your questions.

Recent book and e-book additions, to the Duncan of Jordanstone Library

A *New* Program for Graphic Design by David Reinfurt; Ellen Lupton (Foreword by); Adam Michaels (Preface by)
Call Number: 744 REI
ISBN: 9781941753217
Publication Date: 2019-09-17
Coding art: the four steps to creative programming with the processing language by Zhang, Yu
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 9781484262641
Publication Date: 2021
Finally, a book on creative programming, written directly for artists and designers! Rather than following a computer science curriculum, this book is aimed at creatives who are working in the intersection of design, art, and education. In this book you'll learn to apply computation into the creative process by following a four-step process, and through this, land in the cross section of coding and art, with a focus on practical examples and relevant work structures. You'll follow a real-world use case of computation art and see how it relates back to the four key pillars, and addresses potential pitfalls and challenges in the creative process. All code examples are presented in a fully integrated Processing example library, making it easy for readers to get started.This unique and finely balanced approach between skill acquisition and the creative process and development makes Coding Art a functional reference book for both creative programming and the creative process for professors and students alike
Color Library by Emily King (Text by); Manon Bruet (Text by); Maximage (Editor); Shirana Shahbazi (Text by); Franz Sigg (Text by)
ISBN: 9783037645277
Publication Date: 2018-11-20
A collectible publication for graphic designers and creative entrepreneurs, this book is dedicated to Color Library, one of the most commentated projects in the graphic design field in the past years.Color Library is a database of colour profiles for artists, designers, photographers, and printers who are looking for a novel yet professional colour management solution. It offers a wide variety of colour combinations, from basic colours through metallic, neon, and pastel. Created at ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne, Color Library was launched in 2014.Initially developed for experimental purposes, the project was extended in order to create an online platform for development and distribution. This nonprofit website has a dual objective: to distribute an innovative tool for artists, designers, and printers, and to make students aware of colour theory and colour management -- one of the main fields of contemporary design research.Among the graphic designers and creative structures that have used and/or are using Color Library are Abake, Vitra, Baldinger*Vu-Huu, Edition Patrick Frey, Zak Kyes, Istituto Svizzero, Kunsthalle Basel, and Nero Publishing.This publication documents the different chromatic and technical possibilities offered by Color Library and includes a commissioned visual essay by Zurich-based photographer, Shirana Shahbazi as well as essays by London-based writer, curator, and graphic design expert Emily King, Manon Bruet, and Franz Sigg.Published with ECAL, Lausanne.
Designing for Autism Spectrum Disorders by Kristi Gaines; Angela Bourne; Michelle Pearson; Mesha Kleibrink
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 9781317932024
Publication Date: 2016-05-20
Winner of the 2017 IDEC Book Award, 2017 EDRA Great Places Award (Book Category), 2017 American Society of Interior Designers Joel Polsky Prize and the 2016 International Interior Design Association TXOK Research Award Designing for Autism Spectrum Disorders explains the influence of the natural and man-made environment on individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other forms of intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD).
Design Thinking: Creativity, Collaboration and Culture by Ju Hyun Lee; Michael J. Ostwald; Ning Gu
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 9783030565572
Publication Date: 2020-08-27
This book presents new ways of facilitating design thinking, through the combination of cognitive design strategies and information technologies. It provides readers with an in-depth understanding of the traditional and digital design processes and activities that are employed in architecture, computational design, communication design and graphic design.

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