DESIGN
RESOURCE LIST – WEB BASED RESOURCES
The following links will direct you to websites outside the Authority site. The School
Curriculum and Standards Authority has no control over the content of materials accessible
on the sites that are cross-referenced. It is the responsibility of the user to make decisions
about the relevance and accuracy, currency and reliability of information found on these
websites. Linking to these sites should not be taken as endorsement of any kind. We cannot
guarantee that the links will work all of the time and we have no control over availability of
the linked pages. It is your responsibility to check that this information is accurate.
Design Galleries Australia
The Gallery of Australian Design
http://www.gad.org.au/
The Gallery of Australian Design (GAD) explores and promotes Australian design through
exhibitions, discourse and events and is host to international design exhibitions for
Australian audiences.
Design Institute of Australia
http://www.dia.org.au/index.cfm
The Design Institute of Australia's Design Gallery provides an opportunity for all designers to
exhibit a range of design projects across multiple disciplines throughout Australia.
National Gallery Canberra Australia
http://nga.gov.au/DecorativeArts/index.cfm
The Gallery has significant holdings of Australian colonial decorative arts, which provide a
solid foundation for charting the development of decorative arts and design in this
country. In particular, collections of ceramics, metalwork and furniture are well represented
from this early period.
Powerhouse Museum: Australian designers at work
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/designersatwork/
Freestyle: Museum Victoria
http://www.freestyledesign.info/
Link to the work and stories of 40 outstanding Australian designers
Powerhouse Museum: science + design Sydney Australia
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/
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Museums UK
Design Museum London
http://designmuseum.org/
London's museum of international contemporary design.
Craft Council
http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/
The Crafts Council's goal is to make the United Kingdom the best place to make, see, collect
and learn about contemporary craft.
Design Council UK
http://www.designcouncil.org.uk/
Provides online resources for teachers and students.
Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A)
http://www.vam.ac.uk/
Contains over 20,000 works and over 26,000 images from the V&A's collections, including
ceramics, fashion, furniture, glass, metalwork, paintings, photographs, prints, sculpture, and
textiles.
Museums: North America
Museum of Arts and Design New York City
http://www.madmuseum.org/
The Museum of Arts and Design (“MAD”) explores the blur zone between art, design, and
craft today. MAD focuses on contemporary creativity and the ways in which artists and
designers from around the world transform materials through processes ranging from the
artisanal to the digital.
Smithsonian
http://collections.si.edu/search/
Allows you to search over 2 million records with thousands of images, video and sound files,
electronic journals and other resources from the Smithsonian's Museums, Archives &
Libraries.
Museum of Modern Art
http://www.moma.org/
Provides online access to its collection of twentieth-century art works and design objects.
Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum
http://www.cooperhewitt.org/
Contains collections of textiles, wall coverings, graphic design, product design and
decorative art.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org/
Provides online access to galleries and collections, including decorative arts, photography
and design and cultural artifacts.
Museums: Europe
Vitra Design Museum, Germany
http://www.design-museum.de/de/informationen.html
Has an online archive and image gallery of its travelling exhibitions focussing on furniture
and interior design.
Design Museum Helsinki
http://www.designmuseum.fi/en/
The Design Museum’s comprehensive and varied collections shed light on the history and
development of Finnish design. The collection comprises over 75,000 objects, 40, 000
drawings and 100, 000 images.
Photography museums and galleries
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Photography_museums_and_galleries
Link to the Wikipedia list of worldwide museums and galleries dedicated to photography.
Triennale Design Museum Milan Italy
http://www.triennaledesignmuseum.it/
Extensive collection of historical and contemporary Italian design. Provides access to
collections of drawings, objects online
Design websites (general)
Design Museum London education resources
http://designmuseum.org/education/teaching-resources
Aussie Educator Technology and Design Resources
http://aussieeducator.org.au/resources/teaching/technologyresources.html
Aussie Educator Digital Photography Resources
http://aussieeducator.org.au/reference/general/digitalphotography.html
AVA Design Resource Books Blog
http://aussieeducator.org.au/reference/general/digitalphotography.html
Provides links to the design books in the Basics series, interviews with designers and
illustrated student profiles.
Radio National By Design: Interviews and Issues
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bydesign/
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Creativity and Innovation Techniques
http://www.mycoted.com/Category:Creativity_Techniques
Provides access to approximately 200 problem solving, problem definition and ideation
techniques.
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