LibGuides: Visual Arts: Inspiration and reference material

Inspiration and reference material

Creative Quarterly
Quarterly publication reviewing art, graphic design, illustration and photography from all over the world with profiles of industry leaders, gallery of winning entries, book reviews and more.
Art Monthly Australasia
Art Monthly Australasia is the country's flagship visual arts publication, critically engaging with contemporary and historical practice across 9 issues each year (from March to December), including a special end-of-the-year 'bumper' edition. Established in 1987 as an offshoot of the British publication Art Monthly, Art Monthly Australasia has grown to become the region's only independent monthly dedicated to intelligent and lively analysis, commentary and review, placing Australian visual arts in an increasingly national, regional and international context and dialogue.

Shit Art Is Better Than No Art by Dahlia Raz
Call Number: N71 .R39 2020

ISBN: 9780578687964

Publication Date: 2020-05-06

Do you find yourself in creative ruts and don't know why? In this book I break down ten mindsets that will help you overcome your creative block.I, as a visual artist, have found various ways to break myself out of a creative block by breaking down the limiting beliefs and mindsets that were getting in my way.
Creative Block by Gemma Lawrence
Call Number: BF408 .L38 2020

ISBN: 9789063695972

Publication Date: 2021-04-06

Creative Block is a book set out to ruffle feathers, get out of ruts and start those juices flowing. Focusing on creative process and theory, it is filled with over 100 tasks to get your head into a conceptual and creative space, encouraging experimentation and playfulness in art.
The Storm of Creativity by Kyna Leski; John Maeda (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9780262029940

Publication Date: 2015-11-06

Bees of Australia by James Dorey
ISBN: 9781486308491

Publication Date: 2019-01-24
Animal Anatomy for Artists by Eliot Goldfinger
ISBN: 9780195142143

Publication Date: 2004-11-15
Wildlife of Greater Brisbane.
ISBN: 9780648800507
Birds of Australia by Iain Campbell; Sam Woods; Nick Leseberg; Geoff Jones (Photographer)
ISBN: 9780691157276

Publication Date: 2014-11-09
Peanut Butter Dogs by Greg Murray (By (photographer))
ISBN: 9781423646655

Publication Date: 2017-03-14

Discovering Australian Flora by Fanny Karouta-Manasse
ISBN: 9781486315840

Publication Date: 2022-08-02
A Year Full of Flowers by Sarah Raven; Jonathan Buckley (Photographer)
ISBN: 9781526626110

Publication Date: 2021-03-04

Flower magazine
For those who love inspirational design ideas for inside and outside their home. Flower magazine brings you stylish interiors and decorating inspiration from today's top designers. From easy entertaining ideas that are sure to delight your family and friends to elegant floral arrangements how-to's. Plus, beautiful gardens from around the world.

Reef and Rainforest by Michael McCoy
ISBN: 9780643096950

Publication Date: 2011-02-15
Australian Deserts by Steve Morton
ISBN: 9781486305995

Publication Date: 2022-02-10
New Wild Garden by Ian Hodgson
ISBN: 9780711260092

Publication Date: 2021-03-30

Classical Architecture by Andrew Ballantyne
ISBN: 9780719841651

Publication Date: 2023-10-10

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Architecture and urban design in Brisbane
ISBN: 9781921920998
Architecture : a visual history.
ISBN: 9780241288436

Dwell
For more than 20 years, Dwell has championed home design that improves people's lives. We feature new ideas about what a home can and should be, offer expert advice for making your own space a better place to live, and provide a marketplace for the best-designed products available.
Architectural Review Asia-Pacific
The independent voice of Australian architecture for over 25 years. Architectural Review Asia Pacific has been the independent voice of Australian architecture for over 28 years. Widely read and respected by architectural practitioners, affiliated professionals and all who have a keen interest in the field, AR works collaboratively with opinion leaders to provide considered, provocative and fresh insights into the world of contemporary Australian architecture.

The Typography Idea Book by Steven Heller; Gail Anderson
ISBN: 9781780678498

Publication Date: 2016
Universal Principles of Typography by Elliot Jay Stocks; Ellen Lupton (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9780760383384

Publication Date: 2024
Typography, Referenced by Kathryn Henderson; Allan Haley; Ina Saltz; Jason Tselentis; Richard Poulin; Gerry Leonidas; Tony Seddon; Tyler Alterman
ISBN: 9781592537020

Publication Date: 2012
The Anatomy of Type by Stephen Coles
Call Number: Z250.A2 C64 2021

ISBN: 9780062203120

Publication Date: 2021

The Anatomy of Type is the ultimate stylistic guide to the intricacies and design of 100 indispensable typefaces.
Graphic Style Lab by Steven Heller
Call Number: Z246 .H44 2015

ISBN: 9781592539109

Publication Date: 2015

Graphic Style Lab is a lively and playful approach to discovering different design styles. This guidebook is full of experimental design projects that cover the distinctions between a personal and universal style, historical and contemporary style, one-of-a kind styles.
The field guide to typography: typefaces in the urban landscape by Peter Dawson.
Call Number: Z246 .D38 2013

ISBN: 9780500241448

Publication Date: 2013

This book explores and explains the myriad typefaces that we see around us in our day-to-day lives, from airplane liveries to computer screens, from billboard hoardings to signage systems. It presents over 120 typefaces old and new, common and unusual with photographic references to help font spotters identify particular typefaces in the wild.

Artist's Guide to Human Anatomy by Giovanni Civardi
ISBN: 9781782217374

Publication Date: 2020-04-07

A beautifully illustrated introduction to the study of human anatomy by best-selling artist and author, Giovanni Civardi. In this comprehensive guide, Civardi combines his stunning anatomical drawings with annotations explanatory photographs and concise theory to offer the learning artist an accessible yet incredibly informative approach to understanding and drawing the human form.
Anatomy of Facial Expressions by Uldis Zarins
ISBN: 9781735039046

Publication Date: 2017-01-01

Anatomy of Facial Expressions is redefining the anatomy of the human face, often the most challenging area of human anatomy to understand. A team of professional artists and medical experts working together to create this anatomy book. With fully visual and correct anatomy information.
The Modern Art of High Intensity Training by Aurelien Broussal-Derval; Stephane Ganneau
ISBN: 9781492544999

Publication Date: 2017-02-21

A book on high-intensity training should deliver an impact equal to the training itself. Lucky for you, this one does. The Modern Art of High Intensity Training is sport and strength, movement and passion.
The Hong Kong Ballet by Wang-Ngai Siu
ISBN: 9789622096189

Publication Date: 2003-01-01

Siu Wang-Ngai has in the last few years established himself as one the world's foremost performance photographers. It was thus appropriate that the Hong Kong Ballet should invite him to make a photographic record of their artistic work.
On Choreography and Making Dance Theatre by Mark Bruce
ISBN: 9781783197774

Publication Date: 2018-02-01

There are many skills one needs to produce a piece of dance. Bruce describes the basic foundation or ingredients of his version of Dance Theatre as: Movement, Drama, Sound and Vision. A choreographer has to study all of them to the best of their ability and learn how to combine them.