Designer Chip Kidd talks about being a designer
Famous book cover designer Chip Kidd talks about his process and the responsibilities of a designer. The post Chip Kidd and the Art of Book Design appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.
Category: Library news & events
IEEE Event 22nd November – booking now open!
Book your place for the IEEE Event in Tom Cowie Lecture Theatre on 22nd November – it’s FREE! Learn how to make the most of our subscription to IEEE and search like a professional!...
Anti Bullying Week in Schools
This week is anti-bullying week, organised by the charity Anti-Bullying Alliance with a theme of ‘Change starts with us’ #AntiBullyingWeek #ChangeStartsWithUs The Anti-Bullying Alliance was established by the NSPCC and the National Children’s Bureau in 2002 and is...
Are you interested in watercolours?
Seek inspiration from this collection of watercolours. The Watercolour World is a not-for-profit initiative founded by Fred Hohler, an ex British diplomat, has launched a free website with 80,000 watercolour images from 1750 to 1900....
Referencing for performing arts resources
Referencing is a common topic of questions to library staff. Is there anything you need help with your referencing? Cite Them Right is an excellent online tool to help you reference whatever you need for your...
Referencing Help for Education Students
Referencing is a common topic of questions to library staff. Is there anything you need help with your referencing? Cite Them Right is an excellent online tool to help you reference whatever you...
Munch art collection online
The Munch Museum in Oslo has published more than 7,600 of the artist’s drawings online, making them free to access for any purpose. The drawings date from 1873, when Edvard Munch was a boy of...
What’s New in Community and Youth Work Books
We asked you to Suggest a Book to add new material to our collection which would help your studies in Community and Youth Work. As a result we’ve added these items to the...
Top Tips from Academic Staff!
We asked Academic Staff from across the University what they thought about reading – here is a short clip of advice from Lynn Swift about choosing the best time to read
Exhibition catalogues
The Library has an excellent collection of exhibition catalogues from many major galleries and are a great resource to help you discover artists and their work. The exhibition catalogues are located on the upper...
Calling all illustrators – an illustration collaboration!
The ‘Drawing Words’ exhibition currently showing at Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children’s Books in Newcastle, highlights exciting contemporary children’s book illustrations. Earlier posts in this blog have highlighted this exhibition, including a...
A day in the life….of a curator – Claire Mead
Are you thinking about your future career? Art UK have interviewed Claire Mead as part of their ‘Being…’ series. She is a Public Programme Manager, Makerversity and independent curator. Claire has links with the...
Computer Science and Engineering – IEEE event: Friday 22nd November
This is a fantastic opportunity for staff and students in the Faculty of Technology to come along to two free one-hour lectures provided by IEEE. In the first session at 10am you can learn...
New Books for Criminology
We asked you to Suggest a Book to add new material to our collection which would help your studies in Criminology. As a result we’ve added these items to the collection: Somebody’s Husband,...
Excellent library resources for art and design students
Are you currently studying Fine Art, Illustration or Fashion? If so, check out the amazing resources we have in the library! Check out the library’s art and design subject page, curated by Suzie Williams,...