Art and Design

Czech Book Covers
The Smithsonian Institution Libraries website has provided this resource on Czech book covers of the 1920s and 1930s, which is based on the collection in the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Library. The overview introduces Czech book design which sprang from the journals published by the Devetsil Artistic Union. The union was a highly influential group of avant-garde poets, writers, artists and designers who were active from 1920 to 1931. The collection can be viewed by style - constructivism, poetism, surrealism or social realism; or by book designer/typographer/illustrator, including work by Karel Bedrna,Vrastislav Hugo Brunner, Gustave Dore and Adolf Hoffmeister. All these books can also be viewed by author or by date of publication. A select bibliography is also provided.
Link: http://www.sil.si.edu/ondisplay/czechbooks/

Dali and Film
This website features the online exhibition 'Dalí: Painting and Film', also showing at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) from 29th June until 15th September 2008. Bringing together over a hundred paintings, photographs, drawings and films by Salvador Dalí, the exhibition explores the role of cinema in his work, and covers his collaborations with filmmakers including Luis Buñuel, Alfred Hitchcock and Walt Disney.
Link: http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2008/dali/

Graphic Design Timeline
The Graphic design timeline is an interactive guide which acts as an accompaniment to the fourth edition of "Meggs' History of Graphic Design", by Philip P. Meggs and Alston W. Purvis. Using flash technology the site provides a chronological history of graphic design, beginning in the year 15,000 BC and the Lascaux cave paintings, and covering the invention of writing, illuminated manuscripts, the advent of printing, the industrial revolution, the Arts and Crafts Movement, right up until the present day to the digital revolution and beyond.
Link: http://www.graphicdesigntimeline.net/

Werner Herzog

This is the official website of German film director, producer and writer Werner Herzog. There is a news section; a complete list of films giving brief information with a photo gallery; a list of his books and a list of books about him.

http://www.wernerherzog.com/

Stanley Kubrick Archive

2008 marks the 80th anniversary of the birth of director Stanley Kubrick and the 40th anniversary of the release of one of his most iconic movies, '2001: A Space Odyssey'. Following the deposit of his Archive to University of the Arts London, the Archives Hub has highlighted ten items from a collection to illustrate the breadth, depth and richness of the Archive that covers disciplines such as set design, costume, photography and script writing as well as paperwork associated with film production. There are also links to selected websites and suggested reading.
Link: http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/jul08.shtml
Access: Free