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Graphics & Sounds

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Sounds

Animated Graphics

Fonts

Clip Art & Symbols

Photographs





Notes on saving graphics:


Please note restrictions the creator of the graphics might have.  Some freely distribute icons, buttons, symbols, etc.  Some make clear that images are free for personal web site usage, but not free for professional web pages.  Some ask that you give credit.  Most ask that you do not LINK to their graphic images, but that you save the images to your own diskette or computer.  Please be a good "netizen:"  Observe the restrictions and give credit accordingly. For more information on copyright issues and images see Considering Copyright Issues.

In order to save a graphic you find on the web:

  • Place cursor on picture
  • Click on RIGHT mouse button
  • Click on SAVE IMAGE AS
  • Specify drive (usually A); name the file; do not change extension

Click on OK

Double-click on the graphic to view it using imaging software on your computer.


 

General and Metasites



Finding Images and Sounds on the Web
This metasite links to images, maps, sounds, webcams and much more.



An Introduction to Finding Images on the World Wide Web

Another metasite with links and information about images.



Google Image Search

Just as is Google, their image site is huge with well over 800 million images available.



Altavista Image Search

Sophisticated image search with the ability to limit searches to colors, types, sizes, etc.   NYPLDigitalGallery Provides access to over 275,000 images in the collections of the New York Public Library.




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GIFS & Animated Graphics

VirtualLand Animation Gallery

Yahoo: Animated GIFS Collections




Fonts



Font Mania

Relay Fonts 2001: A Typeface Odyssey

PC & Mac versions of downloadable fonts that look like handwriting.




Clip Art & Symbols



Clip Art Searcher

Old Fashioned Clip Art

Black & white clip art especially for historical, genealogical & literary collection pages.

Symbols.Com

More than 2,500 Western signs, in 54 groups according to graphic characteristics. In 1,600 articles their histories, uses, & meanings are thoroughly discussed.

Web Clip Art

One of the sites at about.com. Huge collection of links, articles, forums, etc. about clip art.



IconBAZAAR

Large site of clipart arranged by subject.




Photographs
AP Images / AccuNet (CSULB only)

Contains photographs, graphics, and audio clips from the collections of the Associated Press.



Photos on the Web

This is a metasite with links to many photo galleries. Please note: photos generally have usage restrictions...usage of some will require payments.

WebShots

Photographs by category.  Can be set as changing screensavers.

FreeFoto.com

"FreeFoto.com is the largest collection of free photographs for private non-commercial use on the Internet."






Sounds

Freesound

FindSounds.com lets you search the web for sound effects.



WavCentral Wav sound files database.

Provides search forms which are designed to find graphics files through a variety of search engines.

Very important!  Look at the link to HELP on this page...where you will find detailed information on downloading, extracting, etc. new fonts.

Images & database information for over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. & Canadian newspapers & magazines between 1911 and 1955.



AdFlip

Another database of classic print ads.



University of Texas Advertising World

Some print ads & commercials are available on the web. Listed sites offer collections of ads you can view or hear online.

 

Content maintained by the Leslie Andersen, Arts Librarian