LibGuides: Visual Communication: Magazines

Magazines in the library

The Highland Campus has print subscriptions to a number of VisCom related magazines, including:

Communication Arts

Flipster, ACC's digital newsstand database, also has the latest editions of:

Please also see the library's databases which provide full-text articles from magazines and journals in many disciplines, including art, graphic design, animation, web design and other related areas.

Search Journal Finder to see if the library has online access to particular magazine or journal.

Helpful article databases for VisCom

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Scholarly articles, news, and research on topics in most subject areas.
Applied Science and Technology Source Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Covering a wide variety of interdisciplinary applied science fields, includes nearly 2,500 active journals of which over 2,000 are peer-reviewed.
Flipster This link opens in a new window
View popular magazines including Consumer Reports, Essence, Forbes, People, Vogue and more via this digital newsstand. More information can be found at the Flipster Guide https://researchguides.austincc.edu/flipster
Gale Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
Provides millions of articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources, including thousands of podcasts as well as videos.
Gale Business: Entrepreneurship This link opens in a new window
Covers all aspects of starting and operating a business, including accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing, tax, and more.
Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new window
Online art collection that includes thousands of images and articles on artists, eras, and movements.

Magazine Websites

American Printer magazine
The "monthly trade magazine of choice for U.S. printers and graphic arts service providers. The magazine grew out of Inland Printer, a trade journal established in 1893."
Animation Journal
"Founded in 1991, Animation Journal is the only peer-reviewed scholarly journal devoted to animation history and theory. Its content reflects the diversity of animation's production techniques and national origins."
Animation Magazine
"The News, Business, Technology & Art of Animation."
Animation World Magazine
The e-journal features articles, columns, reviews of books, films, and products, tutorials, more. You can browse back issues of article by date as well as search by keyword.
Blender Art Magazine
"The magazine was started for the blender community, having the aim of publishing a bi-monthly PDF magazine; free for download. The goal of the magazine is to provide quality learning content for the blender community, from the efforts of the community itself."
Communication Arts
Articles, job listings (for subscribers to this service), featured websites and design, news and technology briefs. HLC Library subscribes to the paper version of this publication and there is a digital version available via the library database Flipster.
Graphic Design & Publishing Center
Here you will find all kinds of resources relating to graphics, layout, design and typography.
Graphic Design USA
Monthly feature, design news. Northridge Library subscribes to the paper version of this publication.
Macworld
"Each issue is packed with practical how-tos, in-depth features, the latest troubleshooting tips and tricks, industry news, future trends, and more."
PRINT Magazine
"PRINT documents and critiques commercial, social, and environmental design from every angle." Searchable regional design annuals.
Print Solutions Magazine
The "premier publication for the printing industry, offering new product information, application ideas and marketing tips." News, articles, and links; product reports, technology case studies, and Internet printing company profiles.