When searching for reference images of textures and patterns, remember to think critically about what keywords you are using.
Some important things to consider when brainstorming what keywords to search are symbols, materials, cultures, and historical periods.
Search for resources on world dress and fashion. Berg Fashion Library includes articles, eBooks, images, essays, and the Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion.
Materia is the global network in the area of innovative materials. Materia encourages joint innovation on the road to a more beautiful, sustainable and high-quality built environment.
Artstor is a digital library of almost two million images in the arts, architecture, design, humanities, and social sciences with a suite of software tools to view, present, and manage images for research and teaching purposes. Artstor’s diverse collections are rights-cleared for education and research, and include Open Access content as well as rare materials not available elsewhere.
Here is select list of subject headings to try searching in the Goldstein Library Catalog. You'll want to try different search terms and strategies as your research develops.
Below is a small selection of books to gather reference images for cars, boats, trains, and other vehicles. Helpful sections to browse for additional titles will be based on what type of vehicles you are researching. Most helpful titles will be located in the Ns and TRs.