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Design Resources   Tags: design, images, interiors, materials, typography  

Basic sources for researching topics in visual communications, interior design, and industrial design.
Last Updated: Mar 28, 2013 URL: http://guides.lib.ku.edu/Design Print Guide RSS UpdatesShareThis

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KU Library Catalog

KU Catalog Search collections available in all library locations at the Univ. of Kansas.

 

Other Library Catalogs

WorldCat, Includes millions of records describing items owned by OCLC member libraries, including the KU Libraries. 

Lawrence Public Library in Lawrence, KS Located at 7th & Vermont, this public library has a good art collection.  

 

General Information

International Directory of Design. Searchable directory of design institutions, events, and publications by specific subject and location.

InformeDesign. An extensive database of Research Summaries written for designers of the built environment—interior designers, architects, landscape architects, urban designers, planners, graphic designers, code officials and policy makers. Free but users need to register. 

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Doing Research in Design - Christopher Crouch; Jane Pearce
London: Berg, 2012. Provides guidance on the best methods to plan and conduct research in all areas of design.

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Design and Designing: a Critical Introduction - Steve Garner (Editor); Chris Evans (Editor)
London : Berg Publishers, 2012. Covers the design process, modeling and drawing, working with clients, production and consumption, sustainability, professional practice and design futures.

 

KU Program

KU's Department of Design is part of the School of Architecture, Design and Planning (SADP). The Department offers an Undergraduate program leading to a BFA with a concentration in Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Environmental/Interior Design, Photomedia, Illustration & Animation. The Department offers graduate degrees in Design Management and Interaction Design. 

 

Histories

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Journal of Design History, 1988-. Quarterly journal that provides a forum for new research and for addressing current issues of interest on a wide and interdisciplinary basis.  

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History of Modern Design - David Raizman
2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, c2011. A chronological survey of decorative arts, industrial design and graphic design from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries.

Design History and the History of Design - John A. Walker
London: Pluto; Winchester, MA: Distributed in the USA by Unwin Hyman, 1989. An essential overview as well as a theoretical critique for all students of design history.

 

Biographies & Dictionaries

DesignInform Includes DesignProFILES, a biographical dictionary of designers, architects, craftspeople, photographers, studios and other institutions. The largest and most comprehensive dictionary of design and designers available.

Oxford Art Online Gateway access to Grove Art Online and other Oxford art reference resources. Includes more than 23,000 subject entries and 21,000 biographies.

Julier, Guy. The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Design since 1900. 2nd ed. Covers all aspects of modern design including graphics, products, interiors, furniture and industrial and architectural design.

Art & Architecture Librarian

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Susan Craig
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Phone: (785) 864-3020
Email: scraig@ku.edu
Location: Art & Architecture Library
Subjects:
Architecture, Art, Art History, Design, Images, Urban Planning
 

Web Directories

Websites organized by category and subcategory assembled by specialists in the subject field.  

Intute: Arts and Humanities, Directory of web resources available by keyword searching and browsing posted by staff at three British universities.   

Voice of the Shuttle, Directory of websites related to the Humanities with divisions such as Architecture, Art (Modern & Contemporary), Art History, etc.


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