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Design: Books

Guide to information resources for design.

Getting started

Library staff can help you with searching the catalogue, placing a reserve and accessing your library account.

Palmerston North Library

Wairarapa Library

Whanganui Library

Online help

Library staff can also order books from other libraries for you to loan see here for more information.

Some useful search terms

These keywords link to subject headings in the library catalogue. Try these keywords and phrases when searching the catalogue, databases or the Internet.

 

Visual

Communication

 

Graphic

Arts

Design

Theory

History of

Design

Typography

 

Magazine

Design

 

Logos

Packaging

Design

 

Digital

Photography

 

3D

Modelling

CAD Layout

Computer

Graphics

 

Signs &

Symbols

 

Illustration Animation

 

 

 

Useful shelf numbers

Use these Dewey (shelf) numbers in the UCOL Library.

006.6

Computer Art

006.69

Website Design

006.696

Animation

302.23

Media

604.2

Technical Drawing

659.1

Advertising

686.22

Typography

720

Architecture

741.58

Character Design

741.6

Graphic Design

741.64

Books Design

741.652

Magazine Design

745

Decorative Arts

746

Textile Design

760

Graphic Arts

Required and recommended texts

For a complete list of required and recommended textbooks for design programmes, please refer to your specific programmes handbook. Programme handbooks can be found here.