Design

These resources are intended for design students and researchers. Keep in mind that the librarian selected these as curated resources. You are encouraged to explore other interesting subject guides.

You should use the library search engines on the Library home page, such as Discovery Service, Library Catalogue, etc., to access the library resources.

Find the Design Book

The subject is quickly located in the library using the following call number:

741 Drawing and drawings
742 Perspective in drawing
743 Drawing and drawings by subject
745 Decorative arts
746 Textile arts
747 Interior decoration
748 Glass
749 Furniture and accessories

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Research Method

Creswell, J. W. (2018). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (Fifth edition.). Sage. https://library-opac.usj.edu.mo/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=172541

Keightley, E., & Pickering, M. (2013). Research Methods for Memory Studies. University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748683475
Laurel, B. (2003). Design research: Methods and perspectives. The MIT Press. https://library-opac.usj.edu.mo/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=138134

McNiff, J. (2016). You and your action research project (Fourth edition). Routledge. https://library-opac.usj.edu.mo/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=175908&query_desc=kw%2Cwrdl%3A%20action%20research

Smith, H. (2009). Practice-led Research, Research-led Practice in the Creative Arts. University Press. http://mala.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/1rvq6jf/853USJ_SFX24826849900041

Selected Journals

Journal of Interior Design

The Journal of Interior Design is a scholarly, refereed publication dedicated to a pluralistic exploration of the interior environment. The Journal seeks to move the discipline forward by welcoming scholarly inquiry from diverse and interdisciplinary approaches, perspectives, and methods that active

Journal of Science and Technology of the Arts

A peer-reviewed publication that results from a commitment of the Research Center for Science and Technology of the Arts (CITAR) to promote knowledge, research and artworks in the field of the Arts. The Journal provides a distinctive forum for anyone interested in artistic research and practised-bas

Biodiversity Heritage Library

The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is the world’s largest open access digital library for biodiversity literature and archives. BHL is revolutionizing global research by providing free, worldwide access to knowledge about life on Earth. To document Earth’s species and understand the complexitie

Chinese Electronic Periodical Services (CEPS)

It provides online access to about 1,500 journals in the humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, applied sciences as well as life science and medicine. Full-text articles are available in most journals.Subject: MultidisciplinarySearchable in Discovery System: YesProvider: Airiti

SAGE Journals

The SAGE Humanities and Social Science (HSS) Package provides access to 554 journals in the humanities and social sciences fields, including leading international peer-reviewed titles many of which are ranked in the 2013 Journal Citation Reports® (Thomson Reuters 2014).Now there are more choices — a

萬方學術期刊 | China Online Journals

該期刊在中國提供了 7,400 多種中文學術期刊全文全文，涵蓋從藝術、金融到醫學和技術的所有學科。它被中國數百家研究所、公共圖書館和大學圖書館廣泛使用，作為其圖書館服務不可或缺的一部分。COJ provides a collection of over 7,400 Chinese academic journals in full text in China, covering all subjects from arts, finance to medical and technology. It is widely used by hundreds of research institu

SARC – Serviço de Alojamento de Revistas Científicas

SARC – Serviço de Alojamento de Revistas Científicas was setup to host online Journal from Portuguese institutions. This service is build with the Open Source tools OJS – Open Journals. SARC – Scientific Journal Hosting Service was created to develop the online publication of scientific journals in

Arts & Humanities Database

The Arts & Humanities Database complements the ProQuest Arts and Humanities portfolio, providing Full Text access to around 600 contemporary specialist arts titles along with journals from related fields including ethnic studies, women’s studies, sociology, cultural studies, and more.Subject: Art, D

Engineering Database

A source of timely news and, with increasing pressures onDiscipline-specific coverage aircraft design and engineering, arctic and tropical engineering, automotive design and engineering, bridges and tunnelsBuildings, towers and tanks, civil engineering for air and space transportation, coastal and o

Materials Science Database

Subjects coverage includes Aerospace and aircraft engineering, aluminum, automotive engineering, bonding, brazing, soldering, and weldingBioengineering and biotechnology, Biomaterials and biomedical engineering, casting and molding, ceramics, chemical and electrochemical properties, chemical enginee

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