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Design

An introduction to sources for students studying Design

Browse the shelves

The Monash libraries use the Dewey Decimal Classification scheme to organise books and journals. A call number is printed on a sticker, attached to the book's spine. It classifies an item by subject. They are used so resources on the same topic are grouped together on the shelf, which makes it easier to browse materials in the same subject area. A call number shows you the exact position of the item within the Library - each shelf has a range of numbers listed on it.

Browse the following call numbers in the Caulfield Library:

Communication Design

  • 006.6 Computer graphics
  • 306.46 Internet - social aspects
  • 658.827 Brands
  • 659.1 Advertising
  • 686.224 Typefaces
  • 688.8 Packaging design
  • 741.6 Graphic design
  • 745.4 Design and decoration
  • 760 Printmaking and prints
  • 791.43 Motion pictures

Industrial Design

  • 388.342 Gasoline powered vehicles
  • 600 How things work
  • 604.2 Mechanical drawing
  • 608 Inventions
  • 620.0042 Engineering design
  • 620.11 Engineering materials
  • 620.82 Human engineering (Ergonomics)                               
  • 621.381 Electronics
  • 624.1821 Construction of materials
  • 628 Environmental engineering
  • 629.23 Automobile design
  • 658.575 Product planning
  • 658.827 Product management
  • 670 Manufacturing
  • 671-679 Manufacture of products from specific materials
  • 680 Manufacture of products for specific uses
  • 683 Hardware and household appliances
  • 691 Building materials
  • 745.2 Industrial design
  • 749 Furniture

Interaction Design

  • 004 Ubiquitous computing
  • 004.019 Human computer interaction
  • 005.1019 Computer software-human factors
  • 005.72 and 670.427 User Interfaces design
  • 620.82 Human engineering
  • 745.2 Industrial design
  • 745.2 Product design

Spatial Design

  • 729 Design & Decoration
  • 729 Interior architecture
  • 747 Interior decoration

Sustainable Design

  • 306.3 Consumption (Economics)
  • 333.7 Natural resources and energy                            
  • 338.47687 Sustainable fashion
  • 363.7 Environmental problems
  • 658.5752 product design
  • 658.83 consumer behavior
  • 720.47 architecture and the environment
  • 745.2 design environmental aspects

Transport Design

  • 380 Commerce, communications, transportation
  • 385 Railroad transportation
  • 387 Water, air, space transportation
  • 388 Transportation
  • 388.342 Gasoline powered vehicles
  • 629.23 Automobile design

Search on a topic

To find items by subject :

  1. Go to Advanced Search on the Library website
  2. Change the drop down box from 'Any field' to 'Subject'

Some example subjects you could try searching for:

Communication Design

  • Art and technology 
  • Book design 
  • Commercial art 
  • Communication in art 
  • Communication in design 
  • Computer animation 
  • Computer art 
  • Computer graphics 
  • Computer-aided design 
  • Design practice 
  • Design social aspects 
  • Desktop publishing 
  • Drawing technique 
  • Graphic arts 
  • Graphic design 
  • Illustration of books 
  • Political posters 
  • Signs and signboards 
  • Signs and symbols 
  • Type and type founding 
  • Typography 
  • Visual communication 
  • Visual sociology 

Industrial Design

  • Furniture
  • Industrial design
  • Manufacturing              
  • Product Design
  • Product Planning
  • Product management

Interaction Design

  • Computer software human factors
  • Human computer interaction    
  • Human Engineering
  • User interface design

Spatial Design

  • Commercial interior design
  • Interior Architecture
  • Interior design
  • Interior materials
  • Residential Interior Design

Sustainable Design

  • Architecture and energy conservation 
  • Architecture - environmental aspects 
  • Climate change 
  • Consumption (economics) - social aspects 
  • Design - environmental aspects 
  • Design - moral and ethical aspects 
  • Design - philosophy 
  • Design - social aspects 
  • Economic development - environmental aspects 
  • Engineering design - social aspects 
  • Environmental responsibility 
  • Environmental protection - moral and ethical aspects 
  • Green products design 
  • Green technology 
  • Industrial design - social aspects 
  • Recycling (waste) 
  • Sustainable architecture 
  • Sustainable design 
  • Sustainable development 
  • Sustainable living 
  • Sustainable product design

Transport Design

  • Aerodynamics 
  • Alternative fuel vehicles 
  • Automobile bodies 
  • Automobiles design and construction 
  • Bus transportation 
  • Buses 
  • Commercial vehicles 
  • Emissions 
  • Environmental design 
  • Fuel cell vehicles 
  • Fuel cells 
  • Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) 
  • Motor vehicle fleets 
  • Motor vehicles 
  • Motor vehicles pollution control devices 
  • Renewable energy sources 
  • Transportation 
  • Transportation services 
  • Trucks