INDUSTRIAL DESIGN TECHNOLOGY

Industrial Design at The Art Institute of Philadelphia combines creativity, technical skills, and the artistic application of design in three dimensions. The Library is continually acquiring materials that will support this curriculum. You are encouraged to suggest new titles that will be useful to students in this department. Send any suggestions to Ruth Schachter (schachtr@aii.edu).

Library policies can be found on the About Us page. Please become familiar with students' borrowing privileges and responsibilities, loan periods, and fines for overdue materials.

To search for books and videos/dvds, use Athena, our online catalog. Athena can be accessed from the library website (in school access only).

       - Subjects
       - Authors
       - Titles
       - Keyword

A few terms that may be useful in a search for industrial design-related materials are:

AUTOMOBILES - DESIGN
CINEMATOGRAPHY - SPECIAL EFFECTS
DECORATION AND ORNAMENT
DESIGN, INDUSTRIAL
EXHIBITIONS - DESIGN
FURNITURE DESIGN
GEOMETRIC DESIGN
HUMAN ENGINEERING
HUMAN FACTORS
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNERS
MODELING
PACKAGING
PLASTICS
PRODUCT DESIGN
SET DESIGNERS
TOYS

Copy the entire call number for any titles that are of interest. To get the complete call number, click on the title to view the entire record. If there is more than one copy, click on "show copies" to see what is in the Library, where it is located, what is checked out, and when it is due back. If you are having a problem finding books on the shelf, or information on your topic, ask for help. We understand that you may not be familiar with this library.

To see the newest titles, go to the What's New page.

Browsing

If you want to browse through the collection (and don't forget the Reference area!), try these call numbers for interior design topics:

HD 9993 (Recreational products industries, including dolls, games and toys)
HF 5770 - HF 6182 (Packaging and advertising industries)
NK 1390 (Decoration and ornament. Design, 20th century)
PN 1995.9 (Motion pictures, makeup and costumes)
TL 240 (Automobiles)
TR 858 (Trick cinematography)
TS 171 (Product design. Industrial design)
TS 195 - TS 198 (Packaging)
TT 154 (Models and modelmaking)

Videos / DVDs

The Library has a growing collection of VHS and DVD titles. Most may be checked out for three days. Limit 2. A complete list of titles is held at the Circulation Desk in a binder. All titles are also in the Athena database, our online catalog.

Magazines / Journals

The Library has a large collection of print subscriptions. New issues are on display in the library. Older issues are bound, and are shelved behind the Reference area. Some interesting titles are:

Architectural Review
Auto and Design
Domus
Exhibit Builder
Fine Homebuilding
Fine Woodworking
GreenSource
I.D.
Innovation
Popular Science
Scientific American
TD & T
Toy Book

Electronic Resources

View Industrial Design Web Links