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Design ProFILES

Alternate Title:
DPF

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Database available to authorized IU Bloomington users (on or off campus) Database available to authorized IU Bloomington users (on or off campus)
Vendor:
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA)
Producer:
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA)
Coverage:
It currently provides information about more than 8,000 designers and design-related organizations that were influential in the 20th century world of design, including over 1,000 female designers.
Frequency of Updates:
Quarterly


Design ProFILES is a collection of profiles in design and design-related fields. It provides information about more than 11,000 designers and design-related organizations influentialin the 20th century.
It is updated quarterly, with over 5,000 new profiles added each year.

DP is published by Design Research Publications.

Major areas of coverage include:
Advertising
Architecture
Book Design
Calligraphy
Ceramics
Embroidery
Exhibition Design
Fashion
Furniture Design
Glass Art
Graphic Design
Illustration
Industrial Design
Interior Design
Metalsmithing
Mosaic Art
Mural Painting and Decoration
Packaging
Photography
Poster Design
Theatre Design
Typography
 
Dates of Coverage
1900-1960; will grow to cover 1900-1987.
 
Update Frequency
4 issues per year, with approximately 12,000 records added annually
 
Size
More than 35,000 records as of May 2008.

Number of Users:
unlimited
Interlibrary Loan:
Print-only copy permitted
Resource Advocate:
Mathews, Emilee
SFX Source:
No
Federated Search:
No

IUB Library Subjects:
  • Interior Design
  • Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design
  • Art & Art History
  • Communication and Culture

Library of Congress Subjects:

Design -- History -- 20th century -- Abstracts -- Databases.
Design -- History -- 20th century -- Indexes -- Databases.
Designers -- Abstracts -- Databases.
Designers -- Indexes -- Databases.