Recent Design Books
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Magazines
- Aa : Architecture Australia
- Abitare
- Ampersand
- Architect
- Architectural Record
- Architectural Review
- Architecture New Zealand
DVDs:
The library has a small collection of audiovisual material on designers and design themes. Look in the 'Doco' (Or documentary) section of the DVD collection, or try one of our catalogue quicksearch links below:
Shelf help
| Subject: | Dewey number: |
|---|---|
| Advertising | 659.1 |
| Architectural design | 729 |
| Automotive design | 629.231 |
| Computer graphics | 006.6 |
| Fashion design | 746.92 |
| Garden/Landscaping | 712 |
| Graphic design | 741.6 |
| Interior design | 747 |
| Typography | 686.22 |
Recent items
MyLibrary:
MyLibrary is a free service which allows you to set up your own portal page to collect lists of new books, CDs and DVDs in the library. Our librarians compile these lists on a monthly basis across the different subject areas in the library's collection, and for many subjects these monthly lists are available going back a number of years.
Have a look at the libraries' Art, Graphic Art & Design and Design for more new books on design and architecture.
See also...
You'll find more new books on the general topic of art on our Art Resources page, and more new design books on our Graphic Art page.
Online databases
New Zealand Artist Database:
The New Zealand Artist Database is a guide to material held in Wellington City Libraries on New Zealand artists. At present that means mainly painters, photographers, sculptors, and mixed media and installation artists, but as the database is expanded craft artists, jewellers, potters and architects will gradually be included. The aim of the database is to be a useful resource for the general interested reader and students at secondary and tertiary levels... (more about the New Zealand Artist Database)
More databases?
Check out the Arts & Music area of mygateway.info for access to online design resources. Full-text versions of several design magazines are available through the Ebsco database, including Architectural Record, Computer Graphics World and Design Issues.
Useful websites
- Discover
Discover is a database of resources selected for use by New Zealand schools, but is also very useful for everyone interested in NZ arts images, since over 2,500 multimedia items are available. Almost all are from National Library of New Zealand collections. Access to Discover is free. Currently Discover supports the Visual Arts and Music disciplines of the Arts/Nga Toi curriculum by providing a rich selection of works by some of New Zealand's musicians, artists, photographers, designers and architects both historic and contemporary, Maori and Pakeha. - NZ arts resources website
A collection of links to arts resources in New Zealand. The visual arts section includes galleries as well as individual artists' sites.
See also...
There are more art & design links on our Art Resources page.
Contact us
This page is written and maintained by Rebecca. My aim is to keep you informed about the design & architecture section of the library and to highlight parts of the collection which may interest you. You can find updated lists of new materials on other arts subjects, such as handicrafts & general design, on our MyLibrary pages. I'd be pleased to hear from you about this page - please contact me with any feedback.
