CMU LibGuides: Design: Reference Resources

Online Reference Resources

Berg Fashion Library This link opens in a new window
A unique source covering all aspects of world dress and fashion throughout history.
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedias and dictionaries on a wide variety of subjects.
Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new window
An illustrated, encyclopedic work containing 45,000 articles with bibliographies, written by more than 6,800 international scholars on all aspects of the visual arts from prehistory to the present day.
Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
Over 100 language and subject dictionaries and reference works.

History of Modern Design
Call Number: NK1175 .R35 2023
also available as eBook
World History of Design
Call Number: NK1175 .M37 2015 (Vols. 1-2)
The Phaidon Archive of Graphic Design
Contact the Art & Design Librarian for access.
Phaidon Design Classics
Call Number: NK1320 .P48 2006 (Vols. 1-3)