BISAC Subject Headings List, Design
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An asterisk (*) denotes a heading that is new for the 2012 Edition.
Use "DESIGN / Interior Decorating" for works that discuss the arrangement of objects within an interior space and use subjects beginning with "ARCHITECTURE / Interior Design" for works that discuss the architectural design of an interior space.
Use "DESIGN / Textile & Costume" for works about fabrics and costume and use "DESIGN / Fashion" for works about style and clothing.
If your title does not have subject content, i.e. a blank book, please use the Non-Classifiable term below. Otherwise, use the Subject/General term in the closest descriptive area.
NON000000 NON-CLASSIFIABLE
Please note that the BISAC Subject Headings List is governed by the following copyright notice.
© 2012, Book Industry Study Group, Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of the attached documents may be distributed or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the express permission of the Book Industry Study Group, Inc.
If you can't find the code you're looking for please go back and review other Major Subjects to find an alternate code or use our Contact Form to suggest revisions to the next version of the list.
Step 2: Determine the specific term which describes your book.
An asterisk (*) denotes a heading that is new for the 2012 Edition.
DESIGN
Use subjects in this section for works on general principles of design that can be applied to various disciplines (such as art, architecture, crafts, and technology) and for works on design in a field, or of an object, that is not usually considered a fine art (e.g., "DESIGN / Graphic Arts / Advertising" or "DESIGN / Furniture").Use "DESIGN / Interior Decorating" for works that discuss the arrangement of objects within an interior space and use subjects beginning with "ARCHITECTURE / Interior Design" for works that discuss the architectural design of an interior space.
Use "DESIGN / Textile & Costume" for works about fabrics and costume and use "DESIGN / Fashion" for works about style and clothing.
| DES000000 | DESIGN / General |
| DES001000 | DESIGN / Book |
| DES002000 | DESIGN / Clip Art |
| DES003000 | DESIGN / Decorative Arts |
| DES004000 | DESIGN / Essays |
| DES005000 | DESIGN / Fashion |
| DESIGN / Feng Shui see BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Feng Shui | |
| DES006000 | DESIGN / Furniture |
| DES007000 | DESIGN / Graphic Arts / General |
| DES007010 | DESIGN / Graphic Arts / Advertising |
| DES007020 | DESIGN / Graphic Arts / Branding & Logo Design |
| DES007030 | DESIGN / Graphic Arts / Commercial & Corporate |
| DES007040 | DESIGN / Graphic Arts / Illustration |
| DES007050 | DESIGN / Graphic Arts / Typography |
| DES008000 | DESIGN / History & Criticism |
| DES009000 | DESIGN / Industrial |
| DES010000 | DESIGN / Interior Decorating |
| DES011000 | DESIGN / Product |
| DES012000 | DESIGN / Reference |
| DES013000 | DESIGN / Textile & Costume |
If your title does not have subject content, i.e. a blank book, please use the Non-Classifiable term below. Otherwise, use the Subject/General term in the closest descriptive area.
NON000000 NON-CLASSIFIABLE
Please note that the BISAC Subject Headings List is governed by the following copyright notice.
© 2012, Book Industry Study Group, Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of the attached documents may be distributed or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the express permission of the Book Industry Study Group, Inc.