One of the principle purposes of the Design History Section and this web site is to provide professionals with historic information that will give new insight and fuel ideas.

This section includes:

• Archive collections and organizations
• IDSA Special Awards
• Design Awards
• Links to design history web sites
  
• People in design - their interviews, accounts, and autobiographies
  
• Publication listing of relevant books on design history

Women in Design
Nancy Perkins, FIDSA in July of 2002 completed a survey of 45 design schools to determine the percentage of women students enrolled. Undergraduates ranged from 0% to 75% per school, averaging 28.9%. Graduate programs ranged from 16% to 75%, averaging 46.6%. Click here to view a more detailed report.

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