Design Studies Referencing Guide
(updated May 2022)

Last updated: Wed, May 25 2022 at 09:36am

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How to do citations in Design Studies style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Design Studies citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
The complete, comprehensive guide shows you how easy citing any source can be. Referencing books, youtube videos, websites, articles, journals, podcasts, images, videos, or music in Design Studies.

How do you cite a book in the Design Studies referencing style? (2022 Guide)

Books are written works or compositions that have been published, many of which might be in digital version. Here’s how to cite a book in Design Studies

Here’s an example book citation in Design Studies using placeholders:

Last Name, F. N. (2000). Title (E. F. N. Editor Last Name, Ed.; Edition). Publisher.

So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Design Studies citation:

Angelou, M. (1969). I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1st ed.). Random House.

And an in-text citation book citation in Design Studies looks like this: (Angelou, 1969)

How to reference a journal article in the Design Studies citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Design Studies format?

The basic information included in your citation will be the same across all styles. However, the format in which that information is presented is somewhat different depending on style you need. To cite a paper in Design Studies, follow this example

Here’s a Design Studies journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author3 LastnameA. F. (2000). Title. Container, Volume(Issue), pages Used. https://doi.org/DOI

So if we want to reference this scientific article: “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?” by C. Petit and J.M. Sieffermann in Design Studies:

Petit, C., & Sieffermann, J. (2007). Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. 18(1), 161-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Petit & Sieffermann, 2007)

How to cite a website in a paper in Design Studies style?

Citing your sources is a necessary part of any research paper. To cite a website in Design Studies this is what you need

Here’s an Design Studies example website reference:

Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author2 LastnameA. F. (2000, January 1). Title. Publisher. https://www.example.com

To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:

Tran, M. (2008, November 5). Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran, 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Design Studies in 2022

Are you wondering if it’s ok to reference a YouTube video in a research paper? Here’s how to cite it in Design Studies

Here’s a Design Studies citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName. (2000, January 1). Title. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX

So how to cite a video Design Studies?

Pixar. (2015, June 3). Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ

And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar, 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Design Studies referencing style

Are you listening to a podcast and you want to use it in your essay or presentation? Here’s how to cite it in Design Studies

It is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Design Studies.

Lastname, F. (2000). Title. Publisher. http://www.example.com

Podcast referencing example in Design Studies using “This American Life” episode 640:

This American Life. (2018). 640: Five Women. WBEZ Radio. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women

And an in-text citation would look like this: (This American Life, 2018)

How to cite a piece of music or a song using Design Studies referencing style?

Have you found a song you would like to cite and include in your essay? Here’s how to cite a song in Design Studies

An example song citation in Design Studies.

Lastname, F. (2000, January 1). Song Title. In Album. http://www.example.com

Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Design Studies:

The Beatles. (1969, September 26). Here Comes the Sun. In Abbey Road. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150

And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles, 1969)

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Design Studies Referencing Guide (updated May 2022)