Product Design

Strategies for the design process considering emotions. How does design make the indestructible character of a drill tangible? Why does a brand be...

How design students learn sustainably How do I teach design? Why is listening so important? What can we learn from other disciplines and cultures ...

Since it is now clear that in the future many raw materials will only be available to us in limited quantities, scientists have for some time been ...

This book is a key introduction to ethics in engineering, providing professionals at all stages of their career with guidance on navigating the inc...

With the advent of nanotechnology, the properties offered by nano-sized particles in various engineering applications have revolutionized the area ...

Blending popular culture and design theory, framed by a decade of scholarly research, this book highlights how play and humor fuel innovation. Now,...

This book presents a co-design detailed methodology that will enable the reader to develop human-centered product designs, considering the users ne...

Interior Design Concept combines a comprehensive introduction to design concept, with a reflective examination upon the various ways it can be unde...

Technological advances in hardware and software provide powerful tools with the potential to design interfaces that are powerful and easy to use. Y...

This book presents a comprehensive compilation of practical systems engineering models. The application and recognition of systems engineering is s...

Covering the 1960s and 1970s, this volume explores new ways of investigating, comparing and interpreting the different domains of design culture ac...

Volume 14, Number 1, 2002. Contents: J.R. Lewis, Introduction. ARTICLES: D.J. Gillan, R.G. Bias, Usability Science 1: Foundation. H.R. Hartson, T.S...

This book focuses on the design of displays and user interfaces for the older user. Aging is related to complex mental, physical, and social change...

Why do winning brands appear to be more creative and authentic than less successful ones? Despite the strong link between famous brands and the p...

Designing engineering products technical systems and/or transformation processes requires a range of information, know-how, experience, and engin...

Using a wide range of operational research (OR) optimization examples, Applied Operational Research with SAS demonstrates how the OR procedures in ...

The concept of digitalization captures the widespread adoption of digital technologies in our lives, in the structure and functioning of organizati...

In Design for Services, Anna Meroni and Daniela Sangiorgi articulate what Design is doing and can do for services, and how this connects to existin...

Open innovation, crowd sourcing, democratised innovation, vernacular design and brand fanaticism are amongst a handful of new approaches to design ...

In our seventh edition of The Package Design Book, we explore the worlds leading packaging design innovations from the 2021 and 2022 Pentawards com...

With a bias for action, this book offers valuable insights into the origins of the much-celebrated Danish design tradition and how it can be employ...

With a bias for action, this book offers valuable insights into the origins of the much-celebrated Danish design tradition and how it can be employ...

This book offers a wealth of knowledge from insiders in the Swiss watch scene for those who want to become one. This work is a representative ...

This book is about the simulation and modeling of novel chaotic systems within the frame of fractal-fractional operators. The methods used, their c...

This book discusses the 3D printing of sensors, actuators, and antennas and illustrates how manufacturers can create smart materials that can be ef...

Artificial Intelligence in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering offers a unified platform for the dissemination of basic and applied knowledge on ...

Explore machine work as a fine craft through the lens of Chris Bathgates pioneering sculpture techniques.   By all rights, machining should ha...

During periods of environmental and societal upheaval, design has the potential to be a formidable catalyst towards a sustainable future. However, ...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the past, present and future of autonomous road vehicles for professionals and students.Split into t...

In May 2019, the United Nations released the Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services which warned that human activities wil...

In May 2019, the United Nations released the Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services which warned that human activities wil...

During periods of environmental and societal upheaval, design has the potential to be a formidable catalyst towards a sustainable future. However, ...

100 years ago the brothers Adolf (Adi) and Rudolf Dassler made their first pair of sports shoes. Hundreds of groundbreaking designs, epic moments, ...

Automotive Manufacturing Processes discusses basic principles and operational procedures of automotive manufacturing processes, issues in the autom...

The underlying premise for Industry 4.0 is a systems approach. This book introduces the concept of Systems 4.0 as a foundational requirement for th...

Studying (bio)degradable polymers value chain can help one understand the importance of these to the environment and human health. This book provid...

Business Anthropology: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introductory text organized around key issues in the field. It introduces readers t...

3D Printing for Product Designers closes the gap between the rhetoric of 3D printing in manufacturing and the reality for product designers. It pro...

Progressive Perspective Drawing for Theatrical Scene Design provides theatrical scenic designers with the tools to create quick and precise perspec...

One of the most complex global challenges is improving wellbeing and developing strategies for promoting health or preventing illbeing of the popul...

New, Now, Next. Consumers ever growing appetite to acquire new products and their short courtship with them has kept manufacturers busy not only ex...

Forensic Engineering: The Art and Craft of a Failure Detective synthesizes the current academic knowledge, with advances in process and techniques ...

Coding, Shaping, Making combines inspiration from architecture, mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics and computation to look towards the future...

Introduction to Design Theory introduces a comprehensive, systematic, and didactic outline of the discourse of design. Designed both as a course bo...