Full Description
Provides an integrated and cohesive view of the product design process, covering materials, manufacturing, idea generation, computer-aided design, engineering functions, product types, and market research.
This updated edition explores recent developments such as additive manufacture and crowd funding, and includes more consumer and lifestyle orientated products for a more product-based focus, supported by a range of new innovative examples and case studies from internationally-renown designers and studios.
The second edition also features a supportive document map that helps to reveal the steps in product creation, new projects and activities for every chapter, and additional references and web sources to allow students to further explore the world of product design.
Full of inspiring images covering a wide variety of product design examples, Richard Morris presents an engaging introduction to this sizeable topic that can be used as a useful guide to the processes involved in product design.
Contents
1. Product research
Designing for people
Case study: Tord Boontje
Product requirements
Case study: Jonathan Ive
Defining needs
Case study: Thomas Heatherwick
Chapter summary and assignments
2. Product concepts
Generating ideas
Case study: Wayne Hemmingway
Nurturing ideas
Case study: Naoto Fukasawa
Recognizing design trends
Case study: Luigi Colani
Chapter summary and assignments
3. Product development
Concept selection
Case study: Royal Philips
Functionality
Case study: d3O
Form
Case study: Matthew White
Chapter summary and assignments
4. Production
Pre-production
Case study: Assa Ashuach
Manufacturing
Case study: Tom Dixon
Operations
Case study: Salter
Chapter summary and assignments
5. Product launch
Roll out
Case study: Sir James Dyson
Sales
Case study: Vertu
Chapter summary and assignments
Conclusion
Glossary
Further Resources
Further Reading
Index
