Industrial Design

3 books

Design of products for mass production, focusing on functionality, aesthetics, and user experience. Examines relationships between form, function, and manufacturing.

Goals

To understand industrial design processes and principles. To analyze relationships between design, technology, and human needs. To examine sustainability and ethics in product design. To develop critical perspectives on design's role in shaping material culture.

Books

  • Cover of Small Things Considered

    Small Things Considered

    Henry Petroski, 2004

  • Cover of Dieter Rams: As Little Design as Possible

    Dieter Rams: As Little Design as Possible

    Sophie Lovell, 2011

  • Cover of The Design of Everyday Things

    The Design of Everyday Things

    Don Norman, 2013

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