I read this article when it was first published I definitely agree that Manufacturing Processes for Design Professionals is one of the best ID books, but I feel like now it would be considered quite behind, as there have been quite a few advances in materials and manufacturing techniques since then. i just tried to find it or a link to a mention of it.. nothing. I want to start learning sketching, sketching of inventors or engineers kind of thing. These books sharpen Designerss imagination skills.
I cannot begin to articulate how much I have learned through their Journals. @Jim Rait, yes Toms PSF 50 is a good one, and I have heard of Bill Buxtons Sketching User experience as well. 
I agree, this is an essential collection and a gateway to many other great industrial design books out there and more to come. Not only that, there is a great collection of drawing tutorials like varying the line widths, vanishing points, and shading etc. The Substance of Style: How the Rise of Aesthetic Value is Remaking Commerce, Culture, and Consciousness by Virginia Postrel. Could you recommend some text about design and sustainability? The set shows you the whole world of current product design in four inspiring volumes. thanks. What I believe is more important is the future of branding in todays market of consumers suffering from information overload. 6) Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough and Michael Braungart. 8) The Lovemarks Effect: Winning in the Consumer Revolution by Kevin Roberts.
Drawing from deep archival research and extensive interviews, Atari Design is a rich, historical study of how Atari's industrial and graphic designers contributed to the development of the video game machine. 21) Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature by Janine M. Benyus. Technology executive and behavioral scientist Matt Wallaert argues that the purpose of everything is behavior change. I find that innovation and inspiration can be found in every aspect of the product development process, this book shows you how these 50 products found theirs during the manufacturing stage. Also that idea of pulling it all into one book is great, perhaps this looks like a ID community book coming together? @Niels: Thanks for the suggestion! The reason is that if you are looking at such books for inspiration, you will likely be recreating the same looks in one form or another. Agree on the Paul Arden title you will need some time to digest his words between chapters! Iconix is a comprehensive collection of iconic product design objects, chronologically organized from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution to the present. Suitably inspired by the last book? @Vallabh Narola: Thanks for your kind feedback and please keep in touch. To reach the low price that consumers have come to expect, you must produce a large quantity of your product in an efficient way so that the individual price becomes low. Also if I have missed out any of your favorites books, please do not hesitate to let me know what they are by leaving a comment? Hi, this is a excellent list for reference.Have already read some, but the rest will really help a lot. 2) The Laws of Simplicity (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life) by John Maeda. 9) Small Is the New Big: and 183 Other Riffs, Rants, and Remarkable Business Ideas by Seth Godin. Thanks, Jashan. Youve updated your section on books for design sketching is it possible for you to do the same for this or recommend the latest book on manufacturing/materials/processes thats just as good? thirty three: Founded and run by its principal designers, the company is celebrated for its minimal and innovative design, and its mission to make modern design accessible to a wider audience. Not only can it be a great source of information on usability and product ergonomics, it is also a fantastic source of learning how to be sensitive to the products user experience. 10) Design (Tom Peters Essentials) by Tom Peters. This book by Siem Haffmans, inspires designers, marketeers and business developers with circular business models and design strategies, to improve the flow of these products. This will be one of my soon to buy books as well. These days Industrial Designers will find it hard press to find any product they work on that does not have an interface.
I would also like to include for the first time audience to Product Design; Toothpicks and Logos by John Heskett. This book houses a great collection of sketching and drawings contributed by Industrial Design professionals from all over the world. saw the Rob Thompson manufacturing processes book in kinokuniya the other daydefinitely have to pick one upordered itcause they only had the shelf copy:( and what about Papanek Design for the Real World ?? 7) Its Not How Good You Are, Its How Good You Want to Be: The Worlds Best Selling Book by Paul Arden. Excellent list.
I believe this became an instant classic as it was probably the first of its kind in the sketching or presentation category. You will learn to use and master the different techniques and also how to apply sketches in the design process. Each of these groundbreaking projects is presented through fascinating and life-affirming narratives, and reveal how design practice is being transformed by crowd-sourcing and the latest digital technologies that enable people to actualize ideas together. Have someone read this? Hi PieterC, There are quite a number of books about branding or how to go about it, unfortunately, most tell the same story. Check this book out, if you have problems convincing management why they should go with your design. Unfortunately, to date, I cant seem to get my hands on one as it is sold out everywhere, including Amazon. They are a source of a lot of my inspiration. I got it as a gift from my parents when I told them that I wanted to be an Architect when I grew up. I cant emphasise enough the importance of sustainable design and this book will get you ahead of the majority of designers already out there. The only addition I can think of off the top of my head would would be adaptive paths new book subject to change. Im glad to see that our school of design library has every single book listed here. The reality is rendering in Photoshop or Illustrator is no different from old schools markers. Thanks in name of all designers for this 
23) Managing the Design Factory by Donald G. Reinertsen. It looks fun as books off the beaten track interests me. Serggio B. Start at the End offers a new framework for design, grounded in behavioral science. @larry Rosenthal: Thanks for this great suggestion. Blu Dot is an American pioneer of democratic design, and winner of the 2018 National Design Award for Product Design from the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. The way Macondo develops and the ways some technologies are greeted (telecopes, ice making, light, cinema) are not what the designer may expect. 30) Digital Lighting and Rendering (2nd Edition) by Jeremy Birn. 17) The Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, Americas Leading Design Firm by Tom Kelley. So without further adieu here is the list, in no particular order of importance, for you to enjoy! @David Airey: YES! This book intends to give designers a greater understanding of what actually happens during a manufacturing process. By starting with outcomes instead of processes, the most effective companies understand what people want to do and why they aren't already doing it, then build products and services to bridge the gap. Made in close collaboration with Rams himself, this catalog raisonn is the ultimate reference on one of the most influential product designers of all time. Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2022, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Industrial, Manufacturing & Operational Systems.
Another really good book to see how industrial design works is Monkey Business (about how they created the brand Kipling) dont know if its available in English. 22) Product Design and Development by Karl T. Ulrich and Steven D. Eppinger. Hi-Fi traces this fascinating evolution from the 1950s to today (and tomorrow), taking readers right up to the current renaissance of all things analog and the emergence of cutting-edge designs for die-hard audiophiles. 16) The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene. While much of it might not be new to a designer, it does give a huge insight on how to pitch your design work in a language that the business people can understand. Sketching the Basics starts with the white sheet of paper or the empty screen and explains the rudiments of learning to draw both clearly and comprehensively, using step by step illustrations, examples and strategies. And a great title for a book! Hi all, and thanks for the great feedback! Featuring over sixty projects, the book presents an opportunity for Yves to reflect on the past 20 years and speak to how design can provide solutions to the critical issues of today, such as the climate crisis, artificial intelligence, and accessible healthcare. 20) Manufacturing Processes for Design Professionals by Rob Thompson. 13) Designing Interactions by Bill Moggridge. Our most popular products based on sales. Simply put, these books dont do much for you except provide visual eye candy. However, I do suggest you take twice as long and spend a few minutes in between to digest Pauls thoughts. With tales from the kitchen, the bedroom, and every room in between, these pages expose how napkins got their start as lumps of dough in ancient Greece, why forks were once seen as immoral tools of the devil, and how Plato devised one of the earliest alarm clocks using rocks and water-plus so much more. I have read 2 of those books, own one and I think im gonna go to the library near me and the rest =] Thanks DT. Is there any tutorial based book that you may recommend ? Many of the world's most successful brands have been using it for years.
document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); If you have been working from home the past year or so, you are not alone! The main task for modern product designers is how to combine creativity and functionality. Great job done While not really about Industrial Design, Gershenfelds vision of the future in manufacturing will change the way we design and make things. Looks like a great list. The Professional Services Firm 50 by Tom Peters and Sketching User Experiences by Bill Buxton. Not to mention the gorgeous pictures! Japanese Design Since 1945: A Complete Sourcebook, 101 Things I Learned in Product Design School, Health Design Thinking: Creating Products and Services for Better Health, Steinberger: A Story of Creativity and Design, Hi-fi: The History of High-end Audio Design, Prototyping and Modelmaking for Product Design, Big-Game: Everyday Objects: Industrial Design Works, Great Designs: The World's Best Design Explored and Explained, Start at the End: How to Build Products That Create Change, Product Design and the Supply Chain: Competing Through Design, Less Is More (Difficult): 20 Years of Design at Blu Dot, Products That Last: Product Design for Circular Business Models, Products That Flow: Circular Business Models and Design Strategies for Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Norman Bel Geddes: American Design Visionary, How Things Are Made: From Automobiles to Zippers, Iconic Advantage: Don't Chase the New, Innovate the Old, The $39 Mustache Comb: The Start-Up Guide to Manufacturing. A beautiful book design that is a reflection of his theories and is on my must-read list. It can be applied for good or bad, but I leave that decision to you. By the clever use of pictures, technical illustrations and descriptions, design opportunities and considerations, over seventy manufacturing processes are explained. Nicolas P. Maffei's magisterial biography draws on original material from the archive at the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin, and places Bel Geddes' work within the fast-changing cultural and intellectual contexts of his time. 18) Design Secrets: Products 1 and 2: 50 Real-Life Product Design Projects Uncovered by Lynn Haller and Cheryl Dangel Cullen, and edited by Industrial Designers Society of America. Thanks for your recommendation! With his next instruments, the Steinberger basses and guitars, Ned literally cut the head off the world of guitar and bass and redefined what the electric bass and guitar could be. Yeah, I ordered this book recently! Ive read a few reviews on these and they sound excellent, Ive ordered them and have high hopes! In fact, I would go as far as advising you to dump them! Opinions? I hope you enjoy this list as much as I did to compile it! After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. c3. 5) Universal Principles of Design by William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, and Jill Butler. Hey cybrpnk, thanks for stopping by, if in doubt the library is also a good place. 12) The Creative Priority: Putting Innovation to Work in Your Business by Jerry Hirshberg. For more details on Biomimicry, check out our extensive article on this revolutionary design process. Thanks. This unique book explores just how, when, and why the world fell in love with the look, feel, and sound of top-of-the-line audio equipment. Thanks a lot ! Great Designs is an illustrated guide to the history of design, featuring more than 100 of the most groundbreaking and important design classics ever created - from the 1860s to the present. It marries the areas of life and living, activity and lifestyle, work and technology as well as leisure and relaxation. Considering this shift an opportunity for designers, the book argues that in order to consolidate the practice of developing personalizable products, designers need to change their focus from convergent to divergent user needs and desires, leaving room for the creative contributions of the users in the design of their objects, thus converting them from simple users to (computational) co-designers. Illustrated with stunning photography of Blu Dot's best-known pieces, the book includes everything the brand has ever produced, from the very earliest designs like the Chicago 8 box shelving system to the ubiquitous and iconic Real Good Chair. I already have several of these books but there were a few on the list which I hadnt heard of. This fantastic resource that covers Visual principles in general and a great reference guide for all designers. What a superb list! Thanks, Im sure there are many other classics such as Doblins work that dont get cataloged. at the beginning of the book. Yes they are novels but the fictive mind has much to teach us too! and anyone interested in real design history and information design should search hard for JAY DOBLINS Information Design i think by IIT press from around 1985 or so.
If I recall, it also brings into the equation techniques using computer programs. Based on a series of interviews with the founders, this book looks at 15 years of the group's industrial design work on everyday objects, by way of anecdotes about the inception of their most successful work. Well, this book gets you into more detail. 2) You become better than the other Designers. These books are great for so many more people than just industrial designers. Fast-moving consumer goods, such as food, packaging, disposables, fashion, cheap gifts and gadgets.
The Elements of a Home reveals the fascinating stories behind more than 60 everyday household objects and furnishings. Hi All, 11) Journals from the Design Management Institute by DMI members. Unlike Design Secrets which focus on the creation process, this book is all about getting to the finishing line, something many design stories miss out. Why? How Things Are Made offers a behind-the-scenes look at the production everyday objects of all kinds, from guitars, sunscreen, and seismographs to running shoes, jet engines, and chocolate. The first instrument he ever created, the Spector NS-1 bass guitar in 1977, is still Spector's best-selling instrument design. However, each page still contains informative step-by-step text along with detailed but easy-to-follow illustrations, diagrams, and sidebars to tell the stories behind the things we sometimes take for granted. In the introductory text, he shares his concept of the term iconicity to help the reader understand what makes these products stand out and why they are considered icons today. The classic and often a tough read due to the very academic language he uses. Fantastic list! Why those? Illustrated with 200 diagrams and photographs made for this publication, the book examines projects including wine bottles designed for supermarkets, a set of cutlery for an airline, a collaboration with Japanese potters and a piece of Ikea furniture. Not only that, because it is a publication, it takes time to get printed and out there. @Matt Thanks for the link, I will check it out! Its cool cause its written by the CEO of this design company, so they really do this every day, and have really hands-on insights. From the world's first robotic bassinet (Snoo) to laptops for children in developing countries, 'powered clothing' for aging populations, a rapidly deployable ventilator (VOX) designed in response to COVID, and more, Yves has produced some of the most groundbreaking designs of the past two decades. The impact on the future of our careers is so important that I recommend that all Industrial Designers read this book as soon as possible.
Just photocopy the stuff or pages you might need. For more information check out the official Love Marks Website. 24) Presentation Techniques by Dick Powell. The $39 Mustache Comb is your guide to navigating the manufacturing jungle so that you can bring your revolutionary product to life. That is a great book, we have recently covered it here as Design Sojourn as well. Thoroughly revised and redesigned from the best-selling 1995 edition, How Things Are Made also contains three new entries by author Andrew Terranova. Prototyping and ModelMaking for Product Design goes behind the scenes to illustrates how prototypes are used to help designers understand problems better, explore more imaginative solutions, investigate human interaction more fully and test functionality so as to de-risk the design process. Great list and it needs Papenek. Take a look at this books collection of successful of design process models. https://uxstudioteam.com/product-design-book/ Workflow is also discussed, using a mixture of hands-on and digital tools. This book showcases different types of products such as furniture and industrial designs for the household and personal use, introducing projects from all over the world. 27) Architecture: Form, Space, & Order by Francis D. K. Ching. Hi DT, Above all I love being able to see the list of books by John Maeda and Neil Gershenfeld within essential!!! The PSF 50 can be downloaded at Tom Peters website as a PDF. But regardless the exercises he advices are just priceless! excellent list, very useful. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 25) Creative Marker Techniques: In Combination With Mixed Media by Yoshiharu ShimizuWhile Dick Powells book is an all rounder, this book specifically focuses on marker rendering and illustration techniques. library of essency in design ideas in one place. To set up efficient production you must design your product with care, select the right materials, choose appropriate fabrication processes, and invest in expensive tooling. Do note its an affiliate link that wont cost you anything more.
Bhaven, Hey DT! Designing for Kids brings together all a designer needs to know about developmental stages, play patterns, age transitions, playtesting, safety standards, materials and the daily lives of kids, providing a primer on the differences in designing for kids versus designing for adults. This great book contains a collection of design principles that make it an essential cheat sheet for designers wanting to look at a design problem from different angles. Though it might not be the self-proclaimed Worlds best-selling book, it does have plenty of insights on how Designers can compete in todays over-saturated creative industry. Thank you so much for this. My first edition copy, completely yellow with age, is one of my all time favorite books. What better way to get sustainable design into the core of your product, be getting your design inspired by nature, and making sure it is also is able to replenish itself.