Design - Product

Wherever you shop, be it online or in a brick-and-mortar store, the first thing you notice about a product is its packaging. The quality of the packaging has a significant influence on whether or not a customer decides to buy a product. In fact,...

In our haste to consume the things we love, we often disregard or discard packaging without a second thought. While many would argue that they bear no significance or should be done away with in our quest to save the environment, there is a...

In our haste to consume the things we love, we often disregard or discard packaging without a second thought. While many would argue that they bear no significance to our daily lives and should be done away with entirely to save the environment, there...

From scrolls and sheets of papyrus to elaborate and expensive codices to the mass press-printed volumes as we know them today, books have come a long way since writing was first developed. Although digital technology has impacted how we consume information over the last...

Psychologist and market researcher Louis Cheskin explains how to effectively package and color goods for maximum appeal to the customer.First published in the 1950s, this book has its basis in the many years of experience Louis Cheskin had in designing, marketing and selling products....

Featuring 21 designers and studios passionate about music, this collection showcases the best in album design across a myriad of genres. Paired with insightful interviews and essays, the projects in Behind the Album illustrate each designer's vision from concept to cover. Includes designers such...

The best-selling PALETTE colour-themed series remains one of the most successful and sought-after references for designers around the world. Its first three editions - Black & White (Vol. 1), Multicolour (Vol. 2) and Gold & Silver (Vol. 3) - form the basis of a...

This inspiring book chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped industrial and product design. Written by two experts on modern design, it provides a concise history of the subject, and offers a fascinating resource to dip into for the general reader. From the...

In the tradition of Who Owns the Future, an MIT Media Lab scientist imagines how everyday objects can intuit our needs, improve our lives, and form "an ethereal interconnection of gadgets and human desires that...will pervade our lives in the very near future" (The...

A collection of projects from one of the most influential product designers in the world todayJasper Morrison has the ability to bestow things with a distinctive style. His signature style is evident in many of the everyday objects that surround us. His repertoire of...

With more than 500 new apps entering the market every day, what does it take to build a successful digital product? You can greatly reduce your risk of failure with design sprints, a process that enables your team to prototype and test a digital...

Blending architecture, design, and technology, a visual tour through futures past via the objects we have replaced, left behind, and forgotten. So-called extinct objects are those that were imagined but were never in use, or that existed but are now unused--superseded, unfashionable, or simply...

This handy, portable version of the authoritative Universal Methods of Design provides the same thorough and critical presentation, updated and expanded to include 125 research methods, synthesis/analysis techniques, and research deliverables for human-centered design. Each method of research is distilled down to its most...

Now with brand new color chip technology, using perforated cardstock chips that are easily removed and easily moved around the color charts before gluing down. Adaptable to both studio and lecture courses and appropriate for all student levels from beginner to advanced, The New...

The sweetest memories of all: vintage candy-wrapper designCompiled by famed nostalgia enthusiast Jonny Trunk (owner of record label Trunk Records, and author of The Music Library, Own Label and Wobbly Sounds), and with a foreword by Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker, Wrappers Delight is crammed...

Among the great Danish designers, Finn Juhl (1912-89) ranks alongside such giants as Hans J. Wegner and Arne Jacobsen. He was particularly well known for his sculptural, seemingly organic tables, chairs and sofas, but the complex interior designs that he developed in the 1940s...

The past's visionary future of domestic design, from Alison and Peter Smithson to SuperstudioThe "home of the future" has long been a topic of fascination in popular culture and an intriguing prospect for designers, and the 20th century offered up countless visions of the...

The Art and Science of Successful PackagingThis comprehensive guide provides designers with a thoughtful packaging primer that covers the challenges of designing packaging for a competitive market in a very hardworking and relevant way. Package Design Workbook addresses all aspects of the creative process...

In today's lightning-fast technology world, good product management is critical to maintaining a competitive advantage. Yet, managing human beings and navigating complex product roadmaps is no easy task, and it's rare to find a product leader who can steward a digital product from concept...

The best-selling PALETTE colour-themed series remains one of the most successful and sought-after references for designers around the world. Its first three editions - Black & White (Vol. 1), Multicolour (Vol. 2) and Gold & Silver (Vol. 3) - form the basis of a...

Globalization affects every aspect of our lives, from what we buy to what we eat to what we study-and the study of design history is no exception. Programs in art, architecture, and interior design all face the challenge of providing students with information from...

Reinvigorate your innovation approach with business ecosystems In a business ecosystem, different companies collaborate along and across previously sacrosanct industry barriers, encouraging innovation and the development of groundbreaking new products and services. Design Thinking for Business Growth delivers an eye-opening, fresh approach to designing...

Emotion. Ego. Impatience. Stubbornness. Characteristics like these make creating sites and apps for kids a daunting proposition. However, with a bit of knowledge, you can design experiences that help children think, play, and learn. With Design for Kids, you'll learn how to create digital...

How do successful products approach people to engage?Why do so many new products crash in the market? Product failure is estimated to be at 48% in the book, 'Winning at New Products', and other researchers typically put that number much higher. So, what makes...

Despite the wide acceptance of Lean approaches and customer-development strategies, many product teams still have difficulty putting these principles into meaningful action. That's where The Customer-Driven Playbook comes in. This practical guide provides a complete end-to-end process that will help you understand customers, identify...

The debut book from acclaimed Los Angeles lifestyle brand Poketo Creative Spaces: People, Homes, and Studios to Inspire explores the lives, homes, and studios of 23 artistic entrepreneurs, authors, and designers. From a colorful desk in a tiny closet to expansive homes, Creative Spaces...

Your relationships with your smart products are about to get a lot more personal.Think how commonplace it is now for people to ask Siri for the weather forecast, deploy Roomba to clean their homes, or summon Alexa to turn on the lights. The smart...

An exhaustive appraisal of the Rolex watch, including studies of vintage models, current designs and special editions Learn how to spot fakes using the same clues as the experts Invaluable to any watch-lover, especially aspiring Rolex collectors Horological trends flit by faster than ever...

This highly anticipated follow-up volume presents the exquisite designs of Tord Boontje, one of the most creative and romantic industrial designers working today. Tord Boontje: Enchanted World is a comprehensive visual document of the designer's most recent work. As an artist and a craftsman,...

In this book, you will learn the surface design tools available in Autodesk Fusion 360. Autodesk Fusion 360 Surfacing tools can be used to create complex geometries that are very difficult to create using solid modeling tools. Surface modeling can also be used to...

The fertile dual evolution of design under socialism and capitalism in postwar GermanyThe cheap, colorful plastic designs of East Germany pitted against the cool functionalism of West German design: German Design 1949-1989: Two Countries, One History does away with such clich s. More than...

This revised second edition, which includes ground-breaking new projects, contains stunning and innovative designs that reveal the incredible possibilities of packaging design. The book comes with copyright free vector-based templates and dielines that can be uploaded to a cnc machine and be reproduced and...

Even in times of economic hardship, perfume is an affordable luxury, recognized for its ability to make us not only smell good but also feel great. No woman's dressing table or bathroom cabinet is complete without at least one bottle. Cult Perfumes is the...

Cyclepedia is a photographic homage to the beauty of two wheels as well as a celebration of the fastest, lightest, and most innovative bicycles designed over the past century. This book features highlights from the unique collection of architect and designer Michael Embacher's more...

A WALL STREET JOURNAL BUSINESS BESTSELLER The internet was supposed to connect us to endless possibilities. So why do we keep ending up browsing the same old sites and best-seller lists? When sellers don't offer potential customers a compelling digital experience, consumers miss out...

A beautifully packaged look at some of the world's most sought-after timepieces, with specially-commissioned photography in collaboration with Christie's auction house Rare Watches features more than fifty of the most unusual watches in the world, including incredible one-off models and collector's editions. From watches...

The first book to be published on the work of their partnership (in 2001), Design Noir is the essential primary source for understanding the theoretical and conceptual underpinnings for Dunne & Raby's work. Consisting of three elements - a 'manifesto' on the possibilities of...

Over a 100 years of travel essentials by the collectible luxury luggage brand RIMOWA, whose signature aluminum cases have forever entered the contemporary design lexicon. Since its beginnings in 1898 in Cologne, Germany, RIMOWA has been at the forefront of innovation, with a heritage...

A definitive history of 20th-century Danish design through 101 classic objectsDenmark has long loomed large in international design history. Today, Danish furniture, textiles, home appliances and utensils from the 1960s and '70s are more popular than ever, for sale at design galleries and a...

AMAZON BEST BOOKS OF 2019 PICK FORTUNE WRITERS AND EDITORS' RECOMMENDED BOOKS OF 2019 PICK "User Friendly is a tour de force, an engrossing fusion of scholarly research, professional experience and revelations from intrepid firsthand reporting."--EDWARD TENNER, The New York Times Book Review In...

Design has become the key link between users and today's complex and rapidly evolving digital experiences, and designers are starting to be included in strategic conversations about the products and services that enterprises ultimately deliver. This has led to companies building in-house digital/experience design...

The story of Japan's design ethos, by Muji's celebrated art directorAs Art Director for Muji since 2002, Japanese graphic designer Kenya Hara (born 1958) and his aesthetic of pared-back, beautifully functional objects has taken the world by (quiet) storm. With Kenya Hara: Designing Japan,...

How are market-leading products born?Successful innovations may end up reaching a mainstream audience, but they never start off that way. That's the paradox of innovation most entrepreneurs fail to embrace-the typical people in your market are not the ones you need to woo when...

Anti-trend investigates resilient, anti-trendy living and design as viable alternatives to the insatiable "more wants more" mantra of consumerism. The overall purpose with this book is to encourage designers and consumers to take responsibility for overproduction and over-consumption, and to alter unsustainable production and...

The thinking man's sports car: a symbol of the relentless desire for peak power and limitless performance. The Porsche 911 inspires a worldwide ripple effect.When Ferdinand Porsche could not find a sports car he liked, he decided to build one himself. And now, the...

How can small businesses make huge impacts? If a picture speaks a thousand words, branding is the tool to shine in a sea of thousands of competitors. This title presents the best branding for small, traditional businesses from the last years. Collecting the best...

Pairing words of design wisdom with classic works, Essential Eames encapsulates the duo's achievementsCharles and Ray Eames are among the most influential designers of the 20th century. Enthusiastic and tireless experimenters, this beloved husband-and-wife duo moved fluidly between the fields of photography, film, architecture,...

The New Outsiders celebrates outdoor creativity. Fresh ideas, adventurers and sustainable entrepreneurs inspire a new outdoor generation to live a life less ordinary under the open sky.Author: GestaltenISBN-10: 3899559649ISBN-13: 9783899559644Publisher: GestaltenLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/11/2019Pages: 256Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.80lbsSize: 10.40h x 8.50w x 1.10d

Attempting to land a new job in product management is daunting. For starters, there have been no comprehensive blueprints for success. The interview process is grueling. Few candidates receive offers. Product Sense is the only comprehensive, yet accessible, resource available to help navigate a...

Prototyping is a great way to communicate the intent of a design both clearly and effectively. Prototypes help you to flesh out design ideas, test assumptions, and gather real-time feedback from users. With this book, Todd Zaki Warfel shows how prototypes are more than...