Materials for Design
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Over the last 10 years there has been a huge growth in the area of materials and design, but most books on the subject deal with advanced, semi-formed materials (that is, materials sold as sheet, rod, tube, etc.). This new book provides much-needed information on the raw materials, and the 'low-down' on what these materials can be used for. The information provided in the book allows professional designers and students from a range of disciplines – but focusing on product design – to understand in simple, exciting, thought-provoking, visual terms different qualities and features of materials. The subject is presented from the perspective of design, and relevant case studies are used to inspire designers into new ways of thinking about materials. As well as standard and widely available materials, the book also contains emerging materials such as smart materials and self-healing plastics, offering a comprehensive guide to material selection for designers. Review: great read with helpful details and interesting materials - Fantastic write up of typical widely used materials and the more obscure. I'm a product designer with a background in mechanical engineering and found this enjoyable to read and educational. Review: Useful reference manual for the beginning Industiral designers - Good content, easy to navigate.
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,083,595 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #369 in Industrial & Product Design |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 101 Reviews |
C**I
great read with helpful details and interesting materials
Fantastic write up of typical widely used materials and the more obscure. I'm a product designer with a background in mechanical engineering and found this enjoyable to read and educational.
A**N
Useful reference manual for the beginning Industiral designers
Good content, easy to navigate.
M**K
Great book
That’s all
S**E
Nice to have
Pretty good looking and interesting pictures, fairly good info.
S**A
Five Stars
A must read for any artist and designer!
F**O
Five Stars
Good quick reference
S**A
Perfect
Exactly as described
G**A
OK!
Everything ok, excellent quality, arrive on time and a good price!
H**R
Excellent overview of materials and how they pertain to design.
Fantastic high level overview of materials and how they pertain to design. Well written and informative. Wonderful binding quality and finish; high gloss and high density paper make this a treat to read. Only three stars due to editing. It's incredible the amount of grammatical and formatting errors that are found throughout. I know it doesn't affect the knowledge within, but if someone is dropping $50 on a book it should feel like the editor was paid for actually doing their job.
D**L
Increíble recurso para diseño de producto
Ofrece una colección bastante amplia de materiales categorizados por su método de extracción, y aborda de manera amplia y sencilla las generalidades de las materiales (aplicaciones, derivados, producción, características, origen y costos aproximados etc.) Dependiendo de lo que estés diseñando este libro no te va a dar el 100% de la información que necesitas sobre un objeto pero para mi uso como diseñador principiante y estudiante me ofrece un enorme catálogo de donde puedo investigar más, y me da 3/4 partes de la información relevante para el nivel de justificación que usualmente necesito.
A**S
Great reference book
Amazing book for anyone who is interested in designing and producing processes.
M**O
Ottimo!
Bello e semplice da consultare. Ottima raccolta di materiali con dedicata spiegazione del loro utilizzo e creazione. Consigliato!
S**.
Informative book about materials
The book is amazing. Well structured and informative. It includes how the Material is produced, what the sustainability issues are, the costs etc. However as a booklover I am disappointed by the delivery. The book was just packed in a bubblewrap in a plastic bag. Usually it should come in a special cardboard for books. So it has crinkles on its cover which is extremely frustrating.
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