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This is a lavishly illustrated look at some of the most creative and innovative product designs from across the globe. With virtually no restrictions on material, form, dimension, or colour, product design can be one of the most exciting and challenging fields of work for a designer. This new addition to the superb "Design Cube Series" brings together the very best work from designers all over the world - including sketches of initial ideas, prototypes, and products already in production.

Part design manifesto, part catalogue raisonne, Dyson on Design is the first comprehensive book on the work and achievements of Sir James Dyson, Britain's most inspirational design entrepreneur. Having successfully launched his revolutionary bagless vacuum cleaner in the early 1980s, Dyson has gone on to create a plethora of disruptive technologies that have transformed the appliances of everyday life - from hand dryers and electric fans to hairdryers and robotic cleaners. Richly illustrated wit...

Along with urban planning and architecture, design played a central role in shaping the socialist future. On both sides of the Iron Curtain, it was above all the issue of housing that became the yardstick of the successful implementation of visions of a better world. Beginning in Berlin with its early housing exhibitions which took place in an atmosphere that was shaped by political rivalry and the pathos of progress, this publication focuses on the (post-)Soviet satellite states. It explores th...

STRUCTURAL PACKAGE DESIGN is a series of books, jam-packed with superb, 100% structurally accurate, scalable packaging templates. All designs are ready for immediate use and illustrated with 2-D and 3-D structural drawings and photographs. The CD contains the templates in various formats including EPS and PDF. Also included is a demos version of Illustrator-Plug-Ins that provide professional package design possibilities. This volume - BASIC PACKAGING - contains 300 designs, including designs of...

This survey of American design cuts across the disciplines of architecture, product design and graphic design. Organized by the Smithsonian's National Design Museum, this is a catalogue of the best in architecture, interiors, environments, landscapes, producte, furniture, fashion, objects, typefaces, posters, publications, film graphics and interactive media produced in the last three years of the 20th century. Using a series of themes - branded, fluid, local, minimal, narrative , physical, recl...

Based on the industrial manufacturing history of Shanghai over the past 100 years, this book introduces the development of Chinese design throughout the different eras of the People's Republic of China, from the planned economy stage to the later economic reforms and the opening up of the country to trade. We detail industrial-product design, packaging design, poster design, and other related subjects. The characteristics of each era are discussed in the following five sections: daily life, nati...

Rapidly gaining popular attention, 3D printing is viewed as the next life changing technology. This book explains how the creative industries are directly interfacing with this new technology and how it is changing the practices of many artists and designers across the globe. A selection of case studies of leading practitioners in their respective disciplines reveals this fascinating process in action. The book also introduces the groundbreaking research by Stephen Hoskins and his 3D team at t...

This major practical handbook bridges the gap between strategy and design, presenting a step-by-step design process with a strategic approach and extensive methods for innovation, strategy development, design methodology and problem solving. It is an effective guide to planning and implementing design projects to ensure strategic anchoring of the process and outcome. Built around a six-part phase structure that represents the design process, covering initial preparations and project briefing, r...