Deconstructing Product Design
Exploring the Form, Function, Usability, Sustainability, and Commercial Success of 100 Amazing Produ
Published on 1. November 2009
240 pages
978-1-61673-602-6 (ISBN)
Description
What makes a product successful?
How it looks? The way it functions? Its ease of use? Or do factors like price and marketing dominate?
In a quest to find answers to these questions, Deconstructing Product Design engages readers in a process of critically analyzing a diverse collection of 100 innovative products, from well-known classics to contemporary objects of desire. This book aims to support critical thinking about design, facilitate discovery of patterns of success (and failure) across products, and enable designers to apply lessons learned to their own design work. Experts from multiples design disciplines contribute commentary, including:
-Robert Blaich, industrial design
-Jill Butler, graphic design
-Alan Cooper, technology design
-Brock Danner, architecture
-Kimberly Elam, graphic design
-Donald Emmite, design history
-Larimie Garcia, graphic arts
-Scott Henderson, product design
-Kritina Holden, human factors
-Robert Kingslyn, graphic design
-Jon Kolko, interaction design
-Lyle Sandler, experience design
Continue the deconstruction at http://www.deconstructingproductdesign.com.
How it looks? The way it functions? Its ease of use? Or do factors like price and marketing dominate?
In a quest to find answers to these questions, Deconstructing Product Design engages readers in a process of critically analyzing a diverse collection of 100 innovative products, from well-known classics to contemporary objects of desire. This book aims to support critical thinking about design, facilitate discovery of patterns of success (and failure) across products, and enable designers to apply lessons learned to their own design work. Experts from multiples design disciplines contribute commentary, including:
-Robert Blaich, industrial design
-Jill Butler, graphic design
-Alan Cooper, technology design
-Brock Danner, architecture
-Kimberly Elam, graphic design
-Donald Emmite, design history
-Larimie Garcia, graphic arts
-Scott Henderson, product design
-Kritina Holden, human factors
-Robert Kingslyn, graphic design
-Jon Kolko, interaction design
-Lyle Sandler, experience design
Continue the deconstruction at http://www.deconstructingproductdesign.com.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Beverly
United States
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Illustrations
100 illustrations.
ISBN-13
978-1-61673-602-6 (9781616736026)
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William Lidwell | Gerry Manacsa
Deconstructing Product Design
Exploring the Form, Function, Usability, Sustainability, and Commercial Success of 100 Amazing Products
Book
10/2011
Rockport Publishers
€41.03
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William Lidwell | Gerry Manacsa
Deconstructing Product Design
Exploring the Form, Function, Usability, Sustainability, and Commercial Success of 100 Amazing Products
Book
11/2009
Rockport Publishers
€50.94
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Persons
William Lidwell is the Chief R&D Officer at Avenues: The World School, where he leads teams tasked with conducting research in education and the learning sciences; the development of new educational curricula, programming, and technologies; and the architecture and design of new campuses around the world. The co-author of Universal Principles of Design and The Pocket Universal Principles of Design, he has written other books in a variety of disciplines, including design, education, and management. His online lectures on the psychology of color are available at TheGreatCourses.com, and his online courses on the universal principles of design and logo design are available at LinkedInLearning.com. He lives in Houston, Texas.
Gerry Manacsa is a visual designer, artist, and engineer who helped to pioneer the web frontier in areas ranging from mixedmedia personal storytelling to interactive learning methods for corporate and industrial environments.
Gerry Manacsa is a visual designer, artist, and engineer who helped to pioneer the web frontier in areas ranging from mixedmedia personal storytelling to interactive learning methods for corporate and industrial environments.
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- 9093 Kettle
- Absolut Vodka Bottle
- Aeron Chair
- AIBO ERS-110
- AJ Cutlery
- Angled Measuring Cup
- Ball Clock
- Ball Vacuum Cleaner
- BeoCom 2 Phone
- Bratz Doll
- Bubble Lamp
- Cabbage Patch Kids
- Cameleon Stroller
- Cifra 3 Clock
- City Hall Clock
- ClearRx Pill Bottle
- Coca-Cola "Contour" Bottle
- Coldspot Refrigerator
- Crescent Adjustable Wrench
- Cristal Ballpoint Pen
- Crocs Shoes
- Diamond Chair
- Dish Soap Bottle
- Dixon Ticonderoga Pencil
- Egg Bird Feeder
- Forehead Thermometer
- FuBar Functional Utility Bar
- Garbino Trash Can
- Glock 17 Pistol
- Good Grips Peeler
- HomeHero Kitchen Fire Extinguisher
- Hug Salt and Pepper Shakers
- HurriQuake Nail
- iBOT Mobility System
- il Conico Kettle
- IN-50 Coffee Table
- iPhone
- iPod 5G
- Jaipur Foot
- Jawbone Wireless Headset
- Jelly Fish Watch GK 100
- Joystick CX40
- Juicy Salif
- Kryptonite-4 Bicycle Lock
- LC4 Chaise Longue
- LCW Chair
- LED Watch PH-1055
- Lil' Pup Dog Bowl
- Lounge Chair and Ottoman
- Macintosh
- Maglite Flashlight
- Model 302-F1 Telephone
- Moka Express
- MoneyMaker Pump
- Mouse M0100
- Museum Watch
- Natural Nurser Baby Bottle
- No. 5 Flacon
- Officer's Knife
- O-Series Scissors
- PalmPilot
- Pencil Sharpener
- Phonosuper SK 4
- Pleo
- Pocket Survival Tool
- POM Wonderful Bottle
- Post-It Note
- Pot-in-Pot Cooler
- Power Mac G4 Cube
- Q-Drum
- RAZR V3 Phone
- Remote Control-Series 1
- Roomba Robotic Vacuum Cleaner
- Round Thermostat
- Rubik's Cube
- Safety Razor
- Segway i2
- Selectric Typewriter
- Silent Cello SVC-200
- Sixtant Electric Shaver
- Soda King Siphon
- Sonicare Toothbrush
- Stand Mixer
- StarTAC Mobile Phone
- SX-70 Camera
- THUMP 2 Sunglasses
- Titanium Series Padlock
- Tizio Table Lamp
- TMX Tickle Me Elmo
- TOUCH! Tableware
- Transistor Radio TR-610
- Tykho AM/FM Radio
- Variable Balans Stool
- Vespa 150 GS
- Walkman TPS-L2
- Wiggle Chair
- Wii
- XO-1 Laptop
- Zippo Cigarette Lighter
- ZX81
- Contributors
- References
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
- Acknowledgments
- Credits
- About the Authors
