Every object we see every day in our home, office, school, or public space is the outcome of a design process. An industrial designer makes a slew of decisions during this phase with the goal of improving our life through well-executed design. It is the creative act of determining and defining a product's form and features, which takes place in advance of the making of a product. Industrial design, as an applied art, is most typically concerned with a blend of aesthetics and user-centered considerations, but it also frequently addresses issues of form, function, physical ergonomics, marketing, brand development, sustainability, and sales. The rise of industrial manufacturing altered the way objects were made, urbanisation altered consumption patterns, empire expansion broadened tastes and diversified markets, and the emergence of a larger middle class fuelled demand for fashionable styles from a much larger and more diverse population.
This book elucidates the concepts and innovative models around prospective developments with respect to industrial design. It describes in detail about bionic design, conceptual design process, product sound design and problem solving with systematic innovation. It also explains sustainable product innovation, design for automotive panels, product engineering drawing and material culture. This book is a valuable compilation of topics, ranging from the basic to the most complex theories and principles of this field. It glances at the various subfields of this subject along with technological progress that have future implications. Coherent flow of topics, student-friendly language and extensive use of examples make this book an invaluable source of knowledge. It will serve as a reference to a broad spectrum of readers.
Preface
1. Bi Directional Method for Bionic Design
1. Introduction
2. Bi-directional bionic design method proposed
3. Design brief and problem definition
4. Reformulation of the problem
5. Selection of solutions
6. Analysis of the solution
7. Generation of concepts
8. Validation
9. Detail and finish
Epilogue
References
2. Design Thinking in Conceptual Design Process
1. Introduction
2. Two design programs in the National University of Singapore (NUS)
3. Problem formulation: Framing versus clarification
4. Solution development: “Schema-driven” versus “case-driven”
5. Differences between industrial and design engineering
6. Teaching styles of ID and ME programs
Epilogue
References
3. Product Sound Design
1. Introduction
2. The perception of sound
3. Products
4. Product Domains
5. Consequential product sound model
6. Intentional product sounds
7. Classes of intentional sound
8. Implementation of intentional sounds
Epilogue
References
4. TRIZ: Desing Problem Solving with Systematic Innovation
1. Introduction
2. The Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ)
3. Substance-Field Analysis
4. Practical cases of SF model
5. Problem modeling and formulation
6. Solution evaluation
7. Application of ARIZ to a sterilizer
8. Laws of technical systems evolution
Epilogue
References
5. The Design of Product Instructions
1. Introduction
2. Suggested design process
3. The actual design process
4. Examination of the product
5. Colours and Text Size
Epilogue
References
6. Measuring Design Simplicity
1. Introduction
2. Simplicity
3. Information and information theory
4. System of beliefs
5. Decision processes: Combining arguments
Epilogue
References
7. Sustainable Product Innovation
1. Introduction
2. Research method
3. Front End of innovation
4. The importance of the Front End of innovation
5. Green brands
Epilogue
References
8. Toy Design Method: A Sustainability Perspectives
1. Introduction
2. Stages of child development
3. Observation of children at play
4. Toy design, culture and the implications for communi -cation practices
5. Children’s Customisation of the toy Design
6. Education for sustainability
7. Sustainable Development
8. Toy design - 1
Epilogue
References
9. Design for Automotive Panels Supported by an Expert System
1. Introduction
2. Rule–based reasoning
3. Case–based reasoning
4. Die layout design
5. Feature recognition
6. Sample of Structure parts
Epilogue
References
10. Early Stages of Industrial Design Career
1. Introduction
2. Sustainable design project with a view to entreprene -urship in
collabouration with the local community
Epilogue
References
11. Visual And Material Culture in The Context Of Industrial Design
1. Introduction
2. Conceptual Framework of the Study
3. Research questions
Epilogue
References
12. Product Engineering Drawing
1. Introduction
2. Engineering Drawing Basics Explained
3. Design Sketches
4. Freehand Sketches
5. Layout and Presentation
6. Dimensioning and tolerances
7. Symbols
Epilogue
References
13. Elements of Design
1. Introduction
2. Concept of visual language and visual design
3. Use of symmetry
4. Use of grids in graphic composition
Epilogue
References
Index
Bok Grigsby received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Technical University, Alberta. He is a Guest Lecturer at Public Science Institute, Colorado. He has over a decade of experience in industrial design, development and implementation of process control automation. Grigsby has authored and edited numerous articles, journal papers and books in the field of materials science and engineering.
