Industrial design reference + specification book : everything industrial designers need to know every day / Dan Cuffaro [and six others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cuffaro, Dan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial design--United States.

Industrial design.

Design--United States.

Design.

Industrial arts--United States.

Industrial arts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Industrial design reference and specification book

Place of Publication:

Beverly, Massachusetts : Rockport Publishers, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Industrial Design Reference & Specification Book is filled with information that is essential to successful product design.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""CONTENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CHAPTER 1: DESIGN IN THE CONTEXT OF BUSINESS""; ""Overview""; ""The Business of Marketing Design""; ""Strategy""; ""Competitive Forces""; ""Brand Basics""; ""Basic Brand Concepts""; ""Conclusion""; ""CHAPTER 2: PROCESS""; ""Overview""; ""Macro Process""; ""Planning""; ""Conclusion""; ""CHAPTER 3: MANUFACTURING PROCESSES""; ""Overview""; ""Plastics Overview""; ""Tooling""; ""Forming (Plastic)""; ""Finishing (Plastic)""; ""Joining (Plastic)""; ""Metals Overview""; ""Forming (Metal)""; ""Finishing (Metal)""; ""Joining (Metal)""

""Ceramic Overview""""Glass Processes""; ""Rapid Prototyping""; ""CHAPTER 4: MATERIAL SELECTION""; ""Overview""; ""Glossary of Materials""; ""CHAPTER 5: ELECTRONICS""; ""Overview""; ""Power Distribution and Safety""; ""CHAPTER 6: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY""; ""Overview""; ""Types of IP Protection""; ""Preparing Your Design for Patent Application""; ""Patent Resources""; ""CHAPTER 7: ERGONOMICS""; ""Overview""; ""Percentiles and Anthropometrics""; ""Static and Dynamic Measurements""; ""Link Event Analysis""; ""Safety and Human Error""; ""Safety Legislation""; ""Child Development""

""Text, Graphics, and Symbols""""Seating""; ""Ingress and Egress (Enter and Exit)""; ""Computer Workstations""; ""Hand Tools and Devices""; ""Ergonomics and Anthropometrics Web Resources""; ""CHAPTER 8: SUSTAINABLE DESIGN""; ""Overview""; ""Sustainable Design Strategy""; ""Resources""; ""CHAPTER 9: DESIGN DOCUMENTATION""; ""Overview""; ""Orthographic Drawings""; ""Layout""; ""Dimensioning""; ""Calculating Volume""; ""CHAPTER 10: GRAPHICS AND TYPE""; ""Overview""; ""Typographic Terms""; ""CHAPTER 11: MEASUREMENTS AND CONVERSIONS""; ""Overview""; ""Weight""; ""Length""; ""Capacity""; ""Area""

""Volume""""Metric System (Overview)""; ""Standard Inch Fractions to Decimal Conversion""; ""Type Conversions""; ""GLOSSARY""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""RECOMMENDED READING""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Z""; ""ABOUT THE AUTHORS & ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 27, 2014).

ISBN:

9781610587891

1610587898

OCLC:

870646807