Materials and Design : The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design (Paperback, 3 ed)

Function and Personality; What Influences Product Design; Design and Designing; The Stuff...Multidimensional Materials; Other Stuff...Shaping, Joining, and Surfaces; Form Follows Material; A Structure for Material Selection; Case Studies in Materials and Design; New Materials-the Potential for Innovation; Conclusions; PRACTICAL REFERENCES FOR INSPIRATION: Materials Profiles; Shaping Profiles; Joining Profiles; Surface Profiles; Exercises for the Eye and Mind; Selected Materials Maps