Materials and Design (Paperback)

CONTENTS: Materials and Design: PART A: Driving Forces in Design; The Design Process; The Role of Industrial Design; Materials and Product Form; The Mind of the Designer; Organising Information for Design; Materials and Material Attributes; Processes and Process Attributes: Perceived Attributes of Materials; Materials and Product Interface; Materials and the Environment; Information Systems for Design; Material Selection and Inspiration; Case Studies; New Materials in Design: PART B: Material Profiles; Process Profiles; Colour Profiles; Design Styles: APPENDIX: Cluster Analysis; Aesthetic Attributes of Materials; the Analytical Approach to Selection; MAD Software; Problems and Exercises.