Industrial Design Resources
Industrial Design Guides and Tools
Anthropometric data from NASA - wide variety of human body knowledge
Anthropometric data for children - scroll down and there are detailed measurements
Cognitive Strategies in Industrial Design Engineering - white paper
Color Chart Design Guide - pantones, RGB, hexadecimal
Color Matters Design Guide - excellent color design resource
Color Study - Guide
Creative Problem Solving Guides - at www.mindtools.com
Disability or Aging Persons Design - Guidelines
Drawing Coach - learn how to draw site
Drawing: Art School Online - Content is good, if you can ignore the
old-looking website design
Drawing: How to Draw - from howstuffworks.com
Drawing: Learn to Draw - focus on human form
Engineering Drawing Course - complete online course
Ergonomics - collection of detailed resources for anthropometric data and ergonomics
Ergonomics
Primer Design Guide
Female Preferences Design - article
Foam Sculpture Design Guide Part 1,
Part 2, and
Part 3 - guide, great for prototyping
Human Factors - Guide by the DOE
Industrial Design: Clarity And Complexity - excellent article
Introduction to Industrial Design - lecture notes
Intellectual Property Protection - Guide
Materials Data and Processing Guide - well organized categorical material listings
Matweb Materials Database - Searchable listing of a huge number of materials
Quality Design Guides - free quality design guides"
Rapid Prototyping Guide
Sensuality in Product Design - White Paper (and guide)
Sketching - Mini guide
Sustainable Packaging Design - White Paper
Teaching Design Innovation in the Industrial Design Studio - white paper
User Centered
Design Guide - methods guide
User Needs Analysis - discussion of how to design
for users' needs
Workspace Design Guide - guide to designing physical
workspaces
Industrial Design Books for Purchase
Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design (Interactive Technologies)
Sketching for Engineering Design Visualization
Engineering Design Graphics: Sketching, Modeling, and Visualization
Universal Principles of Design
Designing Brand Identity: A Complete Guide to Creating, Building, and Maintaining Strong Brands
Designing Interactions
Making It: Manufacturing Techniques for Product Design
Drawing for Designers
Materials for Inspirational Design
The Packaging Designer's Book of Patterns
Understanding Color: An Introduction for Designers
Introduction to Human Factors Engineering (2nd Edition)
The Semantic Turn: A New Foundation for Design
Design Research: Methods and Perspectives
Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design
Design Websites
International Journal of Design - Excellent, detailed articles
www.core77.com - Popular ID Website
www.coroflot.com - Design Jobs & Portfolios
www.designboom.com - Industrial Design Website
www.designdroplets.com - Industrial Design Website
wwww.idfuel.com - Industrial Design Website
www.yankodesign.com - Industrial Design Magazine
www.id-mag.com - Industrial Design Magazine
www.dexigner.com - Industrial Design News Site
www.productdesignforums.com - Design Forums
www.greenerdesign.com - Articles and Guides to Designing Green
www.designinsite.dk - large design knowledge center
Organizations
ICSID - International Council of Societies of Industrial Design
IDSA - Industrial Designers Society of America
CFSD - Center for Sustainable Design
Industrial Design Blogs
www.affectivedesign.org - Design Blog
www.coolbuzz.org - Design Blog
www.creativefluff.com - Design Blog
designcorner.blinkr.net - Design Blog
www.designcrux.com - Design Blog
www.designdroplets.com - Industrial Design Blog
www.designsojourn.com - Design Blog
www.designws.com - Design Picture Blog
www.form.de- Design Blog (unless your german is good, click the button to translate the pages to english)g
www.interactiondesignblog.com - User interaction and design
www.mocoloco.com - The Modern and Contemporary Design Blog
www.planet-industrial-design.org - Design Blog
www.productdose.com - New designs blog
www.studioclues.com - Design Blog
www.sustainableisgood.com - Sustainable product and packaging blog
www.thedieline.com - Packaging Design Blog
www.uselog.com - Design Blog focused on product usability - great content
Regional Industrial Design
www.idasia.org - Industrial Design - Asia
designeast.eu - Industrial Design - Central and Eastern Europe
Other
Design-Bites - purchase design guide downloads, very reasonable prices for
the content
www.conceptcar.co.uk - massive concept car archive
www.moreinspiration.com - design inspiration
www.idealist.blinkr.net - list of creative ideas for products
www.2modern.com - contemporary design showcase
www.retrotogo.com - retro design showcase
www.kitchencontraptions.com - kitchen product design
www.smashingmagazine.com - design inspiration lists at Smashing Magazine
www.inventorspot.com
100 must-buy design books
www.betterproductdesign.net - product design articles
www.creativebehavior.com
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