The Industrial Design Reference & Specification Book

by Dan Cuffaro, Isaac Zaksenberg

A field guide to industrial design methods, materials, manufacturing, ergonomics, and professional practice.

Rockport Publishers · 2013 · 272 pages · ISBN 9781592538478

Topics: Product Design, Professional Practice, Design Research

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Why it matters

This reference grounds product design in physical constraints: materials, processes, safety, dimensions, and production. It gives the collection a practical bridge from concept development to manufactured objects.

Best for

Best for industrial and product designers, students, and digital designers expanding into hardware or connected products.

What you’ll learn

You will build a practical vocabulary for research, form development, manufacturing choices, human factors, and communicating a product for production.

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