Over the last ten years there has been a huge growth in the area of materials for design, but most books on this subject deal with advanced, semi-formed materials (that is, materials sold as sheet, rod, tube, etc.). This book provides much-needed information on the raw materials, and the low-down on how these can be used. Organized into three sections embracing grown, oil-based and mined materials, each entry includes information on key features, typical applications, production processes and sustainability issues. This fact-packed book will allow professional designers and students from a range of disciplines to understand in simple, exciting, visual terms the different qualities and features of materials.
There are many ways in which a product can be manufactured but most designers know only a handful of techniques. Both informative and incredibly easy to use, this bestselling book explains over 100 production methods in detail. With specially commissioned diagrams, case studies and step-by-step photographs of the manufacturing process, Making It uses contemporary design as a vehicle to describe production processes. It lists their pros and cons, suitable production volumes, costs involved, speed of production, relevant materials and typical applications. The new edition of this inspirational book also evaluates each process in terms of sustainability and its effects on the environment. Making It appeals not only to product designers but also to interior designers, furniture and graphic designers who need access to a range of production methods, as well as to all students of design. The expanded edition includes nine new processes and an all-new section of 40 finishing techniques.
This informative and attractive book will provide education and inspiration for design professionals and students alike. Materials for Inspirational Design provides today's designer with a myriad of material possibilities. The book introduces the properties of wood, metal, glass, ceramics and plastic, all in an informative and inspirational format. The book covers a wide range of information its inclusion of both everyday, familiar products and those that are new, exciting and unexpected. The book is highly informative in that each application is introduced with detailed authorial comment, and numerous interviews with the designers and manufacturers are also included. The book covers a wide range of areas, exploring the application of materials in architecture, interior design, product design, furniture design, fashion and applied arts, all combined with solid technical information.
From plastics with the strength and durability of metal, to mass-produced skins, sensuous plastics, and rental DVDs that expire 48 hours after you've opened the packaging, this title offers a fascinating insight into the most innovative and unusual plastics for designers and manufacturers throughout the world.
The book is a manual and introduction to a range of glass materials, applications and processes. It offers contemporary examples of glass in its various incarnations, from the highly decorative to the microscopic and purely physical uses.
Features interesting facts on 77 plastic products and materials, a table of physical and chemical properties for plastics, a website directory, and key properties of each featured material.
This book explores and illustrates a range of modern ceramic materials. It is an essential practical companion and sourcebook for artists, technicians, architects, designers and students. The book covers the vast range of contemporary ceramic materials, including building, industrial and tableware products. Each page features a material, process or object. Information is broken down into digestible compartments, with contact details for more information resources.
Over the last ten years there has been a huge growth in the area of materials for design, but most books on this subject deal with advanced, semi-formed materials (that is, materials sold as sheet, rod, tube, etc.). This book provides much-needed information on the raw materials, and the low-down on how these can be used. Organized into three sections embracing grown, oil-based and mined materials, each entry includes information on key features, typical applications, production processes and sustainability issues. This fact-packed book will allow professional designers and students from a range of disciplines to understand in simple, exciting, visual terms the different qualities and features of materials.
There are many ways in which a product can be manufactured but most designers know only a handful of techniques. Both informative and incredibly easy to use, this bestselling book explains over 100 production methods in detail. With specially commissioned diagrams, case studies and step-by-step photographs of the manufacturing process, Making It uses contemporary design as a vehicle to describe production processes. It lists their pros and cons, suitable production volumes, costs involved, speed of production, relevant materials and typical applications. The new edition of this inspirational book also evaluates each process in terms of sustainability and its effects on the environment. Making It appeals not only to product designers but also to interior designers, furniture and graphic designers who need access to a range of production methods, as well as to all students of design. The expanded edition includes nine new processes and an all-new section of 40 finishing techniques.
The book is a manual and introduction to a range of glass materials, applications and processes. It offers contemporary examples of glass in its various incarnations, from the highly decorative to the microscopic and purely physical uses.
is is the story of Kapitanios Alexis Roussos, the charismatic, ruthless and driven leader of a band of partisans operating in a mountainous region of northern Greek Macedonia, during the invasion and occupation of Greece by Italian, German, and Bulgarian armies following the outbreak of the Second World War. The story also follows the exploits of some of Alexis’s comrades in arms. There is Georgios Lambridis, the son of a wealthy and prominent Athenian family and right-hand man to Alexis, who like him, wants not only to drive the hated invaders out of Greece, but also to overthrow the “rotten” and unfair capitalistic system that is destroying Greece. Anestis Mavridis and his younger brother, Vasili, the sons of the charismatic papa Grigorious, priest of the small village of Prosotsani, are also very loyal followers of Alexis. As is Stavros Vardakis, an old war veteran who embarked on a life of violence and bloodshed after witnessing as a young boy the massacre of his whole family and village by irregular Bulgarian forces, during the violent struggles leading up to the emergence of the Greek State of Macedonia just before the outbreak of the Balkan Wars. There is also the young and very beautiful Irini Apostolou, who has a dark secret that haunts her and also Vasili, a former school friend, and which almost destroys them both. She too later joins Alexis’s band in the mountains and helps him and his men fight the German and Bulgarian forces, and also the right wing forces of Costas Grivas, the fanatic and psychotic hater of Alexis, Georgios and Anestis, who is the leader of a Security Battalion which fights for the Germans. And when the invaders are defeated and Greece is soon plunged into the throes of a catastrophic civil war that is tearing the country apart, he sets out on his own personal vandetta to destroy these men and all they stand for. Katerina Donatelis, another young female character in this story, nurses the young wounded Vasili back to health when he is wounded by Bulgarian forces near her village. She also helps him to deal with his very debilitating psychological trauma, and teaches him the meaning of true love.
A new edition of the market-leading guide to signage and wayfinding design This new edition of Signage and Wayfinding Design: A Complete Guide to Creating Environmental Graphic Design Systems has been fully updated to offer you the latest, most comprehensive coverage of the environmental design process—from research and design development to project execution. Utilizing a cross-disciplinary approach that makes the information relevant to architects, interior designers, landscape architects, graphic designers, and industrial designers alike, the book arms you with the skills needed to apply a standard, proven design process to large and small projects in an efficient and systematic manner. Environmental graphic design is the development of a visually cohesive graphic communication system for a given site within the built environment. Increasingly recognized as a contributor to well-being, safety, and security, EGD also extends and reinforces the brand experience. Signage and Wayfinding Design provides you with Chris Calori's proven "Signage Pyramid" method, which makes solving complex design problems in a comprehensive signage program easier than ever before. Features full-color design throughout with 100+ new images from real-world projects Provides an in-depth view of design thinking applied to the EGD process Explains the holistic development of sign information, graphic, and hardware systems. Outlines the latest sign material, lighting, graphic application, and digital communication technologies Highlights code and updated ADA considerations If you're a design professional tasked with communicating meaningful information in the built environment, this vital resource has you covered.
Exam board: OCR Level: A-level Subject: Design and Technology First teaching: September 2015 First exams: Summer 2016 Inspire your students to tackle the iterative design process with creativity and confidence, using a textbook that delivers the knowledge, understanding and skills they need for the 2017 OCR Design & Technology AS and A-level specifications. Our trusted author team help you to confidently navigate both the designing and technical principles at the heart of OCR's enquiry approach and to apply them to each of the Product Design, Fashion and Textiles and Design Engineering endorsed titles. - Supports co-teaching of AS and A Level with clear signposting to the additional knowledge, understanding and skills needed at A Level - Inspires your students as they undertake the iterative design process, with a look at how to approach the Non-Exam Assessments, including creative examples of students' work for both the Product Development at AS and the Iterative Design Project at A Level - Helps students to prepare for the written exams with practice questions and guidance on the 'Principles' papers at both AS and A Level, and the 'Problem Solving' papers at A Level
Features interesting facts on 77 plastic products and materials, a table of physical and chemical properties for plastics, a website directory, and key properties of each featured material.
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