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"Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design...editor's choice." - Design Issues
'..the book has very interesting and thorough information, and would be a very useful tool for an industrial designer.'
Materials World, May 2004
"Both interesting and intriguing, this book should prove a valuable resource for those starting out in design or engineering...it is also fun to browse through." Science Magazine, June 2003
'Well presented, easy to read with concise descriptions. Very suitable for students on courses which involve art design and the use of modern materials' - Derrick Parker, Univ. Portsmouth, Dept. Mech. & Manufacturing Eng.
'An attractive and informative book.' David Birkett, Chemistry in Britain, London, February 2003
'The book's quality of reproduction is excellent and it is very well illustrated with a large number of diagrams, sketches and photographs, most of them in colour.' K.L. Edwards, University of Darby, 2003
"When I looked at this book for the first time, I could not stop myself from being amazed with its concept, form, design, and contents. ... It is a unique book that elucidates evolution of products and the materials from a historical to the modern perspective. ... I would strongly recommend this volume for design students and engineers, materials engineers, and mechanical engineers.
- Corrosion June 2004
"...well-written and easy-to-read...unique and a worthwhile reference for designers, engineers, and suppliers." - Adhesives & Sealants Newsletter, 2006
'..the book has very interesting and thorough information, and would be a very useful tool for an industrial designer.'
Materials World, May 2004
"Both interesting and intriguing, this book should prove a valuable resource for those starting out in design or engineering...it is also fun to browse through." Science Magazine, June 2003
'Well presented, easy to read with concise descriptions. Very suitable for students on courses which involve art design and the use of modern materials' - Derrick Parker, Univ. Portsmouth, Dept. Mech. & Manufacturing Eng.
'An attractive and informative book.' David Birkett, Chemistry in Britain, London, February 2003
'The book's quality of reproduction is excellent and it is very well illustrated with a large number of diagrams, sketches and photographs, most of them in colour.' K.L. Edwards, University of Darby, 2003
"When I looked at this book for the first time, I could not stop myself from being amazed with its concept, form, design, and contents. ... It is a unique book that elucidates evolution of products and the materials from a historical to the modern perspective. ... I would strongly recommend this volume for design students and engineers, materials engineers, and mechanical engineers.
- Corrosion June 2004
"...well-written and easy-to-read...unique and a worthwhile reference for designers, engineers, and suppliers." - Adhesives & Sealants Newsletter, 2006
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The history of man is recorded, recovered and remembered through the designs he created and the materials he used. Materials are the stuff of design, and today is not the age of just one material, but of an immense range.
Best selling author M. F. Ashby guides the reader through the process of selecting materials on the basis of their design suitability. He and co-author Kara Johnson begin with the assumption that products in a given market sector have little to distinguish between them in either performance or cost. When many technically near-equivalent products compete, market share is won or lost by the industrial design of a product: its visual and tactile attributes, the associations it carries, the image it creates in the consumer's mind and the quality of its interface with the use and the environment.
Ashby and Johnson address the problem of selecting materials for industrial design from a unique viewpoint. They acknowledge that materials have two overlapping roles, in technical design and in industrial design. The technical designer has ready access to materials information. Industrial designers often do not have equivalent support.
Materials Selection in Industrial Design presents groundbreaking new information that, on one hand introduces engineering students to the principles of Industrial Design and to the idea that the selection of materials can directly affect the aesthetic qualities of the object. On the other hand they introduce industrial design students and practising industrial designers to engineering parameters through an accessible and holistic approach.
* Easy to use systematic approach to the selection and uses of materials
* Many excellent attribute "maps" are included which enable complex comparative information to be readily grasped
* Full colour photographs and illustrations throughout aid the understanding of concepts
Best selling author M. F. Ashby guides the reader through the process of selecting materials on the basis of their design suitability. He and co-author Kara Johnson begin with the assumption that products in a given market sector have little to distinguish between them in either performance or cost. When many technically near-equivalent products compete, market share is won or lost by the industrial design of a product: its visual and tactile attributes, the associations it carries, the image it creates in the consumer's mind and the quality of its interface with the use and the environment.
Ashby and Johnson address the problem of selecting materials for industrial design from a unique viewpoint. They acknowledge that materials have two overlapping roles, in technical design and in industrial design. The technical designer has ready access to materials information. Industrial designers often do not have equivalent support.
Materials Selection in Industrial Design presents groundbreaking new information that, on one hand introduces engineering students to the principles of Industrial Design and to the idea that the selection of materials can directly affect the aesthetic qualities of the object. On the other hand they introduce industrial design students and practising industrial designers to engineering parameters through an accessible and holistic approach.
* Easy to use systematic approach to the selection and uses of materials
* Many excellent attribute "maps" are included which enable complex comparative information to be readily grasped
* Full colour photographs and illustrations throughout aid the understanding of concepts
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We live in a world of materials; it is materials that give substance to everything we see and touch. Read the first page
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This review is from: Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design (Paperback)
Amazing new perspective on matials and design! A must for any inspired designer/Product Manager.
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Individual chapters address multidimensional issues,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design (Paperback)
Collaboratively written by Mike Ashby (Professor, Engineering Department, Cambridge University) and design materials expert Kara Johnson, Materials And Design: The Art And Science Of Material Selection In Product Design is a thoroughly "user friendly" instructional guide to the scientific and systematic crafting of products from a variety of materials. Individual chapters address multidimensional issues, shaping joints and surfaces, rules of thumb for selecting certain materials over others, and much more in express, college-level detail. Enhanced throughout with full color photography and numerous illustrations, Materials And Design is strongly recommended as an extensive, superbly organized and presented, instructional resource and professional level reference.
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A good introduction to design, materials, and processes,
By Blaine Lilly (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design (Paperback)
I teach product design at Ohio State to students from several engineering disciplines, and this latest book from Prof. Mike Ashby is exactly what I've been looking for. It gives an overview of product design from the perspective of the industrial designer, something engineering students need to appreciate. More importantly, it also provides a wealth of useful data on a wide range of materials and fabrication processes. In addition, each chapter has a thorough annotated reference list - valuable to anyone just entering the field. All this, and it's a beautiful example of book design, in the bargain. Regrettably, it suffers a bit from a lack of proofreading, as many books seem to these days.
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