- Hardcover: 208 pages
- Publisher: Rockport Publishers; illustrated edition edition (Jun 1 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1564966380
- ISBN-13: 978-1564966384
- Product Dimensions: 30.8 x 22.8 x 2.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.3 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #824,942 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
The Design Secrets series brings you inside the intriguing process of design. Unlike other design books that show only the final product, this series profiles design projects in detail, from concept to completion, and all the stages in between, seasoned with the designers' insights and inspirations. Each volume presents 50 successful projects, created by leaders in the design field.
About the Author
The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) is the voice of the industrial design profession, advancing the quality and positive impact of design.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
just a taste of the complexity of the process,
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This review is from: Design Secrets: Products (Hardcover)
THis is an interesting book about how some very good product designs were done. However, I was not satisfied with the level of detail of each story: not only did each case study make it appear that an optimal design was acheived, but it undercovered the human and organizational dramas that underlie such design processes. In many instances, there is a whiff of the true complexity and it made my mouth water, but then didn't go deep enough. As a result, the whole process comes off too logical and rational, too panglossian if you wish.From my own experience, I know that the design process is far more difficult than the reader would glean from the book. Designers, like artists, are high strung people who live for and in their work - if you criticise their work, you are criticising them personally and they react. Their egos are as big as their talents. Bitter fights result with engineers and the holders of the corporate largesse, the purse strings that make or break an experiment. THere are difficult compromises, often political, and plenty of ongoing acrimony. How should they be handled and nurtured? Does a separate group need to be insulated? Should they just grow up or would that kill part of the creative process? None of this is sufficiently covered in this book and they all represent key management issues. Moreover, there is not enough about the companies in the book - who they are, what they believe in terms of philosophy, how they calculate and market themselves. Nonetheless, the stories are exciting and the photography is excellent. Certain common techniques also emerge, such as the importance of rapid prototyping and marketing shortcuts that don't ignore cumstomer needs but rather find way to tap into new ones. These too are fascinating issues that require deeper treatment. Recommended, but only as a start.
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3.8 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) 32 of 39 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
just a taste of the complexity of the process,
By Robert J. Crawford - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Design Secrets: Products (Hardcover)
THis is an interesting book about how some very good product designs were done. However, I was not satisfied with the level of detail of each story: not only did each case study make it appear that an optimal design was acheived, but it undercovered the human and organizational dramas that underlie such design processes. In many instances, there is a whiff of the true complexity and it made my mouth water, but then didn't go deep enough. As a result, the whole process comes off too logical and rational, too panglossian if you wish.From my own experience, I know that the design process is far more difficult than the reader would glean from the book. Designers, like artists, are high strung people who live for and in their work - if you criticise their work, you are criticising them personally and they react. Their egos are as big as their talents. Bitter fights result with engineers and the holders of the corporate largesse, the purse strings that make or break an experiment. THere are difficult compromises, often political, and plenty of ongoing acrimony. How should they be handled and nurtured? Does a separate group need to be insulated? Should they just grow up or would that kill part of the creative process? None of this is sufficiently covered in this book and they all represent key management issues. Moreover, there is not enough about the companies in the book - who they are, what they believe in terms of philosophy, how they calculate and market themselves. Nonetheless, the stories are exciting and the photography is excellent. Certain common techniques also emerge, such as the importance of rapid prototyping and marketing shortcuts that don't ignore cumstomer needs but rather find way to tap into new ones. These too are fascinating issues that require deeper treatment. Recommended, but only as a start. 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting to have. Would have wanted more info.,
By Y. Leisersohn - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Design Secrets: Products (Hardcover)
If you are interested in Product Design, then this book is quite interesting. It gives you a summary of the design process for famous products.However the fact that it is a summary is a downside, as I would have loved to read more information from the designers mind. In this book you have good examples of "What the customer wanted", "What the designer suggested" and "What was the outcome". I would suggest making volume 3 with 10-20 Products and giving each product 10 pages, rather then the 4 pages on this one. 1 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
fantastique...,
By Jahanshahi Noureddin - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Design Secrets: Products (Paperback)
Well I was looking for a book with some hints for design, and this book is the perfect one with a lot of that goodis.I recommend it strongly for everyone who is looking for a good book in art and design.
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