Product design

The design of everyday things
Call Number: GP 620.82 119/R
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Even the smartest among us can feel inept as we fail to figure out which light switch or oven burner to turn on, or whether to push, pull, or slide a door. The fault, argues this ingenious-even liberating-book, lies not in ourselves, but in product design that ignores the needs of users and the principles of cognitive psychology.
Start at the End: how to build products that change behavior
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This title offers a new framework for design, grounded in behavioral science. It argues that the purpose of everything is behavior change. By starting with outcomes instead of processes, the most effective companies understand what people want to do and why they aren't already doing it, then build products and services to bridge the gap.

Design & Branding

Branding and product design: An integrated perspective
Call Number: GP 658.827 162
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Branding and Product Design discusses key questions about the link between product and brand and about design processes and innovation.
Design is how it works: How the smartest companies turn products into icons
Call Number: GP 658.5752 55
Drawing on interviews with top executives such as Virgin's Richard Branson and Nike's Mark Parker, Jay Greene illuminates the methods of companies that rely on design to stand out in their industries.

Principles

Bespoke: Furniture from 101 international artists
Call Number: GP 684.104 15
A reaction to the disposable, mass produced furniture born of the Industrial Revolution, custom designed studio and bespoke furniture has been around for many decades.
Furniture design
Call Number: GP 749 17/2
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This is a new edition of the most comprehensive book on the craft and business of furniture design, this essential studio companion covers history, theory, human factors and ergonomics, materials, tools and methods of fabrication, and professional practice issues.
Modern furniture: 150 years of design
Call Number: GP 749 18/R
Modern Furniture presents a retrospective of the most important developments and highlights in furniture design of the past 150 years, beginning with the latest trends.
Limited edition: Prototypes, one-offs and design art furniture
Call Number: GP 684.1 21
Limited Edition is the new buzzword in furniture design. The demand for unique pieces is steadily increasing. With prototypes, one-offs and limited product lines, designers are celebrating a cult of individuality for all price classes.
Eco design: Furniture
Call Number: GP 749 25/R
Following the huge demand in contemporary societies to decorate homes in a "green" style, this book offers a more environmentally conscious approach to design and production processes.

Understanding Industrial Design: principles for UX and interaction design
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With the coming flood of connected products, many UX and interaction designers are looking into hardware design, a discipline largely unfamiliar to them. If you're among those who want to blend digital and physical design concepts successfully, this practical book helps you explore seven long-standing principles of industrial design.
Laws of UX: Using Psychology to Design Better Products & Services
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This practical guide explains how you can apply key principles in psychology to build products and experiences that are more intuitive and human-centered.
User Friendly: how the hidden rules of design are changing the way we live, work, and play
Call Number: GP 658.5 1121
In User Friendly, the authors reveal the untold story of a paradigm that quietly rules our modern lives: the assumption that machines should anticipate what we need.
Interaction Design
Call Number: GP 006.7 300
Interaction Design explores common pitfalls, effective workflows and innovative development techniques in contemporary interaction design by tracking projects from initial idea to the critical and commercial reception of the finished project.
UX for Beginners
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Apps! Websites! Rubber Ducks! Naked Ninjas! This book has everything. If you want to get started in user experience design (UX), you've come to the right place: 100 self-contained lessons that cover the whole spectrum of fundamentals.

Introduction to Ergonomics
Call Number: KG/GP 620.82 162 /3
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In fully researched, stand alone sections with worked examples, the book provides useful, practical skills for dealing with real-world ergonomic problems. The author's approach is based on a professional model in which specialized skills are backed-up by a good general knowledge of ergonomics.
Ergonomics in Design
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This book provides a comprehensive review of the state of the art of current ergonomic in design methods and techniques that are being applied to products, machinery, equipment, workstations and systems while taking new technologies and their applications into consideration.
Ergonomics
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Retaining its easy-to-use layout and jargon-free style, this book is an invaluable source of models, measures and advice for anyone who needs to understand ergonomics.
Guide to Methodology in Ergonomics
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Packed with illustrations and practical examples, Guide to Methodology in Ergonomics: Designing for Human Use, Second Edition provides a concise introduction to ergonomics methods in a straightforward manner that helps you conduct an ergonomics analysis of a product in development.
Theories, Methods, and Applications in Ergonomics and Product Design
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The Handbook of Research on Ergonomics and Product Design is a critical scholarly resource that provides new theories, methodologies, and applications of ergonomics and product design and redesign.

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