Materials and design
Subtitle: the art and science of material selection in product design
By: Mike Ashby, Kara Johnson
Contributors: Johnson, Kara
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Burlington, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 331
ISBN-13: 9781856174978
Subjects: Industrial design; Materials
Description: "This book explores the role of materials and manufacturing in product design. We have placed particular emphasis on how the materiality of an object (what it is made of and how it is made) can be manipulated to create aesthetics and functionality of a product. We are equally concerned with issues related to feasibility of production and the sustainability of a system. The methods presented here are supported by some 100 profiles of materials and manufacturing processes, emphasizing the attributes most relevant for product design."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Function and personality; title: What influences product design?; title: Design and designing; title: The stuff...multi-dimensional materials; title: Other stuff...shaping, joining and surfaces; title: Form follows material; title: A structure for material selection; title: Case studies in materials and design; title: New materials - the potential for innovation; title: Conclusions; title: Appendices; title: Exercises for the eye and mind; title: Selected material maps; title: A practical reference for inspiration; title: Material profiles; title: Shaping profiles; title: Joining profiles; title: Surface profiles.