Design Technology / Syllabus /
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1.1a Anthropometrics

1.1b Psychological Factors

1.1c Physiological Factors

729 PAN - Julius Panero, Martin Zelnick - Human Dimension and Interior Space: A Source Book of Design Reference Standards. New York : Whitney Library of Design, 1979.

2.1 Resources and Reserves

2.2 Waste Mitigation Strategies

2.3 Energy utilization, storage and distribution

2.4 Clean technology

2.5 Green design

2.6 Eco-design

333.79 OWE - Owen, David, 1955-. The conundrum: how scientific innovation, increased efficiency, and good intentions can make our energy and climate problems worse. 1st Riverhead trade pbk. ed. New York: Riverhead Books, 2012.

720.47 VIT - Vitamin green. London: Phaidon, 2012.

745.2 FRA - Kate Franklin, Caroline Till - Radical Matter: Rethinking Materials for a Sustainable Future. New York, N.Y. : Thames & Hudson, 2020.

3.1 Conceptual modelling

3.2 Graphical modelling

3.3 Physical modelling

3.4 Computer-aided design (CAD)

3.5 Rapid prototyping

745.2 HUD - Hudson, Jennifer. Process: 50 product designs from concept to manufacture. 2nd ed. London: Laurence King Pub., 2011.

745.2 HAL - Bjarki Hallgrimsson - Prototyping and Modelmaking for Product Design.

720 BUR - Burry, Mark. Proto-typing for architects : with more than 700 illustrations. London : Thames & Hudson, 2016.

4.1 Properties of materials

4.2a Metals and metallic alloys

4.2b Timber

4.2c Glass

4.2d Plastics

4.2e Textiles

4.2f Composites

4.2g Paper, Pulp, Board

4.3 Scales of production

4.4 Manufacturing processes

4.5 Production systems

4.6 Robots in automated production

620.1 MIO - Miodownik, Mark. Stuff matters: exploring the marvellous materials that shape our man-made world. 1st Mariner Bks. ed. 2015. Boston: Mariner Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015.

670 MCL - McLellan, Todd. Things come apart: a teardown manual for modern living. London: Thames & Hudson, 2013.

745.2 HUD - Hudson, Jennifer. Process: 50 product designs from concept to manufacture. 2nd ed. London: Laurence King Pub., 2011.

670 HOW - How everyday products are made Vol .1&2. Farmington Hills, Mich: U-X-L, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2016].

745.2 FIE - Charlotte Fiell - Plastic Dreams: Synthetic Visions in Design. Fiell Publ., 2010.

658.5 THO - Rob Thompson, Martin Thompson - The Materials Sourcebook for Design Professionals. New York, N.Y. : Thames & Hudson, 2017.

670 THO - Rob Thompson - Manufacturing Processes for Design Professionals. New York : Thames & Hudson, 2007.

5.1 Invention

5.2 Innovation

5.3 Strategies for Innovation

5.4 Stakeholders in invention and innovation

5.5 Product life cycle

5.6 Rogers’ characteristics of innovation and consumers

5.7 Innovation, design and marketing specifications

338 DOD - Dodgson, Mark, 1957-. Innovation: a very short introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010.

609 BEN - Bender, Lionel. Invention. Rev. ed., This American ed. London: DK, 2013.

644 DIP - DiPiazza, Francesca, 1961-. Remaking the john: the invention and reinvention of the toilet. Minneapolis: Twenty-First Century Books, [2015].

658.406 VUL - Vullings, Ramon. Not invented here: 7 strategies for cross-industry innovation. Amsterdam: BIS, 2015.

745.4 THA - Julier, Guy. The Thames & Hudson dictionary of design since 1900. 2nd ed. London: Thames & Hudson, 2005.

6.1 Characteristics of Classic Design

6.2 Classic Design, Function and Form

688.7 BUD - Budnitz, Paul. I am plastic: the designer toy explosion. New York: Abrams, 2006.

688.7 BUD - Budnitz, Paul. I am plastic, too: the next generation of designer toys. New York: Abrams, 2010.

745.2 PHA - Phaidon design classics. London: Phaidon Press, 2006.

745.2 LID - Lidwell, William. Deconstructing product design: exploring the form, function, usability, sustainability, and commercial success of 100 amazing products. Beverly, Mass.: Rockport Publishers, [2009].

745.4 HOU - Houseley, Laura. The independent design guide: innovative products from the new generation. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2009.

7.1 User-centred design (UCD)

7.2 Usability

7.3 Strategies for user research

7.4 Strategies for UCD

7.5 Beyond usability—designing for pleasure and emotion

620.8 NOR - Norman, Donald A. The design of everyday things. 2002 ed., 1st Basic pbk. [ed.]. [New York]: Basic Books, 2002.

620.8 NOR - Norman, Donald A. The design of future things. New York: Basic Books, [2007].

745.4 HOL - Kat Holmes, John Maeda (Foreword). Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design. Cambridge, Mass. ; London, England : The MIT Press, 2018.

745.4 TRE - Trevor Van Gorp - Design for Emotion. MK.

155.9 NOR - Donald A. Norman - Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things. New York : Basic Books, 2005, c2004.

8.1 Sustainable development

8.2 Sustainable consumption

8.3 Sustainable design

8.4 Sustainable innovation

720.47 VIT - Vitamin green. London: Phaidon, 2012.

745.4 REI - Reis, Dalcacio. Product design in the sustainable era. Köln: Taschen, c2010.

9.1 Corporate strategies

9.2 Market sectors and segments

9.3 Marketing mix

9.4 Market research

9.5 Branding

658.8 LIN - Lindström, Martin, 1970-. Small data: the tiny clues that uncover huge trends. New York: St. Martin's Press, [2016].

10.1 Just in Time and Just in Case

10.2 Lean Production

10.3 Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

10.4 Quality Management

10.5 Economic Viability