Design Library

620 ALV - The measure of man and woman : human factors in design. Rev. ed. New York : Wiley, [2002].

Provides detailed information on the measurements of children, teenagers, adult men and women, and the elderly, with measurements presented in imperial and metric units.

338.9 AMS - Amson-Bradshaw, Georgia. The cities we live in. London : Wayland, 2020.

Cross-curricular series centred on sustainability and climate change, with hands-on projects linking science and design and technology.

646.4 BAK - Baker, Laura Berens. Laser cutting for fashion and textiles. London : Laurence King Pub., 2016.

"Provides fourteen inspirational projects for fashion and textile designers that demonstrate how to use laser cutting equipment to produce original designs for garments and accessories"--Dust jacket.

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

Photographs and text explore such inventions as the wheel, gears, levers, clocks, telephones, and rocket engines.

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

Introduction -- Japan -- China -- Europe -- United states -- Elsewhere -- Interviews -- Acknowledgments -- Index. A visual history of designer toys that traces the rise in popularity of designer toys from its origins in Japan in 1997 to its recent spread throughout Europe and the United States, highlighting popular toys, designers, and artists.

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

An overview of toys designed by more than 140 artists and companies from six continents, examining vinyl, wood, resin, plush, and other collectibles, featuring images of rare and one-of-a-kind customs, and providing interviews with thirteen successful designers.

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

"Prototyping is an essential part of designers' repertoires, allowing them to test their projects from structural, aesthetic, and technical standpoints . . . [This book] examines how architects are combining new digital design and fabrication technologies with traditional hands-on building techniques to gain more insight into the strengths and weaknesses of their designs"--Provided by publisher.

745.4 CAS - Castella, Krystina. Designing for kids : creating for playing, learning, and growing. New York : Routledge, 2019.

The research and design process -- Child development. Development stages -- Physical development -- Cognitive development -- Social and emotional development -- Childhood today. Play -- Education -- Spaces -- Media and technology.

621.8 CHA - Chaline, Eric. Fifty machines that changed the course of history. Buffalo, N.Y. : Firefly Books, 2012.

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

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

A look at the history of toilets.

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

A short introduction to innovation, how it is created and how it affects us.

620.8 ECO - Eco design : lamps / lampes / lámparas / iluminação. Spain, 2013 : Promopress, Barcelona, 2013.

Green products and initiatives have become a key aspect of virtually all areas of our lives, and our interior surroundings are no exception to this. This book presents cutting-edge lighting and lamp designs that through their use of recycling techniques, natural materials and new technologies are both exceptionally environmentally friendly and highly stylish.

749.63 FIE - 1000 lights.

745.2 FIE - Fiell, Charlotte. Plastic Dreams : synthetic visions in design. Fiell Publ., 2010.

620.8 FIL - Filson, Anne. Make : design for CNC: furniture projects and fabrication technique. Calif : Maker Media, San Francisco, 2018.

745.2 FRA - Franklin, Kate. Radical matter : rethinking materials for a sustainable future. 1st pbk. ed. New York, N.Y. : Thames & Hudson, 2020.

Explores sustainable materials used in industrial design.

745.2 HAL - Hallgrimsson, Bjarki. Prototyping and modelmaking for product design. 2 edition.

745.4 HOL - Holmes, Kat. Mismatch : how inclusion shapes design. Cambridge, Mass. ; : The MIT Press, 2018.

Welcome -- Shut in, shut out -- The cycle of exclusion -- Inclusive designers -- With and for -- Matchmaking -- There's no such thing as normal -- Love stories -- Inclusion is designing the future.

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

Profiles the work of nearly four hundred young designers from around the world, with photographs of their creations and information on their inspirations and techniques.

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

Details the manufacturing and creative processes behind the development of more than fifty design products, such as furniture, lighting, textiles, and tableware; and includes images, sketches, detail shots, and finished products.

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

A comprehensive guide to modern design that examines the work of important designers around the world and the changes that have influenced design and its uses over the last century.

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].

Examines one hundred diverse products to determine which factors allow a product to be successful, examining the aesthetic qualities, functionality, usability, sustainability, and commercial success; and providing quotations from designers on the inspiration and philosophy behind the design of the product.

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

"Hired by the world's leading brands to find out what makes their customers tick, Martin Lindstrom spends 300 nights a year overseas, closely observing people in their homes. His goal: to uncover their hidden desires and turn them into breakthrough products for the world's leading brands"--Provided by publisher.

001.4 MAR - Martin, Bella. Universal methods of design : 100 ways to research complex problems, develop innovative ideas, and design effective solutions. Digital ed. Beverly, MA : Rockport Publishers, 2012.

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

We all have ADHD these days / Todd McLellan -- Mechanical pencil -- Stapler -- Swiss army knife -- Dial combination lock -- Digital watch -- Mechanical watch -- Lensatic compass -- Handheld GPS unit -- Flashlight -- Smartphone -- Computer mouse -- External hard drive -- Handheld games console -- Games console -- iPod 2 -- Walkman -- Hair straighteners -- Hair dryer -- iPad 2 -- The repair revolution / Kyle Wiens -- Record player -- Flip clock -- Rotary telephone -- Mantel clock -- SLR camera -- Digital SLR camera -- Digital video camera -- Video projector -- Power drill -- Desk lamp -- Telescope -- Toaster -- Blender -- DVD player -- Laptop computer -- Typewriter -- Printer -- Life lessons learned through tinkering / Gever Tulley -- Accordion -- Sewing machine -- Chainsaw -- Snowblower -- Keyboard -- Microwave oven -- Espresso machine -- Carpet steamer -- Push lawnmower -- Children's wagon -- Taking apart the past / Penny Bendall -- Bicycle -- Upright piano -- Two-seater light aircraft -- Falling apart: the future / Dr. Joseph Chiodo. Presents photographs of component parts of objects that have been taken apart.

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

Explains the science and history behind some of the materials that surround us, exploring graphite, concrete cloth, paper, chocolate, and many more.

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

Explores why some product designs satisfy customers while other only frustrate them, analyzing the many factors that determine a product's success or failure.

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

Draws on a wide range of examples to explore how interactions between humans and machines has become out of control in recent years, with new technologies failing to interpret the responses and needs of their human users, and offers engineers practical advice on how to create useful objects that meet the needs of humans and make sense to the people who will use them.

155.9 NOR - Norman, Donald A. Emotional design : why we love (or hate) everyday things. Pbk. ed. New York : Basic Books, 2005, c2004.

The meaning of things -- Attractive things work better -- The multiple faces of emotion and design -- Design in practice -- Three levels of design : visceral, behavioral and reflective -- Fun and games -- People, places and things -- Emotional machines -- The future of robots -- Epilogue: we are all designers. Explores the science of affect and emotion to discover why people develop emotional connections to everyday objects such as cars or teapots, and looks at how a designer's mood can influence the product he or she creates.

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.

The conundrum -- Setting things on fire -- Fossil fuels as credit card -- Leed-certified landfill -- Problems innovate, too -- The greenest community in the United States -- Learning from Manhattan -- Unconsciously green -- Sierra Club or Manhattan Club? -- Sierra Club or A.A.R.P -- Why oil is worse than coal -- Let them eat kale? -- Traffic congestion is not an environmental problem -- Transit that's bad for the environment -- Fast trains and the prius fallacy -- Increased efficiency is not the answer -- William Stanley Jevons -- The coal question -- How increasing efficiency causes overall energy consumption to rise -- Rebound creep -- The importance of less -- What would a truly green car look like? -- Plentiful, inexpensive natural gas is not an environmental solution -- Cheap, efficient lighting is not an environmental solution -- Using water more efficiently will not solve the world's steadily worsening water problems -- Burning trash is not the answer -- When solar power isn't green -- Green or not green? -- Flying a kite -- Harnessing wind without windmills? -- The discouraging economics of innovation -- Getting from lab to grid -- Retrograde innovation -- The conundrum. Presents the argument that the best intentions to be environmental responsible are still at cross-purposes with the true goal which is living sustainably while caring for the environment and the future of the planet.

729 PAN - Panero, Julius. Human dimension & interior space : a source book of design reference standards. New York : Whitney Library of Design, 1979.

Provides an overview of anthropometrics--the study of human measurements on a comparative basis--for people involved in the interior design profession, reviewing the theory and application of anthropometrics, featuring illustrated, anthropometric tables which provide data on human body size, and including dimensioned drawings.

720.47 PAW - Pawlyn, Michael. Biomimicry in architecture. Second edition.

How can we build more efficient structures? -- How will we manufacture materials? -- How will we create zero-waste systems? -- How will we manage water? -- How will we control our thermal environment? -- What can biology teach us about light? -- How will we power our buildings? -- Synthesis -- Conclusions: what does biomimicry mean for people?. When searching for genuinely sustainable building design and technology - designs that go beyond conventional sustainability to be truly restorative - we often find that nature got there first. Over 3.5 billion years of natural history have evolved innumerable examples of forms, systems, and processes that can be applied to modern green design. Aimed at architects, urban designers and product designers, this new edition of 'Biomimicry in Architecture' looks to the natural world to achieve radical increases in resource efficiency. Packed with case studies predicting future trends, this edition also contains updated and expanded chapters on structures, materials, waste, water, thermal control and energy, as well as an all-new chapter on light. An amazing sourcebook of extraordinary design solutions, Biomimicry in Architecture is a must-read for anyone preparing for the challenges of building a sustainable and restorative future.

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

Looks at international, eco-friendly products divided by type.

720.9 RIC - Richardson, Phyllis. Nano house : innovations for small dwellings. London : Thames & Hudson, Inc., c2011.

746.92 RIS - Rissanen, Timo. Zero waste fashion design.

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

"Examines [23] ... products ... of interest (to teens). Entries describe in ... detail the whys and hows of the products, provide step-by-step descriptions of the manufacturing process, and offer historical background and future developments. ... Photos and illustrations accompany the entries to enhance comprehension. Volumes also include a section of related research and activity ideas and a thorough subject index"--Back cover.

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

"Examines [27] ... products ... of interest (to teens). Entries describe in ... detail the whys and hows of the products, provide step-by-step descriptions of the manufacturing process, and offer historical background and future developments. ... Photos and illustrations accompany the entries to enhance comprehension. Volumes also include a section of related research and activity ideas and a thorough subject index"--Back cover.

670 THO - Thompson, Rob. Manufacturing processes for design professionals. New York : Thames & Hudson, 2007.

Provides technical descriptions of over seventy innovative manufacturing processes, each with discussion of typical applications and design opportunities, information on cost, speed, and environmental impact, and case studies, and features a directory of more than fifty materials. Includes photographs and technical illustrations.

688.8 THO - Thompson, Rob (Designer). Graphics and packaging production. London ; : Thames & Hudson, 2012.

1. Forming and construction -- Paper pulp molding -- EPS molding -- Machine glassblowing -- Blow molding -- Metal press forming -- Metal joining -- Injection molding -- Vacuum forming -- Blown film extrusion -- Plastic welding -- Wood joinery -- Machine stitching -- Die cutting -- 2. Graphics production -- Engraving -- Photo etching -- Abrasive blasting -- Water jet cutting -- Laser cutting -- Vinyl cutting -- Letterpress -- Screen printing -- Offset lithography -- Flexography -- Rotogravure -- Digital printing -- Risography -- Dye sublimation printing -- Decal printing -- Pad printing -- Hydro transfer printing -- 3. Finishing techniques -- Fill, cap and label -- Vacuum metalizing -- Flocking -- Embossing and debossing -- Foil blocking -- Varnishing and laminating -- Binding. For students and professionals who create graphics or packaging for mass production--.

658.5 THO - Thompson, Rob (Designer). The materials sourcebook for design professionals. New York, N.Y. : Thames & Hudson, 2017.

Introduction : Inspirational materials, processes and knowledge for design professionals

745.4 TRE - Design for emotion.

745.4 ULL - Uffelen, Chris van. Toy design. [Salenstein] : Braun ;, c2010.

Renowned designers, artists and architects have always tried their hand at creating toys. This title presents both contemporary designer toys and classic toys on the market.

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

When Gutenberg was asked how he arrived at the invention of the printing press, he confessed it was as simple as seeing a new connection between two existing products: the wine press and the coin punch. Today innovation is seen as one of the main driving forces for growth, development and profitability. The problem is that in many cases innovation is a technical extrapolation of the current situation. Incremental improvement is good, yet it is not enough to gain a real competitive advantage or to find a game changing way of working. Drawing analogies beyond the borders of ones own industry can open up interesting new perspectives and be a significant source of major innovative steps.

720.284 ZEL - Zell, Mo. The architectural drawing course : the hand drawing techniques every architect should know.

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

V. 1. 001-333 -- v. 2. 334-666 -- v. 3. 667-999. Collects 999 industrially manufactured products from the late 1600s to the early twenty-first century, ranging from chairs to typewriters, cups, and airplanes, presenting the functional aesthetics of designers such as Breuer, Eames, and Yanagi.

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