Product design is very closely linked with all other forms of design. Below is a selection of books describing how form and function are brought together to create useful and appealing products.
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Digital Dreams : The Work of the Sony Design Center
by Paul Kunkel
An in-depth look inside the Sony Design Center, a consortium of about 300 of the top industrial designers from Tokyo to San Francisco to Cologne that are responsible for making Sony into one of the most widely recognized brand names and product lines, thereby exerting a strong influence on popular culture and current trends in industrial and graphic design. Author and columnist Kunkel guides the reader through the new products, concepts, and prototypes to provide a preview of Sony's technological and aesthetic vision for the next century. Extensively illustrated in colour.
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Professional Modelmaking : A Handbook of Techniques and Materials for Architects and Designers
by Norman Trudeau
A very helpful resource for engineers and designers with clear photographs and guidance on how to produce professional models.
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