The Materials Sourcebook for Design Professionals
Today’s designers are often presented with a seemingly infinite number of creative choices, with the ability to push their materials to the limits of what they can do. Understanding these materials properly helps designers make inspired decisions in a practical and confident manner. The Materials Sourcebook for Design Professionals is the one-stop resource for all design professionals, providing comprehensive, accurate information about the basic materials with which they work on a daily basis, as well as a complete breakdown on new and exciting developments in high-tech materials. For more information about the book check out my author's page at Thames & hudson.
Manufacturing Processes for Textile and Fashion Design Professionals
Today's textile and fashion designers are presented with a myriad of choices when creating their work and preparing it for manufacture. Knowledge about materials and processes helps designers to create textiles and products that can be manufactured effectively, sometimes thousands of miles from their studio, as well as inspiring entirely new approaches to design. This fundamental new resource explores established, traditional, emerging and innovative techniques and materials used in textile and fashion design. For more information about the book check out my author's page at Thames & hudson.
Manufacturing Processes for Design Professionals
Today’s product designers are presented with a huge number of choices when creating their work and preparing it for manufacture.
With some 1,200 specially commissioned photographs and technical illustrations, this is the definitive, clearly organised reference for product designers, 3D designers, engineers and architects who need highly accessible and practical information. For more information about the book check out my author's page at Thames & hudson.
Sustainable Materials, Processes and Production
Today’s product designers are presented with a huge number of choices when creating their work and preparing it for manufacture.
This latest book in Rob Thompson’s series of highly acclaimed reference guides for design students provides an understanding of the environmental impact of materials, manufacturing processes and product lifecycles, and a guide on how to select and use them in an intelligent way. Divided into three easily referenced parts – Materials, Processes and Lifecycle – the book is packed with practical information and in-depth analysis on 15 materials, 14 processes and six production lifecycles. For more information about the book check out my author's page at Thames & hudson.
Graphics and Packaging Production
Whether professionals or students, designers must be fully informed about how their designs can be produced efficiently and effectively. Essential and enjoyable, this is the reference to designing graphics and packaging for mass production. For more information about the book check out my author's page at Thames & hudson.