Deconstructing product design : exploring the form, function, usability, sustainability, and commercial success of 100 amazing products

What makes a product successful? How it looks? The way it functions? Its ease of use? Or do factors like price and marketing dominate? In a quest to find answers to these questions, Deconstructing Product Design engages readers in a process of critically analyzing a diverse collection of 100 innovative products, from well-known classics to contemporary objects of desire. The goal is to support critical thinking about design, facilitate discovery of patterns of success (and failure) across products, and enable readers to apply lessons learned to their own design work. Experts from multiples design disciplines contribute commentary, including: Robert Blaich, industrial design Jill Butler, graphic design Alan Cooper, technology design Brock Danner, architecture Kimberly Elam, graphic design Donald Emmite, design history Larimie Garcia, graphic arts Scott Henderson, product design Kritina Holden, human factors Robert Kingslyn, graphic design Jon Kolko, interaction design Lyle Sandler, experience design Rob Tannen, human factors Dori Tunstall, Design Anthropology, Steven Umbach, Product Design Paula Wellings, interaction design. Continue the deconstruction at www.deconstructingproductdesign.com.

this Book Deconstructs The Design And Functional Elements And Innovations Of 100 Extremely Successful And Groundbreaking Products. The Author Profiles Them In A Succinct Bulleted Manner, Working Off The Successful Format Of universal Principals Of Design that It Provides Consistent Types Of Information In A Concise Format. Allowing Readers To Quickly Find And Understand The Workings Behind The Essential Details, Some Of Which Made These Products Stand Out And Thrive In The Crowded Marketplace, And Some That Did Not Meet Their Expectations. Every Product Has A Range Of Elements And Even In Some Successful New Designs, There Are Elements That Don't Work As Well As The Designer Had Hoped. By Examining Both The Good And The Bad, Readers Walk Away With An Enlightened View Of Some Of Today's Groundbreaking Work.

william Lidwell Writes, Speaks, And Consults On Topics Of Design And Engineering. He Is Author Of Multiple Books Including The Best-selling Design Book, universal Principles Of Design, Which Has Been Translated Into 16 Languages.

gerry Manacsa Is A Visual Designer, Artist, And Engineer Who Helped To Pioneer The Web Frontier In Areas Ranging From Mixed-media Personal Storytelling To Interactive Learning Methods For Corporate And Industrial Environments.

What makes a product successful?How it looks? The way it functions? Its ease of use? Or do factors like price and marketing dominate?In a quest to find answers to these questions, Deconstructing Product Design engages readers in a process of critically analyzing a diverse collection of 100 innovative products, from well-known classics to contemporary objects of desire. This book aims to support critical thinking about design, facilitate discovery of patterns of success (and failure) across products, and enable designers to apply lessons learned to their own design work. Experts from multiples design disciplines contribute commentary, including:—Robert Blaich, industrial design—Jill Butler, graphic design—Alan Cooper, technology design—Brock Danner, architecture—Kimberly Elam, graphic design—Donald Emmite, design history—Larimie Garcia, graphic arts—Scott Henderson, product design—Kritina Holden, human factors—Robert Kingslyn, graphic design—Jon Kolko, interaction design—Lyle Sandler, experience designContinue the deconstruction at http://www.deconstructingproductdesign.com.