Industrial Design
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I've searched around here/the wiki and haven't found much on the topic.
So I'm graduating college in a month, and I realize that not studying industrial design was a big mistake. Anyways, I want to learn without spending tons more $$ for another degree.
Do any of you have good resources you would recommend on the topic?
Books, audio books, videos, reference, etc, etc?
I guess to give a bit more info.. I think that a lot of my designs right now are just okay. I believe if I really have an understanding of the materials and manufacturing process that goes into creating real-world objects, I can apply that knowledge to my own work.
I figured I could just search the internets and start piecing together resources but it would be awesome if you one of you could at least point me in the right direction!
So I'm graduating college in a month, and I realize that not studying industrial design was a big mistake. Anyways, I want to learn without spending tons more $$ for another degree.
Do any of you have good resources you would recommend on the topic?
Books, audio books, videos, reference, etc, etc?
I guess to give a bit more info.. I think that a lot of my designs right now are just okay. I believe if I really have an understanding of the materials and manufacturing process that goes into creating real-world objects, I can apply that knowledge to my own work.
I figured I could just search the internets and start piecing together resources but it would be awesome if you one of you could at least point me in the right direction!
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It's the polycount equivalent for ID guys.
If it's the sketching style you're after an not hardcore product or transport design theory, checkout http://www.idsketching.com/
I think one of the books they use at Art Center is "h-point the fundamentals of car design & packaging" so check that one out for more in-depth vehicle stuff. Personally I didn't read it but it looks like the type of resource you're looking for in terms of real-world design. [ame="http://www.amazon.ca/H-Point-2nd-Edition-Fundamentals-Packaging/dp/1624650198"]H-Point 2nd Edition: The Fundamentals of Car Design & Packaging: Stuart Macey, Geoff Wardle: 9781624650192: Books - Amazon.ca[/ame]
Next one isn't industrial design, but if you want to learn about materials there's a cool architecture book called "Building Construction Materials and Methods". It's a pretty intense 1000 page book which covers all the building materials. I'm pretty sure that's a textbook for some classes too. [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-Building-Construction-Materials-Methods/dp/047007468X"]Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods, 5th Edition: Edward Allen, Joseph Iano: 9780470074688: Amazon.com: Books[/ame]
If you look up the curriculum of these college programs, sometimes they have the course materials listed for the public to see. The textbooks are probably 96% of what you learn in class anyways so grabbing the books should teach everything you need. Maybe someone can make a thread with all the textbooks colleges use and the lifelong students can have all the majors at their fingertips
https://www.youtube.com/user/FZDSCHOOL
I find this episode particularly helpful:
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Not really industrial design oriented but i think that can help.
I listened to the Feng Zhu video and it was pretty awesome. Lots of good info in there to learn from. I especially liked the part about mixing two existing things into something new and not trying to over-create something.