Start Your Own Product Course – June 2020
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General Links to Course Resources
General Info on Product Design
– History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_design
– Bauhaus – Highly influential Design School https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhaus
– 25 inspiring examples of industrial design http://www.creativebloq.com/product-design/examples-industrial- design-12121488
– Iconic Everyday Objects http://uk.complex.com/style/2013/02/the-50-most-iconic-designs-of-everyday- objects/
Organisations
– Design Museum London https://designmuseum.org/
– Institute of Designers in Ireland http://www.idi-design.ie/
– Design & Crafts Council of Ireland – Crafts people nationwide http://www.dccoi.ie/
– Royal College of Art https://www.rca.ac.uk/
– Royal College of Art – Design Department https://www.rca.ac.uk/schools/school-of-design/
– Discover Design – Online platform where students, teachers, and mentors come together to design solutions for real-world challenges https://www.discoverdesign.org/
– Product Design Standards – National Standards Authority of Ireland https://www.nsai.ie/
Digital Design & Making Sites
– Makers Nation – Collective of makers worldwide http://themakersnation.com/about/
– Thingiverse – All things digital and generally open source http://www.thingiverse.com/
– Shapeways https://www.shapeways.com/
Product Designers
– Jasper Morrison https://www.jaspermorrison.com/
– Ives Behar / Fuse Project https://fuseproject.com/
– Marc Newson http://marc-newson.com/
– Ross Lovegrove http://www.rosslovegrove.com/
– Karim Rashid http://www.karimrashid.com/
– Todd Bracher http://toddbracher.com/work/
– StudioAisslinger http://www.aisslinger.de/
– Design Partners http://www.designpartners.com/
– Gazel http://gazelhome.com
– Notion http://www.designbynotion.com/
– Perch http://www.perch.ie/
– Stayhold https://www.stayhold.com/
Magazines (Print/Online)
– Designboom – Online Design Portal http://www.designboom.com/
– Dezeen – Online Architecture & Design Portal https://www.dezeen.com/
– Icon Magazine https://www.iconeye.com/
– Frame Magazine (Some product design features) https://www.frameweb.com/
– Core 77 – Online Blog on Industrial Design http://www.core77.com/
Online Shopping – Materials / Components
– Sparkfun – Online Electronics Shopping https://www.sparkfun.com/
– Adafruit – Online Electronics Shopping https://adafruit.com/
– Kitronik – Digital Fabrication Materials and Components – https://www.kitronik.co.uk/
– Access Plastics – Irish based Plastic Materials Supplier – http://www.accessplastics.com/
– Woodworkers – Irish based Wood Materials – http://woodworkers.ie/
Design Process / Design Thinking
– How to Conduct a Focus Group – https://assessment.trinity.duke.edu/documents/How_to_Conduct_a_Focus_Group.pdf
– Design Thinking Guide https://www.emerge-creatives.com/design-thinking-guide-for-success
– Core 77 – 8 part story of a design process http://www.core77.com/posts/65282/The-Industrial-Design- Prototyping-Process-Part-1-Ideation-and-Sketching
– 99u – Online articles about general design issues http://99u.com/
Books
– Materiology – The Creative Industry’s Guide to Materials & Technologies. Publisher: Birkhauser/Frame. ISBN: 978-3-03821-254-6
– Ultra Materials – How Materials Innovation is changing the world. By: G.M. Beylerian & A.Dent. Publisher: Thames & Hudson ISBN: 978-0-500-51382-8
– The Eco Design Handbook – A complete sourcebook for the home & office. By: A. Fuad Luke. Publisher: Thames & Hudson ISBN: 0-500-28521-7
– Spoon – Contemporary Product Design – Publishers: Phaidon Press ISBN: 0-7148-42516
– Furniture Design – An introduction to development, materials & manufacturing By: S.Lawson. Publishers: Lawrence King ISBN: 978-1-78067-120-8
– Designers on Design – By: Terence Conran & Max Fraser. Published by: Conran Octopus. ISBN: 1-84091- 400-9
– Universal Principles of Design – 100 Ways to enhance usability, influence perception, increase appeal, make better design decisions, and teach through design. By: W.Lidwell, K. Holden, J.Butler. Published by: Rockport. ISBN: 1-59253-007-9
