Design-bites - Illustrated product design booklets by Andrew Taylor

Design-bites is a series of illustrated product design guides by designer Andrew Taylor.  The guides are a source of practical design help and essential data, describing features of real consumer products often overlooked by traditional design textbooks. Topics cover both industrial design and product engineering approaches, in plastics, metals, wood and ceramics, and are presented in an easy-to-read style, of interest to student, professional and layman alike. Download booklets from here, or contact us to order the complete set on CD.

• Forming processes, associated design constraints, real product examples.
• Fasteners, adhesives, and melt joining.
• Product finishes, plating, paints & lacquers.
• Applied graphics, labels and logos.
• Conversion tables and miscellaneous data.
• Links to suppliers, design organizations and design resources.
• Relevant American, European, UK and global standards identified and summarised.

• Industrial design and product design engineering.
• Over 500 pages of practical help, guidelines, and hard-to-find design data.
• Contains 250 illustrations and 130 data tables.
• Product design process and methodology.
• Design Directions (Design for X).
• Human factors, anthropometric data. 
• Product Styling, Aesthetics and Color.
• Materials database with international equivalents.