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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Rockport Publishers Inc.; illustrated edition edition (29 Aug 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1564964760
  • ISBN-13: 978-1564964762
  • Product Dimensions: 30.2 x 22.6 x 2 cm
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Each project includes complete text describing the designer's insights and inspirations, as well as the evolution of the project illustrated. Working drawings, sketches, process books, computer visuals, storyboards and colour photographs show the story behind the design.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Worth every penny and more!!, 5 Feb 2004
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This is the kind of book I wish I had purchased four years ago when I started my degree in Product Design. Although I believe it is very important to develop your own style in any design field, I can't ignore how important it is to study other designers work and learn from their experience.

Students will find this book very useful. The layout is excellent with full colour images of sketches, renderings, models, prototypes and CAD graphics. The language used is easy to understand and the book avoids jargon and "geekspeak".

Another good point is the diverse range of projects covered. There are products from many different markets and industries. It is essential as a designer to be able to understand market needs and use design styles relevant to that market. Everybody translates their ideas in different ways and this book represents this perfectly. Hopefully this will inspire others, as it did me, and encourage them to try new art media techniques and new ways of presenting design ideas.

The only negative I can think of is that there are only 50 projects. I would have liked to have seen more, but for the price it costs, the book is an absolute bargain!

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A must for product design students, 16 Nov 2001
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This review is from: Design Secrets: Products: 50 Real-Life Projects Uncovered (Design Secrets Series) (Hardcover)
After reading the american version of this book from a library, I was compelled to buy my own copy. I am an industrial design student always in search of current products - with this book you have more: an in depth review of the thinking behind the concepts and a highly graphic insight into the techniques used by the designer, from concept sketches, through sketch modelling and rendered presentation drawings up to the finished product.

The book itself comprises of 208 pages, with 50 centre-stage and current designs reviewed in depth with full colour photographs of rederings, sketches and models throughout.

Overall, it is a very handy resource to have around when you're short of inspiration. My rating: at least 5 stars.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautifully Presented Book, 26 Feb 2003
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This review is from: Design Secrets: Products: 50 Real-Life Projects Uncovered (Design Secrets Series) (Hardcover)
As a product designer, its always good to see how the industry is thinking and what you can learn from others.
This book is presented very well with great examples of sketch sheets, concept models, and final presented models all in colour.

For anyone with a slight degree of interest in consumer goods, this book will be a very interesting read. There are lots of famous branded products here which can be related to. Its fascinating to see how a product start - from a sketch to becoming a fully functional product.

This book is ideal as a gift, or simply a reference shelf copy.

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