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Ask HN: Learning Industrial Design
I'm looking for a means to learn more about design in general and the concepts, but more specifically Industrial Design. The first step is to get down the basics, but what is the next step after that, and the next one after that.
So essentially I'd boil it down to: Can you recommend any Industrial Design Books?
- icey 17y ago"The Design of Everyday Things" would probably be a good start: http://www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Donald-Norman/dp/0465067107/ http://www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Donald-Norman/d...
- hop 17y agoScrew a book, start making things. If you have access to a shop, start prototyping things. Practice sketching objects freehand and learn a 3D modeling program like SolidWorks. Learn manufacturing processes - injection, thermoform, and rotomolded plastic. CNC machined, cast, and extruded metal. Composites. - Because you won't be successful designing things that can't be manufactured. And you can't go wrong with Deiter Ram's 10 design commandments - http://www.vitsoe.com/en/gb/about/gooddesign http://www.vitsoe.com/en/gb/about/gooddesign Good luck and btw, what are you trying to design?
- ganley 17y agoFollow-on question: How best for a hobbyist to learn manufacturing processes, machining, etc.?
- arfrank 17y agoNot looking to design anything right now, just realized it would be nice to have a basic understanding of a field outside of everything I know. This also in the past has allowed me to figure out things I truly find interesting.
- hop 17y agoI really enjoyed this new movie on ID -- http://www.objectifiedfilm.com/objectified-trailer/ http://www.objectifiedfilm.com/objectified-trailer/
- frankus 17y agoAlibre design is a decent parametric 3D modeling system that has a (legal) free (as in beer) version. It looks like right now the standard version is 90% off. http://www.alibre.com/ http://www.alibre.com/ I understand that SolidWorks is better, but it's decidedly not free if you go the legal route.