The Design of Product Instructions

Abstract

The eleven chapters in this book report on the novel frontiers of the current era of industrial de‐ sign, in some cases going over those frontiers to look at how neighbouring disciplines tackle shared problems. Design process innovation, industrial design perspectives and sustainability are the overarching themes of each of the first three parts of the book, while the last part contains a set of three case studies. Chapter 1 A Bi-Directional Method for Bionic Design with Examples 3 Carlos A. M. Versos and Denis A. Coelho Chapter 2 Design Thinking in Conceptual Design Processes: A Comparison Between Industrial and Engineering Design Students 29 Hao Jiang and Ching-Chiuan Yen Chapter 3 Product Sound Design: Intentional and Consequential Sounds 47 Lau Langeveld, René van Egmond, Reinier Jansen and Elif Özcan Chapter 4 TRIZ: Design Problem Solving with Systematic Innovation 75 Helena V. G. Navas Section