About this ebook
Through mind stories and images, this book provides you with a firm grounding in material mechanics, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and heat transfer. Students, product and mechanical designers, and inventive makers will also explore nontechnical topics such as aesthetics, ethnography, and branding that influence product appeal and user preference.
- Learn the importance of designing functional products that also appeal to users in subtle ways
- Explore the role of aesthetics, ethnography, brand management, and material culture in product design
- Dive into traditional mechanical engineering disciplines related to the behavior of solids, liquids, and gases
- Understand the human factors of design, such as ergonomics, kinesiology, anthropometry, and biomimicry
- Get an overview of available mechanical systems and components for creating your product
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About the author
Thomas Ask is a professor of industrial design at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Previously, he worked as an engineer for nearly 20 years, designing dozens of commercial products and systems. He is the founder of the Society of Inventors and Mad Scientists as well as a licensed Professional Engineer with a doctorate in Industrial Design. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Society for Engineering Education.
