Please see below for a selection of some of the best texts to a wider knowledge and understanding of Design Technology. They will introduce you to some of the key aspects of design in the wider context. It is essential you use these as reference to a greater understanding of industry and the world of design.
The Measure of Man and Woman: Human Factors in Design - Alvin R. Tilley Invention by Design – How Engineers get from Thought to Thing - Henry Petroski Small Things Considered: Why there is No Perfect Design - Henry Petroski Product Design (Portfolio) - Paul Rodgers Material Innovation: Product Design - Andrew H. Dent Process: 50 Product Designs from Concept to Manufacture - Jennifer Hudson Design Museum: Contemporary Design - Catherine McDermott The Eco-Design Handbook - Alastair Faud –Luke Designs of the Times - Lakshmi Bhaskaran Arts & Crafts Companion - Pamela Todd Bauhaus - Benedict Taschen Memphis - Bigitte Fitoussi Cool Hunting Green - Dave Evans Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson Graphic: Inside the Sketchbooks of the World’s Great Graphic Designers - Steven Heller & Lita Talarico D&AD - D&AD How to be a Graphic Designer, Without Losing Your Soul - Adrian Shaughnessy How to Create a Portfolio & Get Hired: A Guide for Graphic Designers and Illustrators (Portfolio Skills) - Fig Taylor Product Design in the Sustainable Era - Julius Wiedermann & Dalcacio Reis A History of Design from the Victorian Era to the Present: A survey of the Modern Style in Architecture, Interior Design, Industrial Design, Graphic Design and Photography - Ann Ferebee & Jeff Byles The A-Z of Modern Design - Bernd Polster, Claudia Neumann, Markus Schuler & Frederick Leven Thinking: Objects – Contemporary Approaches to Product Design - Tim Parsons The story of Architecture - Jonathan Glancey Starck - Ed Mae Cooper, Pierre Doze and Elisabeth Laville Typography Workbook: A Real-world guide to using type in graphic design - Timothy Samara The Measure of Man and Women: Human Factors in Design - Alvin R. Tilley & Henry Dreyfuss Associates
