Contents 1
Concepts 1
Lesson 1 Workplace Design 1
Lesson 2 What Is Design 5
Lesson 3 Sustainability 8
Lesson 4 Packaging Design 13
Lesson 5 Designing for Data 19
Concepts Free Readings 23
Universal Design 23
User-Centered Design 26
Eco Design 31
Global Designers Discuss How They Transform Groundbreaking Thought into Reality 33
Examples of Sustainable Design 37
Timeless Design 39
Product Design 42
Lesson 6 Getting a Grip on Kitchen Tools 42
Lesson 7 Sony Digital Dreams 47
Lesson 8 Digital Design:New Frontiers for the Objects 50
Lesson 9 A Brief History of Chinese Furniture 54
Lesson 10 Chair Design 57
Lesson 11 White Goods 64
Lesson 12 Modo Moves Medicine 69
Product Design Free Readings 74
Cutting Edge Design 74
Wood Furniture Construction:What You Need to Know 76
The Importance of Ergonomics to Your Well Being 80
The Right Materials 81
iGesture Zero-Force Advanced Mouse for Computer 86
Excellent Design Product 88
Coca-Cola Bottle 97
The Bauhaus Design Movement 98
Innovation and Creativity in Industrial Design——as Much Problem-Finding as Solution Finding 100
Design Made the Difference 103
Product Design 105
Color Design 109
Lesson 13 Color and Usability Matters 109
Lesson 14 Johannes Itten:The Art of Color 112
Lesson 15 Color,the Chameleon of the Web 116
Lesson 16 The Meaning of Color for Gender 119
Lesson 17 Color Theory 124
Color Design Free Readings 129
Color and Energy Matters 129
Color for the New Workplace 130
Primarily Color 135
Color and Vision Matters 136
The Language of Color 139
Color Drawing 143
Ergonomics Design 147
Lesson 18 About Ergonomics 147
Lesson 19 Working Painlessly 152
Lesson 20 History of Ergonomics 161
Lesson 21 Ergonomics in Computer Environments 164
Lesson 22 Workstation Ergonomics and Upper-Body Injuries 168
Lesson 23 A New Paradigm of Office Ergonomics 175
Ergonomics Design Free Readings 181
Ergonomics and Workplace Design 181
Ergonomics and Work 184
Anthropometry 191
Ergonomics and Product 193
Ergonomics 195
Ergonomics,Barrier-Free Design,Universal Design,Assistive Technology and Their Benefits 198
How Interior Design Improves Productivity 200
The Office ofthe 21st Century 203
Ergonomics Glossary 205
A Proper Fit 209
Designers Talk about Ergonomics 213
Environment Design 215
Lesson 24 Redefining the Workplace 215
Lesson 25 Resolve Rethinks the Workplace 219
Lesson 26 Urban Tech 224
Lesson 27 Lighting and the Elderly 229
Lesson 28 Luminosity 232
Lesson 29 Office Interface 237
Environment Design Free Readings 241
Ooh! What a House 241
Personal Space 244
The Sociable Kitchen 245
Dream Kitchen 247
Creative Stimulus 249
Depth of Vision 251
Light Fantastic 254
Behind the Scenes:Chair Design 257
Bolt of Lighting 260
Theory 263
Lesson 30 The History of Bauhaus 263
Lesson 31 The Design Process 268
Lesson 32 Canada Design 271
Lesson 33 Design for Disassembly:A new Element in Product Development 274
Lesson 34 Changing Aesthetics 280
Lesson 35 Power to the People 285
Lesson 36 Introduction to Digital Painting 289
Theory Free Readings 293
Industrial Design 293
Famous Designers 294
Innovation 299
Design and Management 302
Age in Place—Design for the Elder 305
The Cage of Aesthetic Convention 308
A Whole World of Universal Design 313
Creative Thinking 316
Inspirations and Innovations 319
Easy Type Modification Tricks 322