Industrial Design Resources

Color Chart Design Guide - pantones, RGB, hexadecimal
Color Matters Design Guide - excellent color design resource
Ergonomics Primer Design Guide
Creative Problem Solving Guides - at www.mindtools.com
Foam Sculpture Design Guide Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 - guide, great for prototyping
Quality Design Guides - free quality design guides"
Rapid Prototyping Guide
Design for Female Preferences - article
Workspace Design Guide - guide to designing physical workspaces
User Centered Design Guide - methods guide
User Needs Analysis - discussion of how to design for users' needs
Guidelines for persons with disabilities or those who are aging
Design-Bites - purchase design guide downloads, very reasonable prices for the content
Drawing Coach - learn how to draw site
Learn-To-Draw - focus on human form
The Original Art School Online - Content is good, if you can ignore the old-looking website design
How to Draw - from howstuffworks.com
Cognitive Strategies in Industrial Design Engineering - white paper
Teaching Design Innovation in the Industrial Design Studio - white paper
Industrial Design: Clarity And Complexity - excellent article
Introduction to Industrial Design - lecture notes

Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design (Interactive Technologies)

Sketching for Engineering Design Visualization

Engineering Design Graphics: Sketching, Modeling, and Visualization

Universal Principles of Design

Designing Brand Identity: A Complete Guide to Creating, Building, and Maintaining Strong Brands

Designing Interactions

Making It: Manufacturing Techniques for Product Design

Drawing for Designers

Materials for Inspirational Design

The Packaging Designer's Book of Patterns

Understanding Color: An Introduction for Designers

Introduction to Human Factors Engineering (2nd Edition)

The Semantic Turn: A New Foundation for Design

Design Research: Methods and Perspectives

Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design

International Journal of Design - Excellent, detailed articles
www.core77.com - Popular ID Website
www.coroflot.com - Design Jobs & Portfolios
www.designboom.com - Industrial Design Website
wwww.idfuel.com - Industrial Design Website
www.yankodesign.com - Industrial Design Magazine
www.id-mag.com - Industrial Design Magazine
www.dexigner.com - Industrial Design News Site
www.productdesignforums.com - Design Forums
www.greenerdesign.com - Articles and Guides to Designing Green
www.designinsite.dk - large design knowledge center

ICSID - International Council of Societies of Industrial Design
IDSA - Industrial Designers Society of America
CFSD - Center for Sustainable Design

www.designsojourn.com - Design Blog
www.planet-industrial-design.org - Design Blog
designcorner.blinkr.net - Design Blog
www.studioclues.com - Design Blog
www.creativefluff.com - Design Blog
www.designcrux.com - Design Blog
www.thedieline.com - Packaging Design Blog
www.affectivedesign.org - Design Blog
www.coolbuzz.org - Design Blog
www.uselog.com - Design Blog focused on product usability - great content
www.form.de- Design Blog (unless your german is good, click the button to translate the pages to english)g
www.sustainableisgood.com - Sustainable product and packaging blog
www.interactiondesignblog.com - User interaction and design
www.mocoloco.com - The Modern and Contemporary Design Blog

www.idasia.org - Industrial Design - Asia
designeast.eu - Industrial Design - Central and Eastern Europe

www.conceptcar.co.uk - massive concept car archive
www.moreinspiration.com - design inspiration
www.idealist.blinkr.net - list of creative ideas for products
www.2modern.com - contemporary design showcase
www.retrotogo.com - retro design showcase
www.kitchencontraptions.com - kitchen product design
www.smashingmagazine.com - design inspiration lists at Smashing Magazine
www.inventorspot.com
100 must-buy design books
www.betterproductdesign.net - product design articles
www.creativebehavior.com