Description
| Product ID: | 9780415869980 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Consumer Product Innovation and Sustainable Design |
| Subtitle: | The Evolution and Impacts of Successful Products |
| Authors: | Author: Robin Roy |
| Page Count: | 212 |
| Subjects: | The arts: general topics, The arts: general issues, Product design, Architecture: interior design, The environment, Engineering: general, Ergonomics, Other manufacturing technologies, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Product design, Professional interior design, The environment, Engineering: general, Ergonomics, Other manufacturing technologies, Environmental science, engineering & technology |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Consumer Product Innovation and Sustainable Design will be a resource for design professionals, design students and all practitioners of sustainabilty in this arena. It creates a new understanding of the theories behind product evolution and shows the possible future of product design to acheive a more sustainable consumer system. Consumer Product Innovation and Sustainable Design follows the innovation and evolution of consumer products from vacuum cleaners to mobile phones from their original inventions to the present day. It discusses how environmental concerns and legislation have influenced their design and the profound effects these products have had on society and culture. This book also uses the lessons from the successes and failures of examples of these consumer products to draw out practical guidelines for designers, engineers, marketers and managers on how to become more effective at product development, innovation and designing for environmental sustainability.
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| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2015-11-02 |
