(Part 3) Top products from r/IndustrialDesign

Why on earth are you learning Rhino? You'll get a lot farther in the industry learning pro-E or Solidworks. I don't know anyone who still uses that program, and your professor is very behind in the times if he's telling you to learn it, especially at junior level.

We had to "become familiar" with Rhino our first year of ID undergrad, and it was a nightmare. It does not function with dimensions, and you'll end up making something that is "three inches-ish." If you'll be using 3D prints with it, joining pieces will never align properly. It loves exploding, especially when trying to apply a radius or round on anything. Our class ended up creating a folder on our shared drive of screen captures of the crazy things rhino would do when it blew up. And be prepared for crashing.. lots of crashing.. Our university has since dropped it.

If you are hellbent on learning it though, try looking for downloadable ebooks/text books like Rhino for Jewelry by Dana Buscaglia or Inside Rhinoceros 4 (try to find them for free; not worth buying ..) Even though the first one is jewelry, it's for beginners of the program, so it'll help you get used to the commands, etc.

I sincerely wish you the best of luck..

• Design Of Everyday Things - Donald Norman
  
• Emotional Design - Donald Norman
  
• Cradle to Cradle - McDonough & Braungart
  
  I also personally recommend The Industrial Design Reference & Specification Book which summarizes everything an aspiring/new designer should know. Great for reference, especially its anthropometrics section.
  
  If you have access to Rhino, I think its a good place to start. If you do a few searches on this sub, it's really split 50/50 on Rhino vs. SW. I think it depends mostly on where you want to end up. Either way, pick one or the other and you're good. You're already good since you're starting out early. I think generally though, most find it easier to learn SW after Rhino rather than the other way around.

A few things off the top of my head:

Creative Confidence By Tom and David Kelly (IDEO) - In fact, anything by these guys as IDEO are a great resource for design thinking.

Wacom Pen and Touch S Perfectly adequate starter tablet for sketching on a laptop.

Sketchbook Pro to go with it

Product Sketches - Great book with sketches of everyday things from Ideation to presentation quality.

Making It: Manufacturing Techniques for Product Design - Really good book covering the basics of industrial processes to manufacture objects.

Copic Multiliner set - maybe with some stationary. I fucking love stationary. Could combine this with a Moleskin or Field Notes notebook

Steal Like an Artist - cute, short book with a great message about how its not what you steal but how you steal it.

Kor 'Hydration Vessel' - I've had one for like 3 years.

How to design cars like a pro:

https://www.amazon.com/How-Design-Cars-Like-Pro/dp/0760336954

Is essentially the bible for car design students, it has lots of info about design, famous/ important designers and cars and a good section on the day in the life of a designer. Highly recommended.

How to draw cars the hot wheels way


https://www.amazon.com/How-Draw-Cars-Hot-Wheels/dp/0760314802/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1542868955&sr=1-1&keywords=How+to+draw+cars+the+hot+wheels+way

Zounds a bit weird but hear me out, this is by Scott Robertson, one of the gurus of car sketching and contains great tips on aesthetics and techniques for car design, plus there is an absolute ton of awesome renders from the Hotwheels design team.

Your sketches are on the right track. Here are some templates I like to use when practicing ellipses and straight lines. Also I would get a design sketching book either one on this site are good, but you have to order them from Sweden, the books are in english though. Also this book is great.

If you haven't watched Objectified yet, I highly recommend it, its available on Netflix.

Im way late on this but this is an awesome book. Older but still cool. Takes you through the design process from initial brain storming to final product. Sketches, mockups, prototypes ect.... 50 different products from a variety of companies and industries.


Design Secrets: Products 50 Real-Life Projects Uncovered

http://www.amazon.com/Design-Secrets-Products-Real-Life-Uncovered/dp/1564964760/ref=pd_sim_14_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=41yAJh88GSL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR117%2C160_&refRID=12B8F8AADFYK7B71NPSX

Yep, the Henry Dreyfuss one is excellent.

Body Space is good as well.

I recommend Objects of Desire. It talks about the development of Design over time, and doesn't just focus on pure aesthetics but also the manufacturing / marketing process behind it as well. It's a really good read.

I like Chris Lefteri's books when it comes to manufacturing materials & processes.

I'm also reading The Evolution of Useful Things which is an interesting read about how common products have evolved very organically.

please read this book, it would be a bible for your path, I'm literally in the same situation as you, same job but 3 years younger and have degree in business management.

I started looking at ID as an option 6 months before I graduated and to be obsessed with it since the last 8 months, I'm still convinced this is my path to follow, I just keep working on improving my skills every single day.

If you're in school, there is a good chance your professors are writing scholarly articles. You could look up some of those for some more insight into who you're learning from.

I've often wondered why there aren't more industrial design books, and my temporary conclusion is that by the time they are written, they are out of date. As designers we're generally solving novel problems, books are just too slow...

Also, I've never read this, but thought about purchasing it a while ago, let me know if it's any good:
https://www.amazon.com/BREAKING-Product-Designers-Reveal-Portfolio/dp/0983664315

No problem You are already showing great potential.

Learn Scotts method and you will blow people away!
Its easier than it looks at first.

There is also this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Draw-Cars-Like-Motorbooks-Studio-dp-0760323917/dp/0760323917

and this

https://www.amazon.com/How-Illustrate-Design-Concept-Cars/dp/178711015X/


Good luck!

mcmaster.com is a good place to look. Plus they have downloadable cad files for most of their hardware.

If you find a good book, let me know. This One and This one are OK, but they don't really work as a quick reference.

Here is a favorite of mine.
https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Cost-Efficient-Mechanisms-Constraint-Engineering/dp/1560914092

H-Point 2nd Edition: The Fundamentals of Car Design & Packaging

This is a good one for proportions and how to draw a car in some basic views.

From my understanding Formula Student is a competition where Universities compete against each other. The teams have to get their own sponsorship (business aspect I mentioned) to fund parts and development and do the full engineering too which had lots of CAD work (perfect for us ID guys). It goes on every year and follows similar aspects of the development path Formula 3 takes. Technical knowledge you could pick up from it would be invaluable for automotive design.

I bought my ref guide directly from them when they first got funding. They ship globally and I've never seen them in shops so I can't think of anywhere else to buy it. Two other books that I have are How to design cars like a pro and How to illustrate and design concept cars.. Quite dated now but I still use them for visual references.

Check this out:
https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Methods-Design-Innovative-Effective/dp/1592537561

Rapid Viz: http://www.amazon.com/Rapid-Viz-Method-Visualization-Ideas/dp/1560520558

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