Prototyping and Modelmaking for Product Design

Buildingprototypesandmodelsisanessentialcomponentofanydesignactivity.Modernproductdevelopmentisamulti-disciplinaryeffortthatreliesonprototypinginordertoexplorenewideasandtestthemsufficientlybeforetheybecomeactualproducts.PrototypingandModelmakingforProductDesignersillustrateshowprototypesareusedtohelpdesignersunderstandproblemsbetter,exploremoreimaginativesolutions,investigatehumaninteractionmorefullyandtestfunctionalitysoastode-riskthedesignprocess.Followinganintroductiononthepurposeofprototyping,specificmaterials,toolsandtechniquesareexaminedindetail,withstep-by-steptutorialsandindustryexamplesofrealandsuccessfulproductsillustratinghowprototypesareusedtohelpsolvedesignproblems.Workflowisalsodiscussed,usingamixtureofhandsonanddigitaltools.Acomprehensivemodernprototypingapproachiscrucialtomakinginformeddesigndecisions,andformsastrategicpartofasuccessfuldesigner'stoolkit.