Books
Rework Jason Fried ISBN 0307463745 (ISBN13: 9780307463746)
Overcrowded Roberto Verganti ISBN: 9780262035361
The Design of Everyday Things Don Norman 0465067107 (ISBN13: 9780465067107)
One Simple Idea Steven Keys ISBN 0071756159 (ISBN13: 9780071756150)
The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition: Design thinking- studying the designed environment around us
Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things: Design thinking for desire and beauty
The Design of Future Things: Design thinking for inventing new things people don’t know they need yet
Universal PrincIntellectual Proper styles of Design: Design principle encyclopedia
Architectural Graphic Standards AIA: This one has a lot of info that probably isn’t useful for designing products, but the first chapter has extensive parameters for ergonomics, etc.
Digital Resources
Online Articles
Design Thinking is Kind of Like Syphilis Lee Vinsel
Videos
Chao-Tac’s industrial design sketching YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOzx6PA0tgemJl1Y…
And his website with its free book on design sketching: www.thedesignsketchbook.com
Additional Resources
For further information on Canadian patents, please see the following resources:
- Guide to Canadian Patents: Applying for a Patent
- Government of Canada: Plan Your IP Strategy self-assessment tool
If you’d like information on patents in the United States of America, please see the following resources: