Refined design: Ingenious Japanese product design: Ingenious Japanese product design

Author: David
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: Fine Design: The Art of Japanese Product Design explores core themes such as product improvement design, new product development, and user-first principles. It delves into the fields of artificial intelligence and robotics while showcasing new related products, including Honda's human-like robot ASIMO, Sony's robotic dog Aibo, and Epson's micro-robots, among others. Miniaturization is another key feature of Japanese products. Many products, such as cameras, watches, and communication devices, have become smaller due to technological advancements. This book aims to show how Japanese manufacturers continuously introduce new designs to perfect existing technologies. Fine Design: The Art of Japanese Product Design highlights traditional aesthetic traits of Japan—miniaturization, elegance, simplicity, symmetry, meticulous craftsmanship, and clear expression of functionality—while also demonstrating the transition from creating products with these traditional aesthetic qualities to producing modern high-tech mass-produced goods. The book briefly outlines the cultural and historical background of Japanese products, explaining how Japan has led the way in high-quality mass production. It is accompanied by illustrations of classic designs for further clarification.