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Everyday Engineering

by Ideo, Andrew K. Burroughs
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Engineer the world around you

"Everyday Engineering" by IDEO can be a great read for individuals interested in design, creativity, and engineering. The book teaches readers to see the world through an engineer's perspective by analyzing the various structures and details present in our environment. The simple yet informative pictures used to illustrate how objects and environments behave over time make this book a captivating and educational read. Overall, this book has a unique and practical approach to understanding engineering, making it an excellent recommendation for anyone interested in design and engineering.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Everyday Engineering

by Ideo, Andrew K. Burroughs
$10.90 Now $4.90 Save 55%
ISBN: 9780811860543
Authors: Ideo, Andrew K. Burroughs
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Date of Publication: 2007-09-06
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Business, Personal Development, Creative Nonfiction
Related Topics: Business, Communication, Productivity, How To, Entrepreneurship, Leadership
Goodreads rating: 3.74
(rated by 34 readers)

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World-renowned design and innovation firm IDEO uses first-hand observations to inform and inspire its work. As it did with the groundbreaking observational primer Thoughtless Acts?, IDEO once again brings its instructive methods tobear on the world around us, this time with an eye toward the inherent but unheralded presence of modern engineering. By observing the built environment we walk through every daythe often-overlooked details of buildings and roads, the joinings and interfaces of our infrastructurewe can learn to see the world as engineers do, and adapt this perspective to critical thinking. Through simple pictures of how objects and environments behave over time, Everyday Engineering invites anyone in creative fields, business, and design to see the world through IDEO's eyes.
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This is a well-read book, which means that the previous owner probably really enjoyed it! The cover and pages may include moderate foxing and annotations, but the text is not obscured and still readable. Moderate cosmetic defects and minor water damage may be present on the edges of the book. For paperbacks, there may be multiple crease marks on the spine.

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

 

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Engineer the world around you

"Everyday Engineering" by IDEO can be a great read for individuals interested in design, creativity, and engineering. The book teaches readers to see the world through an engineer's perspective by analyzing the various structures and details present in our environment. The simple yet informative pictures used to illustrate how objects and environments behave over time make this book a captivating and educational read. Overall, this book has a unique and practical approach to understanding engineering, making it an excellent recommendation for anyone interested in design and engineering.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.