New products are clearly the key to corporate prosperity. They drive corporate revenues, market shares, bottom lines, and even share prices.
Robert G. Cooper, Winning at New Products
Associations
- Industrial Designers Society of America
http://www.idsa.org/
The Industrial Designers of America (IDSA) is the voice of the industrial design profession, advancing the quality and positive impact of design. IDSA has over 3,300 members and 28 chapters. - Society of Plastics Engineers
http://www.4spe.org/
SPE specializes in promoting the scientific and engineering knowledge related to the plastics industry. SPE helps those in the industry collaborate on important issues and technologies. - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
http://www.asme.org/
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers is a 120,000-member professional organization which conducts one of the world's largest technical publishing operations and holds numerous technical conferences worldwide. - Product Development and Management Association
http://www.pdma.org/
PDMA is the premier global advocate for product development and management professionals. They aim to improve the effectiveness of individuals and organizations in product development and management.
Product Design Resources
- Design News: Accelerating Engineering Innovation
http://www.designnews.com/
Leading design news for Mechanical and Design Engineers. Covers the latest tools, components, and materials used in mechanical and electromechanical design of a broad range of products. - Ten Rules for Strategic Innovators
More information via Amazon.com
Govindarajan and Trimble identify three central themes of forgetting, borrowing, and learning and show how they are the keys to innovation in both established corporations and start up companies. - Winning at New Products
More information via Amazon.com
Cooper demonstrates with compelling evidence why consistent product development is so vital to corporate growth and how to maximize your chances of success. An informative title for any product design professional.
Product Development Resources
- Building Better Products with Finite Element Analysis
More information via Amazon.com
Offers a practical view of finite element analysis (FEA) by reviewing the basics of design analysis from an engineering perspective. The book also includes a compilation of data which is invaluable to an experienced design analyst. - Designing with Web Standards
More information via Amazon.com
Web development guru Jeffrey Zeldman discusses how designers can best use standards primarily with XHTML and CSS to increase their personal productivity and maximize the availability of their creations.