Welcome to the Industrial Design Bookstore. We've selected some of the most popular and useful ID books out there. They're all available directly right here through our partner, Amazon.com—the world's largest bookstore.

IDSA Publications

IDSA's Publications are available on-line. To order any of these IDSA publications, contact IDSA at 703.707.6000; e-mail to: donnap@idsa.org or follow this link and order on-line. All orders must be prepaid.

Featured Titles from IDSA Members

IMPACT: The Synergy of Design, Business and Technology edited by Deana McDonagh, IDSA

REALIZE: Design Means Business edited by Paul Hatch, IDSA and Deana McDonagh, IDSA

Special Magazine Offers for IDSA Members

Special magazine subscription rates for form and Clear magazines for IDSA members.

For more information, see http://www.idsa.org/magazinediscounts.html

Featured Reviews:

The Design of Things to Come Review
by Craig M. Vogel, FIDSA, Jonathan Cagan and Peter Boatwright
Review by Brian Matt, IDSA.

Designing for People Review
by Henry Dreyfuss, FIDSA
Reviewed by Carroll Gantz, FIDSA.

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Featured Books

Design Chronicles: Significant Mass-Produced Designs of the 20th Century
Carroll Gantz, FIDSA
For the industrial designer or student of design, this is a fantastic history of the profession, illustrating connections to invention, architecture, engineering, manufacturing, and business. Written by a distinguished industrial designer, the book offers a unique year-by-year chronology, "what was happening when" in design, and names its movers and shakers.

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN: A Practicing Professional, a new book by Philip H. Stevens, FIDSA, is a must read for any practicing or student industrial designer. The book describes the profession, its history, and offers perspectives from other artists, engineers, and craftsmen. The book explores how to prepare for college, acquire a job, establish a design consultancy and manage oneself as a professional. Good design and the future of the profession are also discussed. With many illustrations, the author has revealed a profession that has largely remained unexplored to this depth, until now.

Send check for $44.90 per copy to Philip Stevens Associates, Ltd., P.O. Box 69, Skaneateles, NY 13152; pstevensassoc@cs.com or 315/685-5733.