presents specific methods within an overallstrategy from concept to detail design. It also outlines the natureof design thinking, and sets it within broader contexts of productdevelopment and design process management. The book is much morethan a manual of procedures; throughout, there is discussion andexplication of the principles and practice of design. Building on the outstanding success of the previous threeeditions, this new edition cements the position of EngineeringDesign Methods at the forefront of engineering and industrialdesign as an essential text not only for students and lecturers butalso for practitioners. The book promotes a flexible approach tothe design process, and provides explicit, step-by-step advice onhow to implement several separate design methods that have beenshown to be of value in both education and practice.This revised fourth edition -promotes a flexible approach to the design process,provides explicit, step-by-step advice on how to implementseveral separate design methods that have been shown to be of valuein both education and practice,contains new case studies and examples from industry thatfurther broaden the scope of the book from engineering design intoproduct design,includes a significant new chapter presenting user scenarios; aprocedure for investigating potential product user wants and needs,that culminates in a design brief identifying an opportunity fordeveloping a new product concept,features a book companion website with powerpoint slides forinstructors.Reviewers’ comments:“Engineering Design Methods… is a valuablecontribution to the engineering design literature. The engineeringdesign methods presented are those that are of practicalsignificance and the book is a must for anyone wishing to raise thestandard of their design work. The design methods are describedclearly and succinctly, examples are used to illustrate principlesand design strategies are presented that show how the methods arebest employed”. Professor Graham Thompson,Department of Mechanical Engineering, UMIST, UK“Professor Nigel Cross’ treatment of EngineeringDesign is a singularly successful treatment for my courses becauseit is short and concise enough to be read by virtually allstudents. Furthermore, his interpretations are open enough to allowthe inquiring mind to fill out the picture, incorporating andextending the ideas to fit the reflective designer’s ownneeds.” Professor Larry Leifer, StanfordCenter for Design Reseach, Stanford University, USA“This book is an excellent book as a textbook for designmethodology both for undergraduate and graduate level…Students will gain a firm foundation of design methods from problemdefinition to design evaluations from this book”.Professor Kun-Pyo Lee, Department of IndustrialDesign, Korea Institute of Science and Technology,Korea  

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