Iconix: Exceptional Product Design

An illustrated, chronological collection of iconic objects from the Industrial Revolution onward, each rendered to capture its essence, with the author's notion of 'iconicity' to explain what makes a product endure. A visual meditation on design Outcomes — what it takes for a made thing to become a landmark. The book presents more than a hundred product designs in chronological order from the Industrial Revolution to the present, each rendered by the author to capture its essence, alongside his concept of 'iconicity' to explain what makes an object endure as a design icon. Featured objects range from the Coca-Cola bottle and the KitchenAid mixer to the Sony Walkman, the Polaroid SX-70 and the Apple Macintosh.