Plastics as Design Form

Newman, T.R., 1972. Plastics as Design Form. Chilton Book Company, Philadelphia. This book covers the following: Foreword by Dr. Donald L. Wyckoff - Preface - Acknowledgement - Contributing designers, architects, artists and engineers - Chapter 1. The plastic presence - Chapter 2. Plastic facts and generic extents - History of plastics in a capsule - That plastic quality - Specific families - A primer of processes - Bonding and joining techniques - Fillers - Processing aids - Flammability - Toxicity - Permanence - Chapter 3. Design parameters and the sixth sense - Design standards - Measurements - General design considerations - The development of a principle - Cocoon construction system - Design parameters - Unpredictable variables - Some predictable variables - Structural design possibilities - Designs omitted - Chapter 4. Light and transparency - Light - Light in transparent form (a focus on polyester) - Light and mylar - Literal light and metallized acrylic - Chapter 5. Designing with rigid sheet, block, rod and tube - General fabrication considerations - Cutting - Circular sawing - Band saws - Jig saws and sabre saws - Hand saw and scriber - Routing and shaping - Drilling - Turning - Repairing cracks - Bonding and fastening - Forming - Finishing - Decorating - Specific design considerations - New varieties of acrylic - Chapter 6. A gallery of design in acrylic - Environments - Windows - Furniture - Lamps - Containers - Ornaments - Play forms and other things - Chapter 7. Designing with foam, film, and fiber - Polyurethane - Flexible urethane foams- Film - Fiber - Chapter 8. Designing with casting and laminating liquids - Mold making - Working with 'unfilled' polyester resin - Epoxies - Silicone crystal-clear casting - Water-extended polyester resin (WEP) - Reinforced polyester (RP) - Casting with acrylic resins - Chapter 9. Plastic prospective - plastics and ecology - A visual language for plastics - Some design concepts for futurity - Technology and potential - Appendices - A. Nomograph to determine material costs - B. Sources of supply - C. Shops that will work with small users and make prototypes - D. Trade associations and trade publications - Glossary - Bibliography - Index

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