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Industrial design may be defined as contributing original thought and imparting visual appeal to the industrial product. In industry two concepts emerge as all-important, namely:

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    the manufacture,

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    the marketing of products.

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A. Davidson

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© 1972 N. V. Philips’ Gloeilampenfabrieken, Eindhoven

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van der Put, F.H.C. (1972). Industrial Design. In: Davidson, A. (eds) Handbook of Precision Engineering. Philips Technical Library. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01026-4_5

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