Industrial Design: Shapes Can Say a Lot
*During concept development, a design team should list potential visual-design cues that match with the intended design.
For example, for medical devices these might include
elements connoting “safety,” “cleanliness,” and “ease
of operation.” These then become important elements of
concept sketches.
For example, tapering lines that meet at the front of a
vehicle suggest, “Go this way fast.” It’s no coincidence that sketches of performance
cars often use these kinds of lines to connote speed.*
-So begins an article entitled, "Industrial Design: Shapes Can Say a Lot" by Tim Nugent, published June 2 in Machine Design.