Author: Committee on Next-Generation Currency DesignCommi
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: design, publication, nmab, currency, generation, deterrent, features, counterfeit
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 1993-01-01
List price: $32.00
ISBN-10: 0309050286
ISBN-13: 9780309050289

Traditionally, counterfeit deterrent features restricted counterfeiting to only the dedicated craftsman. With the advent of highly sophisticated reprographic systems, this is no longer true. Redesign of U.S. banknotes is necessary in order to incorporate additional features aimed at discouraging counterfeiting using advanced copiers-scanners-printers. This volume evaluates a large number of such features while recommending a comprehensive national strategy for anticipating and responding to counterfeiting threats.Traditionally, counterfeit deterrent features restricted counterfeiting to only t

Author: Committee on Currency Features Usable by the Visua
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: publication, nmab, people, impaired, features, visually, currency
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 1995-01-18
List price: $27.00
ISBN-10: 0309051940
ISBN-13: 9780309051941

The Committee on Currency Features for the Visually Impaired evaluated features that could be incorporated in the production of U.S. banknotes that would enable blind and visually disabled people to more easily determine the denomination of a banknote. This volume describes several features and the assessment methodology used to determine which features could be recommended for inclusion in the short term, which could be recommended for research and possible inclusion in future currency redesigns, and which features were impractical for use in U.S. banknotes. Also included is an outline of the

Authors:Mine Design, Top Studio Design, Stoltz Design, Sayles
Publisher: Rockport Publishers
Keywords: design, logo, amp, letterhead
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2010-04-01
List price: $40.00
ISBN-10: 1592536301
ISBN-13: 9781592536306

The best-selling Letterhead and Logo Design now compiles the most creative and inspiring work in the field in a stunning collection featuring the best of the past four volumes. From well-known design leaders, new design firms, and cutting-edge artists, this collection includes everything identity, from logos to labels, business cards to envelopes, and the creative techniques and full-color images portrayed in this broad range of work will inspire new design solutions for age-old challenges that beg for a fresh approach. This book is an invaluable resource for both design firms and their client

Author: Committee on Bridging Design and ManufacturingNat
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: materials, production, design, bridging, manufacturing, retooling
Number of Pages: 123
Published: 2004-08-30
List price: $31.50
ISBN-10: 0309092663
ISBN-13: 9780309092661

As the Department of Defense continues development of the future warrior system, the difficulty of moving rapidly from design to manufacturing for complex technologies is becoming a major concern. In particular, there are communication gaps between design and manufacturing that hinder rapid development of new products important for these future military developments. To help address those concerns, DOD asked the NRC to develop a framework for ’bridging’ these gaps through data management, modeling, and simulation. This report presents the results of this study. It provides a framew

Author: Committee on Engineering Design Theory and Methodo
Publisher: National Academies Pre
Keywords: competitive, advantage, designing, design, engineering, improving
Number of Pages: 120
Published: 1991-01-01
List price: $19.00
ISBN-10: 0309044782
ISBN-13: 9780309044783

Effective design and manufacturing, both of which are necessary to produce high-quality products, are closely related. However, effective design is a prerequisite for effective manufacturing. This new book explores the status of engineering design practice, education, and research in the United States and recommends ways to improve design to increase U.S. industry’s competitiveness in world markets.Book DescriptionEffective design and manufacturing, both of which are necessary to produce high-quality products, are closely related. However, effective design is a prerequisite for effective

Author: Committee on Facility Design to Minimize Premature
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: building, management, technology, studies, series, avoiding, dimension, strategies, fourth, obsolescence
Number of Pages: 126
Published: 1993-01-01
List price: $28.00
ISBN-10: 0309048427
ISBN-13: 9780309048422

Public facilities are valuable assets that can provide decades of high quality of service if they are effectively utilized. Despite effective planning, design, and management, sometimes users or owners change and have requirements different from those that the facility was initially intended to fulfill. In addition, the technologies sometimes change, making facilities obsolete before they have worn out or otherwise failed. This book explores the meaning of obsolescence as the term applies to buildings. It discusses the functional, economic, technological, social, legal, political, and cultural

Author: Committee to Design a Strategy for Quality Review
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: methods, volume, sources, assurance, strategy, quality, medicare
Number of Pages: 476
Published: 1990-01-01
List price: $118.00
ISBN-10: 0309042380
ISBN-13: 9780309042383

Volume II of "Medicare: A Strategy for Quality Assurance" provides extensive source materials on quality assurance, including results of focus groups with the elderly and practicing physicians, findings from public hearings on quality of care for the elderly, and many exhibits from site visits and the literature on quality measurements and assurance tools. The current Medicare peer review organization program and related hospital accreditation efforts are comprehensively described as background for the recommendations in Volume I of this report. Like the companion volume, this substantial book