BOOK: The Material Library

I had made a book for one of my Design Charettes, which was a sort of pocket library. It consisted of details like; What is material? What is prototyping? What are som prototyping materials (Clay, M-Seal, Paper, Cardboard, Sunboard, Muslin Cloth, Thermocol) and finally, I categorised materials and gave briefly explained their subtypes and their uses:
Wood (Hard, Soft, Engineered)
Metals (Ferrous, Non-Ferrous and Alloys)
Stone (Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic)
Cloth & Textile (Natural and Manmade)
Leather (Full, Top, Corrected and Bonded)
Plastic (PETE, HDPE, PVC, PP, PS Other)
Glass (Float, Toughened, Patterned, Laminated)
Clay (Earthenware, Stoneware and Porcelin)
Cardboard (Corrugated, Mat, Paper based)
There were quick and short details on each material and subcategory. The aim was to curate a quick refrence book for future designers who can glance through it to look for quick advantages and disadvantages and apt uses of the respective material.