1 (770) 807-7223ATLANTA, GA - July 1, 2009 - Slingshot Product Development Group is pleased to announce the recent publication of Handbook of Research on Computational Arts and Creative Informatics co-authored by Lead Design Engineer, Joseph Pruitt. The handbook is an educational guide on integrating information architectural with user-interface design to further technology innovation.
Robert Fee, Head of Graduate Studies at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), asked Joseph to submit his thesis on managing creativity within the bounds of engineering to an international publishing company. Joseph's timeless concepts were worthy of inclusion by IGI Global with other authors from around the world. He has been described as possessing a rare talent of finding common ground between the physical laws of science and the randomness of the human mind essential for successful product development innovation.
"Life is more complex than mathematics," explains Joseph. "Working at Slingshot allows me to constantly solve problems through engineering products necessary for our world and designed for human interaction."
Mr. Pruitt holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and a Masters in Industrial Design. The Handbook of Research on Computational Arts and Creative Informatics retails for $265.00 on Amazon and IGI's website.
Founded in 1987, IGI Global (IGI) is an international publishing company specializing in high-quality research publications in the fields of information science, technology, and management.
Slingshot Product Development Group is one of the Southeast's leading vertically integrated product design, manufacturing, and commercialization firms. Their product development expertise in medical devices, consumer products, ruggedized packaging, and productizing technology translates into a successful innovation process that creates revolutionary new products that drive demand in today's market. Since inception in 2001, Slingshot PDG has completed over one-thousand projects by cultivating strategic partnerships with clients and converting opportunities into revenue. Slingshot PDG is headquarted in Gwinnett County, Georgia. For more information, please visit www.SlingshotPDG.com
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Slingshot is one of the Southeast's leading product design and development organizations. The company's development teams utilize unique and proven strategies to rapidly launch products for clients in a variety of industries, including consumer products, medical, electronics, military/security, automotive, aerospace, toys, and other categories. Slingshot has developed products with dozens of corporate clients including The Coca-Cola Company, Plantronics, Conair, Kimberly Clark, CharBroil and Lockheed, as well as with innovation-based start-ups.
The company offers a full range of product development services including ideation, conceptual design, prototyping, engineering, design for manufacture, packaging and program management. Additionally, sourcing and manufacturer coordination services are offered through Slingshot's Asia office near Shanghai, China.
Slingshot Product Development Group was founded in 2001 by Sam Zaidspiner, President; George Hatzilias, Vice President of Engineering; and Noah McNeely, Vice President of Design.
