Ernest Eder was born in Vienna, Austria and has been involved in industrial design and instruction over the past 40 years. He has taught engineering design at the University College of Swansea, the University of Wales, the University of Calgary, Loughborough University and lastly the Royal Military College of Canada. Professor Stanislav Hosnedi is a full professor at the University of West Bohemia in the Czech Republic. He has been involved with engineering design instruction over the past 30 years and has written a large number of papers and published books on design. He was honored with the Fred Merryfield Design Award in 1990.