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Mockup to Market with Jimmy DiResta

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Reverse engineering DIY product designs to figure out the best approach to getting something made

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October 12

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Smart designs mean lower startup costs

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Karim Rashid on Design Losing Ground as a Respected Profession

"Designers never speak about the financial realities"

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Here's a Massive Opportunity for Design Entrepreneurs

Take advantage of the shipping disaster to cash in for the holidays

October 6

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Digital Fabrication

Design Entrepreneurs, Take Note: Smart, Low-Cost 3D-Printed Objects to Make Camping Easier

TreeHugger Systems solves small-scale UX hassles

October 1

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Design Business

Free Webinar Tomorrow: Jimmy DiResta on DIY Product Design & Development

Episode #1: Inspiration & Brainstorming

September 28
Design Festivals

The Detroit Design Incubator Honors the Creativity of Motor City

Inside the program empowering Detroit's design entrepreneurs.

September 22
Tools & Craft

The Rotoshovel Max, a Power Shovel

Invented by Rick Goren, there's a potential business lesson here for design entrepreneurs

September 21

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Furniture Design

Instagram Account Dedicated to Listing Furniture Design Piracy Examples

As the "Design Within Copy" account shows, there are even knock-offs of knock-offs

September 3
Conferences

The history of the International Design Conference—and what to expect for IDC 2021

56 years of bringing designers together

September 1
Sustainable Design

Design for Disassembly: This Old Idea is the Wave of the Future

Minimize materials, simple mechanical fasteners, clearly label components with their material type, and ensure components can be disassembled with everyday tool

July 20

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Digital Fabrication

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Product development technologies are continuously evolving. Manufacturers, engineers, and designers are relying on these...

July 8
Braun

Oliver Grabes, Head of Design at Braun, Discusses Good Design and How To Shape Tomorrow

The jury chair for the 2021 BraunPrize looks for designs that will have a meaningful positive impact

June 24

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Design Business

Veteran Industrial Designer Quits Gigs, Starts Company Producing Injection-Molded Ukuleles

Scott Seelye conquers glass-filled polycarbonate to produce durable string instruments

June 15

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Design Business

Chip Shortage Hits Automakers Hard, Especially Detroit

Expect pricier trucks and SUVs, less economy cars

May 26

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Design Business

Startup Industrial Design Firm Promotes New "Designer-at-Risk" Business Model

Also, an explanation of the difference between Design/Build, Design-Bid-Build and CMAR

May 20
Design Business

Leading ID firms Bresslergroup and Delve announce merger

The two innovation consulting firms come together to create a coast-to-coast organization that benefits clients and staff

May 19
Furniture Design

Crowdfunding Smash: Team Behind Transformer Table Launches Transformer Couch, Lands $670,000 and Counting

We last looked in on Transformer Table in 2019. The Canadian furniture start-up's eponymous...

May 3

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Design Business

Herman Miller to Acquire Knoll for $1.8 Billion

Also: What's the world's most recognizable table?

April 20
UX

The Design Firm Behind Those Futuristic User Interfaces in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

NYC-based Perception uses sci-fi to land real-world clients

April 9
Tech

What Does It Take To Build a Sustainable Design Company?

How Genusee's Ali Rose van Overbeke and Grouphug's Krystal Persaud are building greener brands and more fulfilling design careers.

March 29
Design Business

New Bait-and-Switch Design Theft Scam: Stealing a Design While It's Still Being Kickstarted

Industrial designer Justin Sirotin's Route Werks battles an unseen enemy

March 11
Bags

Amazon Basics Knocks Off Peak Design's Everyday Sling--and Even Gives It the Same Name

What can you do when your largest distributor copies your work?

March 4

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UX

Screenshot of the Horrific UI Design That Led Citigroup to Accidentally Send $893 Million

There is a huge opportunity for UI designers to create better financial software

February 19

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Tools & Craft

A Smart Design Entrepreneur: Justin Myers Creates Metal Sheathes for Multitools

R.A.E. Gear USA is killing it on Etsy

February 16

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Design Business

Design Plagiarism Awards, Started to Fight Design Piracy

Aktion Plagiarius was founded by industrial designer Rido Busse

January 29
Design Business

Sprout Viz: An Industrial Design-Led Visual Content Creation Agency

It's like Lucasfilm for designers and manufacturers

January 18
Design Business

Fake News: Ferrari Considering Jony Ive as CEO Replacement

At this point, some of us have been suckered by the following clickbaity headlines:...

January 4

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Design Business

Business of Design Discussion: Is Polarization a Good Design Strategy?

"Polarization" is a word you hear a lot these days, often in reference to...

November 30, 2020

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Design Business

Tesla Says They Didn't Steal Nikola's Design, Because Nikola Stole It From Someone Else

As with most things, the truth is a little more complicated

September 30, 2020

1 Comment

Design Business

Established manufacturers ready to license great product ideas

November 16

The final episode airs Wednesday, October 27th, at 11AM EST

October 26

Reverse engineering DIY product designs to figure out the best approach to getting something made

October 14

Episode 3 airs Wednesday Oct 13, and DiResta will review 5 products

October 12

Smart designs mean lower startup costs

October 11

"Designers never speak about the financial realities"

October 8

Take advantage of the shipping disaster to cash in for the holidays

October 6

TreeHugger Systems solves small-scale UX hassles

October 1

Episode #1: Inspiration & Brainstorming

September 28

Inside the program empowering Detroit's design entrepreneurs.

September 22

Invented by Rick Goren, there's a potential business lesson here for design entrepreneurs

September 21

As the "Design Within Copy" account shows, there are even knock-offs of knock-offs

September 3

56 years of bringing designers together

September 1

Minimize materials, simple mechanical fasteners, clearly label components with their material type, and ensure components can be disassembled with everyday tool

July 20

Product development technologies are continuously evolving. Manufacturers, engineers, and designers are relying on these...

July 8

The jury chair for the 2021 BraunPrize looks for designs that will have a meaningful positive impact

June 24

Scott Seelye conquers glass-filled polycarbonate to produce durable string instruments

June 15

Expect pricier trucks and SUVs, less economy cars

May 26

Also, an explanation of the difference between Design/Build, Design-Bid-Build and CMAR

May 20

The two innovation consulting firms come together to create a coast-to-coast organization that benefits clients and staff

May 19

We last looked in on Transformer Table in 2019. The Canadian furniture start-up's eponymous...

May 3

Also: What's the world's most recognizable table?

April 20

NYC-based Perception uses sci-fi to land real-world clients

April 9

How Genusee's Ali Rose van Overbeke and Grouphug's Krystal Persaud are building greener brands and more fulfilling design careers.

March 29

Industrial designer Justin Sirotin's Route Werks battles an unseen enemy

March 11

What can you do when your largest distributor copies your work?

March 4

There is a huge opportunity for UI designers to create better financial software

February 19

R.A.E. Gear USA is killing it on Etsy

February 16

Aktion Plagiarius was founded by industrial designer Rido Busse

January 29

It's like Lucasfilm for designers and manufacturers

January 18

At this point, some of us have been suckered by the following clickbaity headlines:...

January 4

"Polarization" is a word you hear a lot these days, often in reference to...

November 30, 2020

As with most things, the truth is a little more complicated

September 30, 2020

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