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Free product design tips, value analysis tutorials, innovation and Ideation methodologies, Business Model Canvas and TRIZ methods, technical worldwide events and tradefairs, free R&D online tools (utilities, CAD, math, FEM …), patent search, factory processes for your current challenging project or next successful startup. Use high level innovation strategy and help of visuel designers to boost your next product creativity.

Less Is More. Why you Want to Design Simple.

Forms Follow Function

90 Mechanical Principles

The Ultimate Design Review Checklist

PRODUCT DESIGN & INNOVATION TIPS

Best 100+ IRC Channels for Engineering

The most complete selection of IRC channels for engineering Internet Relay Chat offers engineering disciplines distinct advantages through its established infrastructure of highly specific, long-lived channels. These channels frequently center on particular software, hardware components, or niche technical standards, creating focused environments for information exchange and problem-solving. The platform’s reliance on plain text facilitates the unambiguous sharing of code, log

“It’s Not a Bug, It’s a Feature” Cheat Sheet for Poor Marketers and Designers

The phrase “It’s not a bug, it’s a feature” has emerged as a notable expression in the fields of software and product design since the late 20th century. Initially, it served as a defense for unanticipated behaviors in software applications that developers chose not to correct due to resource constraints or differing design philosophies. It is now often used to

Reverse Engineering for Product Design

Whether in mechanics, software or hardware, reverse engineering enables detailed analysis of system architecture and functionality. It supports interoperability by revealing undocumented protocols and formats. Engineers gain insights to improve performance, security, and design. It drives novel approaches based on existing technologies. Too frequently seen as software cracking, it emphasizes understanding and innovation, not always exploitation. Disclaimer: this content is

Form Fit and Function Analysis: Optimize Your Design

Did you know about 70% of product failures are due to design flaws? This fact highlights the need for Form, Fit and Function Analysis (FFF) in engineering. FFF analysis is a key step in improving products. It checks a design’s form, fit, and functionalities early on. This helps companies succeed with new products in the long term in the market.

10 OWASP Risks in Your eProduct Design

Over 70% of web applications face security issues. The OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project) publish annually their top 10 critical risks. It highlights threats that could harm web application security. Addressing these risks during product design is crucial for safety. By practicing good security, developers can tackle problems like broken access control and injection attacks. This helps in keeping

The Design Review Tree™ (DRT) To Double-check Your Product Design

The Design Review Tree™, DRT for short, is our original tool to help you review your product designs and partially your project. While every case is specific, it helps to point out many of these little things that can be easily forgotten or seems obvious after all, but can lead to catastrophic project, quality or safety issues. It is a

ECO DESIGN

Reverse Engineering for Ecology, Maintenance, Recycle and Upcycle

Unlock sustainable solutions with reverse engineering for maintenance, recycle and upcycle to enhance product lifecycles and promote a circular economy.

Circular Economy & Product Design Practices

Did you know every year we throw away materials worth about $2.6 trillion? These are from goods we use quickly and then discard. This large number shows we need to find eco-friendly ways to make and design products. By following circular economy ideas, Europe could see an income rise of €1.8 trillion by 2030.

METHODOLOGIES

Persona Card Creator™

A persona card distills key demographic and behavioral attributes of a target customer segment into a concise reference format. Marketers and product teams rely on

Weighted MVP Features Prioritizer™

The free MVP Features Prioritizer™ tool provides a structured interface for listing, categorizing, and organizing features relevant to the development of a Minimum Viable Product

Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Extensive F.A.Q.

While primary aimed at research publications, a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) can be useful in engineering and product design because it provides a permanent, unique,

Red Teaming for Product Design

Red Teaming is the structured process in which an independent group, known as the “Red Team,” adopts the perspective of a real-world adversary to identify

PRODUCT DESIGN REVIEWS

Induction rechargeable flashlight design

A good example of an induction rechargeable product is where the energy is produced by the movement of a magnet through a coil, thus illustrating Faraday’s law. No battery either

Quadcopter mini drone design review

When lightweight is not just a cost optimization but the main criteria of the product to function. Can you make a military tank fly? Or how to enter the virtuous

Headlamp design review

A great engineered headlamp product, with the usage of many plastic tricks, a tight assembly, an all-in-one electronic board, and optics, all designed in a small battery-size footprint and withstanding

Handyman pump design review

When an unexpected liquid transfer is required, providing it is short-term usage and not too high flow capacity, these pumps become very handy. The particular focus here is the versatility,

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