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An ergonomics lesson usually provided by an Ikea video, promoting their paper catalog (the "bookbook™") is fantastic from many points of view. It became viral because of making fun of Apple product introduction. It could also be a self-mockery...

Do not close any Design Phase without this. This extensive design review checklist is to be used at the end of the design phase of any product, to avoid potentially basic or stupid mistakes that may later be very...

"Forms Follow Function" is an old key design concept that started in architecture in the mid of the XX's. Modern product design, so as value analysis and ergonomics on one side, and modern CAD system ability to design almost...

Product designers and marketers can use color coding for 3 reasons: to convey a message, to convey a feeling, or to easily distinguish between elements. As such this design trick should be used as frequently as possible in any...

Versatility in Product Design is risky: by trying to combine too many features, the risk is to obtain either a complicated product, fragile, costly or reaching none of the intended users or market.jack of all trades, master of none...

"Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to make something simple."Sir Richard BransonSo let's Design Simple and here is why and how!See the lithography above, from Pablo Picasso's sketch of one of his...

The industrial designer is responsible for the design of manufactured products, such as cars, home appliances, or toys. He must work closely with engineers and manufacturers to ensure that their designs can be produced efficiently and effectively. Industrial designers...

These factory tours will show all the technics and processes of probably the oldest -yet still used- tool on the earth, ie knife manufacturing. This involves steel selection, coating or treatment, machining, plastics or leatherwork, and ergonomics.We have classified...

Metal Drawing is a process that entails pulling a thin metal plate through a die. In the case of metal cans, the challenge becomes a deep drawing as the workpiece is drawing longer than its diameter.After reviewing many factors...