Industry-wide change starts with designers saying no to unpaid work, and talking to clients about why. Jessica Hische shows us how.
From robot parts to works of art, maker spaces across the Forty Acres are inspiring students. Check out where students are bringing their ideas to life.
From cellulose guitars to shape-shifting walls, Eastman Innovation Lab wants to introduce designers to emerging material science.
Make sure what you designed on screen is accurately reproduced on paper with our pro's guide to poster printing.
In an age when vehicle styling teams have supercomputers and virtual reality at their disposal, a venerable — and defiantly low-tech — design tool persists.
Learn 3 things about SOLIDWORKS Industrial Designer that enable customers to quickly create multiple shapes and concepts that evoke an emotional response.
As an industrial designer, my first inclination is to go right to the seemingly cool stuff. I’m referring to those times when an inspiring new technology is introduced and designers quickly incorporate it into new design concepts.
Check out the creativity of these interactive print advertisements.
There’s a video floating around the internet this week that shows an impossibly tall ladder of explosions climbing impossibly high into the sky. It’s not photoshop or a hoax—it’s the work of one of the most celebrated and controversial contemporary artists working today.
The manufacturing and production process starts with design, whether you are designing a new bicycle frame, a car or a table. It is on the drawing board that the extrusion takes shape and features are built in to reduce weight, simplify assembly, add functionality and minimize finishing costs.
The technology has all but eliminated the need for costly hand-built models
The Golden Ratio is known as a prerequisite for breathtaking art. Learn what it is and where it's found in nature, art, and the human face, so you can begin creating more beautiful designs.
A comprehensive walkthrough to help Designers handoff their designs effectively. Also includes a few tips & tricks to simplify the process.
Think of a designer. You might work with a designer, or you might have seen one in passing with that unmistakable designer affinity for apple products and snark. You might even be one yourself! Now picture this designer working. You're probably imagining this person heads down at an immaculate desk with a Moleskine in hand and earphones in their ears. She's blissfully pushing pixels around a screen until they're just right. Ah, DESIGN!
Anatomical forms do not arise within one large undifferentiated collection; they develop as specific groupings of systems and sub-systems.
User experience design requires technical curiosity and user advocacy -- a natural for architects (even the kind who design buildings for a living).
Museum exhibits feed our imagination, create connections to our client projects and 'connect the dots' to so many aspects of our daily work.
Acquire these 4 simple habits to learn like a designer, to fuel your imagination: See Like A Bird, Pollinate Like A Bee, Extend Like An Octopus and Learn Like A Sponge.