Andy shares some great information and advice for people starting out in industrial design and entrepreneurs and businesses who’re looking to work with a designer to expand on their product concept and create a manufacturing-ready product design.
You’ll learn what ID is to a designer, the best practices they follow, tools used and processes followed, how to work with them efficiently, and much more.
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Episode sections
- 00:00 – Greetings
- 00:59 – Today’s topic
- 1:10 – Andy introduces himself and his experience as a product designer
- 02:16 – What is industrial design?
- 04:56 – When can/should you engage an industrial designer?
- 07:13 – What tools & processes will industrial designers use?
- 11:34 – Can you go into prototyping before finishing 3D designs?
- 13:24 – CMF: Color, Material, and Finishes
- 17:22 – Is it beneficial for industrial designers to specialize in one product type or have a broader experience?
- 19:14 – Why compromise is a useful skill for designers
- 21:11 – What information do industrial designers need from their clients at the start of an engagement and how to manage the customer’s requirements?
- 28:57 – Tips about being a part of a multinational project (customer in one country, designer in another, production supplier in Asia)
- 33:33 – Wrapping up
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Andy has been on the show before, and you may remember him from shows about good project management of Chinese suppliers and NPI process best practices.
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- Is Your New Product Design Ready for Manufacturing in China? [5 Questions]
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