Blog
This is where we share our thoughts on design and technology. At times we also share guides around various aspects of the design process.
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The Minimal Bedside Lamp – A 3D printable product
In this post I share images of the Minimal Bedside Lamp– a product designed from the ground up for 3D printing.
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Making Sense of Minimalism
If both software and nature are telling us that organic geometries are more efficient when it comes to material usage– why are we attracted to minimalism?
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Tips on parametric modelling in Fusion 360
Some tips for creating parametric models that update as we want them too.
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The Beauty of Cheap – BIC Crystal Pen
Like a judo master who takes down his opponent using smallest possible movements, these products achieve a lot with little. The BIC Crystal pen is a perfect example of such a product.
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More Detail is Not the Solution
A simple heuristic that I have found useful when designing things.
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Why I Switched to Fusion 360
When I first started using CAD I was amazed by their lack of usability. All the parametric modelling programs I tried felt like relics with bolted on features that made little intuitive sense. The result was that modelling became a drag.
This changed as I discovered Fusion 360.
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A Call for Knobs and Buttons
There is no point in me going over why this is happening. We all use touchscreens and know the ways in which they are awesome. What I would like to spend a second talking about is what we are loosing as we switch to the glass interface.
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Tips for Creating Photorealistic Renderings
There will be a lot of nuances depending on which software you are using, but there are some high level concepts that are always applicable that I will go over here.
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The Dangers of Customization
Letting users customize various aspects of their products has progressively become a more common practice. Consumers today often get to choose a multitude of product traits, such as colour, size, texture and tech-specs. Despite all of the great things about customization there are some problems that can appear if implemented incorrectly.
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What Does a Product Designer Really Do?
Unfortunately for us product designers our occupation and what it entails, is still a mystery to many. I find the confusion about what we do very understandable as I myself have long struggled with defining what we do.
