Adrian from the Sofeast team catches up with a friend of the show, British product designer Andy Bartlett, to have a lively chat all about industrial design.
If you're bringing your new product idea to market you're going to need to work with an industrial designer to explore the idea and create designs that can actually be produced by a supplier in their factory. So let's get acquainted with some of the key aspects of industrial design here.
What is industrial design? What are the best practices followed by designers? What tools might they use and when? What role does CMF (color, material, finish) play in the design process? What do industrial designers need to know from you when you start working with them?
These and more questions will be answered by Andy, so keep listening to find out...
Show 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, of course, and you may remember him from shows about good project management of Chinese suppliers and NPI process best practices.
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