ENGINEERING: INTEGRAL TO PRODUCT DESIGN

ENGINEERING INTEGRAL TO PRODUCT DESIGN-ol

Engineers are integral to most aspects of modern life. Engineers build bridges, develop software, formulate chemicals goods, and work on oil rigs. They design software, skyscrapers, circuit boards, and machinery. With so much work done under the umbrella term “engineer”, it can begin to lose its meaning. What makes someone an engineer, and why should […]

CONCEPT DESIGN: WHAT IS IT? AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT IN PRODUCT DESIGN?

CONCEPT DESIGN WHAT IS IT AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT IN PRODUCT DESIGN-ol

Product Design is all about creating useful things that solve real problems. Sometimes, in a moment of inspiration, the designer or inventor simultaneously realizes the problem and the perfect solution.  However, these neat “eureka” moments aren’t always so common. More often, the designer realizes and defines the problem over time and must iterate for the […]

3D CAD MODELING: WHAT IS IT, AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT IN PRODUCT DESIGN?

3D CAD MODELING WHAT IS IT, AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT IN PRODUCT DESIGN-ol

If you’ve done some research into product design or physical product development, you may have heard of CAD. Alternatively, you might have seen videos of engineers at computers manipulating 3D graphical representations of their work. What are these engineers doing? And what makes it an important part of product development? CAD, short for Computer Aided […]