MANO Design
Industrial Design + Product Development
Successful companies use design to...
differentiate and distinguish; invigorate, inspire and seduce; grow and profit; expand and enhance; sell for a premium; build loyalty and trust.
How are you using design?
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Happy New Year! (+ NPD Resolutions!)
Posted on January 19th, 2011 No comments
I’ve been so busy with some great design projects lately – but finally I’ve been able to get back into sharing my thoughts and views on design and new product development. Thanks for your patience!Latest news:
My good friend and fellow industrial designer, Simon Andresen, jumped on board in late September. Simon and I studied design together back in the 90′s, and we have finally had the opportunity to join forces to deliver great design and product development services to our diverse client base. We’ll be updating the website shortly with Simon’s professional bio, so keep an eye out for that.
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Crowd-sourcing 2.0
Posted on August 2nd, 2010 No commentsSmartcompany’s recent interview with Alec Lynch at DesignCrowd shows a welcome change in direction for the crowd-sourcing model that has been growing in prevalence within design circles.
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Top 10 prototyping tips (+ comparisons)
Posted on July 12th, 2010 No comments
As product developers, there is no better way of learning how well your concept will work is to build a physical prototype.
Depending on your specific requirements, your prototype doesn’t need to be super elaborate or complicated.
In essence, your prototype should be designed to answer questions you still have about your design. You may need to verify functionality, performance, assembly fitment, ergonomics or other crucial attributes that may have been too difficult to assess through sketches, 3D CAD or other “desk-based” tools and evaluations.
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