Many innovations have come from Additive Manufacturing like Invisalign and companies like Shapeways. If you are ready to accept the challenge of designing for Additive Manufacturing, here are a few thoughts to keep in mind!
Designing an American Ninja Warrior Obstacle with Vague Requirements
American Ninja Warrior is a TV game show testing athletes who excel in physical abilities. Each year they invite the public to compete in designing new obstacles. These are our thoughts on what would make a good design.
Inspiring Design Podcasts
A list of some of our favorite podcast, why we love them and suggestions on what to start listening to.
TRIZ
Explore TRIZ, an inventive way of problem solving invented by Genrich Altshuller.
The Hype Cycle
The Hype Cycle is a high-level model of the trajectory many technologies experience before full adoption by a group, an organization, or society. It hasn't been demonstrated to exist scientifically but it can be useful as an abstract tool to discuss the perceived progress of technology.
Design for Mongolia
One can learn a lot from designing a yurt or `ger’ for Mongolia. Find out which lessons Ivy found most important.
The Wright Brothers and the Airplane - Five Attributes of Great Engineering Design
The Wright Brothers weren’t just in the right place at the right time - they deserved to be the first to fly by practicing key attributes.
The Design Method that Perfectly Describes Oreo’s Strategy
SCAMPER, an acronym for 7 ways to change a product or a concept to create derivatives.
How to Get the Job - Part 2: Tips
Tips for your resume, portfolio and references to help you stand out. Just as simple and straight forward as that.
How to Get the Job - Part 1
The hiring process can be pretty intense. Here are three things to get the most out of your resume, portfolio, and references.
What is the BYU Design Review?
Check out why we created this space, the BYU Design Review.
Creativity+Engineering
Just because you are an engineer, it doesn’t mean you should discard being creative. Check out three ways you can combine both and embrace that creative engineer.
What Does "Design" Mean?
The challenge with answering this question, in my opinion, is the unfortunate use, overuse, misuse, and occasional abuse of the word “design.”
Always Have a Back-up Solution
Many of the things we design are not going to work the way we thought they would at first. There are just too many unknowns until we try it. In anticipation of this, great designers always have a back-up solution.
Is Everything Derivative?
Melancholy. That isn't something I normally feel. Nor is it a state in which I find myself even rarely if at all. In fact, I probably err on the side of optimism and positivity - almost to a fault. A healthy dose of realism does me good from time to time. But I digress. There is at least one event that I still remember where I felt melancholic.
The Ten Faces of Innovation
There is a time and a place for being a devil's advocate, but those moments can stifle innovation, hurt feelings, and cut off dialogue if not preformed in an acceptable way.
20 Questions of Product Development
The fundamental goal of product development is to evolve the product from an abstract idea to a specific manufacturable design.
The da Vinci in all of us
Five hundred years ago, in 1519, the remarkable life of Leonardo da Vinci came to an end. In commemorating him, it’s worth pausing from our regular day-to-day activities to think about…