Product design
Product design
When designing an item you may want to find information on:
- guidelines or specifications you need to follow
- similar products that are already out there
- information and statistics on the intended users of your item
Video: What Makes a Product Design Iconic?
Discusses what aspects of a product's design make it stand out from the rest.
Video length: 13 min 37 sec
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Australia by Design: Innovation: Series 6 - Ep 3The show gives an in-depth look at various design innovations around Australia. The show travels to meet the entrepreneurial innovators in their environment.
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Creative Product Design with Cultural Codes
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Proposes new design and development models for local cultural and creative products. Building a local knowledge base can improve the processes of creative product design and product development. -
Product Design A Manufacturing Perspective
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A collection of works from various research groups highlighting the role of design in manufacturing with industrial use cases from different applications. -
101 UX Principles
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Companion for working on digital projects and making the right decisions for your users. From landing pages and checkout basket UIs to startup launch products and enterprise software solutions, a rich user experience design will maximise the success of your product.
Design Principles
The 7 Principles of Universal Design:
- Equitable Use
- Flexibility in Use
- Simple and Intuitive to Use
- Perceptible Information
- Tolerance for Error
- Low Physical Effort
- Size and Space for Approach and Use
Power on: The 7 Principles of Universal Design | Ed Roberts Campus
On this episode of Power On, Rafael Siegel visits Berkeley, California's Ed Roberts Campus, to teach the 7 Principles of Universal Design. See Universal Design in practice.
Video length: 5 min 51 sec
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Centre for Excellence in Universal DesignDiscusses the history, theory and applications of Universal Design. The Centre for Excellence in Universal Design (CEUD) is dedicated to enabling the design of the built and digital environments including services and systems that can be accessed, understood and used regardless of a person's age, size, ability or disability.
The 10 Commandments of Modern Design (according to Dieter Rams)
- Is innovative
- Makes a product useful
- Is aesthetic
- Makes a product understandable
- Is unobtrusive
- Is honest
- Is long-lasting
- Is thorough down to the last detail
- Is environmentally friendly
- Involves as little design as possible
The modern principles of design: Braun
GQ travels to Germany to meet Braun design director Oliver Grabes to discuss the modern principles of design.
Video length: 7 min 09 sec
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The Design MuseumWhat does "good" design look like and are there any instructions on how to create it? Dieter Rams, legendary industrial designer, whose "less but better" approach inspired a generation of products, is famed for writing the Ten Principles of Good design.
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Accessibility-First DesignKnowing the benefits of an accessibility-first approach enables designers to build more useful, resilient, and inclusive products. Accessible design and development consultant David Luhr discusses how to put accessibility first when designing digital experiences. 1hr 24min
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The AI-Driven Product DesignerIn this course, Drew Falkman—a product strategist and startup advisor—explores how AI is transforming software product design and management in this comprehensive course. 1hr 32 min
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DesignerUp: New to Product DesignFree design crash course that provides an overview of the UX/UI and Product Design Industry including roles and responsibilities, skills, tools, resources and mindset, to help users navigate their learning and career journey.
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ObjectifiedDocumentary about industrial design: manufactured objects and the people who make them. Gary Hustwit, the director of Helvetica, talks with Dieter Rams, Marc Newson, Jonathan Ive, and other renowned designers behind some of the world's most iconic products.
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Australian Design CouncilFrom product innovation to business model design, digital experiences, communication design, architectural design, service design, and policymaking to social impact – design is an engine of progress. The ADC ensures Australia remains at the forefront of global innovation.
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Good Design AustraliaAn international design promotion organisation responsible for managing the annual Australian Good Design Awards and other signature design events and initiatives.
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The Designers Institute of New Zealand (DINZ)Born from the union of two foundational bodies: the New Zealand Society of Industrial Designers (1960) and the New Zealand Association of Interior Designers (1968). Serving and representing Aotearoa New Zealand’s diverse design community.
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World Design OrganizationPromotes the profession of industrial design and its ability to generate better products, systems, services, and experiences; better business and industry; and ultimately a better environment and society.
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