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Article by Martin Gibson – @embody3d @martingibson - 09.08.2010 Sometimes we have to remember it is not just about whether the client picks you, but you also have a say as to whether you pick the client. The industrial design job market especially for contractors is extremely competitive and you will often find yourself viciously and [...]

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Article by Bala Email - Twitter: @baladesigner @embody3d – Check out January Design on Facebook – 30.06.2010 This week we celebrated World Industrial Design Day. It is more than relevant for designers from all over the world to get together and celebrate. See what is common to all of us. And what is different. I am [...]

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Our good friends at Form Loves Function have published a great design checklist for when designing injection moulded parts. The list is such a great starting point for this process that I thought I would publish it as an educational resource on Embody 3D. I commend the Form Loves Function website to our readers it [...]

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Unlike the picture above in this article I am not going to paint consumerism as the embodiment of all evil. In fact consumerism is a very good thing, for without it many of us would have no jobs. We can’t afford 6.5 billion people just making food and constructing houses on this planet. In this [...]

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The last few days I have considered what Industrial Designers really need when it comes to a rendering program. Just recently on Embody 3D we did a poll surveying the most popular CAD programs used in industry, and a large portion of voters cast their ballot for Solidworks. So I thought I would find the [...]

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The team at SolidThinking, makers of a software package that helps designers create, visualise, analyse and evaluate 3D models, gave us a white paper called Computational Inspiration for Product Design. This article explores the concept of morphogenesis technology to inspire creativity for industrial designers. If you have absolutely no idea what morphogenesis is, well I don’t [...]

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If I had a time machine I would go back to the year 2006, sit myself down and pour out some priceless pieces of advice in regards to many things. But above all I would pass on the following 5 tips that would help me succeed in my Industrial Design degree from the first year. [...]

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Article after article, interview after interview on Embody3D has revealed one very prevalent theme, which is China’s inundation and domination of world manufacturing. Whether you’re in America and you thought Mexico was enough competition, then there was China. Whether you’re in developed Europe and you thought the baltic states and Eastern Europe was enough competition, [...]

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In this second part of the article series ‘Understanding Strong Materials’ we will explore physical design strategies to optimise the strength of products you design. Sometimes we need to make compromises between strength and weight to strike a balance that is fit for purpose. Reading the first article will be helpful understanding certain material properties so this [...]

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In this first part of the article series ‘Understanding Strong Materials’ we will explore the properties of material strength. In material science the strength of a material is characterised by its ability to withstand an applied stress without failure or breakage. It is imperative as an industrial designer to get the most out of the [...]

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