Australian designers must get to know their neighbours – DIA MEDIA RELEASE

20 December 2010 Australian designers must get to know their neighbours In today’s global design studio few can afford to design in a vacuum. “Our clients are international and they expect us to be informed and aware,” says Geoff Fitzpatrick FDIA, Design Institute Australia’s (DIA) Director of National Strategy. “We have a number of DIA [...]

1000 Product Designs by Eric Chan

Article by Martin Gibson – @embody3d @martingibson - 13.11.2010 1000 Product Designs – Form, Function, and Technology from Around the World by Eric Chan, Published by Rockport is a book showcasing the coolest and sexiest products designed in the last couple of years. All designs featured throughout are ultra-modern and the book covers every product design [...]

The Convoluted Existence of Design

Article by Sarah-Jayne McCreath – @panda_mime @embody3d – SJ’s Blog –  18.10.2010 By Sarah-Jayne McCreath Ask members of the general public what they think design is and chances are you’ll get a myriad of responses. Some leaning towards what we in the business know as graphic design, some teetering on a description that would probably [...]

How much should I charge for Industrial Design Work?

Many times people ask me how much should I charge for Industrial Design Contract Work? Like many questions in life there is no definitive answer. In this article I hope to give you an idea of how much you could charge based on a number of factors. Details aside in this article, if there was [...]