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How Industrial Design Can Bridge the Manufacturing Skills Gap
The manufacturing industry is facing a skills gap. As the baby boomer generation retires, there is a shortage of experienced…
How Machine Learning and AI Will Impact Product Design
As the field of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance, product design has the potential to be revolutionized. In particular,…
Optimizing Patient Safety Through Product Design
As healthcare continues to advance and evolve, one of the most critical aspects to keep in mind is the safety…
The Role of User Experience in Industrial Product Design
User experience (UX) is an integral part of the industrial product design process. By understanding the needs and wants of…
What Are the 5 Elements of Product Design?
Product design is an essential part of any successful business. It’s the process of creating a product that meets customer…
Which is the Best Company for Product Designing?
Product design is a critical part of any business, as it determines the success or failure of a product. Companies…
Top Industrial Design Trends to Watch in 2023
In a time of rapid advances in technology integrations and digital tools, a design that impacts every area of industrial…
The Complete Guide to Product Design (2023)
Industrial design, also known as product design, is the process of creating and developing new products that are functional, aesthetically…
2023: The Year of Human-Centered Innovation
The focus of human-centered innovation and design is ultimately to solve problems for people, and this process has never been…
Working Sketches vs. Illustrations in Product Design
As technology and the adaptation of digital illustration tools improve, the ideation of product design has opened up a world…
How to Outsource Product Development
When preparing to outsource the design and development phase of a product, one common error business owners often make is…
How to Design a Best-Selling, Consumer-Driven Product
Today’s market pushes consumer product production towards shorter lead times to meet faster delivery expectations. The challenge is establishing high-quality…
Balancing Product Cost with User Features
When looking for areas to cut costs and save time, most of the opportunity occurs within the design phase. When…
From Concept to Completion: 5 Benefits of Outsourcing Your Product Development
In today’s crowded marketplace, consumers have a plethora of products to choose from. So, it should go without saying, that…
How To Choose the Proper Sustainable Materials for Product Design
Across sectors, businesses are placing a greater emphasis on sustainable practices. Social and environmental practices are being woven into business…
The Impact of Aesthetics on Product Design
When it comes to product design, purchase decisions and consumer behaviors can be greatly influenced by aesthetics. A product’s visual…
Medical Product Design Trends
As medical research and technology advance, so does the evolution of medical devices. While the market was already trending towards…
Ergonomics in Product Design: Everything You Need to Know
You’ve probably heard the term “ergonomic” thrown around throughout the years, but have you ever stopped to delve into the…
The Impact of Using Over-the-Air Updates in Product Development
If you own an iPhone or tablet, you’ve likely grown accustomed to the occasional notifications that pop onto your screen,…
Your Guide to The Do’s And Don’ts of Product Design
Like any industry or field, product design isn’t immune to the need for some basic guidelines and rules. While creativity…
Why is Brand Consistency Important in Product Design?
Brand consistency is something heavily talked about in marketing or communications. However, branding in product design is important in maintaining…
How Consumer Demand for Sustainable Practices Is Impacting Product Design
In today’s competitive marketplace, there are numerous factors that ultimately influence and sway a consumer’s purchasing decision. Not only has…
Chicago Entrepreneurs: Turn Your Product Idea into Reality
Are you an idea generator? Do you have visions but do not know how to bring them to life? If…
From Idea to Product: How a Product Design Agency Makes It Happen
The process of new product design has many iterations and steps from beginning to end. CHOi Design Group is a…
Are Design Manifestos Still Relevant?
All designers have at one point read Dieter Rams’ Ten principles for good design, Bruce Mau’s Incomplete Manifesto for Growth, and the Bauhaus…
What is a Desire Path?
This past week I have been on a podcast binge, working through the long list of episodes I had abandoned…
Accessible and Adaptive Products
OVERVIEW Our team at CHOi Design in Chicago has recently partnered with Juvo to create a line of adaptive bath…
What is product semantics and why is it important?
Product semantics was defined by Klaus Krippendorff and Reinhart Butter as, “the study of the symbolic qualities of man-made forms…
Inclusive Design
The inclusive design philosophy is important because the intention is not to have many different product variations as a result…
Types of Prototypes
CHOi Design utilizes prototypes at each stage of the design process. As defined by wikipedia, A prototype is an early…