All About Industrial Design (feat. Andy Bartlett)

In this episode... Adrian from the Sofeast team catches up with a friend of the show, British product designer Andy Bartlett, to have a lively chat all about industrial design. If you're bringing your new product idea to market you're going to need to work with an industrial designer to explore the idea and create designs that can actually be produced by a supplier in their factory. So let's get acquainted with some of the key aspects of industrial design here. What is industrial design? What are the best practices followed by designers? What tools might they use and when? What role does CMF (color, material, finish) play in the design process? What do industrial designers need to know from you when you start working with them?  These and more questions will be answered by Andy, so keep listening to find out...   Show Sections 00:00 - Greetings  00:59 - Today's topic  1:10 - Andy introduces himself and his experience as a product designer 02:16 - What is industrial design? 04:56 - When can/should you engage an industrial designer? 07:13 - What tools & processes will industrial designers use? 11:34 - Can you go into prototyping before finishing 3D designs? 13:24 - CMF: Color, Material, and Finishes 17:22 - Is it beneficial for industrial designers to specialize in one product type or have a broader experience? 19:14 - Why compromise is a useful skill for designers 21:11 - What information do industrial designers need from their clients at the start of an engagement and how to manage the customer's requirements? 28:57 - Tips about being a part of a multinational project (customer in one country, designer in another, production supplier in Asia) 33:33 - Wrapping up.    Related content... Andy has been on the show before, of course, and you may remember him from shows about good project management of Chinese suppliers and NPI process best practices.  Why You Need Mature Product Designs BEFORE Working With A Chinese Manufacturer! Why Product Reliability Testing Is A MUST During Product Design [Podcast] A Product Designer’s Tips For New Product Launches How Bad Product Design Leads to Many Quality Issues Is Your New Product Design Ready for Manufacturing in China? [5 Questions] Get help from Sofeast with a technical quality audit of your supplier   Get in touch with us Connect with us on LinkedIn Send us a tweet @sofeast Prefer Facebook? Check us out on FB Contact us via Sofeast's contact page Subscribe to our YouTube channel   Subscribe to the podcast  There are more episodes to come, so remember to subscribe! You can do so in your favorite podcast apps here and don't forget to give us a 5-star rating, please: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Podcasts TuneIn Amazon Podcasts Deezer iHeartRADIO PlayerFM Listen Notes Podcast Addict