prototyping

Here we are finally, pictures of my first prototype for the Spaces for Ideas sketchbook! But before I get ahead of myself, let me pick up from where I left of in the last post Spaces for Ideas: The Beginning.

Open-source software is nothing new and I am a big fan. Open-source hardware is something new. A 15-employee New York start-up called Bug Labs is helping companies to build rapid prototypes to support development new business models. This is something we live and breathe at idea Couture, prototyping and power point are the 2Ps of our everyday work.

by: Eliane Alhadeff

The response to current market challenges reported by several presenters at the GDC’s Serious Games Summit, due to its high degree of commonality, could eventually configure emerging trends for the segment.

by: Idris Mootee

I was often asked the question of what "design thinking" has to do with business strategy. When talked about "design thinking" people refer to aesthetics (mainly high stlye design or usability) and generally they cannot relate to strategy (strategy means spreadsheet).

by: C. Sven Johnson

Via a post on the Mass Custom website comes word of a pretty good article over on Design News, “Rapid Manufacturing’s Role in the Factory of the Future” (Link).

by: Ilya Vedrashko 

by: David Armano

BusinessWeek has a great piece on how the business world is turning to designers to help solve their complex problems through innovation vs. drawn out strategization.