When designing a ski for the Olympics, you should know the precise conditions in which that ski will be used and design for those use cases. If not, a sub-optimal ski design will keep you off the podium.
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Restraint—a Key to Design Success
Studying the concept art from season one of the Mandalorian, as featured in Phil Szostak’s book The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian, is not only thrilling, but a testament to the power of practicing restraint in design.
Design in Christmas Movies: Elf and the Forced Perspective
Have you seen the movie Elf? If not, you’re missing out on a good story with some neat applications of forced perspective. The designers of the film did some good design.
Shigeru Miyamoto: Nintendo’s Super Power
Discover six ways to emulate the world’s most respected video game designer. Whether you’re an engineer, and artist, a coder, or an entrepreneur, these universal designer attributes are sure to power up.
Christmas Gift Ideas for Design Engineers 2021
Welcome to the holidays! As exciting and festive a time of year this is, this time of year also heralds end of year reports, final exams and projects, and unforgiving deadlines. We hope this list inspires you to give the gift of creativity to a friend, associate, or family member.
What the Music Industry Teaches us About Creative Collaboration
The music scene is one of the most collaborative and communal industries - from writing and performing to producing and touring. Such collaborative products have proven that “the [chord] is greater than the sum of the [notes]”.
How NFTs Could Impact Designers
Will NFTs become mainstream someday? Will they impact engineers and designers? Only time will tell.
Memegineering
We don’t always publish memes, but when we do, it’s on April Fool’s day. Celebrate April Fool’s Day with some of our favorite engineering memes!
Designing Sailboats to go 60 mph
America’s Cup is one of the most interesting sporting events in the world, from a design perspective. No, it isn’t the hardest-hitting sport, and the boats don’t reach Formula 1 speeds. The interesting part is that the winner gets to make the rules, and set the location for the next competition.
Puzzles are a Designer's Best Friend
Everyone loves a good puzzle - especially Designers, Engineers, and Inventors.
The Design of Whoville
How the Grinch Stole Christmas is a classic. Fun for kids. Fun for Engineers. Fun for Designers.
Christmas Gift Ideas for Design Engineers 2020
The holidays this year will look different than any other. You might be celebrating with family over Zoom, but you can still give the gift of great design.
Designing a Flag
Mississippi is redesigning its flag. What do you think is important for this redesign effort? Read about five points or requirements that might be heavily weighted during the process.
8 Lessons Learned Designing a COVID-19 Response Ventilator
Designing during a pandemic with time pressures can be a little different than traditional design. Read 8 lessons Andrew Armstrong learned while designing a ventilator for COVID-19 patients.
Racism in America, manifested in engineering design: A pledge to take responsibility and action
Changes in our systems must happen everywhere, across all industries, and I believe engineers and designers have an important role and responsibility in the U.S’ plight against injustices.
The Covid-19 Utah Mask: An interview with Michael Horito
As Co-Vid 19 evolved from an epidemic to a pandemic, there was a global shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Desperate to help, makers began printing reusable masks in the hope to aid those on the front-lines. Rocketship, a product design firm based in Provo, was one of the many that answered the call. They designed what has become to be known as the "Utah mask". Michael Horito, from Rocketship, talked to us about their efforts.
Engineering Laughs
Take a break from all the bad news (and jokes today) and read…. more jokes! Happy April Fools Day!
Global Engineering Engagement During CoVid-19
The entire world is fighting the same problem. You are needed! And so am I. Don’t let your self-perceived lack of expertise, TV, video games, or whatever else keep us from the global engagement the world needs right now.
Cosmo the Cougar’s 3-point dunk: How he did it
Cosmo the cougar’s 3-point line dunk was insane, and we are here to tell you all the physics behind it. It’s legit.
The LEGO Brick
The creation of the LEGO Unit was not only a meaningful piece of LEGO history but rather a fundamental player in modern LEGO design culture. It’s no surprise the market loves this toy. It’s proven so by buying more than 600 billion bricks produced to date. Enough for every person on the planet to have 81 pieces.