We encounter designed products every day, from bus tickets to buildings. We travel on, wear and even eat products that have been designed. What it is like to be a designer? What are the design processes that generate products? The 28 video tracks on this album reveal the importance of creativity in…
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Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.
Harnessing the power of technology: a designer talks about developing and testing a new charger that turns kinetic energy into electricity.
Transcript -- Harnessing the power of technology: a designer talks about developing and testing a new charger that turns kinetic energy into electricity.
Design for a specific market: a new designer explains how he secured sponsorship from the Royal Mail to develop his prototype.
Transcript -- Design for a specific market: a new designer explains how he secured sponsorship from the Royal Mail to develop his prototype.
Redesigning and problem solving: a new designer describes her journey from concept to prototype.
Transcript -- Redesigning and problem solving: a new designer describes her journey from concept to prototype.
Designing for the environment: a new designer tests his eco-friendly scooter's market appeal.
Transcript -- Designing for the environment: a new designer tests his eco-friendly scooter's market appeal.
The creative process that led to the design of the Strida bike
Transcript -- The creative process that led to the design of the Strida bike
Transcript -- The importance of teamwork when refining a design
Transcript -- Sketching as a trigger for creative design.
A creative environment: office culture, team structure and the way of thinking at IDEO.
Transcript -- A creative environment: office culture, team structure and the way of thinking at IDEO.
The connection between design and the user: the Head of Interaction Design at IDEO talks about their relationship with customers.
Transcript -- The connection between design and the user: the Head of Interaction Design at IDEO talks about their relationship with customers.
Engineering around the user's needs: how to run productive development meetings and the value of sharing ideas.
Transcript -- Engineering around the user's needs: how to run productive development meetings and the value of sharing ideas.
Testing and analysing IDEO designs for a battery pack and a sports watch.
Transcript -- Testing and analysing IDEO designs for a battery pack and a sports watch.
The story of IDEO's development, their business and their team.
Transcript -- The story of IDEO's development, their business and their team.
How to manage small teams and ways to create innovative ideas.
Transcript -- How to manage small teams and ways to create innovative ideas.
Combining technologies to capture new trends. IDEO's ideas for digital audio players and Nike sunglasses
Transcript -- Combining technologies to capture new trends. IDEO's ideas for digital audio players and Nike sunglasses
A member of the T211 Course Team sums up IDEO's creative. design and innovation process
Transcript -- A member of the T211 Course Team sums up IDEO's creative. design and innovation process
The background and creative principles which underpin Philips Design's success.
Transcript -- The background and creative principles which underpin Philips Design's success.
Steven Kyffin explains how new design mixes existing ideas and materials in different ways.
Transcript -- Steven Kyffin explains how new design mixes existing ideas and materials in different ways.
The T211 course team reflect on Philips Design's methods, philosophy and areas of business.
Transcript -- The T211 course team reflect on Philips Design's methods, philosophy and areas of business.
The importance of putting people first when it comes to design.
Transcript -- The importance of putting people first when it comes to design.
How Philips keeps ahead of trends. The value of customer research when designing the latest technologies for a 'plugged-in' generation.
Transcript -- How Philips keeps ahead of trends. The value of customer research when designing the latest technologies for a 'plugged-in' generation.
How to generate ideas: bringing a diverse mix of expertise to the table in a relaxed working environment.
Transcript -- How to generate ideas: bringing a diverse mix of expertise to the table in a relaxed working environment.
Putting a team together: the network of people involved in the design of a Philips product from beginning to end.
Transcript -- Putting a team together: the network of people involved in the design of a Philips product from beginning to end.
Combining psychology and design. Monica Bueno describes her education and how she chose Philips.
Transcript -- Combining psychology and design. Monica Bueno describes her education and how she chose Philips.
The T211 Course Team reflects on the Philips design process.
Transcript -- The T211 Course Team reflects on the Philips design process.
Making a new range of webcams. From developing the concept to expanding the range, Tom Delaey takes us through the process step by step.
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