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Whose hands are on your product?

In the path of products being manufactured there is no button to push and have gadgets come out the other end. The initial product idea and industrial design are just the beginning. Unfortunately many are willing to just ‘hand it over’ to the manufacturer. They have a team, you’re assured. Not to worry. Later in…

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Batteries are bad for us!

Batteries used in consumer electronics (and electric cars) is ever increasing at a massive rate. At first glance electric energy seems great as it is infinite and we can use green sources (wind, photovoltaic) to capture. But this energy has to be stored somewhere, and batteries are the primary form of storage today. But from…

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Good design includes a healthy regard for citizenship

As a dutiful consumers we are taught to shop around. To scour through the Amazon reviews and check through consumer reports. We insist on quality. Shade grown coffee, grass fed beef, top of the line, bespoke… nothing but the best. But are we considering all the factors? Price, quality, convenience…what more could one ask for?…

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Bring back (recycled) plastics!

As a consumer society we are obsessed with plastic. It allows designers to make shapes that would otherwise very expensive and drive up product costs. A mere fraction of plastics used to make consumer products every gets recycled. And a mere fraction of that is turned back in to usable goods. While society has bought…

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2016-03-15 14.40.59

Whose hands are on your product?

In the path of products being manufactured there is no button to push and have gadgets come out the other end. The initial product idea and industrial design are just the beginning. Unfortunately many are willing to just ‘hand it over’ to the manufacturer. They have a team, you’re assured. Not to worry. Later in…

battery

Batteries are bad for us!

Batteries used in consumer electronics (and electric cars) is ever increasing at a massive rate. At first glance electric energy seems great as it is infinite and we can use green sources (wind, photovoltaic) to capture. But this energy has to be stored somewhere, and batteries are the primary form of storage today. But from…

vintage-phone

Good design includes a healthy regard for citizenship

As a dutiful consumers we are taught to shop around. To scour through the Amazon reviews and check through consumer reports. We insist on quality. Shade grown coffee, grass fed beef, top of the line, bespoke… nothing but the best. But are we considering all the factors? Price, quality, convenience…what more could one ask for?…

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Batteries are bad for us!

Batteries used in consumer electronics (and electric cars) is ever increasing at a massive rate. At first glance…

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Welcome to InventDesignSustain where the Metric Designworks team will discuss the latest topics surrounding product and design manufacturing…

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