For businesses that produce digital offerings, designing for accessibility is about more than meeting recommended guidelines and legal requirements. Accessibility-focused design serves the ...

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Creating a successful product from scratch is the stuff that entrepreneurial dreams are made of, but it’s a journey that’s equal parts challenging and thrilling. From identifying a consumer pain point ...

The pace of product design, development, and manufacturing is accelerating like never before, and consumers are demanding more from their products. Many products, like coffee makers and even doorbells ...

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into 3D product design is increasingly impactful, especially during the initial stages of image creation, brainstorming and conceptualization. A variety of AI ...

In the past, companies have used “planned obsolescence,” deliberately designing products with limited lifespans so that customers would have to buy more. From light bulbs engineered to burn out after ...