Journal

//August 20th, 2009// Product design comes not from the necessity of a product, but the desire of a product. The desire of the consumer of new product designs is for greater functionality.

A designer does not design a product based on the market needs, but rather creates a need through a new found product while providing a solution to that need with the new found product.


 * Technical Design** is the attributes that describe how it works and how it is made.


 * Industrial Design** is the attributes that describe its personality or character.


 * Product Design** is the combination of industrial and technical design to create successful products.

novel ways (pg.8) non-structural materials (pg.8) power-density (pg.10) lattice materials (pg.10) magnetic flux-quantum (pg.10)
 * Terms for discussion:**

//August 24th, 2009// Reading pages 35 - 38 on the Designs of Pens. Product designs first factor is to have good technical design and work properly. The second factor is to appeal to human usage such as human factors and ergonomics. The third factor is to compound both of the first factors together and the delight of afforded by good industrial design. The design of things as simple as a pen go as far starting with the function, to what the item itself represents or the function represents, stretching on to almost define you in certain aspects such as style, creativity, and social and or economic status. There is no linear path or certain order to the design process as thousands of obstacles are faced and you will end up with an unstructured process jumping back and forth between challenges because progress requires going back to see details or things that may have been overlooked or may need change.

//August 30th, 2009// Reading pages 41 - 45 on the Source of Inspiration. The source of inspiration can come from many different things such as the feel of a certain material and a thought of how to use it all the way to the simple view of nature. Things such as a collage or mood board can be made to act as a trigger of ideas and or juxtapose materials. Sketching and free drawing can act is visual notes for ideas.