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Risking It All For Entrepreneurship
Would you quit a well-paying, steady, and corporate job to be your own boss? Even more, would you do so to design a concrete watch from the ground up? If you’re a young entrepreneur in need of motivation or inspiration to chase your dreams, this video is for you! Join Hatch Duo co-founders Jon and…
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AER Mesh Network Drone
The AER mesh network drone was a fun in-office concept project we worked on. In particularly low-signal areas, it deploys multiple units into the field to provide a temporary outdoor mesh wireless network. Using AI to find the nearest 5G signal, the drone also positions itself for other units to connect to it and extend signals over…
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cmf x DESIGN = EVERYTHING (PART TWO)
We interviewed our team before about the importance of CMF (Color, Material, and Finish) in product development. It plays a huge role in brand recognition and becomes the distinguishing factor between prototype and market readiness. For designers, CMF allows us to communicate who the brand is for, how their product is used, and proper market positioning. CMF…
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How Might We Use Design To Change the Future of Farming?
Food makes the world go ’round. As consumers, we are unknowingly closely connected to the Agricultural industry simply through the food we eat daily. The growing concern of climate change continues to spark interest in the design world, and as designers, we strive to problem-solve. One of the many problems facing the agricultural industry today…
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ICYMI: California By Design
In case you missed it, here is our feature in CBS’ California By Design. Our segment begins at the 4:55 mark. Thank you again for the opportunity and to those who tuned in! We have enjoyed seeing the other amazing innovations throughout the series. Whether through using unconventional materials or thinking of the next big…
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The Value Of Design (Part Two)
Written by Erielle Tolentino Before reading this, I encourage you to read Hatch Duo’s blog post highlighting design’s value from a designer’s perspective. Keeping that post in mind, we have ideas about how design can help from a business or branding standpoint. But as I listened to events during this year’s annual San Francisco Design Week, each…
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New Normals for Design Teams: Half a Dozen Reasons Why Hatch Duo Believes Remote Work Beats Traditional Office Environments
Written by Jon Thai Until 2015, I have always worked in a very traditional office environment(though for design firms, we still had to be in the studio from 9 to 5). From then on, I had firsthand experience in remote working environments as well, and upon compare-contrast, I conclude that working remotely is one key…
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Designing For the Future: Part Two
As we reach another month of shelter-in-place, it’s difficult not to imagine the world post-COVID-19. Wearing masks or gloves in public, standing six feet apart, and limiting the number of guests in restaurants have become the new norm. In our Designing For the Future: Part One blog post, we covered the idea of using VR…
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Designing For the Future: Part One
“I need a haircut, but this shelter in place is killing me!” This is an all too familiar thought probably crossing the minds of people across the country right now. Well, probably not a haircut specifically, but I’m sure with how things are going now, we can all agree how much we took basic cosmetology…
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