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Should Industrial Designers Be Required To “Think Like” Mechanical Engineers & Vice Versa?
Can industrial designers become mechanical engineers? Can mechanical engineers become industrial designers? It’s no secret that industrial designers and mechanical engineers have their specific fields of expertise. But what happens when those fields of expertise collide and squeeze onto a thin line between industrial design and mechanical engineering? We believe it’s beneficial for all disciplines…
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IDSA 2022 Finalist
The International Design Excellence Awards recognize exceptional achievement in industrial design. It is one of the longest-running design awards programs, making it one of the most anticipated. We are pleased to announce we received a 2022 IDEA Finalist Award for our work with Krado! Krado’s ultimate mission is to build a greener future with the…
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Small Vs. Large Design Firms: Which One Is Better For Hardware Startups?
“𝐈 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥’𝐦 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐈 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭?” There’s a ton of competition when you’re looking for a design firm to help you get started. We get it. When you’re starting a hardware startup, it can be overwhelming…
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How We Designed: A Shorts Series
One of the most common questions we get from prospective clients is, “What have you designed that is similar to my product?” Understandably, prospective clients want to know a team’s design experience before engaging. With this question in mind, we’re excited to introduce you to our new YouTube Shorts Series, “How We Designed,” where we…
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Can AI Replace Designers?
But First, What Is AI? First and foremost, we must look at what AI is to understand how AI can affect the product development field. If you’ve seen Sci-Fi films or TV shows, you’ll know AI is nothing new. We define artificial intelligence as “the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks…
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Why You Should Integrate Industrial Design and Mechanical Engineering In Early-Stage Product Development
Multidisciplinary Teams Are Key To Innovation Today’s business world is more complex and ever-changing than ever before. Your team must constantly innovate for your business to succeed and stay ahead of the competition. Simply put, you need to bring together groups of employees with different skills and perspectives to work on new ideas. Multidisciplinary teams…
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How Might NFTs Redesign the Way We Think About Business?
We recently announced opening the doors to the Hatch Duo Meta Studio this year! When it comes to the digital space, we believe it is essential for our team to understand the metaverse and digital technology and what it can mean for the future of design and product development. Among the many possibilities the metaverse…
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CES 2022 Takeaways: Traces Of the Metaverse and Advancement Of Robotics
What a difference three years make! From in-person in 2020 to all virtual last year, and hybrid this year, our team always enjoys kicking off a new year by attending CES. Fresh off a trip from Las Vegas, Hatch Duo VP of Business Development, April Ly, will be sharing her CES 2022 experience via YouTube…
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Into the Metaverse: Exploring the Future of Remote Work & Product Development
Exciting News To Close Out the Year As we prepare to officially reach the third year of the pandemic, our team continues to address the “new normal” in remote work. Of course, if you’ve been following along with us, you know we embrace remote work; in fact, we’ve always valued prioritizing time for design work…
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Hatch-22: Designing During A Pandemic (The Finale)
If you have been following along, we have been documenting our design process as we work with San Francisco startup, Rubbish, in bringing the first smart litter picker-upper to life! Today, we are extremely excited to bring you the final installment as we give you a glimpse into project finalization. In episode five, Hatch Duo…
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