Color as examined by Speck industrial & product design filtered through the lens of HCD, color theory, color psychology, & science. — Color. The ethereal thing that quietly dances through our days influencing nearly every decision we make. When to stop, when to go, when to sleep, what to eat. …

In the final blog of our Sustainable Technology series, we focus on the importance of environmental empathy and what designers are actually… — “Any endeavor has unintended consequences. Any ill-conceived endeavor has more.” — Stephen Tobolowsky, The Dangerous Animals Club A systems approach seeks to understand not only the whole but all of the individual parts and how they interact with one another. With millions if not billions of system cycles playing out…

In Part II of our Sustainable Technology blog series, we take a closer look at systems interconnectivity being both the driver of negative… — “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.” — John Muir So why do “the best-laid plans of mice and men” seem to consistently end up on the perverse side of the law of unintended consequences? There are many…

Product and technology innovation is a notoriously double-edged sword, often creating as many negative consequences as it does benefits. — Product and technology innovation is a notoriously double-edged sword, often creating as many negative consequences as it does benefits. …

The following glossary outlines over 50 of the most frequently used terms and their corresponding definitions. — Industrial design is the discipline of creatively solving real-world problems borrowing concepts from art, design, technology, and science. A field heavily influenced by human-centered design, it drives innovation, celebrates practical applications, and focuses on a sound, if not enjoyable, end-user experience.

Primum non nocere or “Do no harm” is a phrase most people recognize as the physician’s creed. It is an ethical baseline in medicine, a… — Primum non nocere or “Do no harm” is a phrase most people recognize as the physician’s creed. It is an ethical baseline in medicine, a field where practitioners have the power of life and death in their hands regularly, if not every day. In fields like design and technology, the relationship between actions and impact is not as direct or clear, although it is certainly coming into focus.

Everything You Need To Know — Everything You Need To Know When it comes to product design, there are so many factors that come into play. There are so many considerations, challenges, and obstacles that a business needs to make in order to ensure that their product hits the open market with enough buzz and interest…

Often entrepreneurs and start-ups will come to us with a potentially great idea. But a great idea is table stakes — it has as much to do… — Discovering What Users Want Often entrepreneurs and start-ups will come to us with a potentially great idea. But a great idea is table stakes — it has as much to do with the success of a product as a seed has to the success of a plant. It is essential…

2020 has been a challenging year, but it has also been a powerful reminder that we have the ability to care for others through our choices… — 2020 has been a challenging year, but it has also been a powerful reminder that we have the ability to care for others through our choices and actions. …