How To Design and Manufacture Your Product Idea: An Industrial Designer's Perspective

Hardware is hard. This video is a basic guide for coming up with your own product idea and shepherding it through the manufacturing process.
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Here are the timestamps...
Intro: 0:00-0:38
Establishing a vision by asking good questions: 0:39 - 2:36
Products that have a clear vision: 2:37 - 3:43
What happens if you have no vision: 3:44 - 4:24
The cost of design: 4:25 - 6:43
Design Timelines: 6:44 - 8:01
Design for Manufacture: 8:02 - 8:31
Major Tenants of DFM: 8:32 - 8:46
Fender DFM Case Study: 8:47 - 10:27
Design and DFM Timeline: 10:28 - 11:08
Tooling Costs: 11:09-12:39
Design, DFM, Manufacturing Timeline: 12:40 - 13:39
Saving Money in DFM and Manufacturing: 13:40 - 14:56
Using Aluminum Tools: 14:57 - 15:42
3D Printed Molds: 15:43 - 16:04
Manufacturing Recap: 16:05 - 16:23
Federal Regulations: 16:24 - 17:23
How to ensure success: 17:24 - 17:51
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  • @shmookins
    @shmookins4 жыл бұрын

    It's amazing how much goes behind the scenes in a making a product that we , as consumers, 'just' see on the shelf. I wonder how complicated it is to make annual reiterations of the same product like annual phone model releases?

  • @Design.Theory

    @Design.Theory

    4 жыл бұрын

    Usually large corporations that have annual product refreshes have a lot of these systems in place. So for example, they might already own their own factories.

  • @pratikdusane3857
    @pratikdusane38573 жыл бұрын

    I am a mechanical engineer preparing for entrance to get admission in master of design right now. Man you have very good knowledge about the design and manufacturing. I think that many engineers shy away from crude prototypes and wait for perfect product build by heavy machining and that's the thing engineers should learn from Design and Designers, Crude prototypes really helps to decide if product is viable or not and it saves so much time. Your content is pure Gold, Keep creating such a high value videos and Hiii from India😇...

  • @Design.Theory

    @Design.Theory

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Pratik! I really appreciate that :)

  • @richardtickler8555

    @richardtickler8555

    2 жыл бұрын

    In my experience as en engineer a lot of managers think they have a finished product when they see the first prototype kinda working. Or focus on the visuals really early on in technical approaches noone in the company ever tried

  • @halcometmartinezreales8600
    @halcometmartinezreales86003 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot! I am a junior industrial designer, currently facing all the issues you pointed out... Would love to see more content like this!

  • @Design.Theory

    @Design.Theory

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! More is coming :)

  • @randomstuffz365
    @randomstuffz3658 ай бұрын

    LOVED IT !!!

  • @danielmargiotta6956
    @danielmargiotta69564 жыл бұрын

    Great video, i learned so much. Keep up the awesome work!

  • @Design.Theory

    @Design.Theory

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Daniel! Glad you found it helpful.

  • @adamfriedrich1919
    @adamfriedrich19192 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for very insightful video, these are the things that as a junior designer I always had in my mind, but never were that clearly articulated, very helpful!

  • @Design.Theory

    @Design.Theory

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're so welcome!

  • @MinZhang-b4m
    @MinZhang-b4mАй бұрын

    Love this video. Very interesting.

  • @mbox314
    @mbox3142 жыл бұрын

    On the subject of design for manufacture sometimes more parts are better. If cost is an issue and you don't plan on making alot of something then high volume methods are not practical like forgings,deep drawing, castings, extrusions and injection molding are good for high volumes but way too expensive for low volume. If you design a box with a handel it might be cheaper in the short run to make the handel out of many simple parts riveted together than making the handel integral to the box, the higher labor costs for assembly would be lower than the tens of thousands of dollars in tooling costs. An example was the Apple II, Steve Jobs insisted on a monolithic injection molded case as opposed to a case made from plexiglass bolted togheter proposed by an engineer but the tooling to make the case cost $200,000 and without outside financing they never would have been able to make it.

  • @lukefrahn8538
    @lukefrahn85384 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Nice to see the 'revamped' double diamond process in there @ 6:16. I think that model is a good way of showing where ultimate responsibilities lie; the first being the commercial solution of the owner/client, and the second being the design solution of the design team. Of course an owner/client would be well advised to involve the design team in both.

  • @Design.Theory

    @Design.Theory

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, that diagram has a lot of explanatory power and I use it a lot when speaking with clients. Thanks for the kind words. Glad you enjoyed the content.

  • @SevenDeMagnus
    @SevenDeMagnus2 жыл бұрын

    Cool, this is the most important, to delivery to the world. God bless.

  • @kausthubhtsr9636
    @kausthubhtsr96364 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a ton! I always wanted to know the process in between designing and manufacturing! This margin is never talked about...

  • @Design.Theory

    @Design.Theory

    4 жыл бұрын

    My pleasure!

  • @jonnupe1645
    @jonnupe16453 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the time stamps

  • @Design.Theory

    @Design.Theory

    3 жыл бұрын

    You’re welcome 😊

  • @thomasputko1080
    @thomasputko10802 жыл бұрын

    Vision is on my mind from the very start of this vid 🙂

  • @advaitnaik7833
    @advaitnaik78334 жыл бұрын

    Great video and love the conciseness of information with the rare meme content

  • @Design.Theory

    @Design.Theory

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's all about the rare meme content.

  • @Design.Theory
    @Design.Theory2 жыл бұрын

    Make a killer portfolio and land your dream design job. Enroll in my online industrial design course, Form Fundamentals. bit.ly/335vsqO .

  • @scottcassidy8471
    @scottcassidy84714 жыл бұрын

    Great video! I just wish I had watched it years ago :)

  • @Design.Theory

    @Design.Theory

    4 жыл бұрын

    You and me both!

  • @FriedrichKegel
    @FriedrichKegel4 жыл бұрын

    It gives a very good climpse of how complex manufacturing can become! But there are products and volumes where you don't need six figure budgets. Especially if you are a startup and want 1000 of something to test out a market. In some industrial feature-driven applications ID might be even unrelevant to get the first customers buying it. Ofc. you have to iterate from there on but you get in many cases a MVP for less than 20k$.

  • @Design.Theory

    @Design.Theory

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes. Very true. I have made designs for around that price. But I also did most of the work myself and didn't have to pay anyone else for development work. If it's a simple hand tool that's only made from one or two parts, it's totally do-able. Thanks for the clarification!

  • @YS-in1jk
    @YS-in1jk2 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant thanks

  • @Design.Theory

    @Design.Theory

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @victoria-r.g682
    @victoria-r.g6824 жыл бұрын

    bruh... i am so shocked you legit posted this today 😂😂😂😂😂 this is my first time doing any research. I am a sophomore in college and i have a product idea but no idea what i should do or even how to start so im doing research

  • @Design.Theory

    @Design.Theory

    4 жыл бұрын

    I can read minds.

  • @victoria-r.g682

    @victoria-r.g682

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Design.Theory 😳

  • @darkshark9
    @darkshark94 жыл бұрын

    Great description of the entire process. Makes me wonder how much money I'll save bringing a product to market since I have a pretty broad range of skills (CAD design, electronics design, 3d printing), I'd need DFM since I'm not sure what constraints go into tooling, and I'm sure they're quite different than designing for prints.

  • @Design.Theory

    @Design.Theory

    4 жыл бұрын

    You can learn a lot of this stuff and do it yourself. I learned most DFM stuff while working on the job.

  • @darkshark9

    @darkshark9

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Design.Theory What would you say the biggest caution would be in designing for tooling? Are there any good resources you'd recommend for self teaching?

  • @Design.Theory

    @Design.Theory

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@darkshark9 Yes. Consult with your manufacturer. They know the most about their process and what you need to do with the parts. I should have probably mentioned that in the video, actually. Aside from that, my best advice is to hire engineers who really know their stuff. Unfortunately there aren't many good resources that I know of. If you find any, let me know. That's one of the reasons I made this video.

  • @lukefrahn8538

    @lukefrahn8538

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@darkshark9 If you're asking about design considerations for plastic injection molding (IM), there are many websites that cover the basics; taper/draft, wall thickness, rib/boss/joint features and the like. Beyond that, you can pull apart and study a heap of IM products to see how they've been designed.

  • @richardtickler8555

    @richardtickler8555

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Design.Theory thats how most people learn it. Even engineering classes dont prepare you for the DFM specifics that you have available and can afford

  • @Design.Theory
    @Design.Theory4 жыл бұрын

    I'll give 5 Design Theory Dollars for anyone who can find the typo in one of the main headings. US dollar value of 5 Design Theory dollars is approximately 0.0001 dollars.

  • @iamsuperflush

    @iamsuperflush

    4 жыл бұрын

    "The warm, RECPETIVE look of a well-used first baseman's mitt" - 3:00

  • @Design.Theory

    @Design.Theory

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@iamsuperflush You're rich! That happened way faster than I thought. I wish I could fix the typo and re-upload, but the great KZread gods do not currently allow for that.

  • @iamsuperflush

    @iamsuperflush

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Design.Theory how many Design Theory Dollars do I need to earn to redeem a Design Theory™ portfolio review

  • @Design.Theory

    @Design.Theory

    4 жыл бұрын

    ​@@iamsuperflush those are currently free. just send me your portfolio on linkedin (my linkedin is in the video description). i may not post it in a video but i give probably 3-5 folio reviews per week via private message. I may not always be able to do this because the number of people reaching out to me increases every month. So take advantage of it while the channel is still small!

  • @Earo16
    @Earo16 Жыл бұрын

    where have I seen this guy before

  • @MrUratox
    @MrUratox4 жыл бұрын

    Nice video like always. I have a question about another topic. Is there any way that you can give me criticism on my current Design of my Diploma work (Regarding design language, aesthetics, etc.) I think that would help me alot.

  • @Design.Theory

    @Design.Theory

    4 жыл бұрын

    I will check it out. Contact me personally on my website. The link is in the description.

  • @MrUratox

    @MrUratox

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Design.Theory Thank you John :) contacted you via e-mail

  • @jonnupe1645
    @jonnupe16453 жыл бұрын

    Commenting for KZread algorithm

  • @Design.Theory

    @Design.Theory

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching :)

  • @sukhrajhothi1542
    @sukhrajhothi15422 жыл бұрын

    This guy knows, as a Mech Eng, the design and DFM process can take forever especially with large systems (and an ID component the system must satisfy … )

  • @eliudegmdialamicua6169
    @eliudegmdialamicua61695 ай бұрын

  • @martyboi
    @martyboi3 жыл бұрын

    Hello Sir Design Theory, I would to ask this question..., I would like to design things and also do the Engineering stuff, what do you call that job/discipline? A Industrial Engineer? A Design Engineer? I would really like to know because I want to learn it and someday create my own company... Thanks!

  • @Design.Theory

    @Design.Theory

    3 жыл бұрын

    That would be called a design engineer, or product design engineer!

  • @martyboi

    @martyboi

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Design.Theory Thanks a lot !!! your videos are a great help to people like me who aspire to do this kind of discipline

  • @jeancarlosjuradocastillejo8387

    @jeancarlosjuradocastillejo8387

    4 ай бұрын

    Hello, I'm an Industrial Designer, and I want to have more knowledge in engineering, specifically in production, materials, and all these factors. I know it's more aligned with mechanical engineering, but I don't want to pursue another degree entirely. Therefore, I wanted to know if it's possible to do specializations or master's degrees in that particular field as an Industrial Designer and be able to work in those fields.

  • @All-VentionDesignNT

    @All-VentionDesignNT

    3 ай бұрын

    Same thing I'm looking for , maybe a Product Design enginering masters and then do some free online courses or cheaper HND engineering course to solidify it.

  • @arealious25
    @arealious253 жыл бұрын

    What are your thoughts on Design Patents?

  • @Design.Theory

    @Design.Theory

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think they're kinda useless, but I'm not a lawyer. Just my opinion. You'd have to speak with a lawyer.

  • @sundialler5514

    @sundialler5514

    2 жыл бұрын

    I once went to a design seminar at Victoria University in NZ, where about 7 people throughout the day gave talks on their projects, careers etc. Really interesting. The number 1 takeaway for me? The further people get away from "intellectual property" the happier they are. At one end of the spectrum was a guy who designed a really cool chair, then spent the next 5 years playing secret-squirrel and fighting legal battles (not dissimilar to the Wright Brothers in that regard)... at the other end was a guy who designed CNC-milled furniture, all open-sourced, and so instead of winding up with "property", he wound up with a community. No need to guess who was happiest. "Intellectual property" is a legal fiction designed to make people who don't do any actual designing rich. It is utterly sclerotic to innovation (the reason 3D printing took off when it did is because a whole load of patents expired... it could have happened a lot earlier), and it will cost you at least $300k to fight an IP battle against a corporation. You're better off open-sourcing everything and like, just doing it.

  • @psychicspy
    @psychicspy Жыл бұрын

    Keep your sales team as far away from your R&D team as possible. They will sell an idea to their customers before you have completed the first prototype.