Shanghai and Industrial Design

This weekend I took a short visit to the 4th Shanghai Design Biennial at the Shanghai Exhibition Center.
It was a big disappointment, because there is not much interesting things to see. There were mainly local companies presenting themselves with not too attractive content in their booths. The covered space was small too.
I just stayed for [...]

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Taiwanese industrial designer Carl Liu created a book that contains a lot of hand drawn sketches and showcasing his HP PDA design project through the whole design process,from the initial design sketches until manufacturing. This is a must have book, especially for students who want to be inspired and motivated by this highly talented designer, [...]

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I would like to announce a new industrial design site dedicated to sketching, created by two of our ProductDesignForums members: IDSKETCHING.COM

The site contains a bunch of video tutorials that show you how to sketch in industrial design.
Here is a word from the creators:

“So here’s the deal - John (jm745) and I (snugja) go way [...]

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Today, a colleague shared the following article with me:

Set an effort-based goal.
If you’re honest with yourself, you probably already know which tools in your box need sharpening, and setting yourself a specific goal for improvement is the obvious next step. Creative growth can be difficult to measure, so the most effective short-term goals are [...]

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I have exhibited 3 of the 4 days during Sino CES exhibition event in QingDao. It was quite an interesting experience for our first time exhibition. Unfortunately, there were too few visitors at the event. I believe that the promotion of the event is pretty poor. We met some potential clients, some designers and students. [...]

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Asentio Design will exhibit at the Sino CES in QingDao during 10-13 July. You can find us (and me) at our booth in the big exhibition hall. Sorry that I am not able to tell our exact location. Hope to see you around though. Iwill post pictures of the exhibition after the event.
SINOCES demonstrates the [...]

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You are welcome to visit our design studio during June 26 and 27. I will be in the office at the 27th. So come on that day to meet me.

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100% Design Shanghai is a unique furniture and interiors international exhibition. It provides a total new, inspiring and interactive experience. The event will be held at the Shanghai Exhibition Centre from June 26 to 28. It is especially a great occasion for networking in Shanghai.
Asentio Design will also be part of the event and one [...]

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Have you ever used the nature as an inpiration for industrial design? Janine Benyus has something to say about ‘biomimetic design‘.

Benyus is the biologist-cum-evangelist who first defined its contours in her 1997 book, Biomimcry: Innovation Inspired by Nature. In it, she detailed how companies could study nonpolluting, energy-efficient manufacturing technologies that have evolved in [...]

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Advances in manufacturing technology and the global reach of the Internet have leveled the playing field in the product marketplace. It wasn’t long ago that time-to-market was two years, then 18 months, and then 12 months. Now, a competitor can knock off your “innovation” in six months or less. Many businesses understand that being “new” [...]

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