Dive into the world of human-centered design as seen through the development of an innovative medical device by Speck Design, blending technology with deep user empathy.

Join our industrial designer on their journey through the pivotal shift in product design towards the realm of intelligent products.

Discover the transformative trends shaping product design in 2024, from AI-driven personalization to sustainability's rise across sectors.

In part two of our cultural influences on product design series, we explore the impact of power distance on product preferences within cultures.

Unlock the language of design with our comprehensive glossary, featuring 75 key terms you need to know for successful collaboration and innovation.

In part one of this series we explore the intricate dance of cultural nuances in physical product design and discover how Hofstede's dimensions can guide, but not dictate, our understanding of global design sensibilities.

Discover the pinnacle of design inspiration with our curated list of top industrial and product design websites.

Key business lessons from giants of the tech industry, focusing on the importance of continuous user research and more.

Despite persistent challenges, visionary leaders in the medical device industry will continue to engineer success in 2023.

One of the most exciting parts of designing for virtual reality innovations is the blue sky thinking it allows industrial designers to engage in, untethered from our typical real-world constraints.

Generative AI is on the tip of everyone's tongue. To understand where it will lead, knowing where it came from is helpful.

We took time to reflect on our journals from 2022 with the coming new year. Our topics were far-ranging, from human-centered design to equality to sustainability and several subjects in between. The year in review highlighted the fact that the world is in an era of technological acceleration and we are thankful to have been a part of it.

The ability to tell stories has given our species the evolutionary advantages responsible for our proliferation to 8 billion people worldwide. Could design thinking be an evolved form of our narrative abilities that we are cultivating just in time to save us from ourselves?

Speck Design President Michael Sprauve outlines his thoughts on the potential implications of the recent speed charging breakthroughs within the electric vehicle industry.

Speck makes an untraditional but strong business case for product developers and brands to adopt circular design practices for profitability across numerous metrics.

Design for Manufacturing is a relatively new process that cuts costs, reduces risk, and shortens timelines. And, that's not even the best news! There are several other benefits from DFM that make it a smart process for any product development project looking to tip the scales towards success.

The user experience has changed because users have changed due to the pandemic, and as product designers, it is our job to design for this new reality.

Medical device development is incredibly complex. The guidelines vary from market to market and device to device. This is why finding the right partner to develop and manufacture your medical device products is critical for success and will play a crucial role in how fast you get to market and the total cost of development.

An exhaustive collection of abbreviations, acronyms, regulations, and terms needed to successfully bring a medical device through development, past FDA approval, and ready for manufacturing.

Speck Design examines the use of color in industrial design and engineering through the lens of HCD, color theory, color psychology, and science.

The industrial design community is both passionate and precise, with many specific terms frequently used in the field. This glossary outlines over 50 of the most commonly used terms and their definitions.

There are 4 critically important reasons for why you should choose to work with a design firm instead of going straight to the manufacturer with an idea, and making that choice could be the difference maker that results in success or failure for your product.

In this virtual seminar, Denise Pliskin, Sr. Director of Product Strategy for Speck Design, goes through a phase based approach to product design and development - from ideation and research, concept design and refinements, to the steps to commercializing a product.

We recently launched a research report (featured in Lodging Magazine) uncovering that Millennials (those currently 22-37) have a higher demand for enriching experiences over traditional hotel amenities.

During this phase we establish the technical and design requirements. We will use the information you discovered about your user to help guide us to create a great user experience.

Research shows that 3 out of 4 Millennials prefer to buy an experience over something desirable.

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.

This is the first in a series of articles designed to help entrepreneurs and early stage start-ups understand what it takes to take a product idea from initial concept to manufacturing.

Design thinking is a human-centric, iterative process used to not only help designers not only understand their user, but also challenge assumptions and redefine problems.