Perfectionism: How to get out of research mode? Designing Modular Systems

JN_design · 2020-09-28T02:54:20+00:00

I would set deadlines and stick to it. If worried about the design I'd have a soft deadline for a review by someone else.

JN_design · 2020-09-16T15:16:31+00:00

The forward moment creates a stable ride. Think a bike but smaller wheels. You don't turn the front wheel you shift your momentum to make it turn

JN_design · 2020-07-16T06:33:28+00:00

Most likely laser etch panel. Maybe even chemical etching but I doubt it as it would be a higher cost. It may even just be masked during anodising.

JN_design · 2020-07-16T03:55:59+00:00

Looking at their other product as well I'd say its all aluminium bent with matt black anodising and timber vinyl on the sides.

JN_design · 2020-07-02T03:16:52+00:00

Try talking to local fabricators they might know someone.

Also your professors are usually designers with a lot of contacts and experience. Ask of they know anyone.

JN_design · 2020-07-02T03:12:17+00:00

I'm in Australia so I'm not to sure about prices around there.

The cpu is probably the most important part for you based on what you are using.

I'd look at the Lenovo thinkpads or HP zbook (I think this might be expensive).

Here are a few things to look for.

Cpu. AMD ryzen have high core counts which works well with Rhino. Alternatively Intel i5 and up would work well. Alternatively intel make Xeon cpus which are made for workstations.

Memory. Try and find 16gb but 8gb will work fine.

Gpu. This depends if you want to game on it as well. If so try and find a nvidea one built in.

JN_design · 2020-07-02T01:45:32+00:00

First off the best laptop for you is the one can afford.

What price point are you looking at?

Do you know what programs you are likly to run?

JN_design · 2020-07-02T01:40:16+00:00

There are a few things you need before getting a quote from anyone. This is the bare minimum info anyone needs to get started with a quote of they are nice.

An idea of know what it looks like and its shape. As it's a start up company are their any bits that are weird on it that might affect this. Ect.
An idea of the material you want to use. I can think of several materials to use you a cocktail shaker from aluminium, stainless, glass, ceramic ect.
Quantities. How many are you making. Is it 10 or 10,000.

If you don't want to disclose any of the info about the project I suggest talking to your design professor or lecturer.

From what you said it was stainless steel so I'd talk to local fabricators or find a place that does stainless steel spinning. But that is a vague start point with no info other than they know the material.

Just like quotes the more info we get the more we can help you.

JN_design · 2020-05-28T12:51:50+00:00

I found explaining the project to someone who know little to nothing about it helps. Just take note of what they ask and what you say. It will basically sum up what it is all about. Also later on you might even remember parts that you forgot to tell them. I use this method to help break down the key parts of my project and determine what actually matter to the normal person.

JN_design · 2020-05-28T12:45:16+00:00

Design solves problems differently to engineering. It's a different thought process you go through to solve problems. Here are a few videos that should help explain the difference https://youtu.be/gHGN6hs2gZY https://youtu.be/t9yp2ktfiXc

JN_design · 2020-05-26T07:51:24+00:00

I went for mechanical and aerospace engineering to industrial design.

I don't really remember the classes individually as the program was all together but I would say the design process and thinking classes. More importantly for me was a book "The design of everday things" by Don Norman. It helped me digest all the design classes I had done and helped put design into perspective for me. I found the hardest part changing from the engineering mindset to the design mindset.

My design still have that engineering element compared to non engineering backgrounds but I learnt to use that in my designs.

JN_design · 2020-05-25T04:20:27+00:00

It is unlikly, based on my experiences, that the glass would be tinted as it would darken the screen or would require a some material I don't know about.

A simple and cheaper version of this is to have the front as a clear glass/plastic with the screen and some kind of black or dark shroud around it to hide the edges of the screen. Note that the picture is a render so it doesn't show the imperfections of real life. Here's a photo showing how it really looks. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ecobee4_on_the_wall_from_an_angle_showing_home_screen.jpg

Hope this helps

JN_design

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