E017 The Anatomy of Industrial Design

In this episode, we talk to Karan Patel, Industrial Designer and co-founder of Meshined Design, about what it takes to put a great product out there. Some of the points we touch upon: Engineers turning into designers, How the Engineering and Design fields inform each other, and how engineers and designers can work together. Balancing and learning from both product and service mindsets. The importance of understanding the intent and setting a context, by defining the constraints before delving into a design problem. How the definition of product 'quality' is dependent on perception and price. How prototyping is a powerful skill that allows us to think with our hands, and requires systems and spaces that allow for this act of making. The need to go beyond aesthetics while designing a product. Crowdfunding as an idea validation and feedback tool. The diverse domains that designers can get involved in to work on to solve problems.