DEMOCRATISATION OF FABRICATION TECHNOLOGY
market with heterogeneous demand
- Books (information)
- Jewelry (things)
I am a designer
Need related
knowledge
Solution
knowledge
We are users, experts of the need.
- "How to build it"
- "How to make it strong"
- "What to make?"
- "What problem should it solve."
Focus too much on this
and you'll have a technically
great product that no one wants/needs
DIGITAL FABRICATION
Users can use increasingly accessible tools to develop their solution:
- 3D part libraries with over 20 000 designs
- Tools to customize parts become accessible
- Online guides for amateurs on how to develop solutions
- Users apply any solution they find that solves their problem. Engineers usually apply knowledge they already have, e.g. proven methods or use (outdated) text book teachings.
Product
design
User innovation
- Users are primary source of innovation in several industries
- Users collaborate
R=G
N=1
Chapter 11: Toolkits
Stratasys/Fortus
Too many slides?
Just one.
3
MASS CUSTOMISATION
2
IT startup, then University
A tinkerer, making a job out of his hobby
Open source hardware evangelist
One of the designers of...
0
1
MYSELF
OUR COMPANY
MY TALK
TOOLKITS
DESIGN
discovery tool
iterate yourself
requires knowledge...
how to make?
what to make?
problem knowledge (e.g. context-of-use)
(users have it)
solution knowledge
(engineers have it)
PARAMETRIC DESIGN
from designing designs, to designing design tools.
- Like "Programming" Objects
- Lego Example!
3D printed Quadcopter