Thanks for Making It - A podcast about Design Engineering
Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design
5 episodes
1 day ago
You have probably ridden an electric car or scooter, but have you ever ridden a Onewheel? This lightweight mobility vehicle has one giant wheel and a motor, and sensors that control the motion of the motor to balance you. So it balances for you, and you lean forward to go, back to slow down, and lean on the side to make a turn. But perhaps most importantly, it is designed to create a joyful feeling while riding it. What does it mean to design and engineer a product for a feeling? In this epis...
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You have probably ridden an electric car or scooter, but have you ever ridden a Onewheel? This lightweight mobility vehicle has one giant wheel and a motor, and sensors that control the motion of the motor to balance you. So it balances for you, and you lean forward to go, back to slow down, and lean on the side to make a turn. But perhaps most importantly, it is designed to create a joyful feeling while riding it. What does it mean to design and engineer a product for a feeling? In this epis...
Using Insights to Build More Powerful and User-Friendly Design - Prof Khipra Nichols Head of ID at RISD
Thanks for Making It - A podcast about Design Engineering
54 minutes
2 years ago
Using Insights to Build More Powerful and User-Friendly Design - Prof Khipra Nichols Head of ID at RISD
Good design starts with good insights. And designers should be able to understand what their target audience is feeling or thinking in order to create the right solution for them. But how do you become more receptive to insights? According to our guest today, you nurture your perspective and point of view. In this episode of the Thanks for Making It podcast, our host Beth Altringer Eagle welcomes Professor Khipra Nichols, MADE Faculty Co-Director and Head of the Industrial Design Depart...
Thanks for Making It - A podcast about Design Engineering
You have probably ridden an electric car or scooter, but have you ever ridden a Onewheel? This lightweight mobility vehicle has one giant wheel and a motor, and sensors that control the motion of the motor to balance you. So it balances for you, and you lean forward to go, back to slow down, and lean on the side to make a turn. But perhaps most importantly, it is designed to create a joyful feeling while riding it. What does it mean to design and engineer a product for a feeling? In this epis...
