Design Outsourcing

A video detailing the product design process. Very interesting and helps if you want to outsource product design.

Concept sketching techniques for Product Design.
Master this and you will have the most necessary skill that any product designer should possess.

This is what Industrial and Product Design is all about. A very good introduction to the field.

Graphic Design Outsourcing
Even the most talented and experienced Internet marketer or businessman needs help every once in a while. Graphic or web design that meets your business goals takes commitment and the right amount of skills. Not everyone has what it takes to create banners, promo ads, and websites, which is why graphic design outsourcing [...]

Written by Preston D Lee
Studies show that nearly 70% of readers here at Graphic Design Blender either own their own freelance design business or hope to start freelancing in the near future. Something that many freelancers fail to do, however, is work effectively with others to reduce workload and increase income.
If you’re anything like me, [...]

Just about every business uses promotional products of some kind. Everything from pens, coffee mugs, caps and calendars is used to print a business logo and contact info on. You can get a little experience by working for an established promotional product design company or make the best money and start your own with a [...]

by Megan Dorn
As Director of Design for Cincinnati-based product development firm Kaleidoscope, Demetrius Romanos leads a team of multidisciplinary specialists in design, strategy and research. Over the past seven years his team has worked with clients that include Motorola, Procter & Gamble, International Trucks, Staples, Evenflo and Ethicon Endo-surgery.
Demetrius recently answered some questions for us [...]

Outsourcing — the practice of using outside firms to handle work normally performed within a company — is a familiar concept to many entrepreneurs. Small companies routinely outsource their payroll processing, accounting, distribution, and many other important functions — often because they have no other choice. Many large companies turn to outsourcing to cut costs. [...]

A good article about Design Outsourcing, from Parametric Technology Corporation (makers of Pro/ENGINEER CAD software. You can visit their website for the full pdf link.
During the past decade, there has been rapid growth of design outsourcing as a key
operational driver for companies to compete globally, increase productivity, and improve
profitability. Manufacturers are transforming their product [...]

By Spencer Nugent
I’ve met alot of designers in my limited experience that complain about the “sketchers”. Sometimes designers with an aptitude for sketching get labeled as being shallow or non-creative. However, I see sketching as a means to and end rather than the end all. When all is said and done, regardless of how flashy [...]