Design Outsourcing

No one could argue the success of a man like Steve Jobs who has become one of the most successful entrepreneurs of our time. He started with nothing and went on to create Apple computers with Steve Wozniak. At one point Steve Jobs was the CEO of Pixar Animation Studios. I really enjoyed reading Steve [...]

Recession slowed growth of design outsourcing in 2008
According to a Gartner survey of 40 vendors offering IC design services, the number of outsourced projects grew more slowly in 2008 compared with the previous year, with survey respondents reporting rapid growth in designs at lagging-edge process nodes.
By Suzanne Deffree, Managing Editor, News — Electronic News, 8/17/2009
The [...]

From Wikipedia:
Product designers are equipped with the skills needed to bring products from conception to market. They should have the ability to manage design projects, and subcontract areas to other sectors of the design industry. Aesthetics is considered important in Product Design but designers also deal with important aspects including technology, ergonomics, usability, stress analysis [...]

Here’s a great and lengthy article from Design Sojourn.  Published sometime ago, and updated last year – most of the ideas are still relevant.
10 Tips on landing you an Industrial Design Job.

Product design is the manifestation of an idea into physical form.  It is distinct from other forms of creation (such as art making and sculpture) in that it arises from a certain need and is intended to be used.  Product design is a subset of Industrial Design (ID), but the latter has a broader range [...]

Hello!
Welcome to Product Design Outsourcing.  I am a Product Designer with an extensive background in consumer product design.  This website was created to share my experience about designing products, from the drawing board to manufacturing, and how design impacts your business.
Product Design Outsourcing is basically a platform where design and business meet, where companies understand [...]