Design Outsourcing

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

Do you think that just because your business is small you can’t outsource? There are ways to send your writing, IT tasks and other needs overseas to add efficiency to your enterprise. By doing some prior planning and following some pointers, you can get the quality help you need.
Starting Out
Here are some pointers for launching [...]

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 [...]

Outsourcing refers to a company that contracts with another company to provide services that might otherwise be performed by in-house employees. Many large companies now outsource jobs such as call center services, e-mail services, and payroll. These jobs are handled by separate companies that specialize in each service, and are often located overseas.
There are many [...]

Here’s an interesting and in-depth article about product design outsourcing written by BK Sathish from Infosys in India.
Click here for the PDF.
Source: www.infosys.com

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.

Being a creative type, I long for the day when I will become my own boss, work less hours, and live by the beach.  I know a lot of people who share the same dream.  The problem is, we are tied to our day job, trying to survive each day, week, month.  We work hard [...]

Here’s another list of indispensable resources for the freelance professional (regardless of your field):
1.   Freelance Switch -  FreelanceSwitch is a community of expert freelancers from around the world.   They have a website chock-full of relevant resources to suit every freelancer’s needs.  There is a forum, and a job board and free listings/directory.   A must for [...]

More free resources!  Start your online presence by uploading your creative work in any of the following free platforms:
1.  Coroflot – An employment community for designers: Make an online portfolio to promote your work.  Browse portfolios or post design jobs.
Coroflot is the hands-down king of free online portfolios.  It started out mainly as a venue [...]