The best products are often sparked as ambitious ideas that are pushed up against guardrails while barreling along the product development highway. The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, ...

As consumer expectations continue to evolve, the brands that succeed will likely be those that balance aesthetics with practical usability.

CHM copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. This book provides an integrated and cohesive view of the product design process, covering materials, manufacturing, idea generation, ...

Amid the churn of the pandemic and change on multiple fronts, consumer goods manufacturers now face historic pressures to contain costs, navigate ongoing uncertainty in both supply and demand, and ...

Strategies engineers can take to impact the sustainable value chain. How upcoming European and U.S. regulations can impact product design. Examples of how engineers can remain compliant with these ...

Right at the boundary between patent law and trademark law lies the interesting phenomenon of product design. The United States Patent and Trademark Office will issue you with a design patent if you ...