Practical Action
Practical Action: Small Is Challenge
In this activity, students are challenged to look at technologies from the last 100 years and invent a product that could help us all lead a more sustainable future. Includes downloadable activity sheets, a PowerPoint, and a colorful...
Other
Developing a New Product: Creating Functional and Non Functional Requirements
Functional requirements are features that are built to serve a product's users. They are pieces of functionality that solve particular problems for users. Non-functional requirements concern the operation of the system, such as technical...
ABCya
Ab Cya: Make a Skateboard
Make a Skateboard is a radical activity for gnarly skaters of all ages! Go through a step-by-step process selecting different board shapes, grip tape, trucks, wheels, paint, stickers, and awesome extras! No two boards are the same. What...
ABCya
Ab Cya: Make a Backpack
Make a Backpack is a fun activity for students of all ages. Kids go through a step-by-step process of selecting different styles, colors, patterns, and keychains!
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Simplicable: 25 Examples of Product Analysis
This article describes 25 ways that products can be evaluated, for example, by cost, performance, ingredients, packaging, etc.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Kid Inventor: The Collapsible Lacrosse Stick
In this video segment from ZOOM, Lauren explains how she invented a way to make her lacrosse stick fit in her backpack. [1:09]
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Michael Graves on Design
Get into the mind of modern designer, Michael Graves. Here on this site Graves answers some of your most frequently asked questions about his products and industrial design.
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International Council of Societies of Industrial Design
Discover news, galleria, events, and education that the ICSID offers to people throughout the world.