In the past, traditional design approaches have often neglected women's needs. Previously products and services have been predominantly designed with a male-centric perspective, overlooking the experiences and requirements of women.
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As Phase Two enters it’s forth year of business and as we take on an increasing number of design projects, it’s time for us to expand the team. We’re fortunate to work with some incredible clients and it’s important that we deliver at the highest level. Forming a talented team of creatives is vital and after many months of searching for an Industrial Designer to join our team, we're super excited to introduce Ellen Callaghan to the Phase Two design team. Ellen joined us in November 2023 and has already been immersed in many studio design projects.
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We're super excited to introduce Todd to the Phase Two design team. We have to confess that he's already been with us for over a year already! Having previously taken on Todd as a design intern for a year, it was an easy decision for Phase Two Design to offer him a full-time role after he graduated with a 1st class honours degree.
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Over the next weeks and months, we plan to retrospectively post some exciting updates about what we’ve been up to. Along with that, we’ve been updating and refining our website to feature some of the more recently completed design work. Unfortunately, we can’t share all the work undertaken due to contract restrictions, but it better demonstrates our broad creative design and engineering capabilities.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has been making waves in various industries, and industrial design is no exception. As a branch of engineering that focuses on the design, development, and manufacturing of products, industrial design can greatly benefit from the integration of AI technology.
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When Ben Wood shared his vision for the Mobile Phone Museum we were immediately engaged and happy to use our design and prototyping experience to assit with it's launch collection
The Ericsson JB988 mobile phone is heavily featured in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies. It was a unique fictional creation most famous for transforming into a remote control that allowed James Bond to drive his BMW 750iL (very accurately, whilst being shot at) from the back seat. Additional features included a fingerprint scanner, lock pick and a 20000-volt taser.
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So that moment of inspiration has arrived and you are certain you have a perfectly formed product idea, what next? The first challenge is how to fund this venture? Well, the good news is, there are many ways of getting hold of funds. The bad news, or should I say the caveat is, it doesn’t necessarily come without certain conditions. To provide a starting point we have pulled together some of the common funding options in the UK.
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It is easy to focus on the new product idea that you are deeply passionate about, after all, it is exciting and rewarding. But equally important is the question of how are you going to sell it? The route to market should not be an afterthought and depending on your product idea, it could influence the design of the product. In this article, the key routes to market are outlined and the relative merits for each are discussed, including, Crowdfunding, Direct-to-consumer, Wholesale/Distribution, Direct to retailer, Online-only retailers, Licensing and Selling your Intellectual property (IP).
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Why protect your Intellectual Property? Retained IP within your new venture could prove very valuable in the future. You have established that your start-up idea has the potential to succeed and now want to start sharing the vision with investors, suppliers and potential customers. But as a start-up, you are rightly nervous about who they share their ideas with and when. Click to learn how.
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The reality is that no business can say they are truly sustainable, but we believe it’s important to take action however big or small. There is no silver bullet, but instead, multiple strategies need to be formed, implemented, evaluated and improved. Making conscious design decisions about the way a product is developed and the plastic selected will have a positive impact. There is some great content online to inform businesses about making sustainable choices. A good place to start is to visit the UN website and read about their “17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) to transform our world.”
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