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How comes prototypes arent included in design portfolios?

Hello everyone, hope you guys are well. My question is: when I look at Behance, the majority of portfolios don't include model making but do include research, sketching, and rendering. And I find this confusing since I've been taught that prototyping plays a big part in design

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u/S1AKEEB — 19 hours ago
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Assignment — Nevermore Collection Wednesday-inspired concept for The Souled Store

Hi everyone! I’m a 2nd year Product Design student, and this is an academic footwear design project where I studied an existing brand and developed a new product concept within its design language.

For this project, I chose The Souled Store and explored the possibility of introducing a more gothic, fashion-oriented footwear collection. I developed the Nevermore Collection, inspired by Wednesday, Wednesday Addams’ signature boots, Nevermore Academy, gothic architecture and the dark-academia aesthetic of the series.

Rather than simply putting character graphics onto an existing sneaker, I wanted to explore a new boot silhouette with gothic detailing, purple and black accents, chains, metal hardware, architectural patterns and subtle references to Nevermore.

I’ve included my brand research, moodboard, inspiration, design exploration, sketches, alcohol-marker rendering and final visualization to show how the concept developed from research to the final design.

A note on the final visuals: I used AI-assisted visualization to communicate the final concept more realistically and show how I imagined the finished footwear as a real product. The research, concept development, design decisions, sketches and hand-rendered exploration are part of my own design process.

I’d really appreciate honest and constructive feedback.

I’m still learning product design, so I’d genuinely appreciate feedback on what works, what feels weak, and what I should explore differently in my iterations.

u/y-no-ds_y — 19 hours ago
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Introducing Euphony by Vitro Cantus: A Handcrafted KT88 Tube Amplifier Blending Engineering Precision, Smart Control, and Custom Aesthetics

Hi everyone!
I wanted to share my latest flagship project: Euphony, designed and hand-built under my brand Vitro Cantus.
As a process engineer and lifelong tube audio enthusiast, my vision for Euphony was to combine rigorous circuit topology with modern ergonomics—without compromising signal purity or build quality.
🛠️ Key Highlights & Technical Architecture
Power & Signal Tubes: Features a matched quad of Psvane KT88 power tubes paired with high-grade driver/preamp tubes for dynamic headroom, low distortion, and effortless drive.
Remote-Controlled Ergonomics: Full remote functionality controlling the iconic ALPS RK27 motorized potentiometer for smooth volume tracking, input switching via relays, Mute, Standby, and Main Power ON/OFF.
Relay Input Switching & Short Signal Paths: Audio inputs (PrePhono, CD, Aux, Tape, Radio) are switched via local high-grade relays right at the rear panel to keep signal paths ultra-short and eliminate crosstalk.
Integrated Bias Control: Features front-panel Bias selection with a top-mounted analog meter for quick, precise calibration without needing an external multimeter.
Modular Internal Layout: Engineered with separate PCB modules for power supply, control/relays, and audio circuits—optimizing grounding, thermal dissipation, and eliminating noise.
Custom Acoustic Shielding & Aesthetics: A distinct multi-layered, laser-cut acrylic top frame designed to protect the tubes while creating a unique illumination effect alongside the backlit control knobs.
🎵 The Philosophy
With Vitro Cantus, I treat every project as a bridge between pure audio engineering and functional art. Euphony was built to offer absolute clarity, rich micro-dynamics, and a dead-silent background noise floor, combined with the convenience of full modern control.
I'd love to hear your thoughts, answer any questions about the internal design or component choices, and connect with fellow DIYers and audiophiles!

u/VitroCantus — 1 day ago
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I built a CAM/CAD app because everything else annoyed me — here’s what it can do

I’ve been working on a CAM/CAD app for a while now, mostly because every tool I used kept slowing me down or forcing me into workflows that made no sense. So I finally snapped and built my own.

The whole thing is real‑time. You move geometry, it updates instantly. No sketch modes, no “finish sketch,” no regenerating half the model because you changed one dimension. It feels way closer to actually shaping something instead of babysitting a CAD program.

On the CAM side, I added a bunch of logic that helps instead of getting in the way. It suggests toolpaths, predicts collisions, auto‑builds roughing/finishing passes, and points out weak geometry before you commit to anything. It’s not “AI magic,” it’s just smart enough to stop you from doing dumb stuff or wasting time.

Everything updates live. Change the model → toolpaths update. Change the toolpath → simulation updates. No rebuild buttons, no dependency chains exploding because you nudged a face.

Performance was a big focus too. Geometry, slicing, material removal — all of it is GPU‑accelerated and reacts instantly. It’s the first CAM/CAD setup I’ve used that doesn’t break my flow.

If anyone wants to see it, I can post videos or GIFs. It’s way easier to show than explain. And if you’re into machining, CNC, CAD, robotics, whatever — I’d actually love feedback. I’m trying to make something that feels modern instead of stuck in 2005.

If you want to try a demo build, just say so.`

u/moneyplughub — 1 day ago
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Industrial Design Intern — CoziKat

Location: Mumbai (in-person/hybrid preferred — you'll be visiting our manufacturing partner regularly) Type: Internship About CoziKat: CoziKat is a made-in-India premium cat products brand — scratchers, loungers, and now expanding into cat furniture. Our products are illustrated by Indian designers, made by Indian artisans, and inspired by rescue and street cats. We're a small, hands-on team, and this role will work closely with the founder.

What you'll do

  • Design and sketch new cat furniture concepts — scratchers, loungers, multi-level pieces — starting with 2–3 core designs
  • Build working prototypes, iterating on structure, scale, and cat ergonomics (climbing, scratching angle, stability, sizing)
  • Work in CAD to translate sketches into manufacturable designs
  • Support assembly and hands-on testing of prototypes
  • Visit our manufacturing partner in Mumbai to review production feasibility and troubleshoot with the vendor directly — we already have vendors in place, so your focus is design and prototyping, not sourcing
  • Collaborate with our print/illustration team — they handle the surface designs, you handle the structure underneath

What we're looking for

  • Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, or a related field
  • Comfortable with CAD software (SolidWorks, Fusion 360, Rhino, or similar)
  • Strong sketching ability — you can communicate an idea on paper before it's modeled
  • Some hands-on prototyping/model-making experience — this is not a purely digital design role
  • Based in or able to be in Mumbai, since manufacturer visits are a regular part of the job
  • A design sensibility that's clean, quirky, and functional — we're not going for generic pet-store aesthetics
  • Bonus: interest in pets/cats, or experience designing for corrugated cardboard or other lightweight materials

Why this role

You'll see a product go from a sketch to a physical prototype to something sold on our site and marketplaces — start to finish, with real ownership over the first few pieces of a growing furniture line, not busywork on an established one.

To apply: DM Me

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u/Pleasant_Ad_9814 — 22 hours ago
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areer crossroads: UK Master’s vs 1 year of self-study for moving abroad? (Junior Design Engineer)

Hey everyone,

I’m a junior designer from South Korea with 2 years of total experience, 1 year in defense industry ID and 1 year in Eyewear Design Engineering.

I love traveling, getting new perspectives, and sharing experiences with people. Honestly, working solely in Korea feels pretty suffocating at times, so I'm actively trying to figure out a path to work abroad.

That said, I’m running into a few hurdles:

  • My English is still pretty basic.
  • My hands-on experience (dealing directly with factories, CMF, tooling, and mass production) is mostly limited to eyewear.
  • Being a junior, I feel like my core ID & engineering fundamentals still need work.

I’m currently torn between two main paths:

  1. Get a 1-year Master’s in the UK: Use a UK master's program to level up my English, sharpen my core design/engineering fundamentals, and build a path to get hired abroad.
  2. Stay in Korea for another year: Work my current job while grinding on English and DFM (Design for Manufacturability) theories on my own, then start applying directly overseas.

There aren't many people around me in Korea who have made this transition, so I wanted to ask this community. For those who’ve been in a similar spot or have experience with overseas hiring: which route makes more sense? Any advice or reality checks would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

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u/That_Part_6485 — 1 day ago
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ODEKÄ egg - Prototype

Hi everyone.

I posted a few months ago asking for feedback about the egg-shaped watch I was designing, finally the prototype arrived.

Been testing timekeeping, water resistance and daily wear the past few weeks and works as intended

The specs are:

37×39.5mm, 8mm thick, 316L steel case and milanese strap, sapphire crystal, 5 ATM water resistance

What do you think?

Would you wear it?

Old posts: https://www.reddit.com/r/IndustrialDesign/s/GlIu5OKYZd

https://www.reddit.com/r/IndustrialDesign/s/vAGemDMQ0D

u/Practical_Bike_2236 — 3 days ago
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Industrial Design Internship — Work with Big Brands, Retail Displays & Moonshot Projects

Hi everyone,

We’re hiring Industrial Design Interns at Nexmath LLP, a Mumbai-based design and 3D printing company working on retail displays, product development, prototyping, and execution for some of the biggest brands.

This internship is for people who want more than a certificate.

We’re looking for moonshot interns — people with big dreams, strong curiosity, and the hunger to build real things. You’ll work on standard client projects, but during your term you’ll also be given a moonshot project: an ambitious internal project where you can explore, experiment, prototype, and push your design thinking beyond normal internship work.

What you’ll work on:

Retail display design

3D printing and prototyping

Product development concepts

CAD modelling and technical detailing

Material/process exploration

AI-assisted design workflows

Moonshot internal innovation projects

Good to have:

Fusion 360 / SolidWorks / Rhino / Blender skills

Interest in 3D printing

Interest in electronics, mechanisms, AI, or new product development

Ability to sketch, think visually, and solve practical design problems

A portfolio that shows curiosity and execution, not just renders

Who we’re looking for:

Someone who wants to build things seriously.

Someone who dreams big but can also do the small boring details properly.

Someone who wants exposure to real client work, production constraints, manufacturing, and ambitious future-facing projects.

Pay: We will pay what is deserved based on skill, commitment, and contribution. This is not an unpaid internship.

Location: Mumbai / Hybrid depending on the candidate and role fit.

To apply, please DM me on Reddit with your portfolio and a short note about the kind of work you want to build.

Looking forward to finding people who want to build something bigger than a standard internship.

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u/PhilosopherSenior202 — 2 days ago
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Career advice: becoming a product designer in the outdoor industry

Hello Reddit,

I found your community looking for career advices for becoming a product designer. It‘s a dream of myself to work in the outdoor industry as a product designer for a long time, and I want to make the career shift in the next years. Here I am looking for help and an advice. I don‘t have a degree in product design/ industrial design and never really worked in that area, so I am happy about every insight and advice I can get.

About me: I currently work part time as a teacher for art and sports (studied both) and outdoor guide on my holidays (packrafting, Kayak, hiking). Being outdoor is a big passion for me and I really love to get in touch with new products and share my knowledge with other people about that. I would call myself a pretty advanced outdoor enthusiast with a wide range of experience in this field. Every year I sleep around 30-50 nights in a tent in various countries all around Europe and make presentations in local equipment shops about my work as a guide, presenting stories from my trips. I have some experience in photography as well, so this goes hand in hand.

I like to design, craft and develop products since many years. In my years studying art, design was one of my favourite subjects and I loved to create new ideas. While studying I started building fishing rods (fishing was a big thing for me then), created a little brand, sold some rods, but did quit later when I lost my interest in fishing. I learned something about different materials and design. 3 years ago I bought a sewing machine and started making my own outdoor equipment and fell deep in a rabbit hole of making backpacks all winter long, just to test them the next summer season. Everything I made was sketched and designed by myself, I don‘t use online patterns on my projects. But since today nearly all my work is done analog in my sketchbook and with pen and paper. I will dig deep in 3D Design and CAD programs this winter to develop some skills, but honestly I am not sure which skills are worth to invest. I thought about working with Fusion 360 and Seamly2D. I got pretty good feedback on my products and design from people who tested them, but don‘t really know what to do with all that in the next step. I would really appreciate to get some advice, tips, experience and insights for becoming a product designer and stepping into the outdoor industry.

I know that this field is hard work and full of competition, but it‘s worth a try for me. I just don‘t know how.

As a reference I show you some pictures of my work: A 100l volume packrafting backpack I did build last winter.

u/NeonEchoe28 — 3 days ago
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Packaging Design Assignment — Kunafa-inspired Lattafa Perfume Concept | Looking for feedback

Hi everyone! I’m a 2nd year Product Design student, and this is an academic packaging design project where I studied an existing brand and developed a new product concept within its design language.

For this project, I chose Lattafa and developed a concept for its gourmand fragrance direction, taking Kunafa as the main inspiration. I explored the dessert’s layers, pistachio, cream, Arabic decorative elements and the idea of premium yet playful luxury to translate these qualities into the bottle.

One of the main design decisions was to emboss the Lattafa identity directly into the bottle, rather than depending only on a conventional label. The intention was to make the bottle feel more distinctive and collectible, so that it could still have visual value even after the perfume has been used.

I’ve included my brand research, inspiration, design development, alcohol-marker rendering and final visualization in the carousel to show the process from research to the final concept.

A note on the final visuals: I used AI-assisted visualization to communicate the final product more clearly and explore how the concept could look as a finished, realistic object. The research, concept development, design decisions, sketches and hand-rendered exploration are part of my own design process.

I’d genuinely appreciate honest and constructive feedback.

I’m still learning and would really like to understand what works, what doesn't, and what I could improve in my next iteration.

u/y-no-ds_y — 2 days ago
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Industrial Designers: Do You Have Fun?

Our tools are grey plastic markers. Paper. Please invest in one of those metal circle jigs made of warm brass, some nice flock lined compass set and anything wood. It makes drawing more attractive. ID schools should have a week dedicated to making a pen holder out of foam core, a flower vase, a coffee mug holder and a little trash bin. A laptop stand of course, that’s easy.

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u/Mouse-castle — 2 days ago
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The Manivelle N°65 Quentin by Manivelle

What I really like here is the way practicality becomes the identity of the bike.

The front and rear racks are obviously there to carry things, but instead of trying to make them disappear, they are really put forward as part of the design > oranged!

When a product has something innovative or different, that difference needs to be visible. From ten meters away, you should already understand that this is not just another bike. There is something special happening.

By keeping the frame white and making the functional additions bright orange, the innovation is immediately highlighted. You see the racks first, you understand that they are important, and then you naturally start reading how they work and how they connect to the bike.

That’s an important part of design: not only creating a new function, but also making that function easy to see and easy to understand.

If the user has to look closely, read a description, or have someone explain why the product is different, then part of the design opportunity has been missed.

Good design is also about communication. The function has to work, of course, but ideally the product should communicate what makes it unique almost intuitively. leManoosh.com

u/lemanoosh_official — 3 days ago
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Incoming Interior/Spatial Design student: what laptop would you buy if you were starting university again? Mac vs Windows + should we wait?

Hi! I'm helping my younger sister choose her first laptop before she starts university in 2027, and I'd really appreciate advice from Interior Design/Interior Architecture students and working designers. She is also kind of interested in Product/Industrial Design but is a bit unsure.

Her course isn't finalized yet, but her shortlist has become much more interior/spatial/furniture-focused than we initially thought.

Some of the courses she's currently considering are along the lines of:

  • Pearl Academy – Interior Architectural Design
  • IIAD – Interior Architecture & Design
  • NID – Furniture & Interior Design
  • MIT Institute of Design – Interior Space & Furniture Design
  • Symbiosis Institute of Design – Interior Space Design
  • University of Edinburgh – Interior Design
  • Glasgow School of Art – Interior Design
  • possibly NAFA – Biophilic Design

She's also considering one or two broader interdisciplinary options such as Bristol's Design with Innovation, so we don't know exactly where she'll end up yet.

She's currently in CBSE Class 12 studying Fine Arts/Painting, Fashion Design, History, Political Science, Psychology and English, so she has a creative background but basically no CAD/3D/software experience yet.

That's why I don't want to pretend we know whether she “needs” Revit, Rhino, 3ds Max, SketchUp, AutoCAD, Blender, V-Ray, Enscape, Lumion, etc.

I'd rather ask people who've actually studied these courses:

What software did you genuinely end up using during your Interior Design degree?

Did the software requirements change substantially between first year and final year?

Were there programmes you expected to need but barely used?

Did rendering eventually become the thing that demanded the most from your laptop?

Mac vs Windows

This is probably our biggest uncertainty.

She's open to both.

We like MacBooks because of the battery life, build quality, portability and longevity, and she already uses an iPhone/iPad.

But I don't want to buy her a MacBook now and discover in year 2 or 3 that her course relies heavily on Windows-only or Windows-preferred software.

For people who actually studied Interior Design / Interior Architecture:

  • Did anyone successfully use a Mac throughout the entire degree?
  • What software caused problems, if any?
  • Did you end up needing Windows anyway?
  • Would you personally choose Mac again?

And for people who used Windows creator/gaming laptops:

  • Was the extra GPU performance actually useful?
  • Did the weight and charger become annoying?
  • What was battery life like during ordinary classes?
  • Did fan noise/heat become a problem?
  • Would you buy another high-performance Windows laptop?

What we're looking for

This will probably be her only computer, rather than a laptop + desktop setup.

We'd ideally like it to last around 4–6 years, including later-year 3D/rendering work rather than merely surviving for Word and web browsing.

We're buying new in India.

Budget is roughly:

₹1 lakh = ideal
₹1.3–1.5 lakh = completely comfortable if worthwhile
₹1.8 lakh = roughly the normal ceiling
Could stretch closer to ₹2 lakh only if there is a genuinely substantial long-term benefit

Her personal priorities are pretty simple:

  • reliable
  • good battery life
  • not unnecessarily heavy
  • good screen
  • able to handle her degree for years
  • preferably not ugly

She'll probably be carrying it alongside sketchbooks/materials, so something around 1.8–2.2 kg sounds more appealing than a huge gaming machine.

She already has an iPad, so she doesn't necessarily need a touchscreen laptop.

Gaming is basically irrelevant.

She probably won't have a permanent external monitor either, so the laptop screen will matter.

One more question: should we even buy yet?

She starts university in 2027, but we're currently considering buying the laptop within the next few months, especially so he can kind of start experimenting with some software a bit and also for her applications.

Because her university isn't finalized yet, would experienced students wait until she has an offer/course-specific computer requirements, or is it reasonable to buy now if we choose a sufficiently versatile Windows machine?

If you were starting an Interior Design/Interior Architecture degree again today, knowing what you know now:

What type of laptop would you buy, and what would you avoid?

I'm especially interested in long-term experiences — what became a bottleneck, what broke, what you regretted spending money on, and what specifications actually mattered by final year.

Thank you!

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u/Funny-Nectarine5854 — 3 days ago
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Keyshot Product Marketing Imagery

I’m currently working on the renderings for a drone concept that I designed as a personal project. I’m actually quite happy with how they turned out so far, but I’m sure there are still one or two things I might be overlooking.

I’d really appreciate some feedback, especially on the lighting, materials, composition, camera angles, and overall realism. Maybe there are some small details or techniques that could make the renders feel even more polished and professional.

So if you have any tips or things you would approach differently, I’d love to hear them!

u/-Av3nTad0R- — 4 days ago
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UK schools for industrial design

working on my UCAS right now and i need to finalize what schools i plan to apply to. i want to take industrial design/product design. right now my 5 schools are:

  • CSM
  • Imperial (design engineering for this one)
  • Loughborough
  • Brunel
  • Northumbria

im debating between switching out either brunel/northumbria for leeds. does anyone have any advice/experience in these schools they are willing to share?

my dream course is an equal mix between industrial design and mechanical engineering, though i don't mind more focus on the design aspect.

tysm!

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u/Stunning_Run253 — 3 days ago
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Better to study Product Design in Australia or the UK for undergrad?

I'm in between two two universities for two different countries. I'm thinking of doing an Bachelors in Industrial Design in either Monash Univ or QUT in Australia or Industrial Design / Product Design in Brunel uni or Nottingham Trent Uni in the UK. The costs are pretty similar but I just wanted to ask which industry or schools are better if I want to pivot to Furniture or Tech?

does studying in Australia vs. the UK make a significant difference to career outcomes or industry opportunities?

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u/Unlikely_Bison_7802 — 3 days ago