Sometimes little details make you smack your forehead and say, "Of course! How clever!" What are some little-known useful features and small but practical design elements built into everyday things that people either take for granted, or aren't aware of? [more inside]
posted by cuddles.mcsnuggy on Oct 16, 2012 - 45 answers

Can anyone recommend good texts for a new engineer to study while searching for work? [more inside]
posted by just.good.enough on Mar 14, 2011 - 4 answers

Sometimes a new product comes about that has such a unique and superior design, that it completes changes the way we think about that given product. I am looking for examples of new products that have brought about a significant change in the paradigm of what we though the product could be, and would later become the new standard of how that product would be designed. I'd prefer some examples that only occurred in the past 100 years or so. [more inside]
posted by upplepop on Apr 11, 2010 - 52 answers

Am looking for a sample product design contract. Know where there is a (hopefully free) one i can take apart and re-write before taking to a lawyer? [more inside]
posted by gonzo_ID on Jul 29, 2009 - 5 answers

(How) Should I pursue a career in industrial design? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 16, 2009 - 7 answers

Looking for stats on what people THINK is most important in a "green" product. [more inside]
posted by Eringatang on May 24, 2007 - 5 answers

Software product manager: How do I handle this difficult client? [more inside]
posted by pallen123 on Sep 9, 2006 - 20 answers

Product packaging designers: Can you tell me the name of the process in which plastic labels are heat shrunk to conform to the shape of containers like this... [more inside]
posted by sharksandwich on Apr 10, 2005 - 2 answers