# IDology #12 - How to communicate in a product design project

- Show: [IDology](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/idology)
- Published: 2023-04-12
- Length: 25m
- Episode: 12
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/idology/2023-04-12-idology-12-how-to-communicate-in-a-product-design-project
- Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindsailors/episodes/IDology-12---How-to-communicate-in-a-product-design-project-e227qrf

## Summary

Voiteko and Anita from the industrial design studio Mindsailors discuss how ambiguous terminology in product design leads to costly misunderstandings between clients and designers. They clarify the distinctions between industrial design and product design, the iterative nature of R&D, and the specific roles of different prototype types (visual vs. mechanical). The conversation highlights the challenges of applying software methodologies like Agile to physical manufacturing and the critical difference between conceptual 3D models and manufacturing-ready CAD data.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/idology/2023-04-12-idology-12-how-to-communicate-in-a-product-design-project#t=1) Introduction: The Problem of Miscommunication
- [2:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/idology/2023-04-12-idology-12-how-to-communicate-in-a-product-design-project#t=125) Defining Industrial Design vs. Product Design
- [7:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/idology/2023-04-12-idology-12-how-to-communicate-in-a-product-design-project#t=438) The Reality of Research and Development
- [9:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/idology/2023-04-12-idology-12-how-to-communicate-in-a-product-design-project#t=568) Prototypes: Visual, Mechanical, and Manufacturing
- [13:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/idology/2023-04-12-idology-12-how-to-communicate-in-a-product-design-project#t=807) Agile Methodology in Physical Product Development
- [15:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/idology/2023-04-12-idology-12-how-to-communicate-in-a-product-design-project#t=943) Visual Concepts and Design for Manufacturing
- [20:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/idology/2023-04-12-idology-12-how-to-communicate-in-a-product-design-project#t=1213) 3D Models: Presentation vs. Engineering Data

## Topics

- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Google (company)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [149: How to Professionally Prototype your Invention Idea](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2022-11-09-149-how-to-professionally-prototype-your-invention-idea) (Product Startup)
- [223: Mechanical Prototype Parts vs. Pre-Production Parts for Plastic Inventions](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2024-04-26-223-mechanical-prototype-parts-vs-pre-production-parts-for-plastic-inventions) (Product Startup)
- [S7E16 Chad Walters | Constraints, Iteration, & Industrial Design in Product Development](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2026-04-10-s7e16-chad-walters-constraints-iteration-industrial-design-in-product-developmen) (Being an Engineer)
- [417: Special Old People Shoes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-11-03-417-special-old-people-shoes) (Making It)
- [203: Design for Manufacturing for a New Invention Product](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2023-11-24-203-design-for-manufacturing-for-a-new-invention-product) (Product Startup)

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