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Why so Little Launch Reliability?

• July 13, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Aerospace, Design Theory, Science
Tags: Challenger Accident, fight the last war, STS51

Roman Construction Engineering

• January 8, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory, Science
Tags: Roman arch, roman arches, roman concrete, roman design, roman engineering

Design is a Necessary Evil (at Best)

• January 5, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory

KotP – Four years on…

• November 27, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory
Tags: A Keeper of the Prophecies, A Keeper of the Prophesies, AKotp, DromEd, frobber, KotP, thief 2

Engineers Optimize – Designers Invent

• November 3, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory

Mr. Martin

• September 29, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory
Tags: Sherborn, Nissin Bakery, Cushman Bakery, Mr. Martin, obsolete skills, MacArthur's Market

A spectacular success can sometimes spell disaster

• June 13, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory
Tags: Baikonur, Buran, Cosmodrome, Design Theory, Energia, NASA, space shuttle

Excessive secrecy can kill a design project

• June 13, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory
Tags: Design Theory, Goddard, inventor, rocket, secrecy, spaceflight, Von Braun

Design does not happen in one step

• June 13, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory
Tags: apollo, change, design philosophy, Design Theory, Dialectic, feedback, fools, lunar module, technology

Success and failure both matter

• June 13, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory
Tags: apollo, Apollo 1, Apollo 13, astronaut, Design Theory, failure, Frank Borman, NASA, prototype, space shuttle, spacecraft, success

Guiding Principles of a Good Design

• June 13, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory
Tags: Chevy Vega, Design Theory, General Motors, scalable

Design Parameters

• June 13, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory
Tags: Design Theory, project, Design Parameters, mission, intent, goal, objective, serendipity, over-constrained

Design and Technology

• June 12, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Design Theory
Tags: Brooklyn Bridge, Design Theory, gothic arch, Industrial Revolution, Roman arch, technology

Design is an exploration of new territory

• June 12, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory
Tags: Design Theory, fog, highway, Lincoln, Mississippi, river, uncharted

A design can only be as good as its concept

• June 12, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory
Tags: concept, Design Theory, Edsel, fiasco, mockup, monstrosity, styling, vision

Faith and Reason in Design

• June 12, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory
Tags: 200-inch, Design Theory, Faith and Reason, George Emery Hale, Hale Telescope, invention, Palomar, Russell Porter

Design obsolescence creeps up on us slowly

• June 12, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory
Tags: AutoCAD, CAD, Design Theory, Nedball, P-CAD, Pads, PCB, PowerPCB, VAX

Never outshine the master

• June 12, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory
Tags: boss, criticism, Design Theory, outshine, politics, reputation, staff

In design, there is almost always a reason for the madness

• June 12, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory
Tags: apollo, Apollo 13, cover story, lander, lunar, moon, NASA, Skylab

Natural-born designers can learn to design anything

• June 10, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory
Tags: complex world, Designers, electronics, engineering, George Jetson, natural-born, passion, software

Designers need to watch out for each other

• June 10, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory
Tags: design job, employer, employment, laid off, looking for a job

A designer is only as good as the next design

• June 9, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory
Tags: creativity, ego, ingenuity, project, success

A designer is part of a greater community

• June 9, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory
Tags: documentation, greater community, product design

Too many chefs can spoil the design stew

• June 9, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory
Tags: dude ranch, hair-brained, Joe Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy, Manufacturing, Marketing, Research, too many chefs

Good designers borrow; great designers steal

• June 9, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory
Tags: CAD, Design Theory, invention, PCB, Picasso, Printed circuit board

Newer companies often make better homes for designers

• June 9, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory
Tags: Design Theory, Edgerton, idealism, lab, lifecycle, MIT, workplace

Inches and Millimeters in Aerospace Design

• June 8, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory
Tags: aerospace, mars, metric system, NASA, space, spacecraft

Design is story-telling

• June 7, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory
Tags: Design Theory, illusions, New York City, spacesuit, story telling, Storytelling, urchin

Design is more than just knowing the rules

• June 7, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory
Tags: apprentice, baseball rules, Design rules, internship, professional, rules

Design is mostly myth-making

• June 7, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory
Tags: Design Theory, innovation, invention, mystique, myth, product design

Those who fund a project always have the last word

• June 6, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory
Tags: California gold rush, Clark Refractor, Crypt, James Lick, monument, patron, Telescope

Design is more than operating design tools

• June 3, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Design Theory
Tags: apollo, CAD, design automation, Design Theory, drafting, draftsmen, product development

No Stone Left Unturned

Archive for the 'Design Theory' Category

Why so Little Launch Reliability?

Roman Construction Engineering

Design is a Necessary Evil (at Best)

KotP – Four years on…

Engineers Optimize – Designers Invent

Mr. Martin

A spectacular success can sometimes spell disaster

Excessive secrecy can kill a design project

Design does not happen in one step

Success and failure both matter

Guiding Principles of a Good Design

Design Parameters

Design and Technology

Design is an exploration of new territory

A design can only be as good as its concept

Faith and Reason in Design

Design obsolescence creeps up on us slowly

Never outshine the master

In design, there is almost always a reason for the madness

Natural-born designers can learn to design anything

Designers need to watch out for each other

A designer is only as good as the next design

A designer is part of a greater community

Too many chefs can spoil the design stew

Good designers borrow; great designers steal

Newer companies often make better homes for designers

Inches and Millimeters in Aerospace Design

Design is story-telling

Design is more than just knowing the rules

Design is mostly myth-making

Those who fund a project always have the last word

Design is more than operating design tools

Human existence is a combination of accident and design

Design Happens in a World of Ideas

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