Today I finished writing down a writeup analyzing the Ultimaker
Controller creation
process. Maybe you enjoy reading it!
very nice greetings,
Bernhard
Why hardware hackers should investigate design, or, the tale of the
UltiPanel.
This document <http://kariert.org/design/hackersdesign.pdf>describes the
creation process of the Ultimaker controller. The intention is to raise
awareness of industrial design to the nowadays very common "hardware
hacker".
"Please do not be fooled about the profound scientific
look of this document. It’s a mirage. In fact, its
a tale and a story, of how an object came to be from
a need. A tale of how an mere playful hardware hack
developed into a product. And how and why industrial
design made the difference. As with many tales, there is
a lecture to be learned in the end."
"I found out that he tried to hide my panel from public view at his
performances. He disliked the design. He disliked all my nice buttons.
Irritating that was. In my eyes, it was the perfect thing.
My great brilliant menu, a failure? The weeks of coding,
all for nothing? It was like he spoke a different
language when he argumented."
"It is my current believe that industrial design saved
my panel. And it would have saved me a lot of trouble,
if I understood some design concepts at an earlier
stage. Personally, I think that a general knowledge of
design should be part of each hardware hackers portfolio.
Not only to to create better objects, but also to
being able to speak with a dedicated industrial designer
at eye level, and to understand their remarks. On the
other hand, also industrial designers can deliver better
results if their knowledge about the technical function
and options is increased. Both sides need to communicate,
also outside of a product cycle."
I think you have some good points in there for the target group you
wrote it for, the hackers, who in my opinion too, need to understand
some of the concept you mention a little better.
it contains a lot of workable tools for various stages of the
industrial design process, which are used during the education of many
industrial designers in the Netherlands (and probably around the
world).
greetings
Argun
On May 30, 10:14 am, Bernhard Kubicek <bernhard.kubi...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Today I finished writing down a writeup analyzing the Ultimaker
> Controller creation
> process. Maybe you enjoy reading it!
> very nice greetings,
> Bernhard
> Why hardware hackers should investigate design, or, the tale of the
> UltiPanel.
> This document <http://kariert.org/design/hackersdesign.pdf>describes the
> creation process of the Ultimaker controller. The intention is to raise
> awareness of industrial design to the nowadays very common "hardware
> hacker".
> "Please do not be fooled about the profound scientific
> look of this document. It’s a mirage. In fact, its
> a tale and a story, of how an object came to be from
> a need. A tale of how an mere playful hardware hack
> developed into a product. And how and why industrial
> design made the difference. As with many tales, there is
> a lecture to be learned in the end."
> "I found out that he tried to hide my panel from public view at his
> performances. He disliked the design. He disliked all my nice buttons.
> Irritating that was. In my eyes, it was the perfect thing.
> My great brilliant menu, a failure? The weeks of coding,
> all for nothing? It was like he spoke a different
> language when he argumented."
> "It is my current believe that industrial design saved
> my panel. And it would have saved me a lot of trouble,
> if I understood some design concepts at an earlier
> stage. Personally, I think that a general knowledge of
> design should be part of each hardware hackers portfolio.
> Not only to to create better objects, but also to
> being able to speak with a dedicated industrial designer
> at eye level, and to understand their remarks. On the
> other hand, also industrial designers can deliver better
> results if their knowledge about the technical function
> and options is increased. Both sides need to communicate,
> also outside of a product cycle."
Hi Bernhard,
I got the ultipanel yesterday and have to study to work with it without the USB connection to the PC.
It looks great.
As a retired lecturer at a UAS I always promoted methodical engineering. You learned the right lessons and described them well! Good job!
The TUDelft link gives a good guidance for the process. The motivation and talent of the individual designer is -of course- crucial.
very nice greetings, Frans
Op woensdag 30 mei 2012 10:14:20 UTC+2 schreef Bernhard Kubicek het volgende:
> Today I finished writing down a writeup analyzing the Ultimaker Controller creation > process. Maybe you enjoy reading it!
> very nice greetings, > Bernhard
> Why hardware hackers should investigate design, or, the tale of the > UltiPanel. > This document <http://kariert.org/design/hackersdesign.pdf>describes the > creation process of the Ultimaker controller. The intention is to raise > awareness of industrial design to the nowadays very common "hardware > hacker".
> "Please do not be fooled about the profound scientific
> look of this document. It’s a mirage. In fact, its
> a tale and a story, of how an object came to be from
> a need. A tale of how an mere playful hardware hack
> developed into a product. And how and why industrial
> design made the difference. As with many tales, there is
> a lecture to be learned in the end."
> "I found out that he tried to hide my panel from public view at his > performances. He disliked the design. He disliked all my nice buttons.
> Irritating that was. In my eyes, it was the perfect thing.
> My great brilliant menu, a failure? The weeks of coding,
> all for nothing? It was like he spoke a different
> language when he argumented."
> "It is my current believe that industrial design saved
> my panel. And it would have saved me a lot of trouble,
> if I understood some design concepts at an earlier
> stage. Personally, I think that a general knowledge of
> design should be part of each hardware hackers portfolio.
> Not only to to create better objects, but also to
> being able to speak with a dedicated industrial designer
> at eye level, and to understand their remarks. On the
> other hand, also industrial designers can deliver better
> results if their knowledge about the technical function
> and options is increased. Both sides need to communicate,
> also outside of a product cycle."
On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Frans <frans.dejon...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Bernhard,
> I got the ultipanel yesterday and have to study to work with it without
> the USB connection to the PC.
> It looks great.
> As a retired lecturer at a UAS I always promoted methodical
> engineering. You learned the right lessons and described them well! Good
> job!
> The TUDelft link gives a good guidance for the process.
> The motivation and talent of the individual designer is -of course-
> crucial.
> very nice greetings,
> Frans
> Op woensdag 30 mei 2012 10:14:20 UTC+2 schreef Bernhard Kubicek het
> volgende:
>> Today I finished writing down a writeup analyzing the Ultimaker
>> Controller creation process. Maybe you enjoy reading it!
>> very nice greetings,
>> Bernhard
>> Why hardware hackers should investigate design, or, the tale of the
>> UltiPanel.
>> This document <http://kariert.org/design/hackersdesign.pdf>describes the
>> creation process of the Ultimaker controller. The intention is to raise
>> awareness of industrial design to the nowadays very common "hardware
>> hacker".
>> "Please do not be fooled about the profound scientific
>> look of this document. It’s a mirage. In fact, its
>> a tale and a story, of how an object came to be from
>> a need. A tale of how an mere playful hardware hack
>> developed into a product. And how and why industrial
>> design made the difference. As with many tales, there is
>> a lecture to be learned in the end."
>> "I found out that he tried to hide my panel from public view at his
>> performances. He disliked the design. He disliked all my nice buttons.
>> Irritating that was. In my eyes, it was the perfect thing.
>> My great brilliant menu, a failure? The weeks of coding,
>> all for nothing? It was like he spoke a different
>> language when he argumented."
>> "It is my current believe that industrial design saved
>> my panel. And it would have saved me a lot of trouble,
>> if I understood some design concepts at an earlier
>> stage. Personally, I think that a general knowledge of
>> design should be part of each hardware hackers portfolio.
>> Not only to to create better objects, but also to
>> being able to speak with a dedicated industrial designer
>> at eye level, and to understand their remarks. On the
>> other hand, also industrial designers can deliver better
>> results if their knowledge about the technical function
>> and options is increased. Both sides need to communicate,
>> also outside of a product cycle."
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