29 April 2022 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post Holiday product ideas ready for take off 2022 Holiday Trends Many travel experts have predicted that travelling will increase this year as restrictions ease and places go back to being open as normal in the UK. One trend that has been listed for this year is more personal development retreats. After lockdown, many will use [...]
26 April 2022 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post Happy world IP day! To celebrate world IP day, we wanted to reflect on some of our client's success on getting their patent's granted. Dawn Taaffe - Owner of Esme Amore tights Innovate Design was the very first company I felt confident to approach to help me initially create concept design boards. I felt that [...]
30 March 2022 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post Companies and governments around the globe are racing to invest in innovative technologies Solutions to address energy security and climate change have never been more important. Companies and governments around the globe are racing to invest in exciting, innovative technologies to produce energy, or use it more efficiently. Some of the ideas already in development [...]
19 January 2022 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post The Apprentice: Meet the designers What was your role in the show? Olivia: “I was the app designer for the boy’s team- I put together the game mechanism, artwork assets, styling and interruption screens based on the boy’s requests.” Isaac: “I was on the design team modelling up the toothbrush design in 3D CAD and [...]
13 January 2022 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post Lessons from the Apprentice: How to avoid designing a turd The Apprentice is back bigger than ever and returning after a two-year break due to Covid-19. In the first episode, candidates were asked to create a marketing campaign for a new cruise liner. The boys’ team led by Harry created a logo that many on [...]
7 January 2022 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post Entrepreneurship in 2022 Happy New Year! January is a great time to get inspired and turn an idea into a reality. Both The Apprentice and Dragons Den have new series starting on the 6th of January so it will be great to see some more entrepreneurship return to our screens! The Apprentice sees a group [...]
21 December 2021 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post Products to market 2021 As 2021 draws to an end, we are celebrating our clients and their inventions who have made it onto the market this year. We would love to share some with you. Although this year has been challenging with ongoing restrictions, we wanted to provide some inspiration going into the New Year (and [...]
5 November 2021 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post Aesthetic Appeal Vs Functionality Is aesthetic appeal more important than function? When designing a product, there are many things to consider, such as aesthetics and functionality. Sometimes these factors can work together in harmony, other times sacrifices need to be made. Irons An interesting example is that of the common clothes iron. Clothes irons are [...]
5 November 2021 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post Electronic Engineering While a wide and ever-growing discipline, electronic engineering is primarily the design of electronic circuits to achieve various functions. This would involve utilising the many different electronic components to manipulate electrical current to then preform specific tasks. This could involve tasks in communications, automation, signal processing, computation and much more. Electronics is a [...]
3 November 2021 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post Why do a patent search right now? You’ve googled your idea and come up empty handed… You tell yourself: ‘Nobody’s done this before.’ … Are you sure? Remember, absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. Or, as Baroness Karren Brady puts it: “To begin with, before you spend any more money, you need to [...]
