26 April 2022 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post 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 once I had my [...]
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 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 then assembling it the next [...]
13 January 2022 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post 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 social media said looked like a ‘turd’, due to its [...]
7 January 2022 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post 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 of businesspeople competing [...]
21 December 2021 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post 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 think they would make [...]
5 November 2021 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post 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 often stylised to appear [...]
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 [...]
16 July 2021 by James Mcinerny | Comments are off for this post What is it? Crowdfunding, is where a business or enterprise, offers various incentives to a group of potential investors who donate funds in return for various rewards. Rather than having a nervous trip to the bank manager whereby you ask one source for a large amount of money, here you are effectively asking multiple people [...]
