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 [...]
16 July 2021 by James Mcinerny | Comments are off for this post Crowdfunding. 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 [...]