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Our latest news, our biggest projects, and our best resources. Everything you need to know about hiring and working efficiently with a product development partner.
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Our latest news, our biggest projects, and our best resources. Everything you need to know about hiring and working efficiently with a product development partner.
Conor Fredricks Joins Our Family Business!
We have some great news to share... Conor Fredricks has joined our family business. Conor graduated from Kendall College of Art and Design in May 2016 and was heavily recruited by design firms and corporations. We reminded him through the rigorous...
Fredricks Design Review 3: Artificial Intelligence
In our previous Fredricks Design Reviews, we've talked about virtual reality and augmented reality. Now, let's get into an even fuzzier area of technology and philosophy: artificial intelligence. The term "artificial intelligence" was coined by a computer...
Fredricks Design Review 2: Augmented Reality
In our last Fredricks Design Review, we took a look at Google Cardboard, an inexpensive gateway to virtual reality. Today, we're going to dig a little deeper into another reality bender called "augmented reality". "But whoa, bro. Isn't all...
Fredricks Design Review 1: Google Cardboard
I had a vivid flashback this morning. During the assembly of a Google Cardboard at my desk, I time-traveled to 1986 and relived the unboxing of my first Nintendo console. The simplicity of the setup and the anticipation of hours of novel...
CES 2016 Insights
A visit to CES is like taking a trip to Europe. You have to choose where you spend your time or you run the risk of experiential overload. There is a lot to see and too little time. A high degree of patience is required for any visit to...
How to Construct an Effective Design Brief
"We benchmark in/out of market, gather voice of the consumer (VOC) and intelligence to form a project brief that outlines goals and problem statements. Our clients sometimes provide the project brief". This quote, from the Discover Phase of our product development...
Ben Fredricks Celebrates 6 Years with Our Company!
Ben Fredricks joined our family business on November 30, 2009 and it's been a wonderful journey, so far! They say that height and talent skip a generation. This is entirely the case in our family. Please note that, Ben is not standing on a soapbox in the photo above....
What is Freespace in the Product Development Process?
What is Freespace? It's the first phase in our product development process and it's where unmet needs are identified and product ideas begin to surface for future exploration and development. Freespace is a word we came up with to describe the...
The Story of Telling Our Story
Recently, we launched our revamped Fredricks Design company website. We are very proud to have collectively designed the layout, graphics, and functionality in-house with the assistance of our great IT support guru Nate Beighley from Vortex...
Jim Biros Marks 30 Years with Fredricks Design, Inc.!
Today is a big day for our firm. We are celebrating the 30th anniversary of Jim Biros (the handsome guy on the right) with Fredricks Design! I run the risk of writing too much about our relationship and I do not want to embarrass Jim. He is a...
Conor Fredricks Joins Our Family Business!
We have some great news to share... Conor Fredricks has joined our family business. Conor graduated from Kendall College of Art and Design in May 2016 and was heavily recruited by design firms and corporations. We reminded him through the rigorous...
Fredricks Design Review 3: Artificial Intelligence
In our previous Fredricks Design Reviews, we've talked about virtual reality and augmented reality. Now, let's get into an even fuzzier area of technology and philosophy: artificial intelligence. The term "artificial intelligence" was coined by a computer...
Fredricks Design Review 2: Augmented Reality
In our last Fredricks Design Review, we took a look at Google Cardboard, an inexpensive gateway to virtual reality. Today, we're going to dig a little deeper into another reality bender called "augmented reality". "But whoa, bro. Isn't all...
Fredricks Design Review 1: Google Cardboard
I had a vivid flashback this morning. During the assembly of a Google Cardboard at my desk, I time-traveled to 1986 and relived the unboxing of my first Nintendo console. The simplicity of the setup and the anticipation of hours of novel...
CES 2016 Insights
A visit to CES is like taking a trip to Europe. You have to choose where you spend your time or you run the risk of experiential overload. There is a lot to see and too little time. A high degree of patience is required for any visit to...
How to Construct an Effective Design Brief
"We benchmark in/out of market, gather voice of the consumer (VOC) and intelligence to form a project brief that outlines goals and problem statements. Our clients sometimes provide the project brief". This quote, from the Discover Phase of our product development...
Ben Fredricks Celebrates 6 Years with Our Company!
Ben Fredricks joined our family business on November 30, 2009 and it's been a wonderful journey, so far! They say that height and talent skip a generation. This is entirely the case in our family. Please note that, Ben is not standing on a soapbox in the photo above....
What is Freespace in the Product Development Process?
What is Freespace? It's the first phase in our product development process and it's where unmet needs are identified and product ideas begin to surface for future exploration and development. Freespace is a word we came up with to describe the...
The Story of Telling Our Story
Recently, we launched our revamped Fredricks Design company website. We are very proud to have collectively designed the layout, graphics, and functionality in-house with the assistance of our great IT support guru Nate Beighley from Vortex...
Jim Biros Marks 30 Years with Fredricks Design, Inc.!
Today is a big day for our firm. We are celebrating the 30th anniversary of Jim Biros (the handsome guy on the right) with Fredricks Design! I run the risk of writing too much about our relationship and I do not want to embarrass Jim. He is a...
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Industrial Design and Engineering Studio.