design for emerging technologies

How well the bear dances:design for emerging technologies

Daniel Soltis, Moving BrandsRe:Design November 2013

My favorite moment for design

3D printing as example and metaphor

2 years ago

This year

2 years ago

This year

From technical proof-of-conceptto a part of your life

Look and feel, interface and user experience

The toolchain

How does this fit into my life?

Business models and scale

Look and feel, interface and user experience

Look and feel, interface and user experience

The toolchain

Idea

Virtual model

Instructions for machine

Physical object

The toolchain

Idea

Virtual model

Instructions for machine

Physical object

3D software

Slicing software

Printer

The toolchain

Idea

Virtual model

Instructions for machine

Physical object

What do I want?

Can I use someone

else’s model?

Do I knowany 3D design

software?

Can I expressmy idea asa design?

Does my model ‘make sense’

to print?Is my model in

the right file format?

Will my model print without

errors?Does my object

look and function as I hoped?

How does it fit into my life?

How does it fit into my life?

How does it fit into my life?

How does it fit into my life?

Business models and scale

What’s new?

What’s a bit rough around the edges?

What future do we imagine?

How can we help create that future?