186: Product Renderings for a New Invention

Published: July 27, 2023, 2:38 p.m.

b'David Brown is a design engineer at Mako Design.\\xa0 He has both a product engineering and an industrial design background.\\xa0 Today David is going to share some valuable knowledge for inventors, startups, and small manufacturers on what photo-realistic product renderings are, how they are designed and produced for hardware products, and why they are so valuable for hardware startups whether you are using them to raise money or using them to capture new hardware product sales.\\nToday you will hear us talk about:\\n\\nThere are many different types of hardware invention renderings\\n\\nLow fidelity renders\\n\\nCAD renders\\n\\nGreat renders first require the foundation of great computer-aided design.\\n\\nRendering is a whole art, and is no simple.\\n\\nRenders determine the materials, finishes, lighting, reflections, background, etc.\\n\\nVideo can be quite exciting, especially for investors.\\n\\nHero shots, zooming in and out, fading, exploded view.\\n\\nExploded view is very powerful.\\n\\n\\nDavid Brown Links:\\nLinkedIn | Mako Design\\n\\nThe Product Startup Podcast Links:\\nhttps://www.ProductStartup.com/\\nInstagram | LinkedIn | Facebook Page | Facebook Group | Pinterest | Twitter | YouTube\\n\\nMako Design Links:\\nhttps://www.makodesign.com/\\nYouTube | Instagram | LinkedIn | Facebook | Pinterest | Twitter\\n\\nKevin Mako Links:\\nInstagram | LinkedIn | Quora | Facebook | Twitter\\n\\nPartner: PTC\\u2019s best-in-class software solutions Onshape: The only cloud-native product development platform that delivers full-featured computer-aided design (CAD), integrated product data management (PDM) and enterprise analytics in a single system, and Creo: 3D CAD solution that provides designers with the most innovative tools to build better products faster, such as generative design, additive manufacturing, real-time simulation, IIoT, and augmented reality.\\n\\nProducer: MAKO Design + Invent is the original firm providing world-class consumer product development services tailored to startups, small manufacturers, and inventors. Simply put, we are the leading one-stop-shop for developing your physical product from idea to store shelves, all in a high-quality, cost-effective, and timely manner. We operate as one powerhouse 30-person product design team spread across 4 offices to serve you (Austin, Miami, San Francisco, & Toronto). We have full-stack in-house industrial design, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, patent referral, prototyping, and manufacturing services. To assist our startup and inventor clients, in addition to above, we help with business strategy, product strategy, marketing, and sales/distribution for all consumer product categories.'