Curated Video
USA: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMS VICTORY IN LAWSUIT AGAINST MICROSOFT
English/Nat
The U-S Justice Department on Thursday claimed victory in its lawsuit against Microsoft Corporation over what it called anti-competitive practices.
A federal judge ordered Microsoft to stop forcing computer makers to install...
Bloomberg
Inflation Will Be Driven by Policy, Says Zlotnikov
Sep.10 -- Vadim Zlotnikov, Fidelity Institutional Asset Management president, talks about his investment strategy on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
Bridgeman Arts
By Designer part 2 - documentary about product design in 1974
Interviews with 1970s contemporary Canadian industrial designers.
PBS
Career Connections | Product Designer
For those curious, who like to solve problems, who like to research, the job of product designer would be a perfect fit. A short video shows how one production designer combined these qualities to form a company that creates specialized...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: How Do You Keep Lemonade Cool?
This video segment adapted from FETCH! shows contestants experimenting with different materials to see which is the best insulator and thus best able to keep the lemonade at their stand cool for customers.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Building a Dam Like a Beaver
In this video segment from WGBH, children make a dam with dirt, sticks, and stones to try to stop the flow of water.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Easy Fit Design
In this video produced for Teachers' Domain, Chi-An Wang, a mechanical engineering graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, describes her process when working with New Balance to design a new triathlon shoe.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: A House for Teddy Bear
In this video segment from WGBH, children experiment with cardboard and build a house for their stuffed animals.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Funny Boat
Contestants are challenged to use materials from a garbage dump to build a boat that floats, can be steered, and is propelled by something other than oars.
Museum of Science
Ei E: A Work in Process: Improving a Play Dough Process Lesson 1
A storybook introduces the engineering challenge and context. In this story, Michelle, a girl from Canada, learns about chemical engineering as she attempts to design a play dough making process to share with her hockey teammates. [13:46]
Museum of Science
Ei E: A Long Way Down: Designing Parachutes Lesson 3
Students learn about air resistance and test three isolated variables used in the design of parachutes. [11:42]
Museum of Science
Ei E: A Long Way Down: Designing Parachutes Lesson 1
A storybook introduces the engineering challenge and context. In this story, Paulo, a boy from Brazil, learns about aerospace engineering as he designs his own parachute. [14:46]
PBS
Pbs Kids Design Squad: Ice Cream
Pete Gosselin creates specialized machinery to produce the perfect balance of Chunky and Monkey. [1:03]
Other
Design Plus Morna: Form Follows Function ... Explained in Product Design
This video talks about form follows function in industrial design and product design. It gives an explanation of what it means, why it's important and how to know if it's been achieved. We look at the example of form follows function in...
Other
Design Plus Morna: Form Follows Function | 5 Examples in Design
This video shows 5 examples of "form follows function" in design. It looks at the smallest of products to a large scale architecture building. The examples mentioned are: Viss spiral eraser, Well watering can by Menu, Supoon spoon by...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What I Do and How Much I Make
What does a product designer do? What's it like to have a freelance business? Mikaila talks about her responsibilities and why she loves working for startups. [7:57]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: My Budget and Planning for the Future
Mikaila explains how she managed her debt and expenses while starting a company, as well as her current budget as a product design consultant in Boston. [7:24]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: How I Got My Job and Where I'm Going
What education and training are required to become a product designer? Mikaila talks about her journey from architecture school to her current role as a freelance product designer. [9:04]
Other
Ikea: The Ikea Design Process for the Fjallberget Chair
To produce these chairs made from layer-glued wood, IKEA designers, product developers and suppliers worked as a team to make an expensive manufacturing technique affordable, in order to create a beautiful, functional, high quality, yet...