Resource Center Archive
The Design 1st Resource Center offers a wide selection of interesting and relevant topics for your reference.
News
Read about the latest news from Design 1st and learn more about our clients and their successful products.
- Google partners with BelAir to provide WiFi Backbone in Africa - September, 2011
- MyTrak featured on NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” - September, 2011
- GoldenEar Technology has One Year Anniversary - August, 2011
- Vinci Genius Tablet for Toddlers – Hitting the Market - August, 2011
- Ottawa Business Journal - The next generation of industrial design - July, 2011
- Design 1st on 21st Century Business TV - June, 2011
- Design 1st Client Standard Innovations Announces new We-Vibe Product Line Available Globally - June, 2011
- ICAP Report: Canada’s Innovation Imperative - June 2011
- G-Funds: Interactive Navigation of Federal and Provincial Funding Programs
- Design 1st Client Pliant Purchased for $327 Million - May, 2011
- 2011 Excellence in Design Award - May 2011
- 2011 OCRI Awards: Solution of the Year Winner - April, 2011
- Ottawa OCRI Finalist – Solution of the Year - March, 2011
- Vinci Genius: Tablet for Babies- January, 2011
- Sustainable Energy – Partners With Global Electronics Firm - February, 2011
- We-Vibe – Launches New Products: We-Vibe Tango, Salsa and Touch - October, 2010
- The Next Loudspeaker Superpower? - GoldenEar Technology - September, 2010
- GestureTek – Introduces LCD Multi-Touch Table - September, 2010
- ProDrive Receives Positive Review in Clinicians Report - July, 2010
- Design 1st Hires Matthew Ferrarin - June, 2010
- Prodrive Wins Best of Class 2010 Award - June, 2010
- Winners 2010 Ottawa Technology Venture Challenge - May, 2010
- Product Development and Marketing Relationships - April, 2010
- Design 1st Intel Case Study - April, 2010
- OCRI Finalist – Service of the Year Award - March, 2010
- GestureTek® Unveils Multi-Touch “Plug and Play” - February, 2010
- Have a Great Idea? Here’s How to Cash in - February, 2010
- Design 1st Wins Intel Contest - January, 2010
- Design 1st guests on CBC during "World Usability Day" - November 12, 2009
- Design1st and Fidus – Innovators - October 2009
- Who's who in High Tech - October 2009
- Pliant Technology - New Solid State Hard Drives - September 2009
- Design 1st Announces Record Results for FY2009 - September 2009
- Gearwerx Experential Marketing - July 2009
- Design 1st Hires Miles Hammond - June 2009
- BelAir Networks earns #1 Market Share – June 2009
- Design 1st Blends Artistry and Engineering for Commercial Success - May 2009
- Christie Digital remains at forefront of Digital Cinema Projectors – May 2009
- Pliant Technologies wins North American Red Herring 100 Award – May 2009
- We-Vibe most promising Start Up - April 2009
- We-Vibe Vibrator at the Oscars – February 2009
- Prodrive Systems patented Performance in Billion dollar market – February 2009
1st Impressions eNewsletter
Our email newsletter is produced on a regular basis, delivering helpful advice, design tips and the latest Design 1st product spotlights and news. Subscribe to our enewsletter.
- June 2011 - Deckster iPod Nano Time Piece
- April 2011 - blueSLR combines Bluetooth® & Smart Device Technologies
- November 2010 - GoldenEar Wins Big at 2010 CES Innovations Awards
- July 2010 - The Trip to the Dentist just got better
- April 2010 - Color Teller Connects with Stevie Wonder
- October 2009 - Showcasing Our Secret Intelligence
- July 2009 - Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Summer Campaign
Design • Prototype • Manufacturing Tips
Gain some insight into some of the things we have learned over the years to help with your design, prototyping and manufacturing challenges.
Interesting Items from the Web
Articles about design ideas and products that we found interesting and hopefully, you find helpful, if not amusing.
- Need an Inventor & Innovator to Create a Product
- Birth of a Gadget: Inside the Industrial Design Process
- The Materials Driving Product Innovation in 2010
- Packaging Trends for 2010
- The New Direction of Design IDSA, Executive Director, Frank Tyneski
- Trends in Design and Innovation
- 5 Truths about Design Awards
- MIA - Memory and Identification Aid for the visually impaired
- Mind-Controlled Wheelchair - Look Ma, no hands!
- Innovative Audio Toy - Sprechen sie deutsche?
- What Role does Design Play within Your Organization?
- Just enter the words ‘Color Chocolate’ for technical information
- Kinetic Wave Sculptures, Designing in 3D without Computers - March 2009
Engineering Data Charts and Guides
A quick reference of industry data for engineers and designers.
