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History of Lexicon Design
With all of the excitement and focus on current projects at the studio it's easy to lose sight of how far we've come since our humble...
Josh Lederer
Jun 9, 20225 min read
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Understanding Design as a Science
Design lives at the intersection of art and science. While popular perception defines it as the creation and applications of aesthetics,...
Will Grosskopf
Oct 5, 20213 min read
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How Paying Less for Design and Engineering Could Cost You
Start-up companies and existing businesses trying to get a product to market are often cash-limited or on a budget. They have a finite...
Ben Azzam
Feb 17, 20215 min read
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Inspiring Products from IDEA 2020
The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) holds an annual design competition that seeks to promote designers’ achievements and...
Kyle Fisk
Nov 4, 20205 min read
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Do More, Touch Less (The Story of the Purus No-Touch Tool)
"Don't touch that, it's yucky!" is becoming too common a refrain these days (at least to a parent of a toddler). Never before has...
Josh Lederer
Aug 27, 20203 min read
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5 Considerations Every Hardware Startup Should Nail
At Lexicon Design we work with a wide range of clients, from "solopreneurs" to Fortune 50 companies. As creative problem solvers we...
Josh Lederer
Jul 27, 20204 min read
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How to Blast Through the Fear of Sketching
Just like any skill that can be learned, often times we will hit a learning plateau. Something just stops us from progressing to the next...
Albert Topdjian
Jun 17, 20204 min read
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Why should you hire an Industrial Designer?
A great product is like a successful date-night dinner: attractive, satisfying and conversation worthy. You are spending your hard-earned...
Kyle Fisk
May 28, 20203 min read
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8 Tips for Specifying Colors for Consistency Across Products and Digital Media
Companies that want to have a consistent brand image across materials and product lines need a good strategy to deal with color. A...
Ben Azzam
May 21, 20204 min read
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What are Soft Goods?
Okay, so what's the deal with soft goods? Isn't that just clothing and textile-based products? Not so! In short, soft goods are products...
Josh Lederer
May 7, 20203 min read
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Lexicon’s Top At-Home Tools for Effective Designing — Part II
In today's second installment in the series I'll be introducing another set of tools that will help bring your designing to the next level.
Albert Topdjian
Apr 30, 20203 min read
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Communicating Your Product Vision to a Design Firm
Design is all about collaboration. When you utilize a design firm, you gain a variety of different opinions and perspectives - each...
Kyle Fisk
Apr 22, 20203 min read
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Why Build Prototypes? - 4 Ways to Test Your Ideas
When designing a new product, the tendency is to design/engineer the perfect product the first time around. When you are finished with...
Ben Azzam
Apr 14, 20204 min read
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How to Choose a Design Firm (and Not Regret it)
Choosing a development partner for a new product or service can be a daunting task. A simple internet search will turn up any number of...
Josh Lederer
Apr 8, 20204 min read
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Lexicon’s Top At-Home Tools for Effective Designing — Part I
As a designer who loves to work in a team studio environment, working from home can be challenging. I’ve grown too attached to my office
Albert Topdjian
Apr 2, 20203 min read
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