Blair Martin’s Post

The design space is to design space.

Design is a function of time, imagination & wisdom.

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It's satisfying to see own design in real life.

I had an old colleague and friend of mine, Mark Johnson, say something quite profound to me recently. Remembering a conversation we’d had over a beer some years ago about how proud he was of Outerspace Design’s 30+ year history and long term influence over the Australian industrial design landscape, I had rung him to pick his brains regarding our own (smaller) legacy as a design consultancy. In addition to some well trodden banter about the company being bigger than the individual and the importance of treating every client, project and team member as special, he said a simple phrase that will stick with me. ‘We make promises.’ It is a simple truth of being a designer. We make promises to clients that we can solve their challenges and then we move heaven and earth to keep those promises. Clients believe in us and we back our process, our people and our partnerships to bring the magic. I think that’s probably one of the things we love most about being designers. Clients invest their faith and their money in our team (and it is definitely a team, not any one individual) to deliver surprise and delight. To provide that spark of creativity and brilliance that others can’t. When we get it right it is a potent mix of excitement and pride. When it doesn’t quite work, we inevitably circle back around and go again. Ideate, prototype, test, refine and repeat. This resilience is just as much a part of product design success as any inspiring idea or single moment of enlightenment. Although my conversation with Mark started with a quite personal aim of trying to unpack some thoughts about Katapult and our own 15 year journey, I came to realise that what we do as industrial designers is really a much larger movement with a great many success stories. We must never lose sight of how important it is that we be generous and supportive to all who make the promise. #wemakepromises #industrialdesign #mechanicalengineering #katapultdesign #creatingbrilliant #teameffort #designstrategy #designroi #15years #designlegacy

How a smart simple design can make a big difference. Here a very simple change in conventional design (where the connecting bottom bar would link in the middle instead of diagonal and would prevent space saving) can make you save a lot of space... #productdesign #productdevelopment #industrialdesign #mechanicaldesign #leanmanufacturing

Challenged by an inconvenient layout? Let's reshape the story! Embrace change, never settle. Your imagination is the secret weapon that transforms your space into a haven of possibilities. Ready to revamp that layout? Drop me a message, and let's turn inconvenience into your design superpower! #DesignMagic #TransformYourLayout

Eyes meet, brains engage , emotions stir ❤️ - that's the power of #graphicdesign. From bold lines & vibrant hues to calming spaces & playful shapes, each element speaks volumes. ✨ What design element are you crushing on lately?  #creativity #visualcommunication #designthinking #graphicdesign #creativity #visualcommunication #designthinking #graphico lab

Just completed the "Introduction to Advanced Materials in Design" course! Intrigued by phase change materials' cooling properties, I'm exploring their potential in helmet design. Having already read about its application in spacesuits, I got inspired from it and modelled an idea. Check out my progress in this video below. also, please check my progress in the behance link given below 👇 https://lnkd.in/g6ZGdTiv Feedback welcome! #Design #AdvancedMaterials #HelmetDesign

The time, it is a-changin'. Is your design out dated? Does your space scream "OLD!"? The most sought-after trend is "timeless", and it's also the most elusive. This week, as you adjust to the time change, reflect on what time has done to your environment. Let's get you moving forward. #adjEctifDesignConsulting #adjEctif #BuiltSpace #StandardTime #GreatDesign #AllAboutYou