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17 November, 2019
14 March, 2024
Orica wins Innovation and Product Design awards at HMA
Orica was recently recognised in both the Innovation and Product Design categories at the 2019 Hunter Manufacturing Awards. As product design partners, we’re very proud of the work we produced with Orica. On Orica’s submission in the Product Design category, HMA’s judges noted that “FRAGTrackTM showcases a clearly successful collaboration between Orica, Design Anthology, Newy […]
15 November, 2019
14 March, 2024
Smart Poles for Solving City Problems
In 2017 the City of Newcastle kicked off its Smart City Strategy. This strategy focuses on implementing a range of initiatives designed to make life in Newcastle easier, and more sustainable, improving transport, connecting the community, attracting and supporting industries and collecting useful data through an Internet of Things (IoT) approach. Living Lab One initiative […]
19 July, 2019
12 March, 2024
Design focused on success
Design Anthology was recognised for Excellence in Small Business at the Lake Macquarie Business Excellence Awards. “It was an honour for me to accept this award on behalf of our awesome team and innovative customers. It really showcases what is possible when the right people work together,” said Josh Jeffress, Principal Designer and Director of […]
22 March, 2019
14 March, 2024
Visualising your ideas
In fact, as product designers, it’s something we do all the time. Visualising your ideas helps you to understand better the product you are designing. Visualisations can be as simple as a pencil sketch on the back of a serviette, right through to a photo-realistic, three-dimensional animation. Different kinds of images help us make decisions […]
12 December, 2018
14 March, 2024
Unravelling great design
The Newcastle Herald published an article on Friday, 7 December, that featured Design Anthology. Here’s a snippet of the article below: “Established in 2006, Design Anthology has developed into a well-known and respected product design studio over the last twelve years. “The firm has enjoyed a year of accolades and design wins, but some of […]
28 November, 2018
11 March, 2024
What is a ‘good’ design?
We recently spotted some of our work on social media. Our client Banlaw recently celebrated the 2018 Newcastle 500 Supercars with an open day at their headquarters. In the background, we noticed the exhibit we designed for them in 2015. It got us thinking about how good design pays off. In fact, we think about […]
17 December, 2017
14 March, 2024
Product design generates unique intellectual property
Hunter Business Review recently published our article on how product design generates unique intellectual property. Here’s the article again: “Small manufacturers can ensure long-term success by generating unique intellectual property. Unique IP increases the value of their products and the value of their businesses. “Design Anthology recently won the Excellence in Innovation award at the […]
20 November, 2017
11 March, 2024
Winners in Excellence and Innovation
After a massive effort from the entire DA team, we’ve won Hunter Manufacturing Award’s Excellence in Innovation category. We’re really happy to have our work with Interceptor recognised by the judging committee. “Excellence in Innovation was won by Design Anthology for their work on the Alpha Surf Ski. The judges said Design Anthology’s submission was […]
12 October, 2017
12 March, 2024
DA Named HMA Finalists Again
This year we submitted our work with Interceptor in both categories. The Interceptor Alpha Single Surf Ski story is such a great example of how design adds value to local manufacturing business. We’re hoping to share more of this story as its success grows. Here’s a bit about it. The Alpha Single Surf Ski is […]
26 May, 2017
11 March, 2024
Rapid Prototyping Workshop
This coming Friday, May 26 from 10:00AM – 12:00PM Josh Jeffress will be running a workshop on Rapid Prototyping as part of the Hunter Innovation Festival. Prototyping is an integral part of the making and manufacturing process and is the first stage in taking something from a thought bubble to a tangible product. Prototyping is […]
7 March, 2017
11 March, 2024
Ocean Playground’s Alpha Single
We’ve been working with Dean Little from Ocean Playground to develop this awesome new design. Working with Dean, a national paddling competitor, has been a great learning experience for us as we discover the complexities of how skis are designed and built. Dean’s drive for continuous improvement in the design and production of his skis […]
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