Zerong Yang. "Bespoke and Repetitive: Converging Technologies in the Design of Custom Products." MDes Thesis, University of Washington, 2022.
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Advances in technology, data, and analytics will increasingly give designers the ability to develop customized or bespoke products for a range of end-users. Specifically, the intersection of 3D surface scanning, generative design, and digital fabrication could trigger this growth.
This thesis examines how the intersection of these technologies is currently being leveraged by designers, identifies growing opportunities and attributes for bespoke solutions, and envisions a new process for designers to create custom products.
Read Medium post about the research phase.
Read Medium post about the design phase.
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