H O W T O P R O T O T Y P E & I N N O VAT E I N T H E R E A L W O R L D
@ B A RT L E Y G I L L A N # S X S W # P R O T O T Y P E
W T F I S T H I S TA L K ?
• Physical things!
• DFI: Design for Innovation
• Choosing the right project is half the battle
• Prototyping
• Getting shit done
• Resource availability and limitations
• Tools of the trade
• Case studies of Awesomeness
D E S I G N F O R I N N O VAT I O N
C H O O S E P R O J E C T S W I S E LY PA D AWA N
T R E N D F O L L O W I N G
W T F I S P R O T O T Y P I N G ?
C O L L A B O R AT E
S Y S T E M S T H I N K I N G
S T E A L A S M U C H A S P O S S I B L E
C H O O S I N G PA RT S
W H E R E T O B U Y PA RT S
Internet Suppliers:
• Sparkfun
• Adafruit
• Inventables
• ServoCity
• McMaster
Local Suppliers:
• Fry’s Electronics
• Radioshack
• Hobbytown
• Home Depot
G E T G O O D AT O R D E R I N G
• Adafruit: 10am
• Sparkfun: 3pm
• McMaster: 6pm
• Inventables: call
• ServoCity: 1pm online. 4-5pm phone. M-Th 9-12pm, 1-4pm
T O O L S O F T H E T R A D E
3 D P R I N T I N G S U C K S
P R O T O T Y P I N G T H E F U T U R E
C A S E S T U D Y: S M A RT S U N V I S O R
C A S E S T U D Y: H E L M E T O F J U S T I C E
C A S E S T U D Y: G O O G L E G L A S S R O C K E T
C O N N E C T
• Austin Hardware Startup Meetup (atxhw.com)
• find me on the internets:
• linkedin.com/in/bartleygillan
• @bartleygillan
H A S Q U E S T I O N S ?
