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

• bartley.gillan@gmail.com

• @bartleygillan

H A S Q U E S T I O N S ?