Toasting Design

It's been a while since I have had to write one of these. For me it all began in 1822 when the neighbour across the pond decided that pet hippos were not working out as expected ^%#@&U HDFTSH JBFLj dnbfklsd yfjl 3hkrjrew The person writing the description has a mental breakdown and has been forceably relieved of their duty. Apologies The last time I had a mental breakdown was not long after I...

When we find something of an engineering sort that is new (and interesting) we tend to get excited about it (as any engineer should really). Let's discuss the differences between stylus's and digital pens to start (and end - its just that topic). Hosted with the unusual belief that we know what we are talking about by M. Boer and S.Schekman on 

We have done/discussed/argued/talked/disagreed on the beginning of any design: the problem, numerous times. But this time we thought we would go back even further and go through the various fields/topics/sources that inspire our ideas. Not generally but specifically, discussing what have seen, what it makes us think of, where those ideas could go, etc.  Hosted in armchairs, smoking pipes and...

Pull it together will you! Did that come across as aggressive? It may have been said in that way but I'd say you should look on it as the way to understand options.  Its never just a case of making a series of selections or developing isolated systems and leaving them as is in the idealised hope that it will all just work out in the end. Do you understand? If not then listen to the podcast. H...

Now now, I know what you are thinking. What are you to do during the december break? Well cancel all your plans, I've got it sorted. You will just think about design. Wait wait. I know I am losing you so let's compromise. How about you don't cancel your plans but instead you just don't turn off that part of your brain that thinks about design. Rather than fighting it, beating it back every time it...

Following on from the previous episode we contemplate what meaning can be drawn from words in a design context. In this case, precision and accuracy. Literal definitions are not important here, it is about what context we put these words into in a way of viewing design, the problem and everything in between. Hosted quite accurately with precision by M.Boer and S. Schekman on 27 Sep 2022

Are you more situationalist, a structuralist or an inspirationalist when it comes to design? Sometimes it helps to be able to put to words a way of thinking or approach. It doesn't always help and is never an excuse to ignore details or decisions because it doesn't agree with your design aura. Hosted in a particular situation by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 27 Sep 2022

Every now and then we tackle something that is far out of our area of expertise. You naysayers out there may say it happens more often. To you I say <legally removed statement covering a persons existance and limited relevance, disregard accoridingly>. To the rest, what do you know about taking care of a person that is put in a coma? Hosted while not sleeping by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 30 A...

The mechanism This is part 26 of a large series of episodes where a design is developed from scratch and starting at the problem identification phase. Episodes will not be released consecutively as time is needed to do some work in the background. Input and suggestions are welcome (toastingdesign@gmail.com). Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 30 August 2022

It could be argued that we need to think our topics through further but thankfully those are not up for evaluation. Design decisions however, are. The knock on effect of not thinking it through more thoroughly is discussed in part. Hosted lazily while fishing* by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 23 Aug 2022. *Hosts were not actually fishing, harming or dismembering fish during the recording of this episod...

The design specification is the specification of the final design. The final design is a solution to a problem. The final design must therefore clearly indicate how the solution is successful. It is not just a list of parts, components, specifications and some CAD. Hosted grumpily and tired of seeing the same old s%^&##$t each time by S Schekman and M Boer on 23 August 2022

Okay, cards on the table. I don't think we really covered the reinvention of the food processor. Probably because it doesn't need it. But that at least was the kicking off point for us to lose track and get lost in the topic. I'm rather pleased with the outcome. Hosted by chef Boer and sous chef Schekman on 16 Aug 2022 

It probably says something that our topics keep coming back to fire and fire related destruction. But at the least we are discussing how to deal with those wonderfully, vibrant, dancing, warm flames. The crackle in the winter winds, the constant blackening as the old is taken over to become ashes. But I digress. Its sort of what we do. Hosted in a heated debate by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 16 Aug 2...

Why would you need to heat a torpedo? Well think about spreading butter on toast. Using a heated knife allows for easier spreading and less damage to the toast. Applying that literally to torpedoes would imply we can more easily spread the explosive along the hull of the ship and thereby damage it less. I may have missed the point of this topic as I was filling in a risk assessment while doing so....

We have gone on side tracks in a couple episodes in the past. We have not, however, gone on a sidetrack and then come up with a new terminology: Reflection. Expect to see this one used again in future episodes. Also this is the 170th episode. That makes this just as special as every other episode. I thought it was important to mention. Those interested in the answer to the next test should pay car...

Mechanism design This is part 25 of a large series of episodes where a design is developed from scratch and starting at the problem identification phase. Episodes will not be released consecutively as time is needed to do some work in the background. Input and suggestions are welcome (toastingdesign@gmail.com). Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 22nd June 2022

There are primary problems, there are secondary problems and then there are those other problems (tertiary problems?) that are largely insignificant but if not solved the functionality of the design can be, on rare occasions, drastically affected. For the most part if they are not solved there is no issue but on those rare occasions where it does happen it could have longer term problems. We have...

The mechanism This is part 24 of a large series of episodes where a design is developed from scratch and starting at the problem identification phase. Episodes will not be released consecutively as time is needed to do some work in the background. Input and suggestions are welcome (toastingdesign@gmail.com). Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 7th July 2022

Mechanisms This is part 23 of a large series of episodes where a design is developed from scratch and starting at the problem identification phase. Episodes will not be released consecutively as time is needed to do some work in the background. Input and suggestions are welcome (toastingdesign@gmail.com). Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 30th June 2022

Now I know you are surprised to hear that we, two aeronautical engineers, are discussing something aero related but it is true. More over we are two aeronautical engineers with very little understanding or interest in sports that are forcing our misconceptions, misunderstandings and lack of caring into what could be your favourite sport. Your thanks can be sent through to ToastingDesign@gmail.com....

Mechanism design This is part 22 of a large series of episodes where a design is developed from scratch and starting at the problem identification phase. Episodes will not be released consecutively as time is needed to do some work in the background. Input and suggestions are welcome (toastingdesign@gmail.com). Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 22nd June 2022

The design field is full of buzzwords. These words are typically elegant ways of summarising a complex approach or way of analysing something. It is good to actually understand the nuts and bolts of the principle, idea or method. You may find it is something you have always done and now someone has just come up with a name for it. Like the Schekman - the task of actually finishing a design project...

Design Refinement This is part 21 of a large series of episodes where a design is developed from scratch and starting at the problem identification phase. Episodes will not be released consecutively as time is needed to do some work in the background. Input and suggestions are welcome (toastingdesign@gmail.com). Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 6th June 2022 Episode analytics

The reinvention of the novel is bound (pun intended) to be met with stern and rigid backlash. Persons simply like having the physical pages before them. Its something to hold onto, to quickly flip back and forth on (where is Gondor in relation to the Shire again? - to the map page). While there are mass and dimension savings with ebooks its just not the same.  Then again maybe I am getting th...

This has nothing to do with figure skating, we don't know the first thing about figure skating. But in thinking of titles for the episode the only skateboard related things that came to my head was avril lavignes skater boi and I'm not going there. I don't even want to know what that says about my psychosis. So rest assured we are talking skate boards. Unless you want to hear about design around f...