Things we use every day — like this Herman Miller desk chair — are designed using engineering simulation

Sometimes, things are far from what they seem at face value. Years ago, back when I was a TV producer, I was especially drawn to editing. It was a tedious process (at times, it could take one hour of work to create just 60 seconds of a program), but the excitement that came from seeing my idea take shape on the small screen was far more valuable than all the caffeine in the world. The upshot was that whenever I went to see a movie on the big screen, I paid more attention to how the film was edited instead of the plot, the actors, the videography, the music, the overall experience … Years later, during the most recent leg of my career track, I discovered how engineering is important to successful product development  — and a similar thing happened. Continue reading →