BYU Design Review
The BYU Design Review is a collection of short design-related editorials, interviews, product reviews, and commentaries on design techniques.
- Indexed episodes, last 90 days
- 14
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- Sep 28, 2026
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Stompbox Architecture: A Lesson in Engineering Design (opens the original)
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Explore how guitar pedals balance internal electronic complexity with rugged, minimalist user interfaces. Discover key engineering lessons in control abstraction, durable hardware packaging, and modular, human-centered system design.
The Hoover Dam: A Design Masterpiece of Function and Form (opens the original)
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Discover how the Hoover Dam balances structural civil engineering and Art Deco aesthetics. Explore key design takeaways on constraint management, innovative cooling methods, and harmonizing function with timeless form.
Lean Six Sigma: Engineering and Business Collide (opens the original)
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What happens when engineering meets business? Lean Six Sigma combines engineering problem-solving with statistics, process improvement, and business strategy to make products and processes more efficient, reliable, and effective.
Explained: Mechanical Advantage (opens the original)
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Explore how fundamental simple machines—levers, wheels, pulleys, wedges, and screws—multiply input forces to optimize mechanical advantage, enhance energy efficiency, and transform modern engineering design principles.
How Photography Helped Me Become a Better Designer (opens the original)
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Discover how photography principles like the exposure triangle mirror engineering design trade-offs, helping designers navigate resource constraints, optimize solutions, and balance competing requirements in physical product development.
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