5th Philly Hardware Meetup x DesignPhiladelphia @ NextFab

The Hardware Meetup community is excited to bring together hardware and design for the next Philly Hardware Meetup on October 12th as part of the 2023 DesignPhiladelphia Festival.

The event will feature a panel discussion with Philly-based designers who have a passion for designing physical products: Design Dogma - How Industrial Design has Shaped Hardware.

Hardware Meetups happen across 20+ cities monthly and help bring together professionals to connect and share best practices. Come to find your next collaborator and get inspired by some incredible design professionals over cold drinks and good pizza. As always, we'll have an open mic session where you can share what’s on your desk.

We’ll be hosted by NextFab, a membership-based makerspace at the heart of Philly's hardware community.

Speakers

• Drew Jordan - Drew Jordan is the Director of Operations & Manufacturing at Design Prosody, a remote Industrial design firm based in the Philadelphia area that he cofounded in 2018. Design Prosody uses strategic problem-solving to bridge the gaps between engineering, user experience, and manufacturing in the product process.

• Cody Chapman is a Philadelphia-based freelance physical & digital designer specializing in medical, tech and personal wellness design, offering industrial design, UX design, and strategic design services.

• Eric Schneider has practiced industrial design for over 30 years and started Phase One Design in 1992 after working in corporate and consulting positions. He has lectured on Industrial design in China and Hong Kong and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Industrial Design program at Philadelphia University where he teaches courses in materials and manufacturing as well as design practice at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Agenda

• 5:00-5:30pm: Arrive, mingle, grab some food and a beverage
• 5:30-5:45pm: Opening remarks
• 5:45-7:00pm: Panel Discussion + Q&A with the audience
• 7:00-7:30pm: Open Mic.
  Anyone in attendance can give a demo or short presentation on their hardware product, startup, or project.
• 7:30-8:00pm: Mix, mingle, and close out the night.

Thank you to our partners

NextFab provides the resources to help innovators build and scale hardware-based startup companies. Through their makerspaces, product development services, and ventures group, NextFab supports hardware entrepreneurs from ideation through commercialization.

informal is a freelance collective for the most talented independent professionals in hardware and hardtech. Whether you're looking for a single contractor, a full-time employee, or an entire team of professionals to work on everything from product development to go-to-market strategy, the informal collective has the perfect collection of people for the job. With expertise in diverse projects ranging from consumer electronics to automotive, green tech, and medical devices, informal members work with clients at every stage to design, manufacture, and ship top-quality physical products, built to succeed.

If you want to help support the next meetup, please reach out to [nate@informal.cc](mailto:nate@informal.cc) for sponsorship inquiries.