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Best Product & industrial design videos, as recommended on Hacker News

30 videos about product & industrial design that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2009 and 2026. Mostly explainer, talk, interview. Channels that come up most: Technology Connections, TEDx Talks, Kirsten Dirksen, engineerguy. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is The Ingenious Design of the Aluminum Beverage Can: It is a go-to recommendation whenever cans, good design or mass-produced objects come up, and many also recommend the whole channel.

• explainerThe Ingenious Design of the Aluminum Beverage Canengineerguy · 9 HN recommenders · 2016–2026
• explainerThe Grille Trend that Kills 509 People per YearFortNine · 5 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
• talkSteve Jobs Insult ResponseMike Cane · 4 HN recommenders · 2011–2022
• explainerBritish Plugs Are Better Than All Other Plugs, And Here's WhyTom Scott · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
• comedyMicrosoft Re-Designs the iPod PackagingBrant Walsh · 4 HN recommenders · 2011–2026
• explainerSegmented DisplaysPosy · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• talkSteve Jobs Insult Response - Highest QualityJonathan Field · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2026
• demoNokia Morph Concept (long)Alexander Budde · 3 HN recommenders · 2011–2025
• explainerSo... the minute hand shows progression — apparently we think of time in wildly different waysTechnology Connextras · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2026
• talk5 steps to designing the life you want | Bill Burnett | TEDxStanfordTEDx Talks · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2022
• interviewSteve Jobs Content vs ProcessBo Manton · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• interviewMeeting my hero! Sailing legend Sven YrvindSam Holmes Sailing · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
• explainerThe Antique Microwave Oven that's Better than YoursTechnology Connections · 7 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• talkFind your primal posture and sit without back pain: Esther Gokhale at TEDxStanfordTEDx Talks · 3 HN recommenders · 2016–2018
• documentaryExtreme transformer home in Hong Kong: Gary Chang's 24 rooms in 1Kirsten Dirksen · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• explainerEverything is a Remix Part 3 (Original Series, 2011)Kirby Ferguson · 2 HN recommenders · 2011–2018
• interview1993 interview re: Paul Rand and Steve Jobsyouareworthy · 2 HN recommenders · 2010–2012
• talkThomas Thwaites: How I built a toaster -- from scratchTED · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
• explainerWhy Western Designs Fail in Developing CountriesDesign Theory · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2025
• demoConventional Keyboards Are STAGGERINGLY STUPID!Ben Vallack · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
• explainerThe Senseless Ambiguity of North American Turn SignalsTechnology Connections · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
• otherApple - iMac G4 "Lamp" ad (2002)thecupertinoads · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• explainerHow to design an actually good toaster with lessons from the 1940'sTechnology Connections · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2024
• commentarySteve Jobs on MicrosoftJoshuaG · 2 HN recommenders · 2009–2022
• explainerIt's not you. Bad doors are everywhere.Vox · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
• commentarySteve Jobs Microsoft has no tasteНиколай Товеровский · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2026
• explainerChest Freezers; What they tell us about designing for XTechnology Connections · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2026
• explainerLessons from a Can OpenerTechnology Connections · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2023
• documentaryLego-style apartment transforms into infinite spacesKirsten Dirksen · 1 HN recommender · 2012–2018
• comedyZizek on toiletsDiego Cumplido · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2026