Editing Open-design movement (section)

== Organizations ==
[[File:VIA OpenBook CAD.jpg|thumb|[[VIA OpenBook]] reference design [[Computer-aided design|CAD]] visualisation]]

Open design was considered in 2012 a fledgling movement consisting of several unrelated or loosely related initiatives.<ref>Thomas J. Howard, Sofiane Achiche, Ali Özkil and Tim C. McAloone, Open Design And Crowdsourcing: Maturity, Methodology And Business
Models, International Design Conference - Design 2012, Dubrovnik - Croatia, May 21–24, 2012.[http://orbit.dtu.dk/ws/files/9719320/Open%20Design%20-%20DESIGN12%20soac_thow.pdf open access]</ref> Many of these organizations are single, funded projects, while a few organizations are focusing on an area needing development. In some cases (e.g. [[Thingiverse]] for 3D printable designs or Appropedia for [[open source appropriate technology]]) organizations are making an effort to create a centralized open source design repository as this enables innovation.<ref>Pearce J., Albritton S., Grant G., Steed G., & Zelenika I. 2012. [http://sspp.proquest.com/archives/vol8iss2/1012-067.pearce.html A new model for enabling innovation in appropriate technology for sustainable development] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122073324/http://sspp.proquest.com/archives/vol8iss2/1012-067.pearce.html |date=2012-11-22 }}. ''Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy'' '''8'''(2) Published online Aug 20, 2012. [http://sspp.proquest.com/archives/vol8iss2/1012-067.pearce.html open access] {{Webarchive|url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160513163358/http://sspp.proquest.com/archives/vol8iss2/1012-067.pearce.html |date=2016-05-13 }}</ref> Notable organizations include:

* [[AguaClara]], an open-source engineering group at Cornell University publishing a design tool and CAD designs for water treatment plants
* [[Arduino]], an open-source electronics hardware platform, community and company
* [[Elektor]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elektor.de/service/die-elektor-community.2050700.lynkx|title=Elektor FAQ Elektor|access-date=16 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123190521/http://www.elektor.de/service/die-elektor-community.2050700.lynkx|archive-date=23 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[GrabCAD]]
* [[Instructables]]
* [[Local Motors]]: methods of transport, vehicles
* [[LittleBits]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://littlebits.cc/|title=littleBits: DIY Electronics For Prototyping and Learning|access-date=16 April 2015}}</ref>
* [[One Laptop Per Child]], a project to provide children in developing territories laptop computers with open hardware and software
* [[OpenCores]], digital electronic hardware
* [[Open Architecture Network]]
* [[Open Hardware and Design Alliance]] (OHANDA)
* [[OpenStructures]] (OSP),<ref name="Home">{{cite web|url=http://openstructures.net/|title=Home.|access-date=16 April 2015}}</ref> a modular construction model where everyone designs on the basis of one shared geometrical grid.
* [[Open Source Ecology]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://opensourceecology.org/|title=Open Source Ecology|access-date=16 April 2015}}</ref> including solar cells<ref>{{cite web|url=http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Solar_cells|title=Solar cells|access-date=16 April 2015}}</ref>
* [[Thingiverse]], miscellaneous
* [[VOICED]]
* [[VIA OpenBook]] netbook has [[Computer-aided design|CAD]] files for the design licensed under the [[Creative Commons licenses|Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 Unported License]]
* [[Wikispeed]], open-source modular vehicles
* [https://opensourcedesign.net/ Open Source Design],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.are.na/elbert-giron/open-source-design-e67wtlosd8i|title=Home.|access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref> a community created in 2016 to hold space for designers interested in open source.
* [[Zoetrope]], an open design low-cost wind turbine.<ref>{{Cite web| title=The Zeotrope - A low-cost, open source wind turbine | url=http://www.applied-sciences.net/library/data/zoetrope-wind-turbine.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723020052/http://www.applied-sciences.net/library/data/zoetrope-wind-turbine.pdf | archive-date=2011-07-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Wind_Turbine#OS_Projects|title=Wind Turbine|access-date=16 April 2015}}</ref>