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In episode 49 I had the absolute pleasure to catch up and learn from Spencer Nugent. Spencer, the founder of Sketch-A-Day.com, has been engaged in providing free, high-quality online design sketching tutorials and on-site sketch workshops since 2008.
Read MoreA special episode: I was honoured with the amazing opportunity to talk to Dan Harden, one of the most recognised global design leaders grated over 500 patents and over 300 design awards. Fast Company magazine featured Dan as a Master of Design and called him “design’s secret weapon”. After designing with Steve Jobs as the VP and President of Frog, Dan founded Whipsaw in California over 20 years ago - a highly acclaimed design firm driving innovation for Intel, Google, Samsung, Sony, Uber and more.
Read MoreIn this episode we collaborate with Advanced Design’s Context Podcast: I talk with Hector Silva, Founder of Advanced Design & Research Associate Professor at the University of Notre Dame about the future of design education and bring value to design communities. I also share a bit about my personal journey and mission behind Designdrives.
Read MoreIn this episode, I talk with Paul Hatch - CEO of Teams Design USA. We talk about the journey of scaling a design studio and why it is important to specialise and be known for a certain skill and topic. We also dive into how Industrial Design was influenced by UX and how ID will change in the future considering topics like AI-driven tools and generative design. The main topic certainly was the topic of IoT: how connected products and the process and thinking around these changing the role of design and the importance of having designer involved early in the process.
Read MoreIn episode 17, I talk with Qin Li, VP of Design at Fuseproject in San Francisco and the Chair of the Board of Directors at Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA). In Chicago we sat together to learn about her experience on humanising technology through design and why design is important when it comes to driving innovation - especially looking at aspects like robotics and new technologies.
Read MoreIn episode 13, I talk with Dan Grossmann, Associate Design Director at Smart Design in New York. Dan and I sat together at the recent IDC Conference in Chicago and chat about his learnings around why, how and what design drives forward. Dan shares from his experience and impressive body of work: before his role at Smart Design, he was Director of Industrial Design at Bark but also worked at Peloton, Martha Stewart Living, Prime Studios, 4sight Inc., Project H Design and many other places.
Read MoreIn episode 12, I talk with Michael DiTullo, one day after he received his Personal Recognition Award by IDSA during IDC 2019 in Chicago. With Michael, I talk about the what he learned designing and prototyping with Michael Jordan working at Nike, risk and opportunities for the future of design and industrial design, why kids should be taught in schools about design and how to report as a VP of Design directly to the board and talk to business.
Read MoreIn this episode, I talk with Chris Livaudais, Executive Director at IDSA. We sat together at the recent IDC (International Design Conference) hosted by IDSA in Chicago USA. The conferences highlighted speaker from various areas of Design and especially Industrial Design talking about the future of the discipline, the impact, challenges, recent case studies and more. As a speaker and attendee myself I had an absolutely amazing experience.
Read MoreIn this episode, we talk with Joey Zeledón who just founded his own Design Studio. Prior to that, he was Design Principle at Steelcase, driving the intersection of spacial healthcare experience and furniture design. He is also the author of the book “Touchy/Feely” and Co-founder of Mothership. Before joining Steelcase Joey gained experience at Smart Design in New York, Continuum and even in footwear design through his time at New Balance.
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