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James and Nick have a dispute over their toy helicopters. We take a bit to have a brainstorm around podcast activities. This week we talk about the people and moments that have influenced our design careers. We answer questions around almost object and how deep into the business side of things should a designer go. Give us a call on our google voicemail 1-646-494-4011 or send in a question to mino...

James had a birthday and went to a VR experience. Nick is experimenting with things other than design. Nike releases a new shoe. We talk about the Tokyo 2020 Olympic medals. Stefan Sagmeister has left his studio to Jessica Walsh. We answer a question about grad school. Give us a call on our google voicemail 1-646-494-4011 or send in a question to minordetailspodcast@gmail.com. Our shoutout of the...

James won a Red Dot Award. Elon Musk is tapping into our brains. Our topic this week is the value of letting concepts sit and distill. We answer questions about client deliverables and how to show work that is confidential. Give us a call on our google voicemail 1-646-494-4011 or send in a question to minordetailspodcast@gmail.com. Our shoutout of the week is @Sebastien. Baert . You can find us on...

We’ve moved the podcast to Nick’s studio. James collaborates with Brase Makes. We talk about joint lines, parting lines, and reveals in our micro details segment. Jony Ive has left Apple and we are stunned. Our topic this week is whether consumers value products differently than designers. We answer questions about ID jobs moving inland and how to tell a story for a class presentation. Give us a c...

James is rocking new shoes and gets a new cat. We try to get to the bottom of why we can’t search Karim Rashid on instagram. Our topic this week is whether work ethic is greater than creativity. We answer questions about pdf portfolios and experimenting with your design process. Give us a call on our google voicemail 1-646-494-4011 or send in a question to minordetailspodcast@gmail.com. Our shouto...

Nick is back from the farm. James is rocking out to concerts. We shoutout Seth Fowler and Joey Zeledon for their new products. Our topic this week is the idea that real designer’s ship. We answer questions about rebooting dormant skills and double majoring in business and design. Give us a call on our google voicemail 1-646-494-4011 or send in a question to minordetailspodcast@gmail.com. Our shout...

Reid Schlegel fills in for Nick this week. We talk about the Core77 Design Awards and both being a small part of products that got recognized. James interrogates Reid on the research practices he learned and used at Smart Design and Frog Design. We answer questions about the place of intuition in the process as well as Reid’s haircare routine. Our shoutout of the week is @mckay.nilson. Give us a c...

Nick is moving into the new studio with holes in his socks. James is wishing people happy birthday. We discuss the hotly debated new Apple Mac Pro and find a minor detail on a muji pen. Our topic this week is the little discussed area that everyone forgets when talking about success and failure: mediocrity. We answer questions about traveling and convincing people of the value of good design. Give...

James went to Disneyland and took his body scrubber with him. Nick is teaching James how to sketch in VR. We talk about Bose headphones and the new gaming system, play.date. We chat about our NYC Design Week experiences and answer a question about time management. Give us a call on our google voicemail 1-646-494-4011 or send in a question to minordetailspodcast@gmail.com . Our shoutout of the week...

We are excited to have Dave Joseph on the podcast. Dave talks about getting into ID and graduating right when the recession started. Dave chats about his time working for Contigo and MNML. We talk about Dave’s current endeavour, a smartware startup called Ovie. Dave leaves us with some nuggets on managing your time and not losing your creative side. Give us a call on our google voicemail 1-646-494...

James went to ASU to talk and is sketching in the apple notes. Nick is exhibiting the wait weight and releasing the almost object bottle opener. We made some awesome pins! We chat about what makes a design famous. We answer questions about using CAD as an ideation tool, does your school name matter, and the future of VR design. Give us a call on our google voicemail 1-646-494-4011 or send in a que...

We have Joey Zeledón pick up his life story after taking a sabbatical in Costa Rica. Joey talks about working at Smart Design and Steelcase. Joey discusses the backstory behind his Touchy Feely project. We dive into the topic of design research and Joey shares some news for his next venture in Barcelona. Give us a call on our google voicemail 1-646-494-4011 or send in a question to minordetailspod...

We are excited to have Joey Zeledón on the podcast. Joey talks about growing up sketching shoes and attending RIT for industrial design. He interned at New Balance and Clark’s, which led him into a full time position at Clark’s after graduation. After designing many shoes, Joey decided to broaden his skillset and went to work at Continuum and Smart Design. We leave part one discussing Joey’s sabba...

We are live at BYU this week. Nick chats about his trip to Europe. We discuss how to take a critique. We answer live questions from the audience about portfolios and moving beyond the junior level design work. Give us a call on our google voicemail 1-646-494-4011 or send in a question to minordetailspodcast@gmail.com. Thank you to BYU for inviting us out. You can find us on instagram @minordetails...

Edit: Reid Schlegel fills in for Nick this week. He talks about his presentation at Kean University. James is presenting at Arizona State University at the end of the month. Reid discusses his feelings on Karim Rashid's unpaid internships. We talk about networking for your first job and onward. We answer a voicemail about interviewing and a question about A.I. design. Give us a call on our google...

Happy 1 year birthday to the podcast! James is back on instagram and Nick is going to Milan. In design news this week we discuss the recent article about Karim Rashid’s unpaid interns. We chat about how we deal with designer’s block. We answer questions about the importance of sketching nowadays and what exactly do those boxes do in the background of designers’ sketches. Our shoutout of the week i...

We are live at Purdue this week. We chat about design at startups and our own personal experience. We answer questions from several members of the audience ranging from posting your work online to why is Dieter Rams important. Give us a call on our google voicemail 1-646-494-4011 or send in a question to minordetailspodcast@gmail.com . Thank you to @purdueidsa for inviting us out. You can find us...

Reid Schlegel fills in for James this week and shares some new projects he’s been working on. Nick and James are coming to Purdue for a live podcast. In design news, the new Vessel structure that opened up this week in NYC. We dive into the topic of in-house vs consultancy. We answer questions about qualitative research and multidisciplinary designers. Give us a call on our google voicemail 1-646-...

We sit down with designer Katie Lim this week. Katie shares her backstory and experience designing toys for kids and dogs. We dive into the topic of working too hard and burning out. Give us a call on our google voicemail 1-646-494-4011 or send in a question to minordetailspodcast@gmail.com . You can find us on instagram @minordetailspod, @nickpbaker, and @idrawonreciepts. Come join the conversati...

We are coming to BYU for a live podcast. In design news this week Hawraf studio shuts down and releases all of their studio documents to the public. It’s that time of the year again to start applying to internships. We chat about our internship experience and share some tips. We answer questions about feeling jealous of other designer, and what will happen to design when we have the neural link. O...

James shares how life is without instagram and teases an award that he’s won. Nick has official moved out of the studio and released a sponsored project with Microsoft. We chat about curvature continuity in our newest segment, minor minor details. This week, we dive into a recent conversation about how much of the design process should we be sharing online. We answer questions about adapting to di...

We share some interesting updates from the discord and James’s dad. Nick talks about the difficulty of getting products produced. James praises Samsung’s new hole punch front facing camera. We unpack the topic of when to trust your intuition and when to research. We listen to our voicemail and chat about the who has the right to make up philosophies. We answer an email question about what will hap...

This week, Nick had a birthday and James is still without instagram. We chat about the value of trends in design. We answer a voicemail question about having a particular design style. We also answer a question about calling out someone who has copied work. Our shoutout of the week is @matt.marchand . Give us a call on our google voicemail 1-646-494-4011 or send in a question to minordetailspodcas...

James shares some updates on his life without instagram. We started a discord to continue the conversations with you all. We chat about the Rams documentary and give our thoughts. For the topic this week, we discuss our personal design philosophies and practices. We had a good question about working as ID in the automotive space. Our shoutout of the week is @330.204.2590 . Give us a call on our go...

We are staying warm through the polar vortex. James comes up with velcro pockets. Nick got a new studio space. In design news of the week, Sebastian Errazuriz calls out Fabio Novembre for copying his bookshelf. We chat about the clutter in our lives and living a minimal lifestyle both physically and digitally. We had some great questions about working on your portfolio, transitioning from package...