The Process

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about Zak's progress in updating his website, Dyl's experiences creating giant images in Photoshop and brainstorming what we wish we knew about having a website the first time. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Updating websites Learning curves in Photoshop Making your website efficient Bill Bryson - In A...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat what food we're getting for New Years Eve, the design language aesthetics of Razer and why it's important to have good packaging design for your brand. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Getting food for New Years Razer design language New product experiences The 'first time opening the box' experience All...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about Dyl's Christmas, Zak's Christmas and what it's like doing boxing day shopping as an adult. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Dyl's Christmas Zak's Christmas Boxing day shopping as an adult Pretty much everything - Aaron Draplin 10% shortbread Café names All the links, all the time! Industrial Design...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about a new YouTube artist that Dyl found named Carly Renee, the difference between expressing or communicating your ideas and why it's so important to find the easiest thing that terrifies you the most. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Hot pork sandwiches Carly Renee Communicating an idea vs expressing...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about driving in the snow, watching Jim Lee stream on Twitch and going into the 'why' of sketching. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Driving in the snow Wanting a side by side or a Sea-Doo Jim Lee Twitch streaming The WHY of sketching Practice is the best teacher All the links, all the time! Industrial D...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about when Episode 666, the importance of analog sketching in a digital world and why learning Blender will be so crucial to being competitive in the design industry. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Episode 666...when is it? Importance of analog sketching & rendering Dyl's take on analog vs digital...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about getting ready for Christmas, re-living memories of design school and the annoying thing about applying to jobs online, like megabyte limits or filling in repeat information. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Getting ready for Christmas Hot pork sandwiches Going to class drunk Memories of design scho...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about 'The Secret Life Of Fungi' movie on Netflix, feeding spiders and going to the zoo. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: The Secret Life Of Fungi Mushroom coffee Feeding spiders & hornworms Going to the zoo Giant ground sloths All the links, all the time! Industrial Design, Creativity & Inspirat...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about spotting cars in the wild, gingerbread architecture and the black box of the earth. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Car sightings The beauty of a nice paint job Gingerbread architecture Designing one-off cars Insider information in the automotive industry Hoonitron The black box of the earth All t...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about the new Pantone color of the year, wondering if Transformers is dying and wanting to get into comics and all things nerdy. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Pantone color of the year 2022 Zak likes bats Is Transformers dying? Getting into comic books The seed vault All the links, all the time! Indus...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about Beeple, thoughts from the porcelain throne and why Easter eggs are so crucial to creating an emotional connection. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Working on the Porsche Beeple on Joe Rogan Thoughts from the porcelain throne Easter eggs in design Creating a strong connection with products All the...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about Easter eggs in Lego sets, creating our own personal renditions of the DDC through Strange Creatures and Team Time Travel and creating from a rational vs irrational place. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Zak's lucky number Christmas shopping Lego Easter egg Lego dinosaurs Field notes & Lego Col...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about the secret life of Fungi, what Dylan did on the weekend and why it's so gratifying to experience the feeling of true creative flow. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Mushrooms & fungi A design filled weekend Doing big sketches Starting the 'Strange Creatures' book Getting into flow state The dif...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about kicking the clothes dryer down the stairs, getting on the Block Chain and why Zak wants you to call him a dirty capitalist. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Porsche 944 update Kicking a clothes dryer down the stairs Getting on the block chain The 'not real art' argument Are NFTs art? Call me a dirt...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about writing the plot for a photobook, coming up with a consistent graphic identity for a project and wearing clothes that you design. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Starting an Onlyfans? Coming up with graphic ideas The Strange Creatures photobook Wearing clothes that you design All the links, all th...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about having a fucked up sleep schedule, the concept of the mobius strip and creating a symbol for The Process Podcast. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Fucking your sleep schedule What represents The Process? The concept of the mobius strip Creating our own symbol This is a podcast The importance of col...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about beautiful Lego sets, overdoing poster designs and understanding the concept of intuitive restraint. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Beautiful Lego sets Obsessions with Lego sets Shades of burgundy First interactions with design people Overdoing posters Knowing when to hold back in design Intuitive...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about angry vs friendly design, practicing restrained design and the importance of understanding context inside design studios to influence their products. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Moving to Kitchener Angry vs friendly design Less is more? or less is bore? Juvenile vs experienced design Restraine...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about Christmas drinking, the beautifully imperfect qualities of film cameras and why we have such an appreciation for mechanical / analog products. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Christmas drinking Buying film cameras Imperfection in film photos Making memories Appreciation of mechanical things All th...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about the Polestar 3 being unveiled in 2022, Zak gives us a Porsche 944 update and we ask the question: "Is stretched text bad?" On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Seeing a Polestar in the wild Drinking beer and building Lego The Polestar 3 EV competitor vehicles A Porsche 944 update Spotify Wrapped 2021 I...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about building Muskoka chairs, Nissan going into EVs and the design of the new Bugatti watch collaboration with Jacob & Co. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Muskoka Chair design The first year paint can carrier project Nissan going into EVs Bugatti watches Watch design, expensive vs minimalist Bougie...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about collaborating in Adobe software, software subscription models and the tiniest product improvements that Zak discovered yesterday. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Wanting 3 monitors Adobe collaborate Negotiating with Adobe Product improvements Juice & milk containers All the links, all the time...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about the Lego Bird Of Paradise Set, subconscious design and the nostalgia of childhood toys. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Zak's pasta recipe Lego Bird Of Paradise set Hoarding containers Package & cannister designs Subconscious design Nostalgic childhood toy designs Remembering Virgil Abloh All...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about Dyl's Lego purchase for Black Friday, maintaining a website as a designer and analyzing mechanical keyboards. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: A new No Name tweet Black Friday sales Our favorite episodes from Crown Unfiltered Building Lego sets Keeping a designer's website up to date Bespoke mechan...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about prepping for Black Friday with clever marketing, the most used apps on our phones and the experiences of automotive exterior design vs interior design. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Clever marketing Internet troll farms Most used apps on our phones New electric vehicles Alpha Romeo design langua...