The Process

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about picking up Lego sets for Black Friday, evolving the Polestar Precept into the Polestar 5 and why forcing everyone to produce electric vehicles may create an EV bubble, causing it to implode. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Being a Black Friday guy Picking up Lego sets Drinking vinegar The Polestar...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about our weekend adventures doing the digital concept collages, picturing ideas in our brains and why Zak wants to design fancy futuristic vehicles for the rich and famous in Monaco. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Digital concept collages Concepts in our brain How do you picture the idea in your head?...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about Hamilton winning the Qatar Grand Prix, Pink Foam Dust and the official guide on how to name your design studio. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Hamilton wins the Qatar Grand Prix F1 Engineering STL files Pink Foam Dust Guide to picking names for your design studio All the links, all the time! Indu...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about seeing a Polestar 2 in the wild, the concept collage technique and visually describing what's in your brain. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Eating challenges Polestar 2 in the wild Driving expensive cars Photo bashing Concept collage techniques Visually describing what's in your head Old school c...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about the new Wheel Of Time series, creating a Lego set of Castle Dracula and designing a Lego set of the Burj al Arab. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Zak's first full day as an NFT creator Wheel Of Time Lego ideas Castle Bran Lego sets Designing the Bat cave Pick a brick Virtual reality clothing All t...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about having issues with our cars, Zak getting into NFT's and the idea of 'Stretched Space'. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Dark days in the shop Car issues Visiting Bruce's transportation design class Zak is getting into NFTs Creative stasis Understanding NFTs Stretched Space All the links, all the ti...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about having a productive sketching day, learning new software like Blender or Rhino and why it's so frustrating when the idea is in your head but you simply can't fully realize the idea. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Having a productive day Ideas to sketch Hitting your stride with sketching Modernizi...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about how we build snow forts, the difference of design language between Polestar & Volvo and why companies need outlets to push conceptual design. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: The first snow Snow forts & sledding Volvo vs Polestar Formulaic design languages Pushing conceptual designs All the...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about Zak's process of rebuilding the Porsche 944 over the last few days, offering our thoughts on the design of the new Kia EV6 and why we should pay more attention to the aesthetics of electric vehicle charging interfaces. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Having a few good days Cleaning your car What B...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about our experience participating in the Polestar Design contest 2021, the winners of the Polestar Design Contest and how we can improve our own work by taking ques from Polestar. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Waging war against flies Polestar Design Contest 2021 winners David Vultaggio, Mingwei Liu...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat Zak's build process of the Porsche 944, having sentimental attachments to products and what happens when objects go beyond their original intent. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: The build process of the Porsche 944 If cars could talk Sentimental attachments to products Going beyond a products original i...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about Dyl going and getting his car washed, analyzing classic cars including the Chrysler Prowler and Zak lends his design insights on the Mazda MX30. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Getting a car wash Having a long term project What makes something a classic car? The Chrysler Prowler Mazda CX50 & M...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about our "Best of 300" series, spending an entire day building Bionicles and making contact with Bruce Thomson. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Reflecting on Best of 300 Wacking the permafrost Not hearing back from jobs Building Bionicles Lego building instructions Being a Lego designer Making contact...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! We've made it to episode 303! Today, we continue our "Best of 300" series with Part 4: "Create To Inspire". In today's episode, we chat with our guests about believing in yourself and overcoming personal doubt, the importance of designing projects that you want to exist and why sometimes...you just need to take a break. If you want t...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! We've made it to episode 302! Today, we continue our "Best of 300" series with Part 3: "Create To Inspire". In today's episode, we chat with our guests about creating to inspire, dealing with creative rejection and being self driven to adopt new skills. If you want to check out the full length episode from each of our guests, their n...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! We've made it to episode 301! Today, we continue our "Best of 300" series with Part 2: "Define Your Own Success". In today's episode, we chat with our guests about defining personal success, the ingenuity of industrial designers and how to give and receive intentional feedback. If you want to check out the full length episode from ea...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! We've made it to episode 300! Today, we kick off our "Best of 300" series with Part 1: "Industrial Design, The Last Renaissance". In today's episode, we chat with our guests about finding style, overcoming learning curves and how industrial design truly is the last renaissance. If you want to check out the full length episode from ea...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about driving through the mist late at night, the legal vs ethical differences in copying and why we should reframe the term 'copying' and focus on the process instead of the product. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Driving through the mist Copying vs ripping off a design Legal vs ethical differences in...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about creating a music playlist when traveling, the history of Nosferatu and what we love about the modernization of Dracula. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Spiderland vibes Influence of songs on your travel plans Nosferatu Dracula untold breakdown by Zak The Netflix version of Dracula Creating explode...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about the good news & bad news of Dylan's day, the dispute of iPad Pro vs Wacom tablets and why the analog experience is always superior to the digital  experience. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Good news & bad news Analyzing the Wacom tablet iPad vs Wacom Digital vs analog tactility All...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about Dylan's recollection of the Google Pixel 6 Pro, why Zak isn't an Apple fanboy and we break down why purpose and innovation drive us to be attracted towards certain brands. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: The Google Pixel 6 Bumps in phones Cell phone tactility Why Zak is NOT an Apple fanboy The Xbo...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about getting back into Vampires, focusing on your design intent and the concept of 'the way that you do one thing is the way that you do everything'. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Being into vampires Differentiating yourself Its how you tell the story Focusing on intent The way you do one thing is th...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about the power of having a strong moustache, Mars architecture and the importance of industrial design in space. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Getting rid of our hair Brummy accents vs Cockney accents Firefighting moustaches Mars architecture Industrial design in space Dyson spheres Space cranes All...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about having a dash cam, seeing Polestar commercials on TV, test driving a Polestar 2. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Dash cams Getting our M license Polestar commercials on TV Buying a Polestar vehicle Can we test drive a Polestar? Creating a customer for life All the links, all the time! Industrial D...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about wanting to create something, but not knowing what to create, the Lego movies and what we could do to photograph Bionicles in the forest. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Hoping for rain Creativity in stasis Wanting to make something Lego movies Photographing Bionicles in the forest Making miniature...