The Process

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today we chat about adapting inspiration from the everyday world, designing Strange Creatures merch and finding hidden gems at H&M. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Adapting inspirational things Linoleum prints for merch design Designing Strange Creatures merch A bit strange - the shirt Hidden gems at H&M Trans...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today we chat about where we've been for the last two weeks, upgrading our laptops and we have a good old 3D printer chat! On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Getting COVID and where we've been Update on the Porsche Upgrading our laptops The trouble with Solidworks 3D printer chats All the links, all the time! Ind...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today we chat about hotel breakfasts in Finland, Alvar Aalto's design studio & home and working overtime. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Hotels in Finland Ordering dominoes pizza in Amsterdam Alvar Aalto design studio & home tour The Wooldshed Working overtime All the links, all the time! Industrial Desig...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today we chat about Zak's new iPhone, electric cars in Finland and the experience of travel overseas. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: A catch up from the last 3 weeks Zak's new phone Reviewing the iPhone 14 Pro DSLR vs Phone cameras Electric cars in Finland Finland isn't Scandinavian Winter road sustainabi...

We chat with our mate Sean Platek about his Inktober sketches, working in groups and the importance of practice. On today's episode of "The Process" we discuss: Sean's Inktober How did Sean start in ID? No substitute practice Finding your style Keep the shitty sketches Fond memories Framing our degrees Sketching shoes Digital vs analog sketching Keep the shitty sketches Fond memo...

Campbell James is a Melbourne based cinematographer and photographer with a loose unit attitude and a killer smile. We chat about Campbell's love for cameras, working on set with McLaren and getting started in photography. On today's episode of "The Process" we discuss: How Campbell and Dyl met Not the hot drink guy Wombats, Moose & Bears 3D Film Cameras Campbell & Camera...

Catherine Chong is a professor teaching at Humber College in Toronto, Canada. With a background in automotive design, Catherine has spent over 25 years working in the industry. With a BA from RMIT and a MDes from Swinburne in Australia, Catherine's career has spanned the globe. We chat about asking the right questions, the importance of travel and we have an impromptu therapy session about Zak...

Sean Platek is back on The Process! This episode went literally EVERYWHERE and we absolutely love it! We chat about going back and tweaking our thesis projects, the beauty of acrylic and why it's important to be uncomfortable. On today's episode of "The Process" we discuss: Work projects Working in a pandemic Discord banter Design habits Going back to thesis Building Croma Acryli...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we are joined by Australian charcoal artist, Carly Renèe. Carly lives in Lennox head, an hour outside of Brisbane, where she creates large scale hyperrealist charcoal drawings from her studio. In recent months, her social media following has exploded as her soft, graceful and captivating work spreads throughout the internet. C...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we're joined once more by Stephen Bykowy, a Humber College Industrial Design Alumni and solid mate. Stephen first appeared on Episode 074 of The Process Podcast, back in December 2020. Since then, Stephen has finished his thesis, graduated from school and found a job in the design industry. Today, we chat about his success...

Bruce Thomson is a professor of Industrial Design at Humber College, teaching visual communications and automotive design studio classes. Bruce has many extensive years of teaching and freelance design experience, as well as working as a designer for Ford in Europe. Bruce went to college at OCA and later returned to education to pursue his Masters in Vehicle Design at the RCA. Bruce is a good mate...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! We are joined today by Dave Filar! Dave is the Design & Development Manager at Vibram, but beyond that, he's an artist, an immigrant, a creative, a runner, a podcast host, a designer, a person whose on a continual path to learn something new everyday. This chat is packed full of creative insight, tough lessons and hard facts....

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! We chat about the ingenuity of industrial designers, professional vs personal success and recreational trespassing. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Politics Rekindling design interest Ingenuity of industrial design First year experiences First job stories Learnings from General Dynamics Meeting James Personal vs profe...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today we chat about designing a cactus zen garden, intentionally designing our spaces to promote productivity and why it's so essential to design things that are built to last. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Complicating industrial design Cactus Zen gardens Designing our spaces to be more intentional It's the little...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today we chat about Zak's highlights from IKEA, designing Kangasaur creatures and the power of design. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Zak's highlights from IKEA Buying a plant for the first time Models & terrariums Dinos in a terrarium Designing Kangasaur creatures The power of design Complicating industrial desi...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today we chat about learning 3D programs, showcasing concept art in a portfolio and Zak's apron. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Learning blender Blender & AI Showcasing concept design projects in a portfolio The mindset to build things Building an apron All the links, all the time! Industrial Design, Creativity &...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today we chat about accumulating design knowledge, taking the non-traditional path and the pros of having an industrial design background. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: The big snow stor Accumulating knowledge Finding tutorials for concept design Composition and storytelling Zak's deep revelation The non-traditional...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today we chat about picking something to be proficient at, why minimum work will always give you minimum results and turning off your thinking brain to get out of your own way. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Pick a thing and be proficient Show your work Minimum work = minimum effort Situation iteration Don't be too p...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today we chat about how we can collect inspiration for personal projects, making space for workaholism and driving in shitty weather. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Working towards concept art dreams Collecting inspiration for projects Strange Bones inspiration Indugling workaholic tendencies Driving in shitty weathe...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today we chat about Ash Thorp as inspiration, trying out AI programs like ChatGPT and Midjourney, and replacing the blank page. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Ash Thorp as inspiration The ethics of AI art Trying out ChatGPT Trying out Midjourney Replacing the blank page No blank pages Strange Bones To be the best, yo...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today we chat about Dyl's move, creating your own brief to challenge yourself and why you need to show off the type of work that you want to do more of. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Ikea trip Dyl's move Not being ready for an opportunity Getting into concept design Generating your own brief to challenge yourself Sh...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today we chat about the design of remote controls for TVs, the true importance of product testing and why design students fake their research. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Mobile providers Design of remote controls Only use essential information Importance of product testing All the links, all the time! Industrial...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today we chat about catching up over last weeks hiatus, picking out a first model to build and the issue with Rogers. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Catching up Picking out a first model Displaying our models Building ships from Sci-fi movies Oil rig models The Rogers issue All the links, all the time! Industrial Des...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today we are joined by Afshin Mehin, an industrial designer and founder of Card79, a creative studio based in San Francisco and Vancouver that tackles complex and future-facing projects. We chat about discovering creativity, understanding the micro & macro in design business and why it is important to use creativity to enable pro...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about building new Lego sets, watching students improve their skills and how doing the bare minimum doesn't get you anywhere. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: New experiences in design school Show as much as you can We wish we did more in school Learning should be free of ego There's different ways of th...