The Process

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about the vibe of the rain today, we reminisce about our photo trip to Moon River and we break down what 'you need a product, not a project' means to each of us. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Vibing in the rain Moon river photos Downloading the mockups Product vs project A product as a manifestation o...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about Zak's miniature flower obsession, product mockups & licenses and we have a friendly bet on file size! On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Making model plants & flowers Meta work projects Product mockups Mockups & licenses Digital organization Zak - 115 GBs Dyl - 85 GBs All the links, all t...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about creating skull studies in ink, creating collections of work from sketches to models and why cultivating transferrable skills in your professional and work life are so key. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Shopping time Drawing Cthulhu Skull studies in ink The power of YouTube education Creating col...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about refinement & iteration, knowing what to iterate on and asking yourself the question "when is it too much ideation?" On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Refinement & iteration Being you & stupid Knowing what to iterate on Identifying strong ideas When is it too much ideation? All the links,...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about stickers...a lot, creating your dream portfolio and the importance of practical goal setting. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Buying stickers Custom sticker packs The importance of a strong and well designed website Creating a dream portfolio Aspiring portfolios Portfolio manifesto Goal setting Al...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about the factory tour Koenigsegg, the difference that it makes being a Swedish company and Vulcanol. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Learn Squared The design world is really small The abundance mindset The gatekeepers have it easy Starving artists never starve artists All the links, all the time! Indus...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about the Learn Squared platform, how small the design world really is and why starving artists never starve artists. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Learn Squared The design world is really small The abundance mindset The gatekeepers have it easy Starving artists never starve artists All the links, all...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about using other people's art supplies, should design education be considered a business and why implementing change in design education is so difficult. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: A weekend recap Using other people's art supplies Modernizing design education for the 21st century Should design edu...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about Lego's coming back in stock, you are what you wear...so stay strange and the reason behind why you make what you make is so much more important than what you make. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Lego's are back in stock Building Lego F1 cars 8th scale models You are what you wear, stay strange Li...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about using super glue as filler, the true beauty of Futura Bold and why testing your designs is so important to your creative evolution. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Highway banter Using super glue as body filler Burns from super glue Learning from testing your products Test prints The beauty of Fut...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about some design advice from Struthless, why you don't need a personal brand logo on your portfolio and why it's important for everyone to go through design puberty (even though it sucks). On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: You can't start a brand with just a logo and a name, you need work to back it up Y...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about making a space to display WIP models, the 100 Something's project and why you need to produce quantity in order to produce quality. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Perks of working from home Making room for model making Being able to see your work around you The 100 Something's Project Building sk...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about some of our old podcast episodes, how the format of The Process Podcast would evolve as our lives change and how we can prevent podcast burnout. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Reminiscing on old episodes Long vs short podcast eps Highlighting some past podcast episodes Iteration What we would do...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about going back onto social media for Strange Kanga Studios, gaining traction with online content and the concept of "Jab Jab Jab, Right Hook". On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Starting with social media Going back to Instagram, YouTube and TikTok Gaining traction on social media platforms Brand identit...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about listening to Ash Thorpe's podcast (again), creating a new podcast series about movie commentary and what Zak and I have learned from talking with each other on the podcast. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Ash Thorpe's podcast Reacting to the Alien movie Should we create a movie commentary series?...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about showering with socks on, the thing about having opinions and why we like what we like, even when others seem to disagree. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Cursed numbers Showering with socks on Having an opinion on subjects What we like & what we don't...why? Opinions without context are just w...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about what Dylan did on the weekend, creating the scroll of strange and why writing out your ideas in analog form can be so productive and therapeutic. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Model making tips from Zak Big brainstorming weekend The Scroll of Strange Writing slows down your brain Buying giant ro...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! This topic inspired by a recent Adam Savage video! Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5De68zSf14&ab_channel=AdamSavage%E2%80%99sTested Today, we chat about having a productive weekend, when it's okay to take a loss with jobs and learning lessons from past experience. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Havin...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about Ash Thorp's podcast "The Collective Podcast", Quentin Tarantino's podcast and the new Batmobile design ques. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Zak is getting into modelling The Collective Podcast Quentin Tarantino's podcast The new batmobile model All the links, all the time! Industrial Design, Crea...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about Zak building a new model base at work, interesting construction techniques from Zak's new job and seeing a McLaren 720s in the wild! On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Building a base at work Model making construction techniques Combatting material waste 720S in the wild All the links, all the time!...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about staying up late with Ash Thorp to finish work, finding the creative energy and transforming a shipping container into a creative work space. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Staying up late to create work Finding the creative energy you need Curating the creative hive Shipping container work spaces...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about finding a visual balance in your design, creating "The Kangasaur" print series and focusing on photography vs focusing on graphic design elements. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Thick & wet snow Finding a visual balance in your design Selling photo prints vs selling graphic prints The Kangasa...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about Zak learning to drive a manual car, having an artistic creative breakthrough and the magic of small art stores in Waterloo. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: The struggles of winter Going to get ramen Learning to drive a manual car Planning content for the Porsche Artistic breakthroughs Building an...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about creating the Strange Kanga playlist, using music to inspire creativity and the challenge of using stock music with your personal projects. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Living in symbiosis Buying new model kits Impulsive collecting Moving Zak's bed Browsing vacuum cleaners Buying Lego sets All t...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about how Dylan and Zak lived in symbiosis today, impulse purchasing and shopping at Walmart like an adult. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Living in symbiosis Buying new model kits Impulsive collecting Moving Zak's bed Browsing vacuum cleaners Buying Lego sets All the links, all the time! Industrial De...