The Process

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about a small idea that Dylan had earlier in the day, Zak becomes a copywriting / brand strategy genius and Dyl buys a new domain name! On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: What's your favorite part of your job? Messing with Zak's OCD Strange Kanga Studios Strange mythological creatures Kanga prints Struggli...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about a video talking about passion that Zak found from The Futur, figuring out what we're passionate about and how we can design our lives to do more of the work that we truly enjoy. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Rants about roads The Futur shorts Figuring out what you're passionate about How to show...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about the new Batman movie, buying expensive vacuums and espresso machines and we analyze how model kits are molded into parts. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: The Batman movie Art books Buying a Dyson vacuum Espresso machine passing away Cost effectiveness of model kits How model kits are molded into p...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about Dyl's struggle to make tea, Adam Savage weathering the Razor Crest model and why it's important to give your model a story when you're weathering it. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Making tea...a struggle Adam Savage - The Razer Crest Telling a story with model making Clothes on humans, in the wi...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about the Polestar O2, how Polestar is able to embody Dieter Rams' 10 Principles of Good Design and making the most out of your design. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Finally getting a tattoo! Polestar O2 Polestar embodying Dieter Rams' 10 Principles of good design Making the most out of your design Su...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about the struggle of trying to book a tattoo, navigating tricky websites and buying fun domains. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Booking tattoo appointments Navigating & using unoptimized websites The way your website reflects your brand Optimizing websites Buying domain names All the links, all th...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about waking up early for the first time in a long time, transporting seven cats and we brainstorm some autonomous vet vehicle thesis ideas! On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Waking up early Dropping off cats Animal thesis ideas Autonomous vet vehicles BMW grills All the links, all the time! Industrial De...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about what is best to invest money into, the creation of Strange Creatures content and Dyl considers getting a new tattoo soon! On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Saturday shopping spree What we should spend money on Strange Creatures merch cataloging Teleportation & time machines Weird animals Getting...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about ideating for merch development, creating new nicknames for ourselves and understanding what a brand is. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Gas & beer prices Ideating for merch development After hours with Danger Dyl How may we statements for merch... Things, design & whatever Creating a mood...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about going to pick up the Strange Creatures merch, how technology is STILL not our friend and Dyl breaks down the simple process of designing the Strange Creature merch. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Strange Creatures merch Collaboration with clothing design Being a time traveler Juxtaposing photosho...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about Dyl going to pick up the Strange Creatures merch, planting mini trees for work and dealing with a technology glitch. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Strange Creatures merch is complete! Sharpie paint markers Planting mini trees Making dioramas A technology disaster All the links, all the time! Ind...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat what we learned from chatting with Carly Renee, our biggest takeaways and Dyl hints at some upcoming Strange Creatures stickers. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Reflecting on Carly's episode Key takeaways from talking with Carly Renee Re-doing your artwork Working with deadlines Strange Creatures sticke...

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 chat about listening to classic rock in the Porsche, recording meaningful family conversations and why film photos have such strong character. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Everybody's Working For The Weekend Rock and roll in the Porsche Recording family voices Film photos vs iPhone photos Finding film cam...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about slipping and falling on ice, the new Strange Creatures merch and the process of creating a virtual look book for Strange Creatures! On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Falling on ice Being a professional Strange Creatures merch Creating a virtual look book All the links, all the time! Industrial Desig...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about the design of clothing in the Olympics, finding a cohesive design language for your country and we question what the untraditional colors of Canada are! On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Sporting bets Olympic clothing design Finding a cohesive design language What are the colors of Canada? Iconic Ca...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about Zak building little buildings, the back rooms and the architectural design of liminal spaces and how they make us feel. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Driving in down town Toronto Matt's donut sandwich Building little buildings The Backrooms Liminal spaces Creating spaces All the links, all the t...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about Zak's first day on the job, giving pep talks to first year students and the importance of falling in love with the process. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: First day on the job Normalizing microwaves and showers Zak wants a grandma teapot 1st year pep talks Asking meaningful questions Using underl...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about Zak going into the new job for some training, purchasing a studio space to work in and why cultivating a creative environment is so important! On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Going into the new job Channeling shop vibes Importance of changing your environment Getting a studio space Design is colla...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about the big 3 questions, the importance of objectivity and why it's so important to be able to critique your own work. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Having nightmares The 3 Questions What's working? What's not working? What if? The importance of objectivity Being able to critique yourself Building a...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about creature design with Steven Zarata, the difference between implying / defining shapes and the struggle of dealing with stiff looking sketches. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: What dinosaur would you be? Creature design with Steven Zarata Gesture drawing How do you illustrate form? Implying vs defi...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about Zak's new job, how the simple work that one person does can greatly inspire someone else and cultivating our inner 'Adam Savage' to go too work. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Zak finally got a job! Zak is now a Jr. Scale Modelmaker Asking to go to the washroom Gluing down trees Indirectly inspir...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about Zak's shopping trip to Staples, pre-interview jitters and why NASA is going to crash the ISS into the ocean. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Going bad Zak's shopping trip Editing the idea wall Silver sharpies Buying 5000 pages of paper The BIG CAD weekend Pre-interview jitters Interview tips Being...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat with our friend Sharan Jayanth about how he discovered industrial design, tackling first year challenges and dealing with burnout. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Virtual vs in person podcasts' Middle names Discovering industrial design Going into Humber industrial design Changing your mind about indust...

Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects! Today, we chat about creating personal hype reels, showing yourself off in an interesting and honest way and why it can be so easy to beat the status quo. On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss: Where does Ramen come from? Personal hype reels Showing yourself off in an interesting way Selling the reason to listen Defeat the s...