Jake is currently Senior Manager of Digital Technologies at adidas, where he’s leading teams in Computational Design, Digital Technologies, and Pattern Engineering. He is also the co-founder of Out of Architecture: a career consulting firm that helps architects and designers find work that fulfills them. VISIT OUR AFFILIATES & SPONSORS TO SUPPORT US- Framer – the best website builder: https://www.framer.com?via=designdisciplin- ProtoPie – the best hi-fi prototyping tool: https://www.protopie.io/?ref=designdisciplin- LucidChart – the best way to create diagrams: https://try.lucid.co/ddEPISODE LINKS- Out of Architecture by Jake Rudin and Erin Pellegrino: https://geni.us/outofarchitecture- The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant: https://geni.us/goldenspruce- Adidas Samba – Jake's sneakers: https://geni.us/adidas-samba- Adidas Ultraboos – Baytaş' sneakers: https://geni.us/adidas-ultraboost-ddON OUR WEBSITEhttp://designdisciplin.com/jake-rudinSOCIALWebsite: http://designdisciplin.com​Twitter: http://twitter.com/designdisciplin/TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@designdisciplinInstagram: http://instagram.com/designdisciplin/Main YouTube: http://youtube.com/@designdisciplinPodcast YouTube: http://youtube.com/@designdisciplin_podcastApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/design-disciplin/id1553829029Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6VqYFGscuM2UVgtdZfk1hrCHAPTERS00:00 Intro01:52 The power of the breakup06:10 Non-design jobs for designers09:53 Jake's first book: writing and publishing18:30 Leading innovation at Adidas25:11 Getting hired: how to grab the manager's attention31:23 How to collab with Adidas39:00 Excelling at multi-disciplinary work47:00 Advice from Jake: greatest hits52:50 Book recommendations53:54 Design object recommendations55:13 Jake's design secrets56:30: What's next & how to find Jake

Fabian is a young designer from Malmö in Sweden, who specializes across logo design, brand identity, and creative direction. He is known for his design work and sense of humor that he shares actively on social media.VISIT TO SUPPORT US- Framer: https://www.framer.com?via=designdisciplin- ProtoPie: https://www.protopie.io/?ref=designdisciplinON OUR WEBSITEhttp://designdisciplin.com/fabian-arborSOCIALWebsite: http://designdisciplin.com​Twitter: http://twitter.com/designdisciplin/TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@designdisciplinInstagram: http://instagram.com/designdisciplin/Main YouTube: http://youtube.com/@designdisciplinPodcast YouTube: http://youtube.com/@designdisciplin_podcastApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/design-disciplin/id1553829029Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6VqYFGscuM2UVgtdZfk1hrCHAPTERS00:00 Intro03:18 Fabian's design discipline04:30 How social media supports design practice10:29 What makes a good logo?15:02 Fabian's early design memories18:08 Who does Fabian look up to?20:25 Going to school in Sweden for graphic design24:15 Design classics vs. current trends25:23 Fabian's future vision: specialize or explore26:48 Anatomy of a logo design project30:26 Time as the raw material of design33:45 Piecewise vs. holistic brand identity work38:00 Fabian's posters39:17 High-leverage actions41:57 Social media strategy vs. self-expression49:50 Designing for larger companies50:44 Resources recommendations52:08 What is next for Fabian Arbor?58:45 Closing

:: Resources that Inspired this Episode*+ The Creative Act: A Way of Being — https://geni.us/creative-act+ The 4-hour Workweek — https://geni.us/the-4-hour-workweek+ Rework — https://geni.us/rework-dd+ Org Design for Design Orgs — https://geni.us/org-design-for-design+ Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order — https://geni.us/changing-world-order+ Trainings by Visualize Value — https://shop.visualizevalue.com?sca_ref=2199061.e9BKrbEmIi:: Connect with Design Disciplin+ Website: http://designdisciplin.com​+ Podcast: http://podcast.designdisciplin.com​+ Instagram: http://instagram.com/designdisciplin/​+ Twitter: http://twitter.com/designdisciplin/​+ YouTube: http://youtube.com/designdisciplin+ Community: http://designdisciplin.com​/community+ Products and Services: http://designdisciplin.com​/offerings# Episode Bookmarks00:00 Intro00:57 Why you should care about remote work06:41 Tip 110:10 Tip 213:27 Tip 316:41 Tip 419:39 Closing* Affiliate links.

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Ron Wakkary is a professor of design at Simon Fraser University’s School of Interactive Arts and Technology in Canada. He is also a professor, holding the Chair of Design for More Than Human-Centered Worlds, in the industrial design department at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands.Ron is the founder of the design research studio Everyday Design Studio (EDS). At EDS, he works with Will Odom and an evolving cast of students to produce multi-disciplinary design research that is highly engaged with the practice and craft of design. For UX designers and industrial designers looking for ideas and inspiration from social sciences, humanities, and philosophy executed in design artifacts, the work from EDS is a fantastic resource.Ron recently published the book Things We Could Design: For More Than Human-Centered Worlds via MIT Press. The book packages his research focused on “post-humanist design” rather than human-centered design, bringing non-human stakeholders like nature, climate, and biological diversity into the focus of design methodology.Transcript: https://designdisciplin.com/ron:: Related Links+ Book: Design Research through Practice by Koskinen et al.: https://geni.us/design-research-thr+ Book: Discipline & Punish by Michel Foucault: https://geni.us/discipline-and-punish+ Everyday Design Studio: https://eds.siat.sfu.ca/+ Book: In Praise of Shadows by Junichiro Tanizaki: https://geni.us/in-praise-of-shadows+ Book: Reinventing Organizations by Frederic Laloux: https://geni.us/reinventing-org+ Book: Staying with the Trouble by Donna Haraway: https://geni.us/staying-with-the-troub+ Book: The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff: https://geni.us/age-of-surveillance+ Book: The Overstory by Richard Powers: https://geni.us/the-overstory+ Book: The Spell of the Sensuous by David Abram: https://geni.us/spell-of-the-sensuous+ Book: Things We Could Design by Ron Wakkary: https://geni.us/things-we-could-design+ Book: Vibrant Matter by Jane Bennett: https://geni.us/vibrant-matter+ Book: What Things Do by Peter-Paul Verbeek: https://geni.us/what-things-doFull list of related links: https://designdisciplin.com/ron :: Connect with Design Disciplin+ Website: http://designdisciplin.com​+ Podcast: http://podcast.designdisciplin.com​+ Instagram: http://instagram.com/designdisciplin/​+ Twitter: http://twitter.com/designdisciplin/​+ YouTube: http://youtube.com/designdisciplin:: Connect with Ron+ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ronwakkary+ Everyday Design Studio: http://eds.siat.sfu.ca/:: Episode Bookmarks00:00:00​ Intro00:01:26 Ron's Story00:13:35 Research through Design00:18:54 Ron's Practice00:22:26​ The Core Message in Ron's Book00:27:30 How To Put the Book in Practice00:34:45 "Designer as Biography / Force / Speaking Subject / Intensities and Origins"00:51:57 The Scope of Design vs. Other Disciplines00:58:50 "Nomadic Practice"01:21:55 Book Recommendations 01:27:00 What's Next for Ron01:33:00 Closing

Born in Turkey and educated in the UK, Irmak Nur Sunal Lutkin is currently based in London, serving as Director of Digital Design at Reuters. She looks after a design team that contributes across Reuters News products and services.Previously she has worked with Atlantic Records, Sony Music, Puma, Adidas, CNN International, The Wall Street Journal, and XOXO Magazine. She cultivated more than 10 years of experience and insights in the design industry across the worlds of branded content, editorial publishing, news, and high-end digital, UX, UI, and print design.We talked about her journey – from struggling to find internships to being a design director at one of the largest media companies in the world. We spoke about how her work has evolved at a hands-on level, as she progressed from junior to director level, with the the methodologies and know-how that she’s been deploying. For the benefit of our student audience, we talked about how to get hired as a designer, as well as her approach to hiring and team-buildling. This has been a rare and insightful look inside the head of a senior design leader, bringing value to all of us navigating design careers.https://designdisciplin.com/irmak:: Related Links+ ADPList: https://www.adplist.org/+ Atlantic Records: https://www.atlanticrecords.com/+ CNN International: https://edition.cnn.com/+ Loughborough University School of Design and Creative Arts: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/schools/design-creative-arts/+ Parallax Scrolling on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallax_scrolling+ Reuters: https://reuters.com/+ Sony Music: https://www.sonymusic.com/+ Sprint by Jake Knapp: https://geni.us/sprint-dd+ Strategy and Tactics in Design on Design Disciplin: https://www.designdisciplin.com/strategy-and-tactics-in-design/+ The Story of Design Thinking on Design Disciplin: https://www.designdisciplin.com/the-story-of-design-thinking/+ The Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/:: Connect with Design Disciplin+ Website: http://designdisciplin.com​+ Podcast: http://podcast.designdisciplin.com​+ Instagram: http://instagram.com/designdisciplin/​+ Twitter: http://twitter.com/designdisciplin/​+ YouTube: http://youtube.com/designdisciplin+ Bookstore: http://designdisciplin.com​/bookstore:: Connect with Irmak+ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/irmaknursunal/:: Episode Bookmarks00:00​ Intro04:10 Irmak's story: from struggling intern to director of design13:32 What does a design director do?19:16 Irmak's design approach, working with developers22:22 Should designers code HTML?24:49 Irmak's approach to hiring28:10 Irmak's advice to herself in the past: "Find mentors"30:51 Freelancing vs. employment32:47 What do UX designers and researchers contribute?34:42 How to procure UX insights: research vs. best practices36:36 Individuals' responsibilities and divisions of labor in design teams39:53 The power of being nice and finding the right culture44:52 Self-promotion and finding role models as a woman47:45 Closing

https://designdisciplin.com/rtd-intro:: Related Books, Links, Resources*+ Bowers  (2012). The Logic of Annotated Portfolios: Communicating the Value of ‘Research through Design’. In Proc. DIS: https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/2317956.2317968+ Change by Design by Tim Brown: https://geni.us/change-by-design+ Conversation with Virgil Abloh on Vestoj: http://vestoj.com/does-your-jacket-have-three-armholes/+ Design Issues Journal: https://direct.mit.edu/desi+ Design Studies Journal: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/design-studies+ Desmet, Overbeeke, & Tax (2001). Designing Products with Added Emotional Value: Development and Appllcation of an Approach for Research through Design. The Design Journal https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2752/146069201789378496+ DiSalvo, Forlizzi, & Gemperle (2004). Discovering and Extracting Knowledge in the Design Project. In Proc. DRS: https://dl.designresearchsociety.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2169&context=drs-conference-papers+ Drone Chi: https://www.baytas.net/research/dronechi/+ Hauser, Oogjes, Wakkary, & Verbeek (2018). An Annotated Portfolio on Doing Postphenomenology through Research Products. In Proc. DIS: https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3196709.3196745+ La Delfa et al. (2020). Designing Drone Chi: Unpacking the Thinking and Making of Somaesthetic Human-Drone Interaction. In Proc. DIS: https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3357236.3395589+ La Delfa et al. (2020). Drone Chi: Somaesthetic Human-Drone Interaction. In Proc. CHI: https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3313831.3376786+ Lesko (1997). Industrial Design at Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1934–1967. In Journal of Design History: https://academic.oup.com/jdh/article-abstract/10/3/269/337126+ Odom et al. (2016). From Research Prototype to Research Product. In Proc. CHI: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2858036.2858447+ Odom et al. (2018). Attending to slowness and temporality with olly and slow game. In Proc. CHI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3173574.3173651+ Odom et al. (2019). Unpacking the Thinking and Making Behind a Slow Technology Research Product with Slow Game. In Proc. C&C: https://doi.org/10.1145/3325480.3326567+ RTD | Research through Design Conference: https://www.researchthroughdesign.org/+ Slow Game by Will Odom: http://willodom.com/portfolio/portfolio/slow-game/+ Sprint by Jake Knapp: https://geni.us/sprint-dd+ The Double Diamond by the Design Council: https://www.designcouncil.org.uk/our-work/news-opinion/double-diamond-universally-accepted-depiction-design-process/+ The Lean Startup* by Eric Ries: https://geni.us/lean-startup-dd:: Connect with Design Disciplin+ Website: http://designdisciplin.com​+ Podcast: http://podcast.designdisciplin.com​+ Instagram: http://instagram.com/designdisciplin/​+ Twitter: http://twitter.com/designdisciplin/​+ YouTube: http://youtube.com/designdisciplin+ Bookstore: http://designdisciplin.com​/bookstore:: Episode Bookmarks00:00 Intro02:00 Who is this for and what to expect05:18 Origin: What is RtD and why does it exist?12:13 Purpose: What is RtD good for?15:15 Example: Xerox (1980s)17:52 Example: Slow Game (2018)20:29 Example: Drone Chi (2020)22:27 Recap and Closing*: May contain affiliate links – at no extra cost to you, we earn a commission if you purchase from these links.

Timmy Ghiurau is an innovation leader at Volvo Cars, and Carlos Calva is an AI and augmented reality entrepreneur. Both of them are experts in virtual reality, augmented reality, game engines, and other 3D interactive technologies, with experiences spanning design, engineering, and business. Timmy originates from the worlds music, fashion, and culture; while Carlos has been building projects for clients that include NASA and multiple branches of the US military.We had this conversation in front of a small live audience at Timmy’s workspace, the Open Innovation Arena at Volvo Cars – a multi-disciplinary platform within the company that makes preparations for a diverse range of futures and great uncertainties.The themes of our conversation, recorded at the end of 2021, were the hot topics of the year: the metaverse, AI, and NFTs. These trends dominate conversations in tech today. The metaverse is expanding new graphics and interaction technologies to a massive role in our lives. NFTs embody value, identity, and symbolism that is digital-native (and metaverse-ready). AI promises immense convenience and creative possibilities in the digital world.But how far have we come towards realizing these promises today, and what is on the horizon? How do these technologies serve the needs and desires of human societies – like safety, prosperity, diversity? How are established companies, like Volvo, integrating these trends into their business? In a wide-ranging conversation, we tried to answer these questions with our stories and insights. Special thanks to David Peterson, who kindly stepped in last minute to help us record the video for this episode.Visit: http://designdisciplin.com/oia:: Connect with Design Disciplin+ Website: http://designdisciplin.com​+ Podcast: http://podcast.designdisciplin.com​+ Instagram: http://instagram.com/designdisciplin/​+ Twitter: http://twitter.com/designdisciplin/​+ YouTube: http://youtube.com/designdisciplin+ Bookstore: http://designdisciplin.com​/bookstore:: Episode Bookmarks00:00:00​ Intro00:04:16 How did Carlos and Timmy meet?00:08:09 What is the metaverse?00:13:54 Metaverse projects that stand out00:17:48 NFTs, business, identity, community  00:33:17 Carlos and Timmy's work with NFTs and the metaverse: culture, dev tools, and design approaches for the virtual world00:42:05 Carlos and Timmy's work with AI: hyper-realistic rendering, fooling human senses, assisted driving, engaging  NPCs00:30:56 Safety, prosperity, and diversity: how to achieve them through technology 01:06:08 Closing

OP.™ – short for Office of Possibilities – is a multi-disciplinary design studio that creates objects and spaces based on well-informed strategic ideas. Their competences span architecture, art direction, exhibition design, industrial design, brand strategy, graphic design and innovation strategy.I've been following them since they moved into their Gothenburg studio, in the same building where I was living at the time. Since then, they have built a formidable portfolio of projects involving brand identity, product design, architecture, exhibition design, and more; with clients such as Volvo, Ikea, H&M, Voi Scooters, and Elektron Music Machines.For this conversation, I went back to my old neighborhood and sat down with co-founders Petter Hillinge and Caspar Andrén. We talked about their personal journeys that led to owning a design studio together; how they grew their company 100% during a pandemic (partly due to their experience in functioning as a remote, distributed team); how they communicate, sell, and execute truly multi-disciplinary work; the great designers that they have learned from; the tensions between business and creativity; and other topics that shed light on their practice of design.https://designdisciplin.com/op:: Books, Links, Resources*+ Alvar Aalto: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvar_Aalto+ BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): https://big.dk/+ Charles and Ray Eames: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_and_Ray_Eames+ Deglabbet: https://www.deglabbet.se/+ Forsman & Bodenfors: https://forsman.co/+ Grid Systems in Graphic Design by Josef Müller-Brockmann: https://geni.us/grid-systems+ Gunnar Asplund: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunnar_Asplund+ Josef Müller-Brockman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_M%C3%BCller-Brockmann+ Kilo: https://kilodesign.dk/+ Louisiana Museum of Modern Art: https://louisiana.dk/en/+ Ogilvy on Advertising by David Ogilvy: https://geni.us/ogilvy-on+ Pål Svensson: http://www.palsvensson.se/+ Sigurd Lewerentz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigurd_Lewerentz+ Skewed: https://skewed.com/+ Sprint by Jake Knapp: https://geni.us/sprint-dd+ The Futur: https://thefutur.com/:: Connect with Design Disciplin+ Website: http://designdisciplin.com​+ Podcast: http://podcast.designdisciplin.com​+ Instagram: http://instagram.com/designdisciplin/​+ Twitter: http://twitter.com/designdisciplin/​+ YouTube: http://youtube.com/designdisciplin+ Bookstore: http://designdisciplin.com​/bookstore:: Connect with OP.™+ Website: https://op-web.se/+ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/op_update/:: Episode Bookmarks00:00:00​ Intro00:02:32 What does OP.™ do?00:06:50 Co-founders' stories00:15:10 Investments that led to success00:19:27 Remote work experiences, tools of the trade, and getting hands-on00:24:40 Research trips00:27:53 Job titles at a small design studio00:30:56 Scoping and managing projects of different sizes00:40:55 The good design brief00:43:59 Achieving creative satisfaction00:49:00 Saying "no"00:51:39 Reputation, making a mark, and attention to detail00:55:34 OP.™'s design philosophy and style01:02:12 Influences01:05:19 Books and resources01:06:56 Failures that lead to success01:09:10 Iteration, evolution, and imitation in design01:12:07 How to do research01:15:50 Advice for students and aspiring creatives01:21:56 What is next for OP.™?01:23:41 Parting advice and food for thought 01:26:25 Closing*: May contain affiliate links – at no extra cost to you, we earn a commission if you purchase from these links.

April Dunford spent 25 years running marketing, product, and sales teams as a startup executive.Creating a systematic way of positioning tech products and companies became her life's work, informing her consulting practice where she has advised 100+ companies. Her best-selling book Obviously Awesome offers a methodology that any leader or entrepreneur can follow.I found great value in April's positioning methodology as I figure out directions for my own projects, including Design Disciplin. Even though her experience comes from leading business-to-business marketing, she offers lessons that we can adapt to a whole range of situations – including but not limited to how our design projects speak to their audience, and how to position ourselves towards potential employers and clients.https://designdisciplin.com/april-dunford:: Books, Links, Resources+ Obviously Awesome by April Dunford: https://geni.us/obviously-awesome+ The Challenger Sale by Matthew Dixon and Brent Adamson: https://geni.us/challenger-sale+ The Four Steps to the Epiphany by Steve Blank: https://geni.us/four-steps-to+ The Lean Startup by Eric Ries: https://geni.us/lean-startup-dd:: Connect with Design Disciplin+ Website: http://designdisciplin.com​+ Podcast: http://podcast.designdisciplin.com​+ Instagram: http://instagram.com/designdisciplin/​+ Twitter: http://twitter.com/designdisciplin/​+ YouTube: http://youtube.com/designdisciplin+ Bookstore: http://designdisciplin.com​/bookstore:: Connect with April Dunford+ Website: https://aprildunford.com/+ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aprildunford:: Episode Bookmarks00:00​ What is "positioning"?02:02 April's story06:19 "Marketing" vs. "design" vs. "product"09:21 Design methods, lean vs. service-driven, "positioning baggage"15:54 What the product is vs. who the product is for22:55 Positioning for consumer products, professional services, and individual careers33:15 Skills and advice for younger professionals35:53 Execution: a question no-one asks39:00 Books40:46 What is next for April Dunford?41:44 Extracurriculars43:16 Closing