This week I met with Sara Pontoppidan, Design Director at Clandestine Design Group. Sara moved to Australia from Europe to start her career in design. She moved from CMD Strategy Design & Innovation and then moved on to Counterspace design in Melbourne. Over the last 6 years, she has worked her way up to design Director at CDG in Brisbane. In addition, Sara also recently became a Good Design Ambassador for the Good Design Awards. In the Podcast, we discuss Sara's background leading her up to where she is today. We discuss the challenges she experienced being a woman in design, speaking to how we can help foster more women in design. Sara also discusses the value of design mentorship as a designer starting out. In addition, Sara presents the philosophical frameworks she holds key when progressing through her career. Further, we discuss her experience in moving into her role as design director, speaking to how designers can develop their team management skills. I hope you enjoy the podcast, and if you do would you consider subscribing and sharing the podcast with a friend to help grow the platform. If there is someone you would like to see on the podcast reach out to me through the comments section or through social media, and I will be happy to get them on.   LinkedIn: Sara Pontoppidan Roman Cherfan   Instagram: @levi_swann @clandestine_design_group --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lets-talk-id/message

This week I met with Henry Shaw. Henry is an upcoming Adelaide-based Industrial Designer who recently was awarded the Industrial/Product Design Graduate of the Year Award for SA/NT by The Design Institute of Australia. Following his recent graduation Henry has moved on to working for Schneider Electric in an in-house design role. During the podcast, we discuss how we have experienced the move from university to professional life. Henry explains what he found lived up to his expectations and what didn’t. He also mentions which skills he sees designers should work on to be as competitive as possible when moving into employment. We also discuss the future of our field and explore what we are most excited for as emerging designers. If there is someone you would like to see on the podcast reach out to me through the comments section or through social media, and I will be happy to get them on. I hope you enjoy the podcast, and if you do would you consider subscribing and sharing the podcast with a friend to help grow the platform.   LinkedIn: Henry Shaw Roman Cherfan   Instagram: @shaw.designn @cherfan_design --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lets-talk-id/message

This week I met with Sam Payne. Sam is an automotive designer who has worked for organizations such as JCB, Industrial Design Alliance, Design Q, and currently Fordyno. In these roles, he has worked across a variety of projects designing everything from furniture to VTOL airplanes. In his current role, he manages a team specialized in train design. In the podcast, we discuss the challenges and similarities of designing different forms of vehicles. Sam also discusses how he has successfully implemented VR, and AR into his regular workflow. In addition, Sam discusses how carbon fiber and other composite materials are starting to revolutionize train design. Further Sam mentions the high level of design skill he has noticed in Australia, and how working abroad compares to working in Australia. If there is someone you would like to see on the podcast reach out to me through the comments section or through social media, and I will be happy to get them on. I hope you enjoy the podcast, and if you do would you consider subscribing and sharing the podcast with a friend to help grow the platform. LinkedIn: Sam Payne Roman Cherfan --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lets-talk-id/message

This week is the podcast's 20th episode anniversary so I thought I would do something special! We have Rafael Gomez, Head lecturer at QUT, Angus Chapman Senior design manager at Topconn, Sara Pontoppidan Industrial Design Director at Clandestine Design Group, and Neil Davidson CEO of Clandestine Design Group. They represent varying sectors of design making the conversation all the more intersting. In the podcast, we discuss the technologies at the forefront of our field, AI, Autonomous vehicles, 3d printing etc. We also discuss the role of design from a global/political scale, predicting what the future holds. Further, we discuss the low number of female designers in the ID field and how we can support young women to pursue a career in our field. If you would like to see more episodes like this let me know in the comments below. I hope you enjoyed this episode, if you did please consider subscribing and sharing the podcast with a friend. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lets-talk-id/message

This week I met with Christoph Koch. Chris is a lecturer is QUT who teaches an advanced understanding of CAD. Chris also focused on understanding the role of an industrial designer in the coming world through his PHD. In the podcast, we discuss the past nature of ID and how our role could evolve to meet the evolving needs of the industry. We also discuss how sustainability can often be a struggle to comprehend let alone to design for, but as designers, we are most suited to tackle the problem head-on. Further, we highlight the effect of additive manufacturing on manufacturing as a whole, predicting how the field could evolve in the coming years. If there is someone you would like to see on the podcast reach out to me through the comments section or through social media, and I will be happy to get them on. I hope you enjoy the podcast, and if you do would you consider subscribing and sharing the podcast with a friend to help grow the platform.   LinkedIn: Christoph Koch Roman Cherfan   Instagram: @entire.design @cherfan_design --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lets-talk-id/message

This week I met with Joey Zeledon. Zoey is an industrial designer who has worked for a range of organisations such as Clark Footwear, HP, Continuum, Smart Design, and more. His broad range of experience and strong community presence has instilled his place within the global design scene. More recently Joey has moved his practice to functioning as a self-employed designer working in the freelance space on various projects. In this podcast, we discuss Joey's career where he reminisces on the experiences that have stood out to him. We also discuss the struggles and thrills of moving into the freelance space. Further, we discuss how designers often compare themselves to their peers, and social media influencers often to their detriment. In addition, Joey offers his opinion on topics prominent in our field such as AI and VR.   If there is someone you would like to see on the podcast reach out to me through the comments section or through social media, and I will be happy to get them on. I hope you enjoy the podcast, and if you do would you consider subscribing and sharing the podcast with a friend to help grow the platform.   LinkedIn: Joey Zeledon Roman Cherfan   Instagram: @joey.zeledon @cherfan_design --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lets-talk-id/message

This week I met with Sophia Pavona. Sophia is an US based architect who started her career working for William Rawn Associates, Architects. Recently she has established her architecture practice SO-ZHA. In the podcast we discuss the language of design and how we can communicate interdisciplinary. We also discuss how the major socio-economic and environmental changes could reshape what we see as the architectural norm. Further, we discuss the benefit of innovative technology such as 3D printing and AI on the development of the field of architecture.   If there is someone you would like to see on the podcast reach out to me through the comments section or through social media, and I will be happy to get them on. I hope you enjoy the podcast, and if you do would you consider subscribing and sharing the podcast with a friend to help grow the platform.   Linkedin: Sophia Pavona Roman Cherfan   Instagram: @levi_swann @sophia.pavona --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lets-talk-id/message

This week I met with Angus Chapman. Angus is a Brisbane-based Industrial Designer who has worked for a range of in-house and consultancy design teams over his long career. Currently, Angus works for Topcon, where uses his design background to positively influence his design team. At Topcon, Angus works on a range of projects from agriculture to defence. In the podcast, we discuss the positives and negatives of working in an in-house design team and how that experience compares to consultancy design work. We also discuss the benefit of a design background in Angus's role as a senior manager. In addition, we discuss the move away from domestic manufacturing in Australia, where Angus gives his perspective on whether he sees manufacturing returning in the coming years.   If there is someone you would like to see on the podcast reach out to me through the comments section or through social media, and I will be happy to get them on. I hope you enjoy the podcast, and if you do would you consider subscribing and sharing the podcast with a friend to help grow the platform. Linkedin: Angus Chapman Roman Cherfan   Instagram: @topconag_aus @cherfan_design --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lets-talk-id/message

This week I met with Henrik an upcoming UK-based automotive designer. Henrik has worked for organisations such as Raptee Energy and currently VITAL, instilling his place in the Industry. During the podcast, we discuss a range of topics. We considered how automotive design has changed. We also discussed the retrofuturism movement and how design cycles form over generations. Continuing we mentioned the current trend of organic design and how design often imitates nature. Henrik also mentions how he has recently started to implement AI and VR tools into his design process with great success. If there is someone you would like to see on the podcast reach out to me through the comments section or through social media, and I will be happy to get them on. I hope you enjoy the podcast, and if you do would you consider subscribing and sharing the podcast with a friend to help grow the platform.   Linkedin: Henrik Svanvig Roman Cherfan   Instagram: @svanvigdesign @cherfan_design --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lets-talk-id/message

This week I met with Levi Swann. Levi is a QUT lecturer, who has taken a real-world approach to his teaching, preparing his students for the industry while implementing a teaching style that ensures his students stay engaged and driven. Levi is also part of a range of design research projects where he implements his skills as a researcher. Currently, he is part of a research project where he is developing uv sensitive wearables, to help combat skin cancer rates (link below). If there is someone you would like to see on the podcast reach out to me through the comments section or through social media, and I will be happy to get them on. I hope you enjoy the podcast, and if you do would you consider subscribing and sharing the podcast with a friend to help grow the platform. Levi's UV wearable project: www.qut.edu.au/research/article?id=185589 Linkedin: Levi Swann Roman Cherfan Instagram: @levi_swann @cherfan_design --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lets-talk-id/message