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Design Truth

50 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings

The link between industrial design and the industrial designer.

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Design & Class: Episode 44

March 22, 2023 21:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MB

Internship experiences, barriers to working class designers entering the industry and what was you obsessed with when you were 6? www.designtruth.co.uk Brad Harper - Founder / Design Truth Wyn Jones - Principal Consultant / PDD James Wood - Founder / Studio Wood James grew up working class and under conditions unfamiliar to most industrial designers. In his younger years he experienced domestic violence, physical and emotional abuse, addiction and instability. He grew up with his mother a...

Imposter Syndrome: Episode 43

March 20, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MB

Growth mindset, vulnerable leaders & creating positive habits. www.designtruth.co.uk Brad Harper - Founder / Design Truth Wyn Jones - Principal Consultant / PDD Susan Walbrook / Life Coach For more on Susan, visit www.thecreativespacecoaching.com 

Should we talk about AI?: Episode 42.

March 01, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MB

Holiday blues, Keyshot courses and why can't I escape this thing called AI? www.designtruth.co.uk Brad Harper - Founder / Design Truth Wyn Jones - Principal Consultant / PDD Tom Parsons - Founder / Aetha Design.

Design Truth went to Wembley: Episode 41

October 31, 2022 15:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MB

New Designers 2037, futures over history and the power of community with Navpreet Singh, Hiten Naranbhai & Calum Gambrill. www.designtruth.co.uk

4 years to save D&T, Tony Ryan CEO of The Design & Technology Association: Episode 40

May 24, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 49.1 MB

Troubling statistics, the importance of D&T in schools and a little whinge about unpaid internships. Tony Ryan - CEO of The Design & Technology Association. https://www.data.org.uk/ Sponsor - Solid Solutions: https://www.solidsolutions.co.uk/ https://www.solidsolutions.co.uk/soli... Solid Solutions is the number one training and support provider in all things Solidworks. Design Truth: https://www.designtruth.co.uk/

The first 100 days of industrial design agency, Blond: Episode 39

April 13, 2022 11:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MB

Why you should think beyond a design for instagram approach, cold-calling LG & Sony as well as looking at what makes a great brief with James Melia, Creative Director & Founder of London based industrial design agency Blond. James https://blond.cc/ Sponsor - Solid Solutions: https://www.solidsolutions.co.uk/ https://www.solidsolutions.co.uk/solidworks-videos/what-is-the-solidworks-entrepreneur-program.aspx?sent=N&playlistguid=E6062645-82A7-4FB0-A11E-B5697D56DF7D Solid Solutions is the ...

The Apprentice: Episode 38

February 07, 2022 12:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MB

Designing for The Apprentice, Alan Sugar as a fairy & how design should be portrayed on the TV. Brad & Wyn are joined by Paul Robbins from Product Resolutions (who knows a thing or two about toothbrushes) & Adam Davies from Innovate Product Design who was one of the designers in this series. Paul: https://productresolutions.com/ Adam: https://www.innovate-design.co.uk/ https://www.innovate-design.co.uk/the-apprentice/ Sponsor: https://www.solidsolutions.co.uk/ https://www.solidsolution...

Salary Guide 2022 - Episode 37

January 12, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 53.4 MB

Purchase order systems, Ralf Rangnick & sustainability flaws in restaurants as we are joined by our new co-host Wyn Jones - Head of Design at Entia. You can download our free salary guide for industrial design at https://www.designtruth.co.uk/salaryguide This episode is sponsored by Geomiq. Geomiq.com is an online manufacturing platform that the worlds leading engineering teams use to get quotes and place orders for both prototyping or production parts. The platform is super easy to use ...

The value of design has already been won: Episode 36.

December 02, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MB

We are joined by Matthew Cockerill to talk designing for a thousand years, SeymourPowell & working without a brief. This episode is sponsored by Geomiq. Geomiq.com is an online manufacturing platform that the worlds leading engineering teams use to get quotes and place orders for both prototyping or production parts. The platform is super easy to use and you can invite your team members to review quotes or track orders with just a click of a button. Visit Geomiq.com now and upload your f...

Let's talk design education: Episode 35

October 08, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MB

Challenges of design education, teaching for jobs that do not exist yet and finding out what an empathy artist is. Guests: Matt Sinclair (Programme Director at Loughborough) & Leila Sheldrick (Head of Global Innovation Design at Imperial College) This episode is sponsored by Geomiq. Geomiq.com is an online manufacturing platform that the worlds leading engineering teams use to get quotes and place orders for both prototyping or production parts. The platform is super easy to use and you ...

The realities of owning a small product design agency - Episode 34

September 10, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 42.8 MB

Lewis Hamilton, Turkmenistan & some agency called PriestmanGoode with the owner of Quigley Design, Kevin Quigley. This episode is sponsored by Geomiq. Geomiq.com is an online manufacturing platform that the worlds leading engineering teams use to get quotes and place orders for both prototyping or production parts. The platform is super easy to use and you can invite your team members to review quotes or track orders with just a click of a button. Visit Geomiq.com now and upload your fil...

The Future of Industrial Design: Episode 33

August 26, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MB

We talk to Kevin McCullagh - owner of Plan Strategic - about the end of post-it notes, how Industrial Design was formerly a cult and what we can learn from the UX community... + a lot more. This is a big-picture look at what the future of industrial design might look like ... agree/disagree? Fire some thoughts to [email protected] or track us down on the socials. https://www.plan.london/ This episode is sponsored by Geomiq. Geomiq.com is an online manufacturing platform that the wo...

Industrial Design role with Nolii | 5 Questions with CEO, Asad Hamir

August 11, 2021 10:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MB

Nolii is a design-led brand based in London, detangling the experience of tech accessories. Design Truth are helping them find an Industrial Designer (4 years + experience.) Through 5 questions with CEO, Asad Hamir, we hope you have gathered a true insight into the culture, vision and proposition of the position. So if you are watching this with portfolio at the ready, or for just last minute interview prep, this is the next stage in our journey of keeping industrial design connected. N...

Pursuing a total design education w Nick Chubb: Season 1 Episode 32

July 18, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 44.2 MB

Robotic sandwich makers, questioning everything and cooking a Lamb shank during a university lecture with Nick Chubb - Lead Industrial Designer at IDC. IDC (Industrial Design Consultancy) based out of Datchet, Windsor is one of the world's leading independent product development consultancies. With an exceptional product design heritage which spans almost 50 years, IDC also has a corresponding design studio in China - in fact they were the first British agency in Shanghai offering trusted,...

The disconnect between industry & education: Season 1 Episode 31

July 07, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MB

A fridge with a radio, the role of a lecturer & getting to grips with design education during covid with Paul De'Ath - Course Leader for Product Design at Central Saint Martins, London. This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Inneo Solutions. Inneo are providing a £100 voucher that can be used on Keyshot, PTC, software training and more to those that sign up to the design truth patreon. https://www.patreon.com/designtruth https://www.inneo.co.uk/designtruth To be involved in a futu...

Working with Apple - Season 1 Episode 30

July 05, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MB

From bribing design directors with biscuits to creating the mecca for soft goods, we caught up with Ed Burdick, director of Texolab to talk all things industrial design. This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Inneo Solutions. Inneo are providing a £100 voucher that can be used on Keyshot, PTC, software training and more to those that sign up to the design truth patreon. https://www.patreon.com/designtruth http://www.inneo.co.uk/designtruth To be involved in a future episode of de...

Starting your own product company - Season 1 Episode 29

June 28, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 42.7 MB

Robotic toilet brushes, menstrual cups and starting your own business with Alex Peet (ex Dyson & Mous) from Parallel Products Ltd.  You can flick through the store here (Drew's birthday present was the bottle opener...) - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MadeByParallel This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Inneo Solutions. Inneo are providing a £100 voucher that can be used on Keyshot, PTC, software training and more to those that sign up to the design truth patreon. https://www.patr...

An inside look into design awards: Season 1 Episode 28

June 15, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MB

We take a look into the world of design awards with Brandon Gien - CEO of Good Design Australia. This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Inneo Solutions. Inneo are providing a £100 voucher that can be used on Keyshot, PTC, software training and more to those that sign up to the design truth patreon. https://www.patreon.com/designtruth https://www.inneo.co.uk/designtruth To be involved in a future episode of design truth, drop a message to [email protected]

Becoming a BCorp w The Imagination Factory - Season 1 Episode 27

June 07, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 44 MB

Mark Hester (Co-Founder), Tris Keech (Creative Director) and Tim Maclean (Engineering Manager) from The Imagination Factory joined us for a beer to talk sustainability, BCorp, wacky briefs and how to get the most out of the design/engineering dynamic. Drew was unable to make this episode, but do not panic he will be back soon. This episode does probably contain the odd swear word ... and an engineer.  Design Truth is brought to you by our sponsor Inneo Solutions: a business transformation...

Euro 2020 sweepstake - not an episode of design truth!

June 03, 2021 15:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MB

We did a Euro 2020 sweepstake with the design truth community. This is not so much a design truth episode, but a confirmation that despite getting Portugal, this was not a fix. As always, a massive thank you to our sponsor Inneo Solutions for providing a £100 voucher to those that sign up to the design truth patreon. Inneo are a platinum reseller of keyshot & PTC, so hopefully this saving is of massive value to you. https://www.patreon.com/designtruth https://www.inneo.co.uk/designtruth ...

The Future of Design Education w Hector Silva (Advanced Design): Season 1 Episode 26

June 02, 2021 14:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MB

We go back across the pond to talk with Hector Silva around the story of advanced design, finding your purpose to turning down a role at Apple. This episode is sponsored by Inneo Solutions - a leading business transformation provider and a platinum reseller for PTC and KeyShot.. Inneo are providing a £100 voucher to use on any of their services to those that sign up to the design truth patreon. Full details can be found at: www.patreon.com/designtruth www.inneo.co.uk/designtruth To find...

Design meets Business with CEO of Nolii - Asad Hamir: Season 1 Episode 25

May 04, 2021 13:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MB

We caught up with CEO of tech accessories brand Nolii, Asad Hamir.

Sam does design truth - Season 1 Episode 23

April 28, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 45.2 MB

The YouTube goat Sam Gwilt (sam does design) joined us to talk about what that is all about, being spotted at a festival through to working at London based design agency Layer design.

Sam does design truth - Season 1 Episode 24

April 28, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 45.2 MB

The YouTube goat Sam Gwilt (sam does design) joined us to talk about what that is all about, being spotted at a festival through to working at London based design agency Layer design.

... and so the truth is out: a life update. Season 1 Episode 23.

April 27, 2021 12:00 - 10 minutes - 6.95 MB

So we recently celebrated a one year anniversary of Design Truth. This is an impromptu 'episode' (it's not really an episode) to update you on how we are transitioning from a podcast to a business, a little glimpse to the next phase for truth,  some giveaway information and an update on a few episodes that will be coming out over the next week or two. [email protected]  / or type in design truth on the socials if you ever want to track us down. Thank you for all the support.

... and so the truth is out: a life update.

April 27, 2021 12:00 - 10 minutes - 6.95 MB

So we recently celebrated a one year anniversary of Design Truth. This is an impromptu 'episode' (it's not really an episode) to update you on how we are transitioning from a podcast to a business, a little glimpse to the next phase for truth,  some giveaway information and an update on a few episodes that will be coming out over the next week or two. [email protected]  / or type in design truth on the socials if you ever want to track us down. Thank you for all the support.

... and so the truth is out: a life update. Season 1 Episode 23.

April 27, 2021 12:00 - 10 minutes - 6.95 MB

So we recently celebrated a one year anniversary of Design Truth. This is an impromptu 'episode' (it's not really an episode) to update you on how we are transitioning from a podcast to a business, a little glimpse to the next phase for truth,  some giveaway information and an update on a few episodes that will be coming out over the next week or two. [email protected]  / or type in design truth on the socials if you ever want to track us down. Thank you for all the support.

UK v US Industrial Design - Season 1 Episode 22

April 13, 2021 11:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MB

We keep industrial design, connected. Design Truth met Design Theory (John Mauriello) to talk YouTube, dealing with awkward clients and the cultural differences that come with industrial design. If you want to be involved in a future episode, track us down to [email protected].

Morrama - Season 1 Episode 21

March 30, 2021 18:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MB

We keep industrial design, connected. Jo Barnard - Founder & Creative Director @ London based industrial design agency Morrama joined us to talk double ended vapes, diversity & integrating design & business at an educational level. To be involved in the podcast, all you have to do is either stalk us on social media or try [email protected] Thank you for listening + leaving a 5* review.

The Fuel - Season 1 Episode 20

March 11, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 43.9 MB

We keep industrial design, connected. Jim Blyth & Matt Plested from the fuel join us to talk 90's documentaries, late nights & building a design agency in the same way you would design a product. If you ever want to be involved in design truth, stalk us on the socials or [email protected]

Vert Design: Season 1 Episode 19

February 18, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MB

We went back down under... this time to chat with Andrew Simpson, the brains behind design agency Vert Design out of Sydney. We chat sustainability, Australia made & what it is like to go outside. Thank you for your continued support on the pod so far. To be involved in future episode, drop us a message to [email protected] Track designtruth down on the socials & more importantly look after yourself.

The ID Class of 2020 - Season 1 Episode 18

February 02, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 44.2 MB

We have spoken to CDO's, agency owners, a head of design or two. Our community is so much broader than that, so this was a great opportunity to chat with a selection of UK design graduates as they battle the world of work, industry & a half decent instagram profile. If you ever want to be involved in a future episode, drop us a line to [email protected] or track us down on the socials. 

2021: Lockdown & Lawsuits - Season 1 Episode 17

January 11, 2021 12:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MB

What a year 2020 was. We wanted to fill you in with what has been going on, as we head into Lockdown 3... nearly a full year from day one of Design Truth. There is no guest on this episode, just Brad & Drew having a chat. If you want more episodes in this tone, let us know.  Want to collaborate or sponsor the pod? Send a message to [email protected] We keep industrial design, connected.

Christmas Special - Season 1 Episode 16

December 10, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MB

The most wonderful time of the year. Wyn Jones - Head of Design @ Entia Jordan Burns - Head of Product & Manufacturing @ Namene Solar We have been super blessed with the support this year on the pod... in an effort to keep industrial design connected. Thank you for sticking with us, but most importantly have an awesome Christmas. See you in 2021.

Arrival: Season 1, Episode 15

November 26, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MB

No ego. Stay humble. Question everything. Arrival is now no longer in stealth mode. It's a billion dollar business.  They'll redefine public transport forever, although they are humble enough not to admit it. This is a super rare opportunity for you to listen to the stellar design minds and have a relaxed, unfiltered conversation about what makes it so special. Thank you to Patrick Bion (Chief of Product) & Jeremy Offer (Chief Design Officer) for joining us. If you like our content, let...

Designing a better world with Merle Hall - CEO at Kinneir Dufort: Season 1 Episode 14

November 03, 2020 23:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MB

We keep Industrial Design, connected. The world is a crazy place currently, so we thought it would be the perfect time to understand what designing a better world would look like with Merle Hall - CEO of Bristol-based design consultancy Kinneir Dufort. For more Industrial Design content, head over to www.designtruth.co.uk If you want to be involved in a future episode of our podcast series ID Cast then fire us an email to [email protected] OR slide into our Insta DM's to 'wespeakdes...

Starting a Design Agency - Season 1 Episode 13

October 19, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 52.9 MB

When it feels like there is no jobs out there, sometimes you have to look to create one. So we caught up with two agency owners to get the rundown on the reality of having your name on the door. Tom Osman @ Raymont-Osman: https://www.raymont-osman.com/ Tom Parsons @ Aetha Product Design: https://aethadesign.com/ If you want to be involved in a future episode, our webinars Design Truth Live or want to hear more about our talks to universities then fire us a message to [email protected]....

Samsung to Startup - Season 1 Episode 12 w Guy Newsom, Design Director @ XYZ Reality

September 09, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 48.5 MB

Before you talk about your product, we need to know the problem. The world of construction is set to be rewritten through product design & tech... COVID has only accelerated that vision. We caught up with Guy Newsom, Design Director over with XYZ Reality, as we uncovered the transition of working for Samsung to being tucked away in a little box cupboard of a studio in the London Business School. With Drew also starting a new gig at a startup, this was a great opportunity for Guy to look b...

An hour with Katapult Design - Season 1 Episode 11.

September 06, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 48.3 MB

We had a message from a listener. He was secluded in a farm in Northern Australia and our podcast was his only connection to the design world. So we thought we would bring the Aussie design world to him. We had the pleasure of speaking with both Troy Nyssen (Creative Director) and Nathan Pollock (Founder) of Katapult Design. Katapult is an elite-level, red-dot award winning agency.  This chat is to understand what makes them tick, the challenges they are facing and the parallels between...

Medical Device Design & Sustainability w Julie Lambrethsen R&D Director @ Convatec - Season 1 Episode 10

August 27, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 50.5 MB

So here is episode 10 of our podcast.  We have had a boat load of views over the last few weeks, and have found ourselves on the design charts so THANK YOU. There is a slight audio issue with this particular episode. With zoom and digital tools, sometimes these things happen. Drew has done an awesome job with the edit to get this listenable. Julie is the R&D director over at Convatec which is a global medical product and technology business with a particular focus around wound and skin ca...

The Future of Travel with Buzz Products Design Director, Sam Blank - Season 1 Episode 9

August 07, 2020 08:25 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MB

If you turn left on a plane, you know all about Melbourne based Buzz Products. Sam Blank heads up the design team, and gave us his unique insight into what the future of travel could look like. Combining an industry collapse with lockdown, Sam was ever the optimist despite the scale of the challenge. Product Designers are problem solvers. If you want to be involved in a future episode of the pod, fire a message over to [email protected] www.designtruth.co.uk / insta:wespeakdesignt...

An hour with Design Partners: Season 1 - Episode 8

July 24, 2020 14:27 - 1 hour - 43.1 MB

We spent an hour with the two Creative Directors at world-class Design Partners. Cathal & Cormac have been tremendous support since the start of Design Truth, so it was amazing to get them on and chat through their experiences. Design Partners are involved in some amazing work, including their strong collaboration with gaming giant Logitech. You can see more of the good stuff here - https://www.designpartners.com/ Part 2 of this conversation - the seven question design challenge is on You...

Design Education in Lockdown w Head of Innovation Design Engineering @ Imperial, Stephen Green - Season 1, Episode 7

July 12, 2020 22:34 - 1 hour - 47.9 MB

Join us for episode 7 as we talk to the Head of Innovation Design Engineering @ Imperial College, Stephen Green! Stephen is a familiar voice for so many having been at the forefront of design education at the likes of Brunel, Imperial and Ravensbourne. We talk about design education under lockdown, as Stephen sheds a light on his experience over the lockdown. With his students also facing a tremendous economic challenge, Stephen also provides valuable insight for any graduate (or furlough...

Why Diversity is so important in Design w Vish Chopra: Season 1 Episode 6.5

June 30, 2020 09:45 - 1 hour - 43.6 MB

Part 2 of our chat with Design Researcher Vish Chopra. In part 1 we spoke about 'The Future of Work' as Vish talked us through the trends and proposed the future of the workplace. Not to shy away from the deep conversations, we also spoke about diversity within Industrial Design and why it is an important component to a design team. Vish talks us through the future metrics of diversity (beyond gender and race) and gives an insight into his own experiences in the industry. We also talk ab...

The Future of Work with Design Researcher Vish Chopra: Season 1 Episode 6

June 23, 2020 19:56 - 58 minutes - 40 MB

The pubs are open soon, but the future of the office is intrinsically linked to a 'new normal' post Covid. We caught up with design researcher Vish Chopra over a bottle of wine, who talks us through future trends about what the world of work will look like going forward. This is part 1 of 2. The second part, which we felt deserved it's own solo episode, is all around how important diversity is in design. We always love to hear your feedback. If you want to be involved in a future episode...

Following the startup journey with Ben & Luke from Koa - Season 1 Episode 5

June 09, 2020 10:32 - 1 hour - 50.3 MB

We have made it to episode 5. We speak to Ben King & Luke Gray from Koa - two former Joseph Joseph designers who have achieved over 200% of their Kickstarter target for their inventive bedding brand Koa. This is the perfect episode for any designer looking at pursuing a side hustle for eventual commercial gain, as lockdown creates a new set of problems to be solved. If you want to know more about Koa, click here: https://www.madebykoa.com/ You can always get in touch with us at hello@des...

Product Design agency life in lockdown w Tom Malloy at Oxford Product Design: Season 1 Episode 4

May 29, 2020 10:12 - 1 hour - 51.3 MB

We caught up with Tom Malloy - Senior Design Consultant over at Oxford Product Design to find more about agency life in lockdown. Tom talks about the 'black and white' response to covid, but the 20+ strong team is as busy as ever. Recorded during mental health week, we discussed the impact of mental health on a designer as well as how designers can hone their craft if on furlough. To get involved, drop us an email to [email protected] Also check out our new website for the latest in...

Transitioning from Industrial Design to Service Design w James Steiner: Season 1 Episode 3

May 14, 2020 11:56 - 1 hour - 52.2 MB

We are joined by James Steiner - Design Director at Method's London Studio. James originally qualified as an Industrial Designer but pivoted into Design Research / Service Design.  We talk about agency life in lockdown, the logical steps an Industrial Designer can make if they want to pursue a move into digital, and try to uncover what actually is British design? If you want to ask a question on the pod, drop a message to [email protected]

The nuance and difference between in-house and agency w Wyn Jones: Season 1 Episode 2

April 27, 2020 12:56 - 1 hour - 59.9 MB

We are joined by Wyn Jones - Head of Design @ Entia as we get to grips with design life under lockdown. A free-flowing chat all around coaching & mentoring a design team remotely, as well as an alternative look to the future of design education. To get involved and ask future questions for the pod, contact us at [email protected] 

Life on the ground in China w Matt Ward & Will Drake: Season 1 - Episode 1

April 21, 2020 14:14 - 1 hour - 58.6 MB

Industrial Design is more than just a glossy render.  At iD Cast, we take you inside the design studio - cut through the noise and spark that next level of conversation. Today we are joined by Matt Ward - Senior Industrial Designer @ Royole Corporation & Will Drake - Senior Product Design Engineer @ Elvie. We talk China - how did they use technology to slow down the spread of the virus? Why all graduates should start their careers in Asia & insight into how lockdown is impacting the indus...