Design30 is a weekly podcast providing useful design tools and strategies to improve creativity, innovation, and overall design confidence. I will discuss ideas both new and old, ranging from design thinking to design reviews on books and products. If you are somebody who is constantly looking for ways to step up your design game, this podcast is for you!
In this episode of Design30 I provide a few examples of why I believe simple is rarely easy. I provide an example of a simple stainless steel bowl and how it is manufactured, why the "simple" idea of the iPhone isn't so simple, and compare an iPod shuffle to an old school record player. At the vary end, I briefly touch on the idea that complexity in design is conserved. I'm excited to be back with the podcast and am so thankful to all of my listeners! | I'm on X! Follow me @jbilyeudesign30 right here: https://twitter.com/jbilyeudesign30 Follow me on Medium (https://medium.com/@design30). Become a free subscriber to access and read all of my Substack articles (subscribe here: https://design30.substack.com). Subscribe to the Design30 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi2eKOkU66wUXSs1LCc7Swg | "Design more. Despair Less." Trademark of Design30 LLC. Copyright 2024 Design30 LLC.
It's time for me to figure out what is next. | Follow me on Medium (https://medium.com/@design30). Become a free subscriber to access and read all of my Substack articles (subscribe here: https://design30.substack.com). Subscribe to the Design30 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi2eKOkU66wUXSs1LCc7Swg | "Design more. Despair Less." Trademark of Design30 LLC. Copyright 2023 Design30 LLC.
We can understand a lot about a designer and the values of their culture by simply analyzing the products they design. Do they favor functionalism or beauty? Simplicity or complexity? In this episode I discuss in detail an excerpt from the book Structures by J.E. Gordon. I cover a lot of topics around beauty, functionalism, simpllicity, and other philosophical questions! | Show Notes - Structures by J.E. Gordon: https://a.co/d/7yLq1yZ | Follow me on Medium (https://medium.com/@design30). Become a free subscriber to access and read all of my Substack articles (subscribe here: https://design30.substack.com). Subscribe to the Design30 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi2eKOkU66wUXSs1LCc7Swg | "Design more. Despair Less." Trademark of Design30 LLC. Copyright 2023 Design30 LLC.
Well, it is finally here! The Cybertruck. It has been a long four years since we were all introduced to it and now they have begun deliveries. In this episode I provide a high level overview of the vehicle, discuss some of the most innovative aspects of the vehicle, and then dive into some high level design philosophy. | Show Notes - Cybertruck reviews on that I recommend on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6WDq0V5oBg&t=670s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uefydJUbRhc | Follow me on Medium (https://medium.com/@design30). Become a free subscriber to access and read all of my Substack articles (subscribe here: https://design30.substack.com). Subscribe to the Design30 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi2eKOkU66wUXSs1LCc7Swg | "Design more. Despair Less." Trademark of Design30 LLC. Copyright 2023 Design30 LLC.
At a wedding I attended the weekend before Thanksgiving, I learned this phrase: Training Not Trying. It hit me that this mindset is one all designers should learn to have. When we are training we are committed, disciplined, learning, and growing. What designer wouldn't want that? | You can read my new article "A Thanksgiving of Design" on Medium (https://medium.com/@design30). Become a free subscriber to access and read all of my Substack articles (subscribe here: https://design30.substack.com). Subscribe to the Design30 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi2eKOkU66wUXSs1LCc7Swg | "Design more. Despair Less." Trademark of Design30 LLC. Copyright 2023 Design30 LLC.