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#004: Why We Need to Be Tinkering More: Industrial Designer Jorge Paricio - Open-Ended Exploration, Sketching and Ideation, Material Knowledge, Confirmation Bias, and Getting Out To Talk With End Users.

Designing in the Wild · 24 Jan 2022 · 1h 18m · Episode 4

What this episode covers

Industrial designer and Associate Professor Jorge Paricio discusses the importance of open-ended exploration, sketching, and material knowledge in product design. He emphasizes the need for designers to get out and talk to end-users to avoid confirmation bias and highlights the evolution of industrial design from physical objects to connected digital interfaces. Paricio also shares advice on mentorship, the value of tinkering in a garage, and specific techniques for effective hand rendering.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Colgate-Palmolive, Sony Electronics
Products
Legos, Perspective Sketching
Tools
Copic, SolidWorks, Arduino

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