# #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.

- Show: [Designing in the Wild](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/designing-in-the-wild)
- Published: 2022-01-24
- Length: 1h 18m
- Episode: 4
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/designing-in-the-wild/2022-01-24-004-why-we-need-to-be-tinkering-more-industrial-designer-jorge-paricio-open-ende

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/designing-in-the-wild/2022-01-24-004-why-we-need-to-be-tinkering-more-industrial-designer-jorge-paricio-open-ende#t=0) Introduction and Early Artistic Influences
- [19:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/designing-in-the-wild/2022-01-24-004-why-we-need-to-be-tinkering-more-industrial-designer-jorge-paricio-open-ende#t=1154) Mentorship and the Value of Unpaid Guidance
- [31:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/designing-in-the-wild/2022-01-24-004-why-we-need-to-be-tinkering-more-industrial-designer-jorge-paricio-open-ende#t=1878) The Shift to Digital and Human Factors Failures
- [47:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/designing-in-the-wild/2022-01-24-004-why-we-need-to-be-tinkering-more-industrial-designer-jorge-paricio-open-ende#t=2823) The Importance of Tinkering and Consequence-Free Exploration
- [54:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/designing-in-the-wild/2022-01-24-004-why-we-need-to-be-tinkering-more-industrial-designer-jorge-paricio-open-ende#t=3269) Sketching Techniques and Client Communication

## Topics

- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Colgate-Palmolive (company)
- Sony Electronics (company)
- Copic (tool)
- SolidWorks (tool)
- Arduino (tool)
- Legos (product)
- Perspective Sketching (product)

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