Mid-Week Update - January 27, 2022

Designing in the Wild · 27 Jan 2022 · 2m

What this episode covers

The host of Designing in the Wild provides a mid-week update, highlighting upcoming episodes featuring Jorge Paricio and an ex-Facebook industrial designer who worked on the Oculus Rift. He announces a partnership with Operation Tiny Home, donating 50% of affiliate proceeds from the 'Tools for Design' store to support their mission of providing housing for the homeless and veterans.

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