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Alex McDowell is a production designer who has created environments for movies including The Crow, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fight Club, Minority Report, The Terminal, Corpse Bride, Watchmen, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and Man of Steel.

He has done graphic design work with musicians like The Clash, Iggy Pop, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Queen, Neil Young, Madonna, Michael Jackson, ZZ Top, and Aerosmith. He has produced commercials for brands like Nike, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Chanel, and Sony with director David Fincher.

Currently Alex runs Experimental Design, powered by his “World Building” practice, doing innovation and design work for companies like Boeing, Ford, Volvo, and MoMA.


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PRODUCTS MENTIONED
- How Innovation Works by Matt Ridley: https://geni.us/how-innovation
- Butter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butter


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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
04:08 Realizes that design is a job
09:20 Style, philosophy, method, narrative
13:45 "The only control you have...."
19:55 What is production design?
29:48 World Building
35:10 Building worlds for a living
43:02 Collaborations
47:51 The teams who build worlds
51:17 Influences
54:04 The most amazing design products of all time
56:35 What's next?

Bengi is the co-CEO of ATÖLYE, a strategic design and innovation consultancy based in Istanbul and Dubai. They help organizations tackle complex challenges to create lasting impact using a unique community-centered approach.

Before joining ATÖLYE, Bengi served as studio director and head of creative innovation and design at Deloitte Digital in Turkey, where she led service design, UX design, and innovation strategy. She has had tremendous influence in developing service design and UX design competences in Turkey and the broader Middle East.

Bengi is a second-generation leader at ATÖLYE, founded a decade ago by Kerem Alper and Engin Ayaz. ATÖLYE operates a unique, international design practice, and among other achievements, they have their place as a member of the Kyu Collective alongside giants of the design industry like Ideo, Sid Lee, and Godfrey Dadich.


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PRODUCTS MENTIONED
+ Designing Interactions by Bill Moggridge: https://geni.us/designing-interactions
+ The Hacker Ethic by Pekka Himanen: https://geni.us/hacker-ethic
+ Creative Confidence by Tom Kelley and David Kelley: https://geni.us/creative-confidence
+ The Art of Innovation by Tom Kelley: https://geni.us/art-of-innovation
+ The Ten Faces of Innovation by Tom Kelley: https://geni.us/ten-faces
+ Reinventing Organizations by Frederic Laloux: https://geni.us/reinventing-org


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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
02:17 Bengi’s story
19:56 Service design success stories
29:08 Bengi meets ATÖLYE
33:50 What is ATÖLYE?
48:50 ATÖLYE's clients
54:39 Teaching and leadership
59:49 ATÖLYE's design philosophy
1:03:22 Bengi's influences
1:04:39 Advice for young designers
1:09:10 Book recommendations
1:12:13 To be replaceable
1:13:45 Closing

Jake is currently Senior Manager of Digital Technologies at adidas, where he’s leading teams in Computational Design, Digital Technologies, and Pattern Engineering. He is also the co-founder of Out of Architecture: a career consulting firm that helps architects and designers find work that fulfills them. 

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EPISODE LINKS
- Out of Architecture by Jake Rudin and Erin Pellegrino: https://geni.us/outofarchitecture
- The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant: https://geni.us/goldenspruce
- Adidas Samba – Jake's sneakers: https://geni.us/adidas-samba
- Adidas Ultraboos – Baytaş' sneakers: https://geni.us/adidas-ultraboost-dd

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:52 The power of the breakup
06:10 Non-design jobs for designers
09:53 Jake's first book: writing and publishing
18:30 Leading innovation at Adidas
25:11 Getting hired: how to grab the manager's attention
31:23 How to collab with Adidas
39:00 Excelling at multi-disciplinary work
47:00 Advice from Jake: greatest hits
52:50 Book recommendations
53:54 Design object recommendations
55:13 Jake's design secrets
56:30: What's next & how to find Jake

Fabian is a young designer from Malmö in Sweden, who specializes across logo design, brand identity, and creative direction. He is known for his design work and sense of humor that he shares actively on social media.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
03:18 Fabian's design discipline
04:30 How social media supports design practice
10:29 What makes a good logo?
15:02 Fabian's early design memories
18:08 Who does Fabian look up to?
20:25 Going to school in Sweden for graphic design
24:15 Design classics vs. current trends
25:23 Fabian's future vision: specialize or explore
26:48 Anatomy of a logo design project
30:26 Time as the raw material of design
33:45 Piecewise vs. holistic brand identity work
38:00 Fabian's posters
39:17 High-leverage actions
41:57 Social media strategy vs. self-expression
49:50 Designing for larger companies
50:44 Resources recommendations
52:08 What is next for Fabian Arbor?
58:45 Closing

:: Resources that Inspired this Episode*

+ The Creative Act: A Way of Being — https://geni.us/creative-act
+ The 4-hour Workweek — https://geni.us/the-4-hour-workweek
+ Rework — https://geni.us/rework-dd
+ Org Design for Design Orgs — https://geni.us/org-design-for-design
+ Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order — https://geni.us/changing-world-order
+ Trainings by Visualize Value — https://shop.visualizevalue.com?sca_ref=2199061.e9BKrbEmIi


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# Episode Bookmarks

00:00 Intro
00:57 Why you should care about remote work
06:41 Tip 1
10:10 Tip 2
13:27 Tip 3
16:41 Tip 4
19:39 Closing


* Affiliate links.

https://www.designdisciplin.com/the-secret-to-great-design/

00:00 Intro
01:33 Challenge/Opportunity
02:38 Inspiration/Mysticism
03:56 What Is Great Design?
05:51 How to Unlock Great Design