The Variable Design Podcast

So I’m not a designer or a product engineer or even an entrepreneur for that matter, but this has been an interesting podcast even for an outsider to see how design and product development take place and how creatives approach their work.

As an Industrial Design undergrad, finding this podcast has been beyond helpful. Russ himself is an accomplished designer with a unique story to share. He brings on professionals from essentially every industry in design to talk about their approaches to solving problems and helping people through their work. Russ also has an episode targeted towards design students, like myself, to help us understand how to best present ourselves to the professional world, what to include in our portfolio, and other helpful insights that I would not have figured out on my own.

My longtime friend and former coworker Russell Cluff started a new Podcast recently about the professional field of design where he interviews CURRENT (hurray!) industry experts. This is a great location to find unfettered, real-world applications of design. This podcast goes beyond the scope of, "This looks nice, and oh, could we make that part green?" client work, into what designers *actually* think and do while practicing their craft, and how it is not only viable in today's world, but necessary. Awesome work, Russ! Cheers to the new endeavor, friend!