The Process

179 - Santiago Varela On Thinking Like A Designer


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Industrial Design, Creative Inspiration & Personal Projects!


Santiago Varela, fellow Offsite and Humber grad joins us today on the process podcast. We chat about where our passion comes from, the quality of a sketch vs the quality of an idea and why it's important to think like a designer.

On today’s episode of “The Process” we discuss:

  • Santiago's origin story
  • Where does your passion come from?
  • Immigration stories
  • Design anxiety
  • Self sabotage
  • Santiago's first year experience
  • Quality of a sketch vs quality of an idea
  • Product longevity
  • Future ambition
  • Acts of service
  • Participating in Offsite
  • Investing in yourself
  • Pieces of advice for aspiring designers
  • Put passion into your work
  • All the links, all the time! Industrial Design, Creativity & Inspiration!

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    Santiago Varela //

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/santiagovar/

    Website: https://santvarela.com/

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/varela.designs/

    Zak Watson //

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zak-watson-48618517a/

    Behance: https://www.behance.net/zakwatson

    Website: https://www.zakwatson.com/

    Dylan Torraville //

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylantorraville/

    Website: https://dylantorraville.com

    Portfolio: https://dylanjtorraville.myportfolio.com/

    Behance: https://www.behance.net/dylantorraville

    Send us an email to [email protected] if you have any questions or want to reach out!

    The Process is a podcast created by industrial designers Dylan Torraville and Zak Watson. Dyl and Zak are picking up microphones to chat about their experiences in design school,  personal projects and navigating the creative process. Oh yeah, and there will be some sweet interviews with other designers and friends too.

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