My question today is how do designers survive in an industry environment, where there is often very little time to stop and take a breadth? In such a fast paced setting, how do we expect designers to not only just survive but innovate?

To answer this question, my guest today is John Bondoc. John has a double bachelors, one in Psychology from UBC and the other in Product Design from an arts school in California. He finished his masters in Digital Media from CDM, which is run in collaboration between UBC, SFU and Emily Carr University.

John is a design professional, an educator and an entrepreneur. During his career, John has been involved with many companies in various roles, including being a creative director, head of the design department and currently, he works as a UX designer with Teck Resources. During his career, John has co-founded two ventures, one with the name of ASIF, that is As seen in Future, which is an LA based streetwear brand. And the second venture is called Saturna Outdoor Research that helps create commercial consumer products that are socially responsible and environmentally friendly.

John has been involved in educating next generation of designer and currently teaches issues in contemporary design at Emily Carr. John also mentors Make Change Students at SFU.