Unpacking Design

Should you go back to design school during the pandemic? What are the benefits of going back to school during this time? Learn more about what Mike and Tim think about going back to design school during this time of the global pandemic and economic distress in this episode.

Why is it important to find consistency in everything that you pursue? Why should designers start trying all the things that they’ve always thought about doing? Learn more about Mike and Tim’s experiences with staying consistent with live streaming and YouTubing as well as opportunities that they’ve discovered along the way.

If we focus purely on the new design for the Playstation 5 and the Xbox Series X, which would you say has a better design? Learn more about which console Mike and Tim would choose to purchase based solely on its design in this episode.

As we start to master the skills and techniques required in our profession or for our hobbies, we start to have opportunities to give back to others by teaching these skills. What platform is new and starting to gain traction as a place for creatives to create courses to teach others how to create products while also earning passive income? Learn more about Skillshare in this episode.

One of the things that many people focus on when they start an online blog or channel are the statistics showing the number of followers and views that they’re receiving. How do we get away from focusing solely on the numbers and get back to creating great content? Learn more about Mike and Tim’s video content creation efforts in this episode of design life.

What are the benefits to using a simple 3D modeling based software like SketchUp for designers and architects? How does this software compare to others that have become a standard in industries like Architecture? Learn more about the benefits of using SketchUp to develop 3D concepts in this episode.

When we start developing different brands for our passions and each begin to take on a life of its own, how can we get to a point where the two come together to create one brand to focus on? Learn more about Tim’s experience on YouTube so far and his ideas for merging two brands in this episode of design life.

We all have different ideas that we think about pursuing and we often find ourselves overwhelmed as we try to find the best ways for us to develop them. How do we pivot and transition our pursuits into different mediums and how can we streamline our content to share on multiple platforms simultaneously? Learn more about Mike’s latest pursuits with livestreaming in this episode of design life.

As the pandemic of 2020 quickly changes our normal way of living to a life full of protective gear, staying at home, and physically avoiding others, what will the world be like after the pandemic is over? How will the pandemic effect the way that architecture is designed and built? Learn more about what Mike and Tim thinks will happen in the built environment of the post-pandemic world in this episode.

At some point in every designer’s career, they face a moment where they feel like there’s so much left to do for a project, but the deadline is quickly approaching. What often leads to these time crunch moments and how can we avoid them? Learn more about the positive aspects of time crunches as well as common causes and how to avoid them in this episode.