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Benchroom

by Nicholas Baker and Aaron Mendoza

Benchroom is a design, life, and advice podcast hosted by Nicholas Baker and Aaron Mendoza, design students at the Savannah College of Art and Design. The Benchroom podcast was named after the shop space here at SCAD’s Gulfstream Center for Design. The Benchroom is a place were ideas are born and an incubator for great collaborations. We wanted to share this sense of benchroom friendship and creativity with the rest of the world in the form of a podcast. Please send us your questions and comments to [email protected] and visit our website at benchroom.us

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Episodes

  1. 12: SHiFT Design Camp, Biomimicry, and Muscle Shoals (live)

    special live SHiFT Design Camp edition, we answer a bunch of questions, talk about nature and Alabama's famous recording studio

  2. 11: Working with Clients and the Problem with Industrial Design

    graduation edition, working with clients, and the classic industrial designer existential crisis

  3. 10: Jewel Heist and Finding your Style

    patents, our made up heist, and our design styles

  4. 9: Emotional vs Functional Design and Our First Design Projects

    napkin sketch winners announced, functional design vs emotional design, and our first design projects

  5. 8: Favorite Objects and the Future of Energy

    Tesla's new product the Powerwall, our most valued possessions, and our favorite artists

  6. 7: Group Work and Surprise Challenge

    working in groups and getting your opinions across, as well as being original and a surpise design challenge

  7. 6: Taking Things Apart and Dream Companies

    Johannes Torpe, sketching, taking things apart, and our dream companies

  8. 5: Working in Groups and Productive Procrastination (with Max Robinson)

    getting Max Robinson's thoughts on productivity, working in groups, and becoming a “real” designer. Max Robinson has some great stories and will be releasing his first product soon

  9. 4: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Education

    artificial intelligence, the creative computers taking our design jobs, Education, Anne Ferrer, and inspiration

  10. 3: Motivation and Disconnecting from the Grid

    How do we keep motivated during a project. Is it possible to live disconnected in a connected world and function?

  11. 2: Autonomous Cars and other things

    Autonomous Cars, dating advice, and much more in this episode of Benchroom.

  12. 1: The Beginning

    Our first Benchroom Podcast. We cover Gulfstream Rumors, Dieter Rams, 3D Printing Breakthroughs, Shift Design Camp, and other stuff. Send us your thoughts and questions we’d love to hear what you’re thinkings. Our email is benchroom at gmail.com.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Benchroom is a design, life, and advice podcast hosted by Nicholas Baker and Aaron Mendoza, design students at the Savannah College of Art and Design. The Benchroom podcast was named after the shop space here at SCAD’s Gulfstream Center for Design. The Benchroom is a place were ideas are born and an incubator for great collaborations. We wanted to share this sense of benchroom friendship and creativity with the rest of the world in the form of a podcast. Please send us your questions and comments to [email protected] and visit our website at benchroom.us

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Nicholas Baker and Aaron Mendoza

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Benchroom is a design, life, and advice podcast hosted by Nicholas Baker and Aaron Mendoza, design students at the Savannah College of Art and Design. The Benchroom podcast was named after the shop space here at SCAD’s Gulfstream Center for Design. The Benchroom is a place were ideas are born and...

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