Christian Eckert joins Martin in this week's episode to have a conversation about the importance of UX-Design in the industry and how UX-Design can be even more essential than the visual aspect of a product.
After this episode, we will take a little summer break for 6 weeks. Stay tuned for the next season of the GESTALTEN Podcast starting on Wednesday the 16th of September.
Till then stay safe and healthy.
Alain Lonay joins Martin in this week's episode to have a conversation about design on a budget. Throughout the conversation, they cover certain questions like "How is the car scene in markets like India working?" "What technics are used to create budget cars?" and "Is it easier to make decisions in a budget design project because of the team structure?"
Jo Stenuit (Design Director at Mazda Motor Europe) joins Martin in this week's episode to have a conversation about Brand Strategy in the design industry. Throughout the conversation, he will give unique insights about Brand Design and its future from a business and personal perspective.
Paul Snyder (Chairperson at the Transportation Design Department at College for Creative Studies) joins Martin in this week's episode to have a conversation about education and which impact it has on the future of design. Throughout the conversation, they cover questions like "How will the role of design educators change in the future?" and "Will future car designers be able to work in more than just on design field?".
Sue Neuhauser joins Martin in this week's episode to have a conversation about the reality of color and trim design in the design industry. Throughout the conversation, they cover questions like "Why is CMF being disregarded by so many people?" and "How can CMF, UI and UX Designers improve future products?".
In this special crossover episode with our brother podcast, Moodboard from our Konzepthaus Digital department Martin met with Head of VW Group Design, Klaus Bischoff to talk about how design can have an impact on business decisions. This episode is in German. For all English speaking listeners please head to Youtube to enjoy this episode with English subtitles.
Thomas Bigwood joins Martin in this week's episode to have a conversation about the question of how cultural differences have an impact on design. Throughout the conversation, he will give unique insights about his experience at car companies such as Toyota and Renault.
Michael DiTullo, one of the most experienced and versatile designers in the industry joins Martin in this week's episode to have a conversation about the relevance of design in product marketing. Throughout the conversation, he will give unique insights about his knowledge in the car, smartphone and sneaker design fields.
Sonny Lim, Head of Design Motorsports at PUMA's Headquarter in Herzogenaurach, Germany joins Martin in this week's episode to talk about what Mobility means for a company such as Puma, how his background in transportation and product design helped him to develop a diverse design career, why a shoe is not that different from a car and how product and transportation might merge in the future.
Benjamin Nawka, Chief Designer at Borgward's German studio in Stuttgart joins Martin in this week's episode to share some insights on how design can impact major business decisions in a positive way, how to run a design studio as a design and how knowing more than just the design department helps you to make better decisions for better products.