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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 an…

Nicholas Baker and Aaron Mendoza


    • Jun 15, 2015 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 12 EPISODES


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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2015


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

    11: Working with Clients and the Problem with Industrial Design

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2015


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

    10: Jewel Heist and Finding your Style

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2015


    patents, our made up heist, and our design styles

    9: Emotional vs Functional Design and Our First Design Projects

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2015


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

    8: Favorite Objects and the Future of Energy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2015


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

    7: Group Work and Surprise Challenge

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2015


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

    6: Taking Things Apart and Dream Companies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2015


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

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2015


    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

    4: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2015


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

    3: Motivation and Disconnecting from the Grid

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2015


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

    2: Autonomous Cars and other things

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2015


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

    1: The Beginning

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2015


    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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