Skills AI Can't Steal

Have Fun and Stay Curious with Chad Parker (Industrial Designer - Bigidesign)

May 05, 2023 Josh Kidwell Season 1 Episode 5
Have Fun and Stay Curious with Chad Parker (Industrial Designer - Bigidesign)
Skills AI Can't Steal
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Skills AI Can't Steal
Have Fun and Stay Curious with Chad Parker (Industrial Designer - Bigidesign)
May 05, 2023 Season 1 Episode 5
Josh Kidwell

Today we talk with Chad Parker, one of the cofounders of Bigidesign. They're an innovative everyday carry product company, with a focus on designing and selling titanium pens, pocket tools, and watches. Bigidesign has multiple US and international Utility and design patents. Currently they're running their 43rd Kickstarter project having already raised over 4 million dollars on the platform!

TOPICS

  • That time Chad built a dirt bike out of leaf blower and BMX bike when he was a kid.
  • How he went from designing kids furniture to titanium pocket tools.
  • When should you trust your own intuition over the metrics?
  • What would you lose if you swapped your designer for AI? 
  • Why being curious about how things work keeps your design skills sharp.
  • Why fun is a part of the creative process.


LINKS
Bigidesign.com
https://www.instagram.com/bigidesign/

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Show Notes

Today we talk with Chad Parker, one of the cofounders of Bigidesign. They're an innovative everyday carry product company, with a focus on designing and selling titanium pens, pocket tools, and watches. Bigidesign has multiple US and international Utility and design patents. Currently they're running their 43rd Kickstarter project having already raised over 4 million dollars on the platform!

TOPICS

  • That time Chad built a dirt bike out of leaf blower and BMX bike when he was a kid.
  • How he went from designing kids furniture to titanium pocket tools.
  • When should you trust your own intuition over the metrics?
  • What would you lose if you swapped your designer for AI? 
  • Why being curious about how things work keeps your design skills sharp.
  • Why fun is a part of the creative process.


LINKS
Bigidesign.com
https://www.instagram.com/bigidesign/

Thanks for listening. Please rate us in the appstore.
Remember, "You are a human being with intrinsic worth!"