Not Easily Squished

BONUS 01: Podcast Design Builder Game Kyle introduces the Podcast Design Builder Game that can be played to strengthen your creativity by forcing you to come up with a podcast idea based on established constraints. Download the Game Podcast Design Builder Game v0.3 [PDF] How to Play the Game Rules of the Game #1 – Roll dice to determine their TEN Podcast Design Requirements #2 – With the Requirements, take 5-10 minutes to develop a PODCAST PROTOTYPE: #3 – Give your Podcast a...

Ep.06 -- Dawn of the Podcast Designer Kyle talks about Podcast Designer as an emerging discipline and how it will be a vital skill for any studio focused on podcast content creation. Episode at a Glance Podcast design is an act of communication. However, a common mistake made by most podcasters is thinking of ourselves as only audio communicators. We’re fortunate to speak the audio language fluently, but we need to be able to translate that thinking into visual and performance mediums as...

Ep.05 -- I, Podcast Kyle takes a page out of the essay I, Pencil, and discovers how uninhibited creative energies led to the miracle of the podcast industry. Episode at a Glance You may have thought about everything that goes into enticing someone to press play, but have you ever thought about the design decisions that have led up to the play button itself? There is a whole world of cooperation between people, far apart and personally unbeknownst to each other, that allows your podcast...

Ep.04 -- Podcasts are Bespoke by Design Kyle talks about the importance of knowing what existing formats are in your niche and how bespoke design thinking can make you stand out. Episode at a Glance When considering the creation of a new podcast there are generally two options available to you: Copy an existing format, or create your own special format. But how do you create a format that is unique enough to be different but not too unique that it scares listeners away? The answer is in...

Ep.03 - Principles of Good Podcast Design Part 2 Kyle explores the Ten Principles of Good Design by Dieter Rams (Part 2 of 2) to see if these principles can help you determine if your podcast design is good design. Episode at a Glance Every design student at some point in their career has encountered Ten Principles for Good Design by Dieter Rams. Rams was an infamous German industrial designer and the Chief Design Officer at Braun for over 30 years. In fact, many of the consumer products...

Ep.02 - Principles of Good Podcast Design Part 1 Kyle explores the Ten Principles of Good Design by Dieter Rams to see if these principles can help you determine if your podcast design is good design. Episode at a Glance Every design student at some point in their career has encountered Ten Principles for Good Design by Dieter Rams. Rams was an infamous German industrial designer and the Chief Design Officer at Braun for over 30 years. In fact, many of the consumer products Rams created...

Ep.01 - I am Not Easily Squished Where do podcast ideas come from? Kyle explains how the influences of two brilliant designers -- Sir Jony Ive and Hillman Curtis -- helped form his design philosophy foundation. From Sir Jony Ive he learned: From Hillman Curtis he learned: Notable Quotes in this episode: "While ideas ultimately can be so powerful, they begin as fragile, barely formed thoughts, so easily missed, so easily compromised, so easily squished." -- Jony Ive (Apple) "The goal of...