
minor details
Minor details is an industrial design podcast hosted by Nicholas Baker and James Connors. They share their opinions and stories about living and working as industrial designers in New York City.
Latest episodes

Dec 19, 2022 • 1h 5min
102 - New Object Archetypes
James and Nick talk about coffee, hardware wallets, answer questions, and reflect on the year to wrap up this podcast season. Email us your questions at minordetailspodcast@gmail.com

Dec 7, 2022 • 1h 7min
101 - The Performance of Design
James and Nick catch up and talk about amusement parks, ChatGPT, the performance of design, and 3D printed shoes. Email us your questions at minordetailspodcast@gmail.com

Nov 16, 2022 • 2h 3min
100 - We Made It!
James and Nick celebrate episode 100 with a marathon 2 hour podcast. Guests call in to chat about music, AI, and hobbies. Nick reviews the Quest Pro. James has a hot take on Dieter Rams. Email us your questions at minordetailspodcast@gmail.comKYOSHY (ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪᴅ) 100th Episode Themehttps://soundcloud.com/yoshikon/minor-details-pod-100th

Oct 26, 2022 • 1h 10min
99 - the new social media strategy
James and Nick talk about Storm King, Gantri, social media, and breaking into the industry. Email us your questions at minordetailspodcast@gmail.com

Oct 19, 2022 • 1h 26min
98 - James loves coffee & Nick loves web3
James talks about some kickstarters and coffee products. Nicks talks about the new Meta Quest Pro, Web3, and NFTs. Email us your questions at minordetailspodcast@gmail.com. Big thanks to our sponsor this week APTHCRY. Check out their products at https://www.apthcry.com/ and use our promo code minordetails for 10% off your order!

Oct 12, 2022 • 1h 5min
97 - the meme design era
James and Nick talk about new AI software, Teenage Engineering’s new release, and meme design. Email us your questions at minordetailspodcast@gmail.com

Oct 5, 2022 • 1h 6min
96 - should you specialize?
James and Nick talk about the Peloton Row machine, Nick’s VR course, more thoughts on AI, and specialization. Email us at minordetailspodcast@gmail.com

Sep 28, 2022 • 1h 7min
95 - will artificial intelligence replace designers?
We catch up on our week, chat about Adobe and Figma, and other news. The topic this week is artificial intelligence, how we use it, and what the future will hold for designers.

Sep 21, 2022 • 1h 31min
94 - we're back
We’re back at it again! James and Nick catch up about life and design. Big thank you to our sponsor this episode, Gravity Sketch! Check out their software with our referral link below.https://gravitysketch.com/?utm_source=minordetailspodcast&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=2022-09-minordetailspodcast

Dec 16, 2020 • 1h 45min
93 - Lucas Lappe
We are excited to have Lucas Lappe on the podcast! Lucas is a design engineer and cofounder of Doris Dev and Canopy. James and Lucas through the Quirky alumni network and discuss the dynamics of the designer vs engineer relationship. Lucas talks about collaborating with design firms and working on some amazing projects like the Lalo stroller and Canopy Humidifier. You can find us on instagram @minordetailspod, @idrawonreceipts, and @doris.dev . Special thanks to our sponsor @onshapeinc and our promotional partner @letsdesigndaily. Come join the conversation on the discord.Please support us by trying Onshape for free!Go to www.Onshape.com and sign up for the full-featured free version, make sure to put 'minor details' in the company field!If you'd like to trial the pro-version without talking to a salesperson, email our contact at kmurray@ptc.com.
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