Donuts, Design, & Debate

A show about design and things that are interesting to designers.

Episodes

Total: 60

22. Pocket Screws

2022/8/25

Is it lazy and unsightly, or an easy way to hold tightly? We debated woodworker Tyson Kartchner abou

21. Collaborative Reviews

2022/8/11

Should client presentations be a two-way street? Architect David Lee argues in favor of conversation

20. Garages

2022/7/28

Parking in your habitation or dominating your front elevation? Are single-family homes with prominen

19. Design Contests

2022/7/13

Potential for fame, or playing a rigged game? Whether you love it or hate it, it's popular for peopl

18. Skeuomorphism

2022/6/30

Is it good to use familiar design attributes, even when they're strictly ornamental? Matt squared up

17. Subway Tile

2022/6/16

Basic and boring or Five Donut Scoring? Aaron debated Interior Designer Tammy Cody on the design qua

16. Brutalism

2022/6/7

Durable and bold, or "Yuck, give me the blindfold"? Does this raw cement architectural style embody

15. Hardwood Flooring

2022/5/25

Organic appeal or termite meal? We debated Interior Designer Sandra Chavez on the design merits of h

14. Pocket Doors

2022/5/19

Put a door in a wall. Great idea, right? Maybe! Do pocket doors help promote flow and space in a hom

13. NFTs

2022/4/29

We’re settling the debate on non-fungible tokens once and for all. Can this kind of blockchain tech

12. Realtime Rendering

2022/4/19

Will traditional rendering be rendered obsolete? How do you prefer to render a model? Does the time

11. 3D Printed Structures

2022/3/31

Would you trust a bridge printed by a robot? 3D printing has burst from the confines of the build pl

10. Distressed Furniture

2022/3/18

Shabby chic or faded phoniness? Is intentionally distressed furniture dishonest? Would you rather ea

09. Single File BIM

2022/3/3

Is Building Information Modeling (BIM) the one true solution for architecture's woes, or is it overh

08. Crocs

2022/2/17

Are Crocs are beautifully designed clogs full of function and comfort, or a hideous parasitic eyesor

07. Retro Rebranding

2022/2/3

Throwback! Brands from burger chains to sports teams have been reverting to previous logos, designs,

06. Minimalism

2021/12/13

Less is more in our discussion on one of the most famous design styles of all time. How many donuts

A marvel of modern engineering, Dubai's Museum of the Future is also a donut. Listen in as Aaron and

04. Wallpaper

2021/11/11

Roll out your opinions and glue 'em up on the wall, we're debating wallpaper!

03. Comic Sans

2021/10/28

The most insulted typeface in history?! How many Donuts will the design of Comic Sans receive? Liste