039 - Derek Cascio

We sat down with Derek Cascio, an Industrial Designer and Professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT). Prior to doing that, Derek worked for a wide range of companies as a designer: Philips, Staples, and Hasbro as a design manager on the Marvel product line. He also started an organization called Design Museum Boston with Sam Aquillano in 2008 which just celebrated its 10 year anniversary. During our interview we discussed our shared love for Transformers, how toys shaped our childhood, but also how it shaped our professional development and who would’ve thought this was possible?—only in design. Derek was also a speaker at SQ1 2018 in Chicago, where he shared his sketching tips with an audience of nearly 300 design students and professionals. After knowing him for the past several years, we’re happy to have him become a part of our Advanced Design family. Thank you @derekcascio for being amazing and inspiring so many! Thanks for tuning in, be on the lookout for our next podcast! Send us a DM or email at hello@advdes.org to provide us with your thoughts and comments on our dialogue with designers!