About this episode
The episode discusses how AI is transforming sketches into tangible products with insights from Jordan Taylor, founder of Vizcom.
Alex and Ellis sit down with Jordan Taylor, founder of Vizcom, to talk about the AI design tool that lets anyone go from a rough sketch to a finished product. They discuss how Jordan built Vizcom out of a viral Reddit post during COVID, why a drawing is still a better creative input than a text prompt, and how hundreds of thousands of designers are already using it to design shoes, cars, and physical products. They also get into the caterpillar shoe that started as a doodle and became a 3D printed product you can actually wear, what the IKEA catalog looks like in 2030, and whether anyone will eventually be able to design and manufacture their own products from scratch. Follow ACCESS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accesspodcast/ Follow Alex: https://sources.news/ https://x.com/alexeheath/ Follow Ellis: https://meaning.company/ https://x.com/hamburger ACCESS is produced in partnership with the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Alex, Ellis
Guest: Jordan Taylor
Topics covered
- AI design tools
- product design
- sketch to product
- technology
- innovation
Keywords
- AI
- design tool
- sketch
- product development
- Vizcom
- 3D printing
- innovation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Vizcom, IKEA
Products: caterpillar shoe
Places: Reddit
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