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Welcome to Q4D — Questions for Designers.
A podcast exploring the ideas, influences, and inspirations shaping creative work today. Each episode features authentic conversations with designers, artists, and educators who share what drives their work, how they see the world, and where they think design is headed next.
Max Beach - Host & Producer
Max Beach is a designer, educator, and creative leader with three decades of experience spanning product, environmental graphics, and experiential design. As a founding partner at Linespace, he has guided cross-disciplinary teams on projects ranging from EV charging equipment and consumer electronics to large-scale trade show environments and wayfinding systems for institutions across Southern California.
For more than 20 years, Max has also shaped design education as an adjunct faculty member at California State University, Long Beach. There, he has taught industrial design studios while curating the Duncan Anderson Design Lecture Series, building a platform that has connected students and the wider community to some of the most influential voices in design.
Through Q4D, Max brings together his professional expertise, academic mentorship, and creative network to spark conversations that go beyond portfolios and trends , capturing candid, human insights into what it truly means to create.
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