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99: Crafting an Agency Career
Dec 18, 2020 38 min
99: Crafting an Agency Career
Special guest Maria D’Amato joins the show. She's the Head of Experience Design at the Austin-based design agency GSD&M. We’re going to talk about crafting a career in the agency world.
98: Multimodal Design, or How to Get Everything to Play Well Together
Nov 30, 2020 50 min
98: Multimodal Design, or How to Get Everything to Play Well Together
Special guest Cheryl Platz joins the program. She’s the author of the new book, “Design Beyond Devices.” We discuss all the different ways we communicate with machines, how they respond, and how we as designers can be more intentional about all of it.
97: The Remarkable Resilience of Design in Detroit
Nov 13, 2020 36 min
97: The Remarkable Resilience of Design in Detroit
Special guest Olga Stella joins the program. She’s the Executive Director of Design Core Detroit, and we discuss the role of design in the life of cities.
96: The Employee-Owned Design Agency
Oct 30, 2020 56 min
96: The Employee-Owned Design Agency
Special guest Andy Budd returns to the program. He's one of the founders of UK-based design agency Clearleft, and we discuss the firm's recent shift to being employee-owned.
95: What Does Representation in Design Really Look Like?
Oct 16, 2020 44 min
95: What Does Representation in Design Really Look Like?
Google's Head of Product Inclusion, Annie Jean-Baptiste, joins the show to discuss how designing products through the lens of representation is not just an ethical choice, but a strong business case as well.
94: The Creative Importance of Side Projects
Aug 31, 2020 47 min
94: The Creative Importance of Side Projects
Special guest Elliot Jay Stocks joins the program. He’s a designer, publisher, and musician and we talk about side projects, staying focused, and how to find value in all aspects of our work.
93: Designing for Cognitive Bias
Aug 19, 2020 47 min
93: Designing for Cognitive Bias
This week on the program is special guest David Dylan Thomas. He’s a content strategist and author of the forthcoming book, “Design For Cognitive Bias.” We discuss how unconscious decisions shape our actions, and how to acknowledge them when we design.
92: Mindfully Designing for Different Cultures
Jul 30, 2020 44 min
92: Mindfully Designing for Different Cultures
Special guest and author Senongo Akpem joins the show. We discuss his new book “Cross-Cultural Design” and how to grow in awareness when designing for multiple cultures.
91: How to Design Your Job
Jul 17, 2020 52 min
91: How to Design Your Job
Special guest Bill Burnett joins the show. He's the Executive Director of the Design School at Stanford University and the author of "Design Your Work Life." We talk about applying our craft as designers to the problem of our own careers.
90: Changing Our Understanding of Emotion in Design
Jun 30, 2020 44 min
90: Changing Our Understanding of Emotion in Design
Special guest Aaron Walter joins the show. He's Vice President of Design Education at Invision and the author of "Designing for Emotion." We discuss the power of inclusion in transforming the mechanics of design.