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Design Better
Design Better
The Curiosity Department, LLC

Design Better co-hosts Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter explore the intersection of design, technology, and the creative process through conversations with inspiring... more

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Episodes

Jordan Mechner: Pioneering game designer on creating Prince of Persia, Karateka, and a new graphic novel memoir

Visit our Substack for bonus content and more: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/jordan-mechner As a kid in the 80’s, Eli fell in love with games... more

08 Apr 2025 · 25 minutes
Brad Frost: Design systems are about human relationships

Visit our Substack for bonus content and more: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/brad-frost Design systems are the foundation of nearly every piece of software we... more

03 Apr 2025 · 1 hour, 12 minutes
Heidi Trost: Human Centered Security

Visit our Substack for bonus content and more: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/heidi-trost Designing a good security experience is hard. Every time we run into... more

25 Mar 2025 · 35 minutes
The Brief: Afraid of losing your job? Become irreplaceable

Becoming an irreplaceable designer By Aarron Walter The software industry is in a tough contraction phase. Teams are downsizing, and companies are... more

20 Mar 2025 · 9 minutes
Trenton Doyle Hancock: An artist’s process for creating order from chaos

Visit our Substack for bonus content and more: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/trenton-doyle-hancock Aarron’s friend Trenton Doyle Hancock did something remarkable when they were both in the... more

18 Mar 2025 · 26 minutes
Dan Harden: Form follows emotion—industrial design lessons from George Nelson to Steve Jobs

Visit our Substack for bonus content and more:https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/dan-harden If you were mapping out the most amazing career in industrial design, you... more

12 Mar 2025 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Kristen Berman: Behavioral economics expert on designing products that change behavior

Visit our Substack for bonus content and more: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/kristen-berman Many of the most successful products launched in Silicon Valley lean heavily... more

11 Mar 2025 · 28 minutes
The Brief: What designers can learn from writers and storytellers

Words are worth a thousand pictures by Eli Woolery How does Sir Jony Ive, the famed former head of design at Apple,... more

28 Feb 2025 · 15 minutes
Gareth Hinds: A golden age for the graphic novel

Visit our Substack for bonus content and more: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/gareth-hinds Graphic novels are experiencing something of a renaissance recently. As the medium... more

26 Feb 2025 · 48 minutes
From your inbox to your ears: Audio versions of The Brief

Every month, our premium subscribers receive our newsletter The Brief , which assembles wisdom gleaned from interviews with creative thinkers. It’s a chance to... more

21 Feb 2025 · 8 minutes