This season's special series celebrating ten years since the launch of Material Design continues with Software Engineering Manager and... more

This episode is part of a special series celebrating ten years of Material Design. In the episode, Liam speaks with... more

This season begins with a special series celebrating ten years since the launch of Material Design, which will explore the... more

Liam speaks with Googlers Connie Shi, a software engineer on Material Design, and Matvei Malkov, a software engineer on Jetpack... more

Liam and Google Fonts Specialist Dave Crossland explore what digital type can teach us about digital production, emotional expression, and... more

In this episode, Liam speaks with Judith Donath, the founder of MIT’s Sociable Media Lab, inventor of e-cards, and author... more

Liam speaks with Aline Borges, a Zürich-based floral designer who’s made the leap from fashion coordination for magazines like Vogue... more

In this episode, we revisit a conversation from Season 1 with new media artist Harvey Moon, recorded in his San... more

Liam speaks with streetscape and public space designer Ignacio Ciocchini, who’s created much of the public furniture that New Yorkers... more

In this episode, we revisit a conversation from Season 1 with Kerry Murphy, co-founder of digital fashion house The Fabricant.... more

Liam speaks to Tom Boellstorff, Anthropologist and UCI Professor, whose ethnographic work in Second Life (documented in his book, Coming... more

It's been a while, but Design Notes is coming back for Season 2 uncovering even more of what inspires and... more

In this episode, part of San Francisco Design Week's Digital Edition, Liam speaks with Julian Zigerli, a designer in Zürich,... more

This episode is part of a special series of three interviews, recorded remotely with the winners of the 2020 Material... more

This episode is part of a special series of three interviews, recorded remotely with the winners of the 2020 Material... more

This episode is part of a special series of three interviews, recorded remotely with the winners of the 2020 Material... more

In this episode, Liam speaks with BJ Best, a poet who teaches computers to do what humans can’t in the... more

Design Notes is a show about creative work and what it teaches us. In this episode, Liam speaks with illustrator,... more

In this episode, Liam speaks with Kerry Murphy, co-founder of digital fashion house The Fabricant, to learn how ones and... more

Design Notes is a show about creative work and what it teaches us. For the first episode of 2020, Liam... more

This episode is part of a special series of four interviews with the winners of this year’s Material Design Awards,... more

This episode is part of a special series of four interviews with the winners of this year’s Material Design Awards,... more

This episode is part of a special series of four interviews with the winners of this year’s Material Design Awards,... more

This episode is part of a special series of four interviews with the winners of this year’s Material Design Awards,... more

In this episode, Liam speaks with Bradley Munkowitz, also known as designer/director GMUNK, unpacking Munkowitz’s scintillating psychedelic aesthetic — inspired... more

In this episode, Liam speaks with interdisciplinary artist and creative coder Qianqian Ye in her San Francisco studio. The duo... more

In this episode, Liam speaks with new media artist Harvey Moon in his San Francisco studio. The duo discuss how... more

In this episode, Liam speaks with Conor Grebel about how lived experiences inform and are conveyed through creative work.Our conversation... more

In this episode, Liam speaks with Katie Garcia and Dustin Payseur, who together run independent music label Bayonet Records.Garcia and... more

In this episode, guest host Barbara Eldredge turns the tables, interviewing regular host Liam Spradlin about his own creative journey... more

In this episode, Liam speaks with Rob Giampietro, Design Director at the Museum of Modern Art. Giampietro shares his journey... more

In this episode, Liam speaks with Clinton Cargill, the current visual director at Vanity Fair and former photo director at... more

In this episode, Liam speaks with New York-based type designer Ksenya Samarskaya, exploring how type absorbs influence from its place... more

In this episode, Liam speaks with Bee Grandinetti and Hedvig Ahlberg—two thirds of the trio that founded Punanimation, a community... more

In this episode, Liam sits down with the winners of the 2018 Material Design Awards—Anchor, KptnCook, Lyft, and SimpleHabit—to discuss... more

Tuuli and Kivi Sotamaa are the brother and sister team behind Ateljé Sotamaa, a studio creating emotionally-appealing objects and holistic... more

Marko Ahtisaari is the artistic director of the Helsinki Festival, a former product design lead at Nokia, and co-founder of... more

A transdisciplinary artist, Stephanie Dinkins focuses on AI’s intersection with race, gender, and social equity. In the episode, recorded live... more

James Bridle is an artist and author working across technologies and disciplines. His artworks have been commissioned by galleries and... more

A design director working on Google Home and wearables, Isabelle Olsson also oversees CMF (color, material, and finish) for all... more