Best Ux Files Podcasts (2025)

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Sneak Peek into Figma files of top designers for FREE 1:17

11M ago1:17

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Here's the stellar lineup of companies and designers featured in Sneak Peek season 1: - Henry Modisett from Perplexity - Cecilia Uhr from Bezi - Dion Chooi from LottieFiles - Loren Baxter from Felt - Darshan Gajara from Hygraph - Charlota Kolář Blunárová from WE3 🫣 Sneak Peek into Figma Files of top designers for FREE: https://www.sneakpeek.design/…

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Harmonising Business and Creativity in Product Leadership 1:22:26

1y ago1:22:26

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Have you ever wondered how product managers turn chaos into a symphony? Our latest episode, featuring the perspicacious Simon Berry who shines a light on the crucial role these maestros play in harmonizing user needs with project realities. From the stormy beginnings of a product's life to its standing ovation in the market, we chat about everythin…

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Designing for AI 38:36

1+ y ago38:36

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🧠 WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS INTERVIEW? 1. Challenges of designing for AI 2. How to get a job as an AI Designer 📢 WHY IS HENRY MODISETT A ROCKSTAR? Henry Modisett is the Head of Design at Perplexity AI. Previously he worked as a designer at Quora and Google. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Interview trailer (01:39 )Why designers should not use Dribble for d…

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Designing the Facebook Like Button 53:29

1+ y ago53:29

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🧠 WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS INTERVIEW? 1. How the iconic Facebook like button was designed? 2. How a designer invested early in startups like Figma, Framer and Diagram? 📢 WHY IS SOLEIO CUERVO A ROCKSTAR? Soleio Cuervo is a software designer turned investor. He led early design efforts at Facebook, Messenger, then Dropbox. Now he invests in extrao…

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AI and UX | The UX Designer's Guide to AI 45:32

1+ y ago45:32

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In this episode of "Faster Horses," the hosts, Paul and Mark, delve into the world of AI and UX. They discuss how AI has become increasingly prevalent in various industries and platforms, with a particular focus on social media. Paul shares their experience in creating their own AI tool, GhostPosts.ai, with the aims to assist users in generating be…

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Transitioning from Design Manager to IC Designer 37:43

1+ y ago37:43

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🧠 WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS INTERVIEW? 1. How to transition from a Design Manager to IC Designer 2. Why Design Managers make great IC designers 📢 WHY IS MAHEEN SOHAIL A ROCKSTAR? Maheen Sohail is a Staff Product Design Lead at Meta focused on building Generative AI experiences. As a former Design manager, Maheen has experience managing large desi…

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Spatial Design is the Future 31:49

2y ago31:49

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🧠 WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS INTERVIEW? 1. Why the future of product design is 3D and not 2D 2. How to find startup ideas while working at FAANG/MAMA 📢 WHY IS JULIAN PARK A ROCKSTAR? Julian Park is the co-founder and CEO at Bezi, a collaborative spatial design tool. Built on the web, Bezel enables design teams to easily turn concepts into 3D desig…

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The Ultimate Guide for Investing in Startups as a Designer 43:05

2y ago43:05

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📢 WHY IS DANIEL SCRIVNER A ROCKSTAR? Daniel is the Head of Design at Class Dojo and General Partner at VC firm Ligature. 🔥 ARE YOU A FOUNDER LOOKING TO PARTNER WITH A DESIGN-FOCUSED VC FIRM? Check out Ligature - https://www.ligature.vc/ INTERVIEW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/8q4PEh8uSK8 ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A KICKASS RESEARCH WORKSPACE FOR YOUR TEAM? Che…

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Why Designers Need to Learn About Business 35:45

2y ago35:45

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Om is a designer by profession and entrepreneur by aspiration. Today, he's the Director of Product design at DISQO by day and CEO, co-founder of Personify by night. INTERVIEW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/asEjJAov3nU ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A KICKASS RESEARCH WORKSPACE FOR YOUR TEAM? Check out Personify - https://personifyhq.com/ CONNECT WITH OM SUTHAR Linke…

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Mistakes First Time Design Managers Make - Kyle Turman (Director of Product Design @ Retool) 53:16

2y ago53:16

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Kyle Turman is the the Director of Product Design at Retool and previously led design teams at Slack, Dropbox, and Etsy. He is a world wide web mad scientist who designs software work a bit better for people and tries to help people work a bit better together. INTERVIEW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/CPnSHrk9e6U CONNECT WITH KYLE TURMAN LinkedIn -https://…

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Taking a Sabbatical - Ben Huggins (Design @ Retool) 36:22

2y ago36:22

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Ben Huggins is a Product Designer at Retool. He’s spent his career applying fresh thinking to stale problems and he’s gotten the chance to do this with concepts like software development at Retool, HR at Humu, TV at YouTube and thermostats at Nest. He also serves on the board for the graduate UX program at Bentley University and spends free time ex…

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Transition from Graphic Design to UX - Colton Schweitzer, Ludovic Delmas (Cofounders at Kickass UX) 47:16

2y ago47:16

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Colton Schweitzer and Ludovic Delmas are the cofounders of Kickass UX which helps creatives build a kickass UX skillset and supercharge their careers. Previously, Colton worked before in the enterprise design space while Ludovic was a senior designer at Smartsheet. INTERVIEW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/KI8kcRcqAu8 ARE YOU LOOKING TO GROW YOUR UX SKILLS…

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Design Exec Role Sneak Peek - Gordon Ching (Founder @ Design Executive Council) 40:08

2y ago40:08

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Gordon Ching is the founder of Design Executive Council (DEC) building the network dedicated to advancing the design executive profession in Silicon Valley and beyond. Through the DEC, Gordon is partnering with chief design officers and design executives of the world’s most successful public companies and venture-backed startups to advance the rela…

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Leveling Up as a Founding Designer - Jared Erondu (VP of Design at Lattice) 53:27

2+ y ago53:27

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Jared Erondu is a design & product leader, investor, and advisor. He's currently the GM of Performance and VP of Design at Lattice. Before Lattice, Jared led design at Teespring and was an early designer at both Obvious Corp and Omada Health. He's also founded two companies and consulted for others like Y Combinator, MIT Media Lab, Google, Front, a…

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Becoming T-shaped Designer - Joshua Philippe (Head of Design @ Strike) 36:41

2+ y ago36:41

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Joshua Philippe is the Head of Design at Strike, a service that leverages Bitcoin’s open payment network to offer users the first global peer-to-peer payments app and a novel bitcoin-native neobanking experience. He has spent a decade working with clients like Apple, Dolby, Chevrolet, Intel, Lincoln Jaguar Land Rover, Stanford Health, Steinway & So…

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Designing Authentic Relationships - Mindaugas Petrutis (CEO @ Coho) 38:50

2+ y ago38:50

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Mindaugas Petrutis builds relationships, connects the dots between humans, systems, problems and simplifies complex ideas. Often mistaken for a designer. He is currently the CEO at Coho which is The Direct To Experience ™️ Learning Network for professional growth. INTERVIEW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/wgIaGMa-Dw8 ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A HIGHLY CURATED DE…

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Becoming Design Partner at VC Firm - Jeff Veen (Design Partner @ True Ventures) 1:02:04

2+ y ago1:02:04

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Jeff Veen is design partner and head of platform at True Ventures. He brings his design and product experience, management skills of large-scale programs, and common sense knowledge of being a founder to the mission and initiatives of True’s Founder Platform. Jeff was the vice president of design at Adobe after the company acquired Typekit, the sta…

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How to Get Promoted as Designer - Lily Konings (Product Design Manager @ Instagram) 53:50

2+ y ago53:50

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Lily Konings is a Product Design Manager at Instagram with previous roles at Messenger, AngelList, and IBM Watson. She is also an avid startup advisor, helping founders build 0→1 products and scale their design team. Lily is passionate about helping people advance their career, most notably by writing her advice column newsletter called Welcome Des…

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Breaking Into Design Ops - Adam Fry Pierce (Chief of Staff @ Google) 57:39

2+ y ago57:39

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Adam Fry-Pierce is a career long community builder and design operator. He is currently the Chief of Staff at Google where he manages strategic programs for Google's UX leadership. Previously he was leading DesignOps at DocuSign, and involved in Design Education programs at InVision. Adam has a non-linear career and has had multiple businesses over…

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Growing a Bootstrapped Design Business - Ran Segall (CEO @ Flux Academy) 33:37

2+ y ago33:37

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Ran Segall is the founder and CEO of Flux Academy. INTERVIEW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/1APN2MHdxnY ARE YOU LOOKING TO LEARN THE ART & BUSINESS OF WEB DESIGN? Check out Flux Academy - https://www.flux-academy.com/ CONNECT WITH RAN SEGALL Twitter - https://twitter.com/ransegall Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ransegall/ LinkedIn - https://www.lin…

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Is a design system a product? 1:32:38

2+ y ago1:32:38

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It seems that people are very often confusing a Design System with a component library. The differences are nuanced, drawing the line between those two will be hard, and there’s no right or wrong — but maybe this story might help us understand those differences a little bit better, and maybe it will help us understand the effort it takes to build a…

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Designer's Path to Becoming CEO - Murat Mutlu (CEO @ Marvel) 1:03:10

2+ y ago1:03:10

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Murat Mutlu is the cofounder & CEO of the design platform Marvel and research platform Ballpark. INTERVIEW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/iXv4tqlL6vc ARE YOU LOOKING TO JOIN A ROCKETSHIP STARTUP IN THE DESIGN SPACE? Check out Careers at Marvel - https://marvelapp.com/about-us#openpositions CONNECT WITH MURAT MUTLU Twitter - https://twitter.com/mutlu82 Lin…

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Designing Company Culture - Pieter Omvlee & Emanuel Sa (Cofounders @ Sketch) 52:36

2+ y ago52:36

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Pieter Omvlee & Emanuel Sa are cofounders of Sketch. By trade Pieter is a developer while Emanuel is a designer. INTERVIEW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/7SFix4Sakt8 ARE YOU LOOKING TO JOIN A ROCKETSHIP STARTUP IN THE DESIGN SPACE? Check out Careers at Sketch - https://www.sketch.com/careers/ CONNECT WITH PIETER & EMANUEL Twitter - https://twitter.com/pie…

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What should go into a design system? 1:12:22

2+ y ago1:12:22

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Design systems have become a key part of user experience, design and development, but what should it consist of? We have a good old poke around, question atomic design, figure out audiences and how to effectively communicate what the core concept of design systems are, why we use them and is Brad Frost right. Should print and digital guidelines fit…

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Design Language vs Tone of Voice 1:08:06

2+ y ago1:08:06

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So what’s the difference between design language and tone of voice? Where are the boundaries between the tone of voice and design language, and who leads the strategy of these? Are they interchangeable? In literature, the Tone of Voice refers to the author’s feelings towards the subject, as expressed through the writing itself. Writing for the web …

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When to Quit - Tanner Christensen (Founder @ Shape) 55:14

2+ y ago55:14

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Tanner Christensen is a curious, multi-disciplinary design leader who is dedicated to helping designers and businesses find the best in each other. He's the founder at Shape.co and previously worked as Head or Design at Gem dot com. Before Gem, Tanner designed software for autonomous vehicles at Lyft, led design of the Atlassian mobile platform, an…

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Diversifying Your Income Sources - Femke (Senior Product Designer @ Wealthsimple) 47:01

3y ago47:01

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Femke Van Schoonhoven is a senior product designer at Wealthsimple though previously worked at Uber Eats on the merchant experience. Prior to that, she worked on the driver experience focusing on money and payments across the world. You can often find Femke creating videos on YouTube, hiking around Ontario or cycling. Femke currently lives in Toron…

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How to be more inclusive, in design and life. (With guest Scot Whitney) 58:19

3y ago58:19

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In this episode we talk to Scot Whitney, Podcast Host – The All4Inclusion Pod, an advocate for inclusion and wheelchair user looking to help others see society's boundaries. Find him on Linkedin, https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottjwhitney/ Scott founded All4inclusion with their amazing philosophy: “We believe everyone is born equal and every person …

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Collaborating With Other Creatives - Ben Issen (Founder @ Supercreative) 51:01

3y ago51:01

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Benjamin Issenman aka Ben Issen is the founder of Supercreative, a website where he shares tools he creates for design solopreneurs. Based in Paris France, he started designing brands for online clients when he was 16. Now 25, he designs and builds digital tools (with freelancers he hires or other creators he collaborates with) for his audience of …

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Starting a Venture Capital Firm - John Zeratsky (General Partner @ Character) 44:10

3y ago44:10

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John Zeratsky is a co-founder and general partner at Character, bestselling author of Sprint and Make Time, and former design partner at GV. Previously, John was a design leader for YouTube, Google Ads, and FeedBurner, which was acquired by Google in 2007. ARE YOU A FOUNDER LOOKING TO PARTNER WITH A DESIGN FOCUSED VC FIRM? Check out Character - htt…

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Choosing Impact Over Scale - Dan Mall (Founder @ SuperFriendly) 43:49

3y ago43:49

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Dan has been a creative director, designer, and developer since 1998. He has taught design systems and collaboration at public conferences, private client engagements, as higher education instruction, and on many podcasts and videos. Dan’s superpower is getting people excited, even when there’s challenging work ahead. Dan met his wife Emily when th…

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Becoming a Designer in Web3 - Yitong Zhang (Cofounder @ Vector DAO) 41:46

3y ago41:46

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Yitong Zhang is the cofounder of Vector DAO. Before that he spent almost four years at Coinbase where he had the privilege of designing and redesigning much of the consumer app as well as establishing the design system. He also tends to a beautiful vegetable garden. ARE YOU AN EXPERIENCED DESIGNER LOOKING TO WORK IN WEB3/CRYPTO? Check out Vector DA…

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Making of a Design Founder - Jessica Ko (Founder @ Playbook) 59:08

3y ago59:08

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Jessica Ko is the CEO and co-founder of Playbook.com, a visual cloud storage platform for designers. She was a designer for over 10 years at Google and Opendoor, and is now working to make it easier for freelancers and designers to share their assets with the world. LOOKING FOR A FILE STORAGE SOLUTION MADE FOR CREATIVES? Create a free account on Pl…

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Making of a Design Manager - Connie Yang (Head of Payments Design @ Stripe) 58:50

3y ago58:50

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Connie Yang is a design leader with experience in consumer and fintech, and is currently the Head of Payments Design at Stripe. Previously, she led design at Coinbase and created products for platforms and global at Facebook. She enjoys asking questions and finding the bits of magic that surround us in everyday life. CONNECT WITH CONNIE YANG Twitte…

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Stock photography | A easy solution for social media and blogging, a big problem for UX and brand? 1:29:54

3y ago1:29:54

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Stock photography – the perfect solution for small business owners, bloggers, and marketers who need to create high-quality visual content without breaking the bank? With over 6 million photos and more added every day, you’ve got choice, but is it always the ideal solution? Do you find yourself spending hours looking for the right photo? Do you sti…

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Designing a 6 Figure Figma Course - Michael Riddering (Founder @ Figma Academy) 53:17

3y ago53:17

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Michael Riddering ("Ridd") is the founding designer at Maven and the creator of Figma Academy—a new online course that teaches advanced design tactics directly within Figma. He's been designing products every day for over a decade and is passionate about improving the way we learn online. LOOKING FOR ADVANCED LEVEL COURSE ON FIGMA? Take your Figma …

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Creative Leadership, becoming a creative leader – How to Develop the Traits of a Successful Leader 1:36:05

3y ago1:36:05

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Discover the journey that we've been on – transitioning from being team members to a leadership position. What have been the pain points, and how have we overcome that? What traits do leaders exhibit? Our top tips on becoming a leader and how to improve your leadership in a creative field (also general). Find out what we choose as our leadership ta…

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Becoming a Designer in Crypto - Graeme Blackwood (Head of Design @ Argent) 55:43

3y ago55:43

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Graeme wrote his first line of code aged 8, in 1992 on a Commodore 64, and built his first website in 1998. He's solved design problems for clients such as VW, Johnson and Johnson, the British Royal Family and the UK Government. His expertise spans many disciplines including user research, service design, UX / product design, and creative direction…

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User experience fails in video games, part 2 1:24:11

3y ago1:24:11

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What are the biggest fails of gaming experiences? In this episode, we explore those dreaded button-mashing mishaps. What makes games sticky? Why is everyone playing Elden Ring? We look at the mechanics of in-app purchases, being immersed in complex menus. We all know the essential part of a video game is gameplay. But what about the UX? In this pod…

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Life of an Entrepreneur - Aashish Dalal (Founder @ Sunya One) 54:17

3y ago54:17

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Aashish Dalal is the founder and former CEO of ParkWhiz. In 2008, Aashish created the company to simplify the parking experience by connecting drivers with an open parking space. Since then, ParkWhiz has become the nation's top booking platform, conducting millions of transactions on its apps, saving drivers time and money. Under his leadership, Pa…

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What are semantic colours and how should we use them? 17:58

3y ago17:58

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In this short, Paul Wilshaw takes on the subject of colours, their use and accessibility. The way you can think about this in every single colour in your design system should have a definition. What does it do? Exactly the same as a button or an icon or some other piece of design colours should do exactly that same thing. And why do we do this? Bec…

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Marketing 101 for Creatives - Billy Broas (Marketing Coach) 48:48

3y ago48:48

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Billy got into marketing in 2010, when he left his career to run his home beer brewing website. Since then, Billy has been the marketing brains behind some of the top online entrepreneurs and course creators. His clients include David Perell, Tiago Forte, Kimberly Snyder, and Ryan Deiss. LEARN HOW TO GET MORE PROSPECTS TO SAY YES TO YOUR PRODUCT Si…

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The UX of Video Games 1:18:52

3y ago1:18:52

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In this episode, we look at the UX of video games. We all know the most important part of a video game is the gameplay. But what about the UX? In this podcast, we talk about video game user experience better by improving your UI and UX design. The frustrations of pressing that button, that accidentally drops all of your inventory. We talk about Eld…

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The Business of Design - Dave Huber (Design Practices Lead @ IBM) 48:09

3y ago48:09

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Dave is a Design Practices Lead for IBM's Cloud and Cognitive Software division. He recently published a Business of Design field guide and worked with IBM's chief design officer to create business of design resources and workshops for their over 600 designers. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF DESIGN Read Dave Huber's article to learn how to articu…

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Benefits of Publishing a Book - Mike Rohde (Founder @ Sketchnote Army) 52:30

3y ago52:30

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Mike Rohde is a designer, teacher and illustrator with a passion for visualizing ideas and teaching people how to think visually and be more creative. INTERESTED IN TAKING VISUAL NOTES? Buy the best selling Sketchnote Handbook and learn how to incorporate sketch noting techniques into your note-taking process regardless of your artistic abilities -…

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Should designers code? 1:29:18

3+ y ago1:29:18

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In this episode, we debate whether designers should code. We find out that there are many different opinions about this topic – what should you be doing? In the past few years, has coding become an essential skill in design? But with so many new technologies popping up every day, is it really necessary? We also tackle the tricky UX Tombola machine …

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Becoming the Head of Design - Samantha Berg (Head of Design @ Chime) 57:03

3+ y ago57:03

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Samantha Berg is an award-winning design leader with nearly 15 years of experience envisioning, creating, and shipping next-generation consumer products. She leads and motivates teams with proven success across a variety of environments, including large-scale tech companies, mid-sized design consulting firms, and venture backed start-ups. She is pa…

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Scaling design teams, what you need to know. 1:40:11

3+ y ago1:40:11

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Learn from the people who've been there and are currently doing it, what to look for, how to recruit and what you need to know. How to Scale a Design Team From a One-Man Show to a Well-Functioning Design Team. What is the Problem with Scaling a Design Team? and Why You Should Treat Your Hiring Process Like an Investment for Long-Term Sustainability…

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Don't Monetize Your Side Hustle - Rob Hope (Founder @ One Page Love) 1:07:57

3+ y ago1:07:57

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Rob Hope is a South African born web designer, developer and Maker who runs One Page Love, Email Love and Yo! After a decade freelancing, he finally took the leap to work on his side projects full time. When not building online he loves to surf, bird watch and listen to 90s punk rock. STRENGTHEN YOUR LANDING PAGES Buy the Landing Page Hot Tips eboo…

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Designing A Decentralized Design Studio - Andrej Berlin (CEO @ Deep Work) 51:48

3+ y ago51:48

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Andrej Berlin is the co-founder and CEO of Deep Work. He has been involved in the design of over 100 different products and services from open source teams, start-ups, enterprises and fortune 500 companies. He is an advocate for mental and physical health and considers work as an integral part of a meaningful life. WORK REMOTE ON PAID WEB3 PROJECTS…

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