Yuan Wang - Leading high-stakes design presentations
đŁ This interview was special because I got to reconnect with former team member at Maven â Yuan âïžYuan led design at Twitter, Airbnb and Maven and actively coaches creative leaders in the industry âšI...
14 Sep 202347min
Grace Walker - How to avoid drowning in your first year freelancing
Making the jump and diving into that first year of freelancing can be pretty daunting⊠đ„ČI wish I couldâve had this chat with Grace about 5 years ago because she was very transparent about the lessons...
7 Sep 202335min
Dan Mall - What designers get wrong about design systems
If youâre familiar at all with design systems then I definitely donât need to introduce you to Dan Mall. Heâs as OG as it gets.In this Deep Dive, Dan shares his take on Figma variables, where design s...
31 Aug 202354min
Anthony Hobday - Mastering the pillars of great visual design
Anthony Hobday, a self-taught interface designer, became an expert by obsessively studying the works of top designers around the world. đNow he is dedicated to bridging the knowledge gap for fellow s...
23 Aug 202340min
Grace Ling - Standing out in today's job market
This episode is all about engineer turned designer Grace Ling, who scored her dream job as product designer at EA and is also now the founder of the biggest design community online, Design Buddies. Gr...
17 Aug 202331min
Luis Ouriach - Strategies for using variables in Figma
If you're looking to level up how you use variables in Figma then this episode is for you âïž Luis goes deep into strategies based on team size, provides naming guidance, and even breaks down how he th...
10 Aug 202343min
Steph Golik - Going from designer to founder
Steph Golik was an early design leader at the self-driving car startup Cruise đ But 2 years ago she left to launch her own company Huddle. In this episode we're talking all about how designers can ta...
27 Jul 202357min
Fons Mans - How to design brands and visuals that stand out
Fons was the one who originally designed the Dive brand đ€ż so this episode is a branding masterclass. We walk through a mock project and Fons goes deep into each phase of his branding process. We also...
20 Jul 202353min
