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 prioritizing efficiency. It’s a stressful time for ma...
20 Mar 20258min
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 gradua...
18 Mar 202525min
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 might dream of working with George ...
12 Mar 20251h 5min
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 on behavioral design to inc...
11 Mar 202527min
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, start every project? If, like me, you guessed by sketching, you’d be wrong. I was su...
28 Feb 202514min
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 has gained popularity, ...
26 Feb 202545min
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 go deeper into salient topics like creat...
21 Feb 20257min
Kevin Bethune: Nonlinear—Navigating Design with Curiosity and Conviction
Visit our Substack for bonus content and more: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/kevin-bethune-returns One core strength that good designers cultivate is the ability to navigate ambiguity. Our guest t...
19 Feb 202521min
