Alastair Simpson: From professional soccer to leading design at DropBox
Alastair Simpson is accustomed to adaptation. The first half of his life was spent in the pursuit of a professional football career (or soccer as we call it in the States). But things didn’t go as exp...
17 Des 202426min
Bonus Episode: Jason Giles, VP of Product Design at UserTesting, live in Austin
Jason Giles is tuned into the habits of successful product design teams, not only because he’s been leading them for 15 years, but also because his team at UserTesting makes essential tools used by to...
10 Des 202420min
Bishop Briggs: Award winning singer-songwriter on creative transformation after loss
Sometimes, a creative transformation occurs after a painful experience in our lives. This certainly happened for our guest today, Bishop Briggs, who lost her sister at a young age in 2021. After a per...
4 Des 202412min
Design Better 2024 Holiday Gift Guide
We're at the holidays once again and that means it's one of our favorite episodes, our Design Better holiday gift guide for designers, creatives, and anyone who appreciates well-designed products. Thi...
26 Nov 202446min
Live at Savannah College of Art and Design, with Kate Aronowitz, Steve Johnson, Kat Holmes and Jaime Lopez
When Aarron was in college studying painting and drawing, he had an absolute certainty about the path my career would take. He was going to move to New York, make it big as an artist, and never look b...
19 Nov 20241h 3min
Bonus Episode: Gali Erez, head of Wix Studio
This is a special sponsored episode of the Design Better Podcast Gali Erez, Head of Wix Studio at Wix, has had quite a journey, from a background in graphic design at CalArts, through transitioning fr...
14 Nov 202438min
Kamasi Washington: A jazz genius on collaborative lessons learned from Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Lauryn Hill, and more
Jazz is a constantly evolving art form, offering some of the richest lessons in creative collaboration. A melody and chord progression provide the foundation, but as each musician brings their unique ...
12 Nov 202413min
Adam Moss: The Work of Art
We’re students of the creative process, and so is Adam Moss, author of The Work of Art: How something comes from nothing. Formerly the editor-in-chief of New York magazine, these days Moss is on a que...
6 Nov 202445min
