Bill Burnett: How to Live a Meaningful Life
When we last spoke with Bill Burnett, it was in 2020 and he’d just published his book Designing Your Work Life, co-authored by Dave Evans. The world was in the midst of a pandemic, and work and career...
4 Feb 28min
Austin Kleon: Author of "Steal Like an Artist" on building a sustainable creative practice
To make good creative work, you’ll inevitably do a lot of bad work along the way. So building a thriving creative practice relies on showing up and doing the work consistently, whether you feel inspir...
28 Jan 28min
Raffaela Panie: Designing the brand and visual identity for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games
Every four years, the Olympic Games capture the world’s attention—not just through athletic achievement, but through a complete visual identity that must resonate across cultures, languages, and gener...
21 Jan 20min
Design Better Experts in Residence: Roundtable at Sequoia Capital
We recorded this special live episode of Design Better at Sequoia Capital in Silicon Valley, with our Experts in Residence: Irene Au, Kevin Bethune, and James Buckhouse. Longtime listeners will recog...
14 Jan 59min
Mikon van Gastel: Co-Founder of Sibling Rivalry on why presentation skills matter more than design skills
There was a time when a movie title sequence was just the moment you grabbed your popcorn and waited for the real show to start. But in the mid-90s and early 2000’s, that changed forever with films li...
6 Jan 24min
Mark Wilson: Fast Company's Global Design Editor on design's defining moments in 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, it’s time to pause and take stock of what’s been a transformational year in design. From Figma’s landmark IPO to the rise of AI across every category of product, to major bra...
31 Dec 202542min
Video Rewind: Cassie McDaniel: How Medium eliminated its PM function and started moving faster
We’re taking a holiday break, so we’re rewinding to one of our favorite episodes this year with Cassie McDaniel, Medium’s head of design. We’re also including video from the episode, which you can wat...
24 Dec 202527min
Aaron Draplin: Field Notes co-founder on what skate culture taught him about design
A larger than life figure in the creative world, Aaron Draplin has been designing everything from logos to posters since 1995. Few designers are as prolific as Aaron. He’s the founder of Draplin Desig...
17 Dec 202527min
