
Mattias Hollwich: AI & Architecture
If, like us, you’ve been tinkering with the plethora of AI tools that have emerged recently, chances are it’s changing your workflow and creative process. AI is a great thought partner for writing, il...
9 Okt 202449min

Skye Waterson: Creative work and ADHD
We’ve talked with people across many creative disciplines on Design Better, and there’s a red thread that keeps popping up—many are neurodivergent in some way. A diagnosis of ADHD in childhood can see...
1 Okt 202410min

Enrique Allen: Design and entrepreneurship at Designer Fund
Until Designer Fund was founded by Enrique Allen and Ben Blumenrose, venture capital investments rarely considered design strategy when investing. Companies like Stripe, Notion, Gusto, and Omada Healt...
24 Sep 20241h 3min

Design Better Trailer
Design Better co-hosts Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter explore the intersection of design, technology, and the creative process through conversations with inspiring guests across diverse creative fields...
17 Sep 20245min

Yashar Kassai: Artwork and production design for Spiderman: Into The Spider-Verse, TMNT, and more
One of the great things about being a dad is getting to watch your favorite movies again with your kids and experience them through a new point of view, and also to watch new films together and see ho...
17 Sep 202411min

Shirley Kurata and Mimi Haddon: Palace Costume and costume design for "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
Costume design plays an important role in filmmaking. Films like Austin Powers, Lala Land, Boogie Nights, Black Panther, and Malcolm X transport us to a different time and place through costume. Have ...
12 Sep 202440min

Brendan Boyle: Toy design, play, and the creative process
Eli first met Brendan Boyle when Brendan was his instructor in the undergraduate Product Design program at Stanford, where Brendan has taught for many years. Brendan is also a toy inventor, and one of...
4 Sep 202413min

Rewind: Vicki Tan: Learning from new voices
This week, we’re rewinding to one of our favorite episodes from our 6th season, with Vicki Tan. Vicki is a designer and author, who is now a staff product designer at Pinterest. When we spoke with her...
28 Aug 202445min






















