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Shaping Design
by Pascal Potvin, Mitchell Bernstein, & Primitives
A podcast about getting better as a designer. We aim to elevate the skills of our industry, one designer at a time, by providing the best-in-class design curriculum to creatives, designer, and entrepreneurs. shaping.design
Episodes
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Ep 39: Forming a design presence online w/ Ilya Miskov
In this episode, we sit down with Estonian designer, Ilya Miskov, and dive into being low-key Twitter/X famous, his love for iconography, and getting started in design. Correction: I mistakenly said 40th episode, when this is only the 39th. 🌏 Get 3 months of Framer Pro for FREE using our special...
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Ep 38: Dribbble burning it's heritage & product vs marketing design
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein and Logan Liffick dive into the biggest mindset shift that they face while switching disciplines (marketing vs product), the recent Dribbble branding redesign, and how to focus better. 🌏 Get 3 months of Framer Pro for FREE using our special discount link:...
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Ep 37: Forming a Design Leadership Mindset w/ Blake Everingham
In this episode, Blake Everingham returns to the pod with some more design drip. Topics include his fitness app side project, his gorilla strategy for user research, what he learned using his instincts at a startup vs. enterprise, and of course how to begin chiseling away at the design leadership...
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Ep 36: Calling out Design Twitter/X Influencers w/ Logan Liffick
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) chats with Logan Liffick (@logan_liffick) about Design Twitter / X content influencers, the plummeting design process many of us adhere to, becoming a solopreneur, and way more. 🌏 Get 3 months of Framer Pro for FREE using our special discount...
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Ep 35: Business of running a type foundry with Matthieu Salvaggio
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) sits down with Matthieu Salvaggio (@BlazeFoundry), CEO and founder of Blaze Foundry, a typography foundry that’s designed tons of impressive typefaces that are actually affordable! We discussed everything from how he chooses which typefaces to...
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Ep 34: Accessibility controversies and institutional inertia with Dan Hollick
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) brings on Dan Hollick (@DanHollick) to discuss his recently released advanced Framer course, controversies among the design community such as outdated color standards, and more. 🌏 Get 3 months of Framer Pro for FREE using our special discount...
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Depression and Tweeting for Cash | Episode 33
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) discusses some thoughts about Twitter/X users chasing follower counts, subscription agency downsides, and designers facing depression. 🌏 Get 3 months of Framer Pro for FREE using our special discount link: https://bit.ly/framerpro 💌…
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Conquering web typography with Paul Lapkin | Episode 32
Mitchell (@mitchbernstein) and Paul Lapkin (@DesignedByPaul) launch into a discussion about all things typography, choosing the right typeface, transitioning from traditional graphic design into digital product design, sources of typography inspiration, and covering much of his recent notoriety…
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Using passion to learn with Logan Liffick | Episode 31
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) chats with Logan Liffick (@logan_liffick) about his current job as Head of Product & Design at Makelog. We discuss some learnings up-and-coming designers should listen to, how he benefits as a designer from understanding code, even talking…
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Designing by intent and NOT accepting equity with Fabio | Episode 30
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) chats with Fabio (@fffabs) about his adventures designing a multitude of incredibly well known software including for Porsche, Bumble, and more! We dived into his thoughts on the subscription design agency trend going around and how he chooses...
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Design your escape to financial freedom with Cédric Moore | Episode 29
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) chats with Cédric Moore (@cedric_design) about his current endeavors of building a Framer course and becoming financially stable to pursue his passions. Cédric was kind enough to drop some real stats on his projects, which was shocking how...
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Figma acquiring an AI startup | Episode 28
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) and Pascal Potvin (@loves_pixels) review progress on building up the Shaping Design audience in the spirit of building in public, a bit of the future of SD, chatting about Config, and figma buying Diagram, an AI startup that built plugins for...
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Startup addiction and building a failed* social network with John Allen | Episode 27
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) and Pascal Potvin (@loves_pixels) chat with John Allen (@Jall_n) about his startup addiction, how he built a social network that retained moderate success with lots of lessons learned, transitioning from non-design related industries to become...
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Future of Framer with CE-YO Jorn Van Dijk | Episode 26
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) chats with Jorn Van Dijk (@jornvandijk) about the future of his company, Framer, a no-code website builder that has somewhat recently pivoted their company from a previous mission of enabling realistic prototyping. Jorn shares his experience...
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How to grow your design following with Rahul Bhadoriya | Episode 25
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) chat with Rahul Bhadoriya (@RahulDesignWeb3) about the skyrocket in his following on social media, how to harness the skills to grow your own design design following, his experience and bounce back from being laid off, Rahul’s portfolio...
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Building a Framer Empire & Getting Laid Off with Clara Pastore | Episode 24
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) and Pascal Potvin (@loves_pixels) chat with Clara Pastore (@TheIndLang) about her ventures into Framer, being laid off, developing your own taste, her upcoming projects, and much more. 🎥 Wanna see our faces too? Subscribe to the Shaping…
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How to sharpen your taste | Episode 23
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) explores how to develop a great design sensibility, aka your taste, in 4 simple steps. 🎥 Wanna see us too? Subscribe to the Shaping Design YouTube channel. 📕 Download our guide for winning your next design interview! 🌎 Sign up for Framer to...
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Life of a Startup Designer | Episode 22
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) and Pascal Potvin (@loves_pixels) discuss recent milestones of our newsletter/podcast and Mitch’s current life working for startups. 🎥 Wanna see us too? Subscribe to the Shaping Design YouTube channel. 📕 Download our guide for winning your...
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Designing for Anyone Not Everyone & Job Hunting via Twitter with Tregg Frank | Episode 21
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) and Pascal Potvin (@loves_pixels) chat with with Tregg Frank (@treggify) about his most controversial takes in design, considering accessibility, how he gets full-time jobs via his Twitter connections, why he hates user personas, and more. 🎥...
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How to be a great design leader and structuring your mind with JP Burdett | Episode 20
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (https://twitter.com/mitchbernstein) and Pascal Potvin (https://twitter.com/loves_pixels) chat with with JP Burdett (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpburdett/) about leadership, taking risks, moving up the design hierarchy, and how to structure your mentality with…
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Navigating creativity, tokenizing everything, & design titles with Kate Pincott | Episode 19
In this episode, Pascal Potvin (https://twitter.com/loves_pixels) chat with with Kate Pincott (https://twitter.com/katepincott) where we spoke about a range of topics including how Kate is helping to tokenize real assets for the digital world with Mattereum, how she thinks titles are a form of...
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The one thing that destroys design portfolios with Sarah Doody | Episode 18
In this episode, Pascal Potvin (https://twitter.com/loves_pixels) and Mitchell Bernstein (https://twitter.com/mitchbernstein) chat with Sarah Doody (https://twitter.com/sarahdoody) who runs Career Strategy Lab, helping creatives land their next UX or Product job. She’s hosting a live cohort…
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No luck landing design jobs & the best plan is no plan | Episode 17
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (https://twitter.com/mitchbernstein) and Pascal Potvin (https://twitter.com/loves_pixels) chat about how we came to acquiring https://everythingframer.com for our coming business adventure and Mitch’s recent misfortune with finding a design job. He explains…
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Realizations about design | Episode 16
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) breaks down 5 realizations of design he had during a hard day of working in the yard. He also announces our acquisition of Everythingframer.com! 💌 Subscribe to our newsletter on Substack to be first to know when we drop new episodes and...
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Failing but learning, & how to generate community value | Episode 15
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (https://twitter.com/mitchbernstein) and Pascal Potvin (https://twitter.com/loves_pixels) decided to open up about our ongoings—our recent efforts to teach, a new guide we’re launching, and explaining what we have failed but learned over the past few moths. We...
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Religion affecting design, replacing CEOs with AI, & designing for Bitcoin with Jed Bridges | Episode 14
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) spoke to Jed Bridges (@JedBridges), a Staff Designer crafting experiences that make wealth building affordable and accessible. We discussed everything from designing for systems involving bitcoin and sovereignty, how religion and design play...
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Designing Trust in a Web3 World with Filippo Di Trapani | Episode 13
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) and Pascal Potvin (@loves_pixels) chat with Filippo Di Trapani, Director of Product Design at remx.xyz. We discussed obstacles he and his team face designing for the Web3 space, how to build trust with users who know nothing about blockchain,...
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Designer mentorship, mental health startups, and Blackberry disaster with Joel Grenier | Episode 12
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) and Pascal Potvin (@loves_pixels) chat with Joel Grenier, Head of Design at Maple where he’s bringing balance to families everywhere. We spoke about his career from agency to startups, his experience at the dying Blackberry, mental health...
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Impact of design and sustaining creativity with Blake Everingham | Episode 11
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) and Pascal Potvin (@loves_pixels) sat down with Blake Everingham, Lead Product Designer at SmartRent, previously at SightPlan, where he shapes the design of product for the home and family industry. We discuss everything from SightPlan’s…
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The gift of imposter syndrome | Episode 10
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) and Pascal Potvin (@loves_pixels) chat about imposter syndrome and how it affects our work. Pascal also lays out some ways to overcome it, which can also be read on our Substack. You can read the article here: 💌 Subscribe to our newsletter on...
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Ambient vs distracting technology and the future of AI with Andrew Lee | Episode 9
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) and Pascal Potvin (@loves_pixels) interview our very first guest of the pod, Andrew Lee. Andrew is a design lead on the IBM Watson Assistant team. We discuss Andrew’s interest in ambient technology, how he is overcoming the obstacle of...
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Why are design systems so trendy these days? | Episode 8
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) and Pascal Potvin (@loves_pixels) first discuss some success with the podcast/newsletter stats. Then they dive into the trendy topic of design systems—what are they and how they are useful as well as why this seems like a trendy topic. 💌...
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Red flags designers should know when interviewing 🚩 | Episode 7
In the absence of Pascal Potvin (@loves_pixels), Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) runs a solo episode and goes through the future roadmap of the Shaping Design Podcast. He then dives into 8 common red flags designers most designers forget and should be looking out for when interviewing for a...
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Strategies for interviewing as a designer | Episode 6
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) and Pascal Potvin (@loves_pixels) breakdown some strategies for interviewing. Topics also covered include how we’re building in public, our framer contest to see who’s the better web designer, and why we hate design exercises. Design a winning...
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How to define a hook and target your audience | Episode 5
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) and Pascal Potvin (@loves_pixels) question how to define a great hook that entices your audience to investigate more. We also discuss strategies for targeting the right audience. We end the pod by including a new segment called Product of the...
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People behind products, leverage AI for design, Zoom nightmare, Framer competition | Episode 4
Pascal Potvin (@loves_pixels) and Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) discuss some nightmare customer support situations from Zoom’s lovely website, the recent use-cases for ChatGPT, how AI can be leveraged to improve designer’s work—including with design system (shout out Diagram)—and our...
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Should designers join an agency, enterprise, or startup, learning when you're too comfortable, hate of brutalism | Episode 3
In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) and Pascal Potvin (@loves_pixels) dive into the depths of questioning their start in design, giving advice on what to do out of college or if you’re transitioning into design—should you join an agency, startup, or enterprise. Also discussed:...
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Components of a strong case study, WOW factor, & scaling relationships | Episode 2
Episode 2 Pascal Potvin (@loves_pixels) and Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) discuss more of how they want to modify their course based on student feedback, some obstacles we find new designers trip over, how we plan to scale some of our efforts, more on AI (promise we will try not to discuss...
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Secret portfolio framework, standing out as a designer, & AI taking over | Episode 1
Episode 1 Pascal Potvin (@loves_pixels) and Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) launch the Shaping podcast! They chat about their portfolio creation course’s secret framework and help lay out the foundation for how creatives, specifically designers, can stand out from the crowd with proven...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast about getting better as a designer. We aim to elevate the skills of our industry, one designer at a time, by providing the best-in-class design curriculum to creatives, designer, and entrepreneurs.
shaping.design
HOSTED BY
Pascal Potvin, Mitchell Bernstein, & Primitives
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