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Design Better — 257 episodes
Angel Steger: Wealthfront's VP of Design on what architecture teaches you about software
Ben Drury: Yoto co-founder on audio, imagination, and screen-free design
Jeff Hammoud: Chief Design Officer of Rivian on constraints, color, and what separates designers from stylists
Eric Ries: Lean Startup author on why good companies go bad, and why good design is critical to success
Ian Bogost: Game designer, Atlantic writer, and philosopher of the ordinary, on the small stuff that makes life delightful
Chris Entwisle and Mark Havens: authors of WAIL on the constraints that led to timeless designs for Prestige Records
Niyati Gupta: Netflix Product Design Lead on what happens when a designer becomes a product manager, and why your influence might not be in your title
Mike Schnaidt: Fast Company Creative Director on typography, creative endurance, and designing for the long haul
Bonus Episode: Dorrian Porter returns with the Vestaboard Note
Tina Roth Eisenberg: Creative Mornings founder on building communities that run on trust
Paul Ford: Writer, developer & "fun Cassandra" on why everything is changing (but not how you think)
Jessie McGuire: National Design Award-winning studio leader on design as a civic tool
Colin Fisher: The lone genius is a myth
Nir Eyal: Beyond Belief and how to change your mind to change your life
Mason Currey: Mason Currey: Author of Daily Rituals on Making Art and Making a Living
Etinosa Agbonlahor: Behavioral economist on why pricing belongs in the design process
Paul Dichter: Stranger Things writer on why the writers’ room isn’t so different from the design studio
Tessa Forshaw and Rich Braden: "Innovation-ish" and why most innovation doesn’t have to be a moonshot
Luis Mendo: Designer turned illustrator on making things that could only come from you
David Shim and Rachana Rele: Read AI CEO and VP of Product Design for AI-native products at Adobe on amplifying creative work — not replacing it
Leonardo Giusti: Archetype AI's co-founder on physical AI and the limits of the chatbot
Brooke Hopper: Adobe's machine intelligence design lead on what AI can't touch
Daisy Fancourt: Epidemiologist on how creativity rewrites your biology and extends your lifespan
Fiona Crombie: Academy Award-nominated production designer on storytelling without words
Sam Beam of Iron & Wine: Grammy-nominated musician on creativity, collaboration, and why a good day is finding one great lyric
George Newman: Cognitive scientist on why creativity is more like archaeology than magic
Nate Koechly and Matthew Darby: YouTube's UX Director and Director of PM on redesigning one of the world's most-used apps
Bill Burnett: How to Live a Meaningful Life
Austin Kleon: Author of "Steal Like an Artist" on building a sustainable creative practice
Raffaela Panie: Designing the brand and visual identity for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games
Design Better Experts in Residence: Roundtable at Sequoia Capital
Mikon van Gastel: Co-Founder of Sibling Rivalry on why presentation skills matter more than design skills
Mark Wilson: Fast Company's Global Design Editor on design's defining moments in 2025
Video Rewind: Cassie McDaniel: How Medium eliminated its PM function and started moving faster
Aaron Draplin: Field Notes co-founder on what skate culture taught him about design
EJessica Hische and Chris Shiflett: Designing business tools that support how creatives actually work
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Phil Gilbert: Making a 114-year-old, 400,000 person company care about design
Cecilia Brenner: Moving beyond design theater to measurable impact
Video Rewind: Jordan Mechner: Pioneering game designer on creating Prince of Persia, Karateka, and a new graphic novel memoir
Ben Swire: Author of "Safe Danger" on the hidden reason team building efforts fail
Jeremy Faludi: Sustainability professor on why most sustainable design fails before it starts
Alison Rand: Leading with radical humanity instead of radical candor
The Brief: How our recent past should prepare us for the age of AI
Fitz and the Tantrums: Finding your creative voice in your 40's and why success feels different than you think
Bonus Episode: 30 years of design with Wert&Co, live in NYC featuring Paola Antonelli, Mark Wilson,Kate Aronowitz, Mike Davidson, and Meaghan Choi
Rewind: Paola Antonelli: How design shapes culture
Keith Sawyer: Become more creative by learning to see
Jae Park: Designing a new generation of vehicles at Ford, and why friction matters in the creative process
Astro Teller & Ivo Stivoric: Why moonshots require unlearning everything you know
Henry Modisett: Perplexity’s VP of Design on embracing ambiguity and leading with curiosity
Elizabeth Lin: Rethinking design education in the age of AI
Nick Foster: Could, Should, Might, Don't—a new way to think about designing for the future
Tim Brown: Allbirds co-founder on mission-driven design and entrepreneurship
Matt Raw: Balancing legacy and innovation at The New York Times
The Brief: Microscopes and telescopes
Rhiannon Bell: Designing the future of search at Google
Bonus Episode: Inside Sonos's distributed research & design process for the Arc Ultra
Noah Levin: AMA with Figma's VP of Design on their latest releases
Design Better Live AMA at The New York Times
Video Rewind: Kamasi Washington: A jazz genius on collaborative lessons learned from Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Lauryn Hill, and more
Josh Clark and Veronika Kindred: Sentient Design and the future of interfaces
Bonus Episode: Shani Sandy, VP, Experience Design at IBM, live in NYC for UserTesting's THiS Connect Tour
The Brief: Stop specializing—live a multidisciplinary creative life
Christopher Lyons: From producing music to venture capital, and why EQ beats IQ in building the future
Bonus Episode: Champ Bennett, co-founder of Capsule, on making motion design easy and scalable
Cassie McDaniel: How Medium eliminated its PM function and started moving faster
The Roundup: AI creative workflow, vibe coding, ethics, agents, and more
Bonus Episode: Amy Lokey, Chief Experience Officer at ServiceNow, live in SF for UserTesting's THiS Connect Tour
Video Rewind: John Cleese: A cheerful guide to creativity
Marco Suarez: From designer to coffee entrepreneur ☕
Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross: Your Brain on Art
Rewind: OK Go: Making the impossible possible
Jordan Mechner: Pioneering game designer on creating Prince of Persia, Karateka, and a new graphic novel memoir
Brad Frost: Design systems are about human relationships
Heidi Trost: Human Centered Security
The Brief: Afraid of losing your job? Become irreplaceable
Trenton Doyle Hancock: An artist’s process for creating order from chaos
Dan Harden: Form follows emotion—industrial design lessons from George Nelson to Steve Jobs
Kristen Berman: Behavioral economics expert on designing products that change behavior
The Brief: What designers can learn from writers and storytellers
Gareth Hinds: A golden age for the graphic novel
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Kevin Bethune: Nonlinear—Navigating Design with Curiosity and Conviction
Scott Belsky: Adobe's Chief Strategist on navigating the creative Cambrian Explosion
Idris Brewster: Bringing history to life with augmented reality
Jake Knapp: Click—How to make what people want
Jenny Blackburn: Google's VP of UX for Gemini on how generative AI can improve our workflows
Scott Berkun: Why Design is Hard
Marcus Bell: Producer and songwriter for Nicki Minaj, Snoop Dogg, and Timbaland on music and creativity in the age of AI
Reconsidering: Mastering change with Brad Stulberg
Rewind: Jonathan Hoefler: Typography legend on type history, philosophy, and entrepreneurship
Alastair Simpson: From professional soccer to leading design at DropBox
Bonus Episode: Jason Giles, VP of Product Design at UserTesting, live in Austin
Bishop Briggs: Award winning singer-songwriter on creative transformation after loss
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Live at Savannah College of Art and Design, with Kate Aronowitz, Steve Johnson, Kat Holmes and Jaime Lopez
Bonus Episode: Gali Erez, head of Wix Studio
Kamasi Washington: A jazz genius on collaborative lessons learned from Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Lauryn Hill, and more
Adam Moss: The Work of Art
Andrew Evans: Design & magic 🪄
Diane Hoskins and Andy Cohen: Design for a Radically Changing World
Jason Chatfield: New Yorker cartoonist on his creative process
Mattias Hollwich: AI & Architecture
Skye Waterson: Creative work and ADHD
Enrique Allen: Design and entrepreneurship at Designer Fund
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Yashar Kassai: Artwork and production design for Spiderman: Into The Spider-Verse, TMNT, and more
Shirley Kurata and Mimi Haddon: Palace Costume and costume design for "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
Brendan Boyle: Toy design, play, and the creative process
Rewind: Vicki Tan: Learning from new voices
Connor Moore: Sound design for Tesla, Uber, Peloton and more
Matt Abrahams: Think Faster, Talk Smarter
Quilt + Mike & Maaike: Designing for sustainability
Rewind: Julie Zhuo: Facebook's former VP of Product Design on what she got right and wrong as a leader
Roger Horrocks: My Octopus Teacher's cinematographer on shaping story and cultivating patience
Steve Portigal: The art of interviewing users
Dan Mall: Scaling design systems
Rewind: Sara Seager: Astrophysicist pushing the boundaries of collaboration while discovering exoplanets
Carissa Carter and Scott Doorley: Assembling Tomorrow
Celene Aubry: 100+ years of designing for legendary musicians at Hatch Show Print
Special Episode: "Say More" Feed Drop from The Boston Globe with guest Cal Newport
Hillary Coe: Emmy Award-winning designer, certified commercial pilot, astronaut candidate, and drag-racing record holder on designing for SpaceX and Vast
Bonus: AI and the Creative Process
Ben Clymer: Hodinkee founder on watch design and creating a compelling content brand
Natsai Audrey Chieza: Designing with biology
Pablo Stanley: A creative force of nature on the importance persistence and hustle
Tasha Golden: Avoiding burnout while pursuing creativity with passion
Jonathan Adler: Famed potter and designer on bringing creativity into all aspects of life
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Brian Tyler, composer for Yellowstone, Crazy Rich Asians, Mario Brothers, and more, on his creative process
Bonus: Eric Snowden, Head of Adobe Design, on AI + Design
Kate Aronowitz: Shaping the story of design in business
Ellen Lupton: Thinking With Type
Jonathan Hoefler: Typography legend on type history, philosophy, and entrepreneurship
Bonus: Hamish Smyth of Standards
Bonus: Hiroki Asai, Global Head of Marketing at Airbnb
Vanessa Gennarelli: Surviving Change at Work
Scott Rice: Creative lessons learned teaching film with Matthew McConaughey
Autumn Durald Arkapaw: Cinematographer for Wakanda Forever and Loki on the overlap between design and photography
Rewind: Midcentury modern design principles and Heath Ceramics
Barry Katz: The history and philosophy of design in Silicon Valley and beyond
Bonus Episode: Dorrian Porter, CEO of Vestaboard
Paola Antonelli: How design shapes culture
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Tycho: The soundtrack for creative work
Bonus Episode: Gil Gershoni on Dyslexic Design Thinking
OK Go: Making the impossible possible
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Paula Scher: Pentagram legend on design, persuasion & embracing mistakes
Bonus Episode: Matt D Smith from Shift Nudge on the elements of a great user interface
Llisa Demetrios: Ray and Charles Eames's granddaughter on their legacy and influence on mid century modern design
Bonus Episode: Bayard Winthrop, CEO of American Giant
Ed Catmull: Creative lessons from Lucasfilm to Pixar and beyond
David Sedaris: How observation and prototyping shapes his work
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Design Better's New Adventure: Exciting changes to the show
Bonus Episode with Don Norman: Panel discussion on designing a better world
Ole Lütjens: The story behind the Disney+ launch
EGeorg Petschnigg: Product design and storytelling at The New York Times
Eileen Fisher, Rewind: How design principles and systems guide a clothing company
Donna Lichaw: The leader’s journey
Robert Brunner: The design giant who hired Jony Ive
John Maeda: AI + Design
Sheena Iyengar: Decision making and innovation myths
Matt Mullenweg: WordPress, AI, and jazz
Kevin Bethune: Innovation lessons from a nuclear engineer turned Air Jordan designer
Tony Fadell: iPhone inventor on how to build the future
EJudy and Daniel Wert: Surviving the tech layoffs
Tina Seelig: Constraints drive creativity
Meredith Black: DesignOps has become essential
Greg Hoffman: Nike CMO on the role of emotion in design
Felecia Hatcher: Black Ambition CEO on entrepreneurship and working with Pharrell Williams
Seth Godin, Rewind: Learning to take risks, be generous, and make a ruckus
Dr. Sian Proctor: SpaceX astronaut on imposter syndrome
Katrina Alcorn: IBM’s head of design on why partnerships are essential
Nir Eyal: How to be indistractable
Detria Williamson: IDEO CMO on making collaboration more inclusive
Guy Kawasaki: Lessons from Apple's early days
EJohn Cleese, Rewind: Monty Python's cheerful guide to creativity
Eileen Fisher: How design principles and systems guide a clothing company
Robin Petravic: Midcentury modern design principles and Heath Ceramics
Vicki Tan: Spotify's design process and finding your purpose
Judy Wert: Negotiating salary and navigating career changes
Benjamin Evans, Rewind: Inclusive design at Airbnb
Scott Berkun: How design makes the world
Sandy Fershee: How design thinking is transforming Ford
Chris Kemp: CEO of rocket maker Astra on collaborating on challenging problems
Julie Zhuo, Rewind: Facebook's VP of Product Design on what she got right and wrong as a leader
Rosanne Somerson: A look inside RISD, one of America’s premier design schools
Sara Seager: What the search for exoplanets can teach us about collaboration
Dan Pink: Why collaboration is the key to being persuasive
Steve Johnson and Rochelle King: How Netflix designs for a global audience
Doug Pray and Matt Weaver: Apple TV+ Home and how spaces change our behavior
Jason Mayden: Air Jordan design and a brush with death that shaped a career
Brian Chesky: Airbnb’s co-founder on designing for trust
Annie Jean Baptiste: Google's approach to inclusive design
Bill Burnett: Designing your work fife
Debbie Millman: Revealing what matters the most to designers and creatives
John Maeda: Design in Tech Report
Seth Godin: Learning to take risks, be generous, and make a ruckus
Jina Anne: How design systems affect company culture
Jahan Mantin and Boyuan Gao: Designing for diversity
Marty Cagan: Understanding product management and Agile
Naveen Gavini: Uniting design and engineering at Pinterest
Stephen Deasy: How designers and engineers can work together better
Joshua Seiden: Agile, Lean UX, and measuring your work
Steve Rader: NASA's approach to problem-solving and leading people
Ryan Rumsey: Designers need to understand the language of business
Remote Work for Design Teams: Lessons in leadership, collaboration, and culture
Richard Banfield and Alison Rand: Remote design sprints and design reviews
Making remote teams work
Jehad Affoneh: VMWare’s head of design on being a business leader, not a design leader
Joanna Peña-Bickley: Amazon Alexa's design leader on collaboration and diverse teams
Natalya Shelburne: How designers and developers work together at The New York Times
Kristin Wisnewski: More women in tech leadership roles
Nancy Douyon: Ethical and inclusive design
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Rewind: David Kelley, Founder of IDEO and the Stanford d.school, on Creative Confidence and Aligning Teams
Stephen Gates: Hiring and retaining the best design talent
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Jina Anne: Getting clarity on the components and maintenance of design systems
Diego Rodriguez: How Intuit built design culture into the business
Journey into the connected workflow
Che Douglas: Transforming design at The Wall Street Journal and Booking.com
Lori Kaplan: Atlassian's playbook for team collaboration
Quinton Larson: How Indeed kicks off projects the right way
Bob Baxley: How Apple ran design like the Saturday Night Live writer's room
Josh Ulm: Wells Fargo’s VP of Design on how design should be influencing business
Brad Frost and Dan Mall: Rethinking Agile and how designers collaborate with developers
Benjamin Evans: How Airbnb uses inclusive design to create a successful business
Abigail Hart Gray: Google's Director of UX explains design to non-designers with numbers
Julie Zhuo: Facebook's former VP of Product Design on what she got right and wrong as a leader
Bonus Episode: Leah Buley and the New Frontier of Design Maturity
Season 3 Special Preview
Jake Knapp: The guy who brought us the design sprint wants us to rethink time management
Margaret Stewart: Facebook's VP of Product Design on what unifies big teams
Kim Williams: How Indeed's design system inspires collaboration
Rewind: Irene Au explains the secrets to scaling design teams at Google
Vas Natarajan: Hallmarks of a healthy team and better designer/developer partnerships
Maria Giudice: The origin of DesignOps and how to make Agile not suck for designers
EMegan Quinn: A venture capitalist's views on how to scale a team
Meriah Garrett: Secrets to leading big design teams
TS Balaji: Thinking and acting like a business leader
Diana Mounter: Building efficient design systems at Github
Meredith Black: building DesignOps dream teams
Lynsey Thornton: Inside Shopify’s growth, re-organization, and design system
Mia Blume: Are you ready to shift from team member to team leader?
Christian Madsbjerg: How ethnography leads to a deeper understanding of users
Jake Knapp: Lessons from running 150+ design sprints at Google Ventures
Laura Martini: So your boss doesn't believe in design research
Michael Leon: How skateboarding prepared him for Nike, Patagonia, and Sonos
Alex Schleifer: Airbnb's hasty Super Bowl decision guided by a clear mission
Albert Lee: Learning UX from Frank Gehry, IDEO, and Chez Panisse
Dan Winger: The evolution of LEGO from simple bricks to interactive storytelling
David Kelley: The birth of design thinking and what he's most proud of
Irene Au: How Larry Page's view on aesthetics changed Google