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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