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Design Life — 325 episodes · page 1 of 4
325: Goals and creative aspirations for 2026
324: Collaborating with other design creators on a side project
323: How to land a promotion
322: Our approach to side projects in 2026
321: Knowledge-sharing in a design team (the wins and the failures)
320: The struggle with staying up-to-date with new design tools
319: Balancing speed and quality in design work
318: Revealing our performance reviews as design leaders
317: What it's like to take part in a hackathon
316: The art of giving useful feedback
315: How to hire (and get hired) in a brand design role
314: Coaching ICs as a design manager
313: Building relationships with PM's & Product Marketers
312: Design vision work and how to have a strategic impact
311: Hot takes on Config 2025 and new Figma features
310: Going back to work after an extended break
309: Become a design manager or stay an IC? How to make the choice.
308: Making the jump from mid to senior
307: Will AI take your design job? (Hot takes from later adopters)
306: Building a team for your side projects
305: If we started our side projects all over again...
304: Setting our goals and intentions for 2025
303: Changes in the design industry (specialists vs generalists?)
302: Design maturity and culture in a company (and how to influence it)
301: Learning management skills as a design manager
300: Live Q&A - Answering Your Top Design Questions on Air
299: How to get better at collaborating with cross-functional partners
298: Behind the scenes of launching ConvertKit's rebrand to Kit
297: What it's really like to go on parental leave as a designer
296: How to land a promotion
295: The perks and pitfalls of working with a freelancer
294: Behind the scenes of a company rebrand
293: Why you need to understand the impact of your work
292: Config 2024 Figma release reactions
291: When a side project totally fails
290: Landing a new design job in 2024
289: How to know when it's time to move on from a job
288: Making the most of team retreats and offsites
287: Why your personal brand matters
286: Should you take deadlines seriously?
285: The truth about burnout (and recovery)
284: Our Career and Personal Goals for 2024
283: Our copywriting process
282: Reliving our Config experience
281: How to make the most of a design conference
280: Preparing for a feature launch as a designer
279: Validating design solutions
278: Are you on the right path in your design career?
277: Learning throughout different stages of your design career
276: Managing in different directions
275: The realities of being a manager AND an IC
274: Are you inexperienced if you don't name your layers?
273: Our thoughts on the state of the design industry
272: Deciding what side projects to tackle in 2023
271: Annual planning as a design leader in tech
270: Positioning your portfolio for a design manager role
269: Fitting in socially in the workplace
268: A real look into today's design interview process
267: How much did Charli earn this year?
266: Femke quit her job!
265: Adobe is buying Figma? Let's talk about it
264: Design education and conferences, on a budget
263: How we communicate async at work
262: What makes a good design manager
261: What it's like to work in six week cycles
260: Taking a sabbatical
259: Shipping a new design system!
258: Retaining the joy of side projects with Honest UX Talks
257: Collaboration between senior and junior designers
256: Conducting design audits
255: The pay gap between product and marketing designers
254: Is the vibe shifting in design?
E253: Setting boundaries at work
252: Why you should care about performance reviews
251: Why getting better at writing can help your design career
250: When starting a new job feels like you're starting from scratch
249: What the heck are MVPs (and how to do them well)
248: Monetising side projects with Sara Brunettini
247: Are you falling behind if you don't understand Web3?
246: The design interview process needs to change
245: We just don't get along! (Dealing with workplace conflict)
244: How to choose (or advocate for!) the design projects you want to work on
243: Tips for organizing design files
242: Why designers should care about business metrics
241: Creating a design system for the first time
240: The difference between junior and senior designers
239: Different ways to structure a design team
238: Setting goals for 2022
237: Our growth as designers in 2021
236 - Juggling multiple priorities at work
235: How does where you live impact you as a designer?
234: Are you ready to commit to a new side hustle?
233: Increasing the pace of your design process
232: Do you NEED to do research before you design?
231: Why Femke left Uber
230: After summer catch up
229: Side hustle income streams
228: Ways to keep learning and growing
227: Building self awareness
226: Decision making as a creative lead