Podcast Episodes

Design Better Live AMA at The New York Times

We were recently invited to the The New York Times where we spoke with Matt Raw, the interim head of design at the Times. Eli and I are accustomed to interviewing, but this was a different experience…

Published on 4 months ago

Video Rewind: Kamasi Washington: A jazz genius on collaborative lessons learned from Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Lauryn Hill, and more

This is the second installment in our series of video rewind episodes, with an interview featuring jazz legend Kamasi Washington. Watch the full episode on our Substack: ⁠https://designbetterpodcast…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Josh Clark and Veronika Kindred: Sentient Design and the future of interfaces

Season 12 Episode 140

This is a premium episode of Design Better. You'll hear a preview of the episode here, but head over to our Substack and become a premium member if you'd like to access the full episode: https://desi…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bonus Episode: Shani Sandy, VP, Experience Design at IBM, live in NYC for UserTesting's THiS Connect Tour

Maybe you’ve already heard, but we’re in the midst of significant global and technological change. It will be a struggle for many businesses to adapt, but IBM is a company that’s no stranger to chang…

Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago

The Brief: Stop specializing—live a multidisciplinary creative life

by Eli Woolery

If there’s one thing we’ve learned from the multitude of people we’ve interviewed for Design Better, it’s that the most innovative creators of our time share an unlikely trait: they re…

Published on 5 months ago

Christopher Lyons: From producing music to venture capital, and why EQ beats IQ in building the future

Season 12 Episode 139

This is a preview of a premium episode. To get access to the full episode, head to our Substack: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/christopher-lyons

Some careers have clear through lines: pick a col…

Published on 5 months ago

Bonus Episode: Champ Bennett, co-founder of Capsule, on making motion design easy and scalable

We are living through a Cambrian explosion of new tools, powered by generative AI. It can be tough to wade through the sea of options in front of us, and find platforms that actually help us in our w…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Cassie McDaniel: How Medium eliminated its PM function and started moving faster

Season 12 Episode 138

This is a preview of a premium episode. Visit our Substack to get access to the full episode: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/cassie-mcdaniel

Cassie McDaniel, Medium’s head of design, is someone wi…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

The Roundup: AI creative workflow, vibe coding, ethics, agents, and more

Find bonus content and more on our Substack: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/the-roundup-ai-creative-workflow

Rarely do we get the chance to pause and reflect on the conversations we’ve been having…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bonus Episode: Amy Lokey, Chief Experience Officer at ServiceNow, live in SF for UserTesting's THiS Connect Tour

This interview was recorded live on May 1st for UserTesting’s ThiS Connect City Tour. Interested in joining us for our next live show? We’re joining an incredible lineup at #THiSConnect in NYC (inclu…

Published on 6 months ago