Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDo you have to use AI to get a design job? (our listener asks)
Episode 54
One of our listeners wrote us while being stuck between two things: loving the product design craft and needing a job badly.
He likes doing the actual…
7 hours ago
Is Everything You Design Already Copied?
Episode 53
Every product. designer has had this thought at some point: "Someone's already built this. Am I even doing anything original?" It creeps in during a …
1 week ago
You Are Not Behind: A Mental Health Check for Product Designers in 2026
Episode 52
Every new product design AI tool feels like a deadline. You have to use it or you're left behind. That's what you read on social media at least.
In th…
2 weeks ago
"Go Fix It Yourself" (The Best Thing A Senior Developer Told Me)
Episode 51
Product design is becoming more collaborative, more technical, and a lot harder to control.
In this episode, Tyler and Nick talk about what happens wh…
3 weeks ago
Everyone's Switching Design Tools - I'm Not. Here's Why
Episode 50
Product design workflows are changing fast and nobody has a clean answer for what to do about it.
In our first ever live episode, Tyler (in-house at a…
4 weeks ago
I Spent a Month Trying to Quit Figma. It Failed.
Episode 49
Everywhere we look, product designers are sick and tired of AI this, AI that.
It feels like every day, there is a new tool, a new workflow, a new “Fig…
1 month ago
Product Design Perfectionism: Why 97 Out of a 100 Is Not Good Enough
Episode 48
Two episodes of telling their career stories, and Nick and Tyler kept noticing the same thing: the lessons that actually mattered came from the rejec…
1 month, 1 week ago
I Got Let Go Twice. Here’s How I Still Built a 16-Year Design Career
Episode 47
Most product designers want to have the clean career story. First, you go to school. You build a portfolio and get hired. Then you get promoted and b…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
How Nick Became a Freelance Product Designer Making Six Figures
Episode 46
Lots of product designers dream about going freelance. No boss. No performance reviews. And you decide where and when you work.
And then reality shows…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Why The Best Product Designers SAY LESS In Interviews
Episode 45
Most product designers spend weeks (or even months) polishing their portfolio website. And then they get into the actual interview, open their mouth,…
2 months ago