Design Better co-hosts Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter explore the intersection of design, technology, and the creative process through conversations with guests across many creative fields, helping you hone your craft, unlock your creativity, and learn the art of collaboration.Whether you’re design curious or a design pro, Design Better is guaranteed to inspire and inform. Vanity Fair calls Design Better, “sharp, to the point, and full of incredibly valuable information for anyone looking to better understand how to build a more innovative world.”
Daisy Fancourt: Epidemiologist on how creativity rewrites your biology and extends your lifespan
👤 Episode 1
Fiona Crombie: Academy Award-nominated production designer on storytelling without words
👤 Episode 2
Sam Beam of Iron & Wine: Grammy-nominated musician on creativity, collaboration, and why a good day is finding one great lyric
👤 Episode 3
George Newman: Cognitive scientist on why creativity is more like archaeology than magic
👤 Episode 4
Nate Koechly and Matthew Darby: YouTube's UX Director and Director of PM on redesigning one of the world's most-used apps
👤 Episode 5
Bill Burnett: How to Live a Meaningful Life
👤 Episode 6
Austin Kleon: Author of "Steal Like an Artist" on building a sustainable creative practice
👤 Episode 7
Raffaela Panie: Designing the brand and visual identity for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games
👤 Episode 8
Design Better Experts in Residence: Roundtable at Sequoia Capital
👤 Episode 9
Mikon van Gastel: Co-Founder of Sibling Rivalry on why presentation skills matter more than design skills
👤 Episode 10
Mark Wilson: Fast Company's Global Design Editor on design's defining moments in 2025
👤 Episode 11
Video Rewind: Cassie McDaniel: How Medium eliminated its PM function and started moving faster
👤 Episode 12
Aaron Draplin opens up about the work ethic he learned from his parents, and why being prolific isn’t about perfection—it’s about experimentation, and loving your work enough to show up every single day.
👤 Episode 13
Jessica Hische and Chris Shiflett: Designing business tools that support how creatives actually work
👤 Episode 14
2025 Holiday Gift Guide
👤 Episode 15
Phil Gilbert: Making a 114-year-old, 400,000 person company care about design
👤 Episode 16
Cecilia Brenner: Moving beyond design theater to measurable impact
👤 Episode 17
Video Rewind: Jordan Mechner: Pioneering game designer on creating Prince of Persia, Karateka, and a new graphic novel memoir
👤 Episode 18
Ben Swire: Author of "Safe Danger" on the hidden reason team building efforts fail
👤 Episode 19
Jeremy Faludi: Sustainability professor on why most sustainable design fails before it starts
👤 Episode 20
Alison Rand: Leading with radical humanity instead of radical candor
👤 Episode 21
The Brief: How our recent past should prepare us for the age of AI
👤 Episode 22
Fitz and the Tantrums: Finding your creative voice in your 40's and why success feels different than you think
👤 Episode 23
Bonus Episode: 30 years of design with Wert&Co, live in NYC featuring Paola Antonelli, Mark Wilson,Kate Aronowitz, Mike Davidson, and Meaghan Choi
👤 Episode 24
Rewind: Paola Antonelli: How design shapes culture
👤 Episode 25
Keith Sawyer: Become more creative by learning to see
👤 Episode 26
Jae Park: Designing a new generation of vehicles at Ford, and why friction matters in the creative process
👤 Episode 27
Astro Teller & Ivo Stivoric: Why moonshots require unlearning everything you know
👤 Episode 28
Henry Modisett: Perplexity’s VP of Design on embracing ambiguity and leading with curiosity
👤 Episode 29
Elizabeth Lin: Rethinking design education in the age of AI
👤 Episode 30
Nick Foster: Could, Should, Might, Don't—a new way to think about designing for the future
👤 Episode 31
Tim Brown: Allbirds co-founder on mission-driven design and entrepreneurship
👤 Episode 32
Matt Raw: Balancing legacy and innovation at The New York Times
👤 Episode 33
The Brief: Microscopes and telescopes
👤 Episode 34
Rhiannon Bell: Designing the future of search at Google
👤 Episode 35
Bonus Episode: Inside Sonos's distributed research & design process for the Arc Ultra
👤 Episode 36Noah Levin: AMA with Figma's VP of Design on their latest releases
👤 Episode 37
Design Better Live AMA at The New York Times
👤 Episode 38
Video Rewind: Kamasi Washington: A jazz genius on collaborative lessons learned from Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Lauryn Hill, and more
👤 Episode 39
Josh Clark and Veronika Kindred: Sentient Design and the future of interfaces
👤 Episode 40
Bonus Episode: Shani Sandy, VP, Experience Design at IBM, live in NYC for UserTesting's THiS Connect Tour
👤 Episode 41
The Brief: Stop specializing—live a multidisciplinary creative life
👤 Episode 42
Christopher Lyons: From producing music to venture capital, and why EQ beats IQ in building the future
👤 Episode 43
Bonus Episode: Champ Bennett, co-founder of Capsule, on making motion design easy and scalable
👤 Episode 44
Cassie McDaniel: How Medium eliminated its PM function and started moving faster
👤 Episode 45
The Roundup: AI creative workflow, vibe coding, ethics, agents, and more
👤 Episode 46
Bonus Episode: Amy Lokey, Chief Experience Officer at ServiceNow, live in SF for UserTesting's THiS Connect Tour
👤 Episode 47
Video Rewind: John Cleese: A cheerful guide to creativity
👤 Episode 48
Marco Suarez: From designer to coffee entrepreneur ☕
👤 Episode 49