Design Notes is a podcast about creative work and what it teaches us. Hosted by Liam Spradlin, a Senior UX Designer at Google focused on the philosophy of the user interface, the show features conversations with people from unique creative fields, uncovering what inspires and unites us in our practice. Tune in to learn how UX design connects to creative work across disciplines and around the world.
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Beyond the Text Field: Louise Macfadyen, Author of Designing AI Interfaces
👤 Episode 1
The Era of the Generalist: Rachel Been, SVP of Design for Expedia Group
👤 Episode 2
Other Than Expected: Fabian Bircher on Combining Art, Architecture, and Code
👤 Episode 3
Design Can't Rely on Logic: Troy Leinster on Type Design and Human Perception
👤 Episode 4
The User Brings the Confetti: Rob Giampietro on Scaling a Human-Centered Brand
👤 Episode 5
True is Better Than New: David Reinfurt on Evolving Graphic Design Education
👤 Episode 6
Material Design Gets Expressive: Inside Google's Emotion-Driven UX Update
👤 Episode 7
Beauty Across the Board: Rich Fulcher on Making Beauty a UX Priority at Google
👤 Episode 8
Breaking Silos (and Metaphors): A 'Roving Engineer' on Design & Engineering Collaboration
👤 Episode 9
Code, Creativity, Performance: Will Larche on Engineering as Creativity with Constraints
👤 Episode 10
Fab Components: Bethany Fong on Designing Material's Signature Floating Action Button
👤 Episode 11
Facing Our Interfaces: Matías Duarte on the Future of Individualized Design
👤 Episode 12
Designing Better Code: How Google Engineers Make Coding a Creative Practice
👤 Episode 13
How Fonts Change the World: Dave Crossland on Digital Type and Emotional Expression
👤 Episode 14
Coding (and Decoding) Social Spaces: Judith Donath on the Future of Life Online
👤 Episode 15
Fearless Design: Aline Borges on Composition and Creative Career Changes
👤 Episode 16
⏮️ How Machines Help Us See Ourselves: Harvey Moon on Art Made Through Machine Collaboration
👤 Episode 17
The Impact of Shared Space: Ignacio Ciocchini on Designing NYC's Public Furniture
👤 Episode 18
⏮️ Learning From Your Virtual Twin: Kerry Murphy on Digital Fashion and Virtual Embodiment
👤 Episode 19
Digital Anthropology: Tom Boellstorff on How Virtual Worlds Shape Our Actual Lives
👤 Episode 20
Welcome Back to Design Notes: Season 2 Trailer
👤 Episode 21
[SF Design Week] Julian Zigerli on Expressive, Un-Gendered Fashion Design
👤 Episode 22
Theming with Moooi: Creating an Immersive Digital Flagship (2020 Material Design Awards)
👤 Episode 23
Dark Theme with KAYAK: How Dark Mode Revolutionized a Brand's Approach to Color (2020 Material Design Awards)
👤 Episode 24
Motion Design with Epsy: Using Meaningful Motion for Better Health Outcomes (2020 Material Design Awards)
👤 Episode 25
The Surprising Poetry of AI: BJ Best on Teaching Computers to Create Art
👤 Episode 26
The Magic Question for Creativity: Laurie Rosenwald on Making Mistakes on Purpose
👤 Episode 27
Learning From Your Virtual Twin: Kerry Murphy on Digital Fashion and Self-Actualization
👤 Episode 28
A Prompt for Creative Renewal: David Reinfurt on A New Program for Graphic Design
👤 Episode 29
Reflectly: Pushing the Boundaries of Material Motion (2019 Material Design Awards)
👤 Episode 30
Ruff: Building an Expressive Brand Identity with Material Theming (2019 Material Design Awards)
👤 Episode 31
Trip.com: Designing a Universal Travel App for Global Users (2019 Material Design Awards)
👤 Episode 32
Scripts: Using Creative Interactions to Make Learning Feel Accomplished (2019 Material Design Awards)
👤 Episode 33
The Psychedelic Spark: GMUNK on His Aesthetic and the Importance of Creative Discomfort
👤 Episode 34
Vulnerability, Technology, and Art: Qianqian Ye on Creative Coding and Shared Futures
👤 Episode 35
How Machines Help Us See Ourselves: Harvey Moon on Collaborating with Technology for Art
👤 Episode 36
Art as Survival: Conor Grebel on Using Creative Work to Heal
👤 Episode 37
I Hate Music Videos: Bayonet Records on Sonic Design and Releasing Music on Your Own Terms
👤 Episode 38
What We Can Learn From Our Work: Host Liam Spradlin on the Themes of Design Notes
👤 Episode 39
The Most Transformative Job in the World: MoMA's Rob Giampietro on Design's Unseen Impact
👤 Episode 40
"What Do You See; How Do You Feel?"—Vanity Fair's Clinton Cargill on Visual Storytelling
👤 Episode 41
Owning Your Values: Ksenya Samarskaya on How Typography Encodes and Decodes Identity
👤 Episode 42
You Cannot Be What You Cannot See: Panimation on Building Community in Motion Design
👤 Episode 43
Material Design Awards 2018: Winners from Lyft, Anchor & More on Building Expressive Products
👤 Episode 44
"We Should Do Something Together"—Ateljé Sotamaa on the Importance of Friction in Design
👤 Episode 45
The Music of Design: Marko Ahtisaari on How Finnish Social Values Shaped Nokia
👤 Episode 46
[LIVE] AI, Identity, and Storytelling: Stephanie Dinkins on Befriending a Robot
👤 Episode 47
What It's Like to Really Know: James Bridle on Agency in an Age of Complex Technology
👤 Episode 48
Asking, "How Does It Make You Feel?"— Isabelle Olsson on Designing Google Hardware
👤 Episode 49