Design Notes Podcast

True is Better Than New: David Reinfurt, A *Co–* Program for Graphic Design How individual perspective is the real driver of design as a practice.

Designer and educator David Reinfurt returns to the show to discuss his book, A *Co-* Program for Graphic Design.

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#GraphicDesign #DesignTheory #DesignEducation #Podcast

The User Brings the Confetti: Rob Giampietro on Scaling a Human-Centered Brand Rob details Notion Faces' journey from an internal tradition to a major public launch, including the pivotal decision to scale with human illustrators instead of AI.

Rob Giampietro returns to the show to unpack the story behind Notion Faces, including the decision to scale with human illustrators instead of AI.

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#Design #Branding #AI #Podcast

In a new ep, I spoke with my friend Louise Macfadyen about her upcoming book, “Designing AI Interfaces.”

We cover a bit of computing history, why the text box might be holding us back, and how to design honest interfaces in an era of hype.

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Absolutely Everything Is a Lesson: Jesse Reed, Standards Manual Identity designer Jesse Reed on the lasting power of brand standards.

Jesse Reed, designer and co-founder of Standards Manual—discusses the preservation of historic style guides and designed artifacts.

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#GraphicDesign #DesignHistory

Designing Tools is Awesome: Cameron Koczon, Partner at Fictive Kin Fictive Kin’s Cameron Koczon on understanding the foundational impact of design.

Cameron Koczon how Fictive Kin’s product development starts with “a Seinfeld” - an app that does nothing - and ends with a polished core experience.

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#ProductDesign #UX #ToolMaking #Software #Podcast

How Fonts Change the World: Dave Crossland, Google Fonts Exploring the impact of digital type on our lives, on software production, and on the future of design.

Google Fonts Specialist Dave Crossland explores what type can teach us about digital production, expression, and where designers fit in the world.

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#Typography #Fonts #GraphicDesign

AI, Identity, and Storytelling: Stephanie Dinkins Stephanie Dinkins unpacks why we should engage with AI, and her experience befriending the AI robot Bina48.

A transdisciplinary artist, Stephanie Dinkins focuses on AI’s intersection with race, gender, and social equity.

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#AI #Art #SocialEquity #Storytelling #Podcast

Vulnerability, Technology, and Art: Qianqian Ye, Artist & Creative Coder Exploring our shared vulnerabilities—and shared futures—in ink and code.

In this episode, Liam speaks with artist Qianqian Ye in her San Francisco studio about exploring vulnerability through art and code.

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#ArtAndTech #CreativeCoding #Vulnerability #Art #Podcast

A Prompt for Creative Renewal: David Reinfurt, “A *New* Program for Graphic Design” ORG Founder David Reinfurt on how identity intersects design, and what art and design have in common.

In David Reinfurt's first appearance on Design Notes, we talked design education, perspective, and creative renewal.

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#GraphicDesign #DesignProcess #Creativity #Podcast

Asking, “How Does It Make You Feel?” Isabelle Olsson, VP of Design, Google Home Isabelle Olsson explores the approach that lead to the unique aesthetic of Google hardware.

Aaron Lammer speaks with Design Director Isabelle Olsson, who oversees CMF (color, material, and finish) for all Google hardware.

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#IndustrialDesign #Hardware #CMF #EmotionalDesign #Podcast

Cardboard Carpentry: Alexandra Lange, “The Design of Childhood” Architecture critic Alexandra Lange explores the design of childhood — from the sandbox to the street.

From sand lot to playground, Amber Bravo speaks with architecture critic and author Alexandra Lange about her book, The Design of Childhood.

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#DesignForKids #Architecture #Play #Childhood #Podcast

Digital Anthropology: Tom Boellstorff, “Coming of Age in Second Life” Anthropologist Tom Boellstorff on life—and the future—in virtual space.

Liam speaks to Tom Boellstorff, whose ethnographic work in Second Life provides insights into how virtuality informs our lives in actual space.

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#Anthropology #VirtualWorlds #SecondLife

The Era of the Generalist • Rachel Been, SVP of Design, Expedia Group Design Notes is a show about creative work and what it teaches us, hosted by Liam Spradlin.

In a brand-new Design Notes, I sat down with SVP of Design for Expedia Group (and former colleague) Rachel Been.

We talked about the importance of care in design as we move forward into a new chapter for the conversational surface.

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Coding (and Decoding) Social Spaces: Judith Donath, Founder, MIT Sociable Media Group Exploring potential futures for life online and the joy of learning (and sharing) something new.

In this episode, Liam speaks with Judith Donath, the founder of MIT’s Sociable Media Lab, inventor of e-cards, and author of The Social Machine: Designs for Living Online.

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#HCI #Sociology #Podcast

New Design Notes and Doubleshot coming this week :)

Facing Our Interfaces: Matías Duarte, Google Matías Duarte on why the interface's only limitation is imagination... and battery life.

Material Design founder Matías Duarte joins the show to explore the inception, evolution, and future of Google’s design approach.

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#MaterialDesign #UIDesign #FutureOfDesign

📣 Calling all Design Notes listeners:

What other design or creative podcasts do you listen to regularly?

Let me know in the replies!

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Fearless Design: Aline Borges, The Florist The power of composition, and the importance of community.

Liam speaks with Aline Borges, a Zürich-based floral designer who’s made the leap from fashion coordination for magazines to independent floral design and installations.

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#FloralDesign #Creativity

Trying out a new format for podcast uploads on YouTube—a subtle animated background and the show transcript timed to the episode

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From War Room to Playroom: Talbot & Yoon, Furniture and Object Designers Talbot & Yoon discuss designing objects that encourage play.

Liam speaks with Talbot & Yoon, a New York-based design firm focused on objects and furniture about the importance of play in design.

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#FurnitureDesign #IndustrialDesign

Other Than Expected: Fabian Bircher on Combining Art, Architecture, and Code Fabian discusses his unique creative process, where inspiration flows from both artistic concepts and the discovery of new technological possibilities.

Can technical expertise be a creative trap?

In a new Design Notes, Fabian Bircher explains how to break free of what's technically possible to make a greater creative impact.

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Art as Survival: Conor Grebel, Bedtimes Artist Conor Grebel unpacks the relationship between his personal experiences and creative work.

In this episode, Liam speaks with Conor Grebel about how lived experiences inform and are conveyed through creative work.

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#Art #Creativity #Storytelling #Podcast

In a 🆕 episode, Zürich-based designer Fabian Bircher talks about exposing unseen elements of the environment around us and his unique creative process which combines art and code.

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What We Can Learn From Our Work: Liam Spradlin, Host of Design Notes Host Liam Spradlin reflects on the first 25 episodes of the podcast.

In this episode, guest host Barbara Eldredge turns the tables, interviewing host Liam Spradlin about his own creative journey.

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#Design #CreativeProcess #Podcast

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🆕 In this episode, type designer, instructor, and design coach Troy Leinster talks about the advantages of a tactile practice, and how learning type design makes you a better designer.

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Breaking Silos (and Metaphors): Adrian Secord, ‘Roving Engineer,’ Google The complexities of large-scale design systems and how designers and engineers can find common ground.

Adrian Secord, who describes himself as a “roving engineer” joined the show to talk about Material's evolution.

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#DesignSystems #Engineering

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Material Design Gets Expressive: Aneesha Kommineni, Andy Stewart, and Michael Gilbert The latest evolution of Google’s design system: Material 3 Expressive.

This special episode digs into the latest evolution of Google’s design system: Material 3 Expressive.

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#MaterialDesign #DesignSystems #UI #UX #Podcast