The Brief: What designers can learn from writers and storytellers
Words are worth a thousand pictures by Eli Woolery How does Sir Jony Ive, the famed former head of design at Apple, start every project? If, like me, you guessed by sketching, you’d be wrong. I was su...
28 Feb 202514min
Gareth Hinds: A golden age for the graphic novel
Visit our Substack for bonus content and more: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/gareth-hinds Graphic novels are experiencing something of a renaissance recently. As the medium has gained popularity, ...
26 Feb 202545min
From your inbox to your ears: Audio versions of The Brief
Every month, our premium subscribers receive our newsletter The Brief , which assembles wisdom gleaned from interviews with creative thinkers. It’s a chance to go deeper into salient topics like creat...
21 Feb 20257min
Kevin Bethune: Nonlinear—Navigating Design with Curiosity and Conviction
Visit our Substack for bonus content and more: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/kevin-bethune-returns One core strength that good designers cultivate is the ability to navigate ambiguity. Our guest t...
19 Feb 202521min
Scott Belsky: Adobe's Chief Strategist on navigating the creative Cambrian Explosion
Visit our Substack for bonus content and more: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/scott-belsky We live in an era where it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the pace of new technology. As designers, creative...
11 Feb 202543min
Idris Brewster: Bringing history to life with augmented reality
Find bonus content and more on our Substack: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/idris-brewster In Berlin, there are memorials to the Holocaust called Stolpersteine, or “stumbling stones,” that memorial...
4 Feb 202527min
Jake Knapp: Click—How to make what people want
Design sprints have become a staple of the creative process at companies around the world and an indispensable tool in the pursuit of innovation. We owe a debt of thanks to Jake Knapp and his former c...
28 Jan 202554min
Jenny Blackburn: Google's VP of UX for Gemini on how generative AI can improve our workflows
We live in an era where the boundaries are beginning to blur between roles like designers and developers. Generative AI tools are making it easier for designers to code quick prototypes, and for devel...
22 Jan 202521min
