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The Roundup: Specialists Are the Most Exposed to AI. Here's What to Do About It.
Our world doesn’t quite know what to do with multidisciplinary thinkers.
 • Aarron Walter
The Brief: A Definitive Guide to Running Effective Design Critiques That Actually Work
A critique culture doesn’t just produce better designs; it produces better designers.
 • Aarron Walter
44:13
Brooke Hopper: Adobe's machine intelligence design lead on what AI can't touch
Episode 169 of the Design Better Podcast
 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery
Design Better guest Autumn Durald Arkapaw wins an Oscar!
And other noteworthy guests who have been nominated or won this year and past years.
 • Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter
The Roundup: The archaeology of creativity
Insights from Design Better interviews.
 • Eli Woolery
Curious about how great design happens? Design Better goes inside the creative process with the designers, researchers, and leaders shaping the products and experiences we all use every day.

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Animation Handbook
By Ryan McLeod
 • The Curiosity Department
Design Engineering Handbook
By Natalya Shelburne, Adekunle Oduye, Kim Williams, Eddie Lou, and Caren Litherland (editor)
 • The Curiosity Department and Aarron Walter
Collaboration Handbook
By Elijah Woolery and Aarron Walter
 • The Curiosity Department and Aarron Walter
Design Leadership Handbook
By Elijah Woolery and Aarron Walter. The Design Leadership Handbook is a practical guide for designers stepping into leadership roles, offering a clear…
 • The Curiosity Department and Aarron Walter
Designing for Emotion
By Aarron Walter, Designing for Emotion teaches UX and product designers how to create emotionally engaging digital experiences. Learn to build trust…
 • The Curiosity Department and Aarron Walter
Design Systems Handbook
By Marco Suarez, Jina Anne, Katie Sylor-Miller, Diana Mounter, and Roy StanfieldThis book guides readers through best practices around planning…
 • The Curiosity Department
DesignOps Handbook
By Dave Malouf, Meredith Black, Collin Whitehead, Kate Battles, and Gregg Bernstein (editor)Learn how creating centralized services and systems helps…
 • The Curiosity Department
Principles of Product Design
By Aarron Walter Principles of Product Design teaches essential design thinking skills for creating thoughtful, user-centered digital products. Learn…
 • The Curiosity Department

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Nate Koechley and Matthew Darby: YouTube's UX Director and Director of PM on redesigning one of the world's most-used apps
Episode 164 of the Design Better Podcast
 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery
39:28
Mark Wilson: Fast Company's Global Design Editor on design's defining moments in 2025
Episode 158 of the Design Better Podcast
 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery
49:23
Aaron Draplin: DDC founder on the work ethic he learned from his parents, and why being prolific isn’t about perfection—it’s about…
Episode 157 of the Design Better Podcast
 • Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter
1:17:51
Video Rewind: Kamasi Washington: A jazz genius on collaborative lessons learned from Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Lauryn Hill, and more
This is the second installment in our series of video rewind episodes, with an interview featuring jazz legend Kamasi Washington.
 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery
47:30
Cassie McDaniel: How Medium eliminated its PM function and started moving faster
Episode 138 of the Design Better Podcast
 • Aarron Walter, Eli Woolery, and Cassie McDaniel
Design Better Tea
A new collaboration with our friends at Methodical.
 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery
Design Better Coffee
Awaken your creativity with our special roast from Methodical.
 • The Curiosity Department
43:34
Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross: Your Brain on Art
Episode 137 of the Design Better Podcast
 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery
1:02:40
Dan Harden: Form follows emotion—industrial design lessons from George Nelson to Steve Jobs
Episode 132 of the Design Better Podcast
 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery
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