Archive - Design Better

Federico Casalegno: Samsung EVP and MIT Design Lab founder on what 20,000 years of human creativity means for design today

Episode 190 of the Design Better Podcast

Sep 10 • Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter

41:43

The Roundup: Staff product designer on getting used to change

A special sponsored version of The Roundup in partnership with Rosenfeld Media

Sep 4 • Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter

Get design and career support in Design Club

A new feature for paid subscribers.

Sep 3 • Aarron Walter

Jonathan Adler returns: The minimalist inside the maximalist

Episode 189 of the Design Better Podcast

Sep 2 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery

40:55

August 2026

The Roundup: Designing a better workplace

A design system for organizations.

Aug 29 • Aarron Walter

Clay Parker Jones: author of Hidden Patterns on why your team isn't really a team

Episode 188 of the Design Better Podcast

Aug 26 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery

37:19

The Roundup: Designing for a future that doesn’t exist yet

What five designers taught us about working at the edge of the known

Aug 22 • Eli Woolery

Angel Steger: Wealthfront's VP of Design on what architecture teaches you about software

Episode 187 of the Design Better Podcast

Aug 20 • Eli Woolery, Aarron Walter, and Angel Steger

49:33

How to build a portfolio that will get you a job

Design Better’s guide to showing your work, drawn from live critiques with people who do the hiring.

Aug 14 • Aarron Walter, Eli Woolery, and The Curiosity Department

Ben Drury: Yoto co-founder on audio, imagination, and screen-free design

Episode 186 of the Design Better Podcast

Aug 13 • Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter

47:28

The Roundup: Constraints, craft, and the difference between design and style

What we learned from Rivian's Chief Design Officer, Jeff Hammoud

Aug 7 • Eli Woolery

Jeff Hammoud: Chief Design Officer of Rivian on constraints, color, and what separates designers from stylists

A bonus episode of the Design Better Podcast

Aug 5 • Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter

43:22

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