Archive - Design Better

The state of design in 2026

Take the survey and get the full design report free in November.

Oct 22 • Aarron Walter

Tom Foley: How to pair typefaces and why the best brand fonts go unnoticed

Episode 196 of the Design Better Podcast

Oct 21 • Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter

36:31

The Brief: The essential setup for building web apps with AI

A field guide to the elements of modern web apps and how to start building.

Oct 18 • Aarron Walter

Kevin Flores: Find Your Inner Rebel

Episode 195 of the Design Better Podcast

Oct 14 • Eli Woolery, Aarron Walter, and Kevin Flores

36:50

How Milton Glaser set design quality standards

Lessons from a conversation with Randy Hunt, former head of design at Notion and Etsy.

Oct 9 • Aarron Walter

Randy Hunt: Notion and Etsy design leader on why the best design teams stay small

Episode 194 of the Design Better Podcast

Oct 7 • Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter

37:42

Introducing the new DesignBetter.com

Everything Design Better publishes, now in one place.

Oct 6 • Aarron Walter

Matt Owens: Athletics co-founder on keeping your creative fire lit

Episode 193 of the Design Better Podcast

Oct 2 • Aarron Walter, Eli Woolery, and Matt Owens

52:33

September 2026

The Roundup: How to defeat jargon, win over a pushy PM, and fix the collaboration gap

What we learned from Blain Billingsley, staff designer at OpenAI

Sep 26 • Eli Woolery

Blaine Billingsley: OpenAI designer on the collaboration problem AI hasn't solved yet

Episode 192 of the Design Better Podcast

Sep 23 • Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter

47:59

The Brief: 7 Principles for better AI collaboration

Principles and a downloadable kit for anyone who wants to work more efficiently with AI collaborators.

Sep 18 • Aarron Walter

Mack Paul: Co-author of Miracle Road on designing places where innovation happens

Episode 191 of the Design Better Podcast

Sep 17 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery

41:24

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