Archive - Design Better

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

47:39

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

July 2026

The Roundup: A field guide to AI prompting

An excerpt from a new book on using Claude Code

Jul 31 • Aarron Walter

Portfolio Club with Dan Harden

Award winning design firm's founder reviews Design Better community portfolios

Jul 29 • Eli Woolery, Aarron Walter, and Dan Harden

1:00:52

The Roundup: The most important product you'll ever design

Three things we learned from Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup and Incorruptible

Jul 24 • Eli Woolery

Eric Ries: Lean Startup author on why good companies go bad, and why good design is critical to success

Episode 185 of the Design Better Podcast

Jul 22 • Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter

52:30

The Roundup: Friction, gratification, and leaving room for imagination

Four things we learned from writer and game designer Ian Bogost

Jul 17 • Eli Woolery

Join us in Sonoma: A two-day gathering for design leaders

A unique creative leadership event • September 28–29, 2026 • The Stavrand, Sonoma, CA

Jul 16 • Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter

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