Archive - Design Better

The Roundup: The archaeology of creativity

Insights from Design Better interviews.

Mar 13 • Eli Woolery

Daisy Fancourt: Epidemiologist on how creativity rewrites your biology and extends your lifespan

Episode 168 of the Design Better Podcast

Mar 12 • Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter

43:51

New workshop: AI x Influence for Design Researchers

A new workshop offering for Design Researchers

Mar 11 • Bobby Hughes and Eli Woolery

The Roundup (in depth): Google's 3 design strategies shaping their most popular products

We go deep into YouTube, Gemini, and Search design strategy

Mar 6

Fiona Crombie: Academy Award-nominated production designer on storytelling without words

Episode 167 of the Design Better Podcast

Mar 4 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery

36:02

AMA Recording: New Yorker cartoonist Jason Chatfield on creative process, living a creative life, and the "slow burn of mastery"

On Friday, February 27th we had a conversation and AMA with Jason Chatfield, cartoonist extraordinaire.

Mar 3 • Eli Woolery, Jason Chatfield, and Aarron Walter

1:00:21

Join us for a special online event: How AI is changing confidence in design

A panel discussion with UserTesting

Mar 2 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery

February 2026

Sam Beam of Iron & Wine: Grammy-nominated musician on creativity, collaboration, and why a good day is finding one great lyric

Episode 166 of the Design Better Podcast

Feb 27 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery

35:07

The Brief: The Art of Noticing.

A guest post from James Buckhouse, Design Better Expert in Residence

Feb 26 • James Buckhouse

AMA: New Yorker cartoonist Jason Chatfield on creative process, living a creative life, and the "slow burn of mastery"

Friday, February 27th at 9:00a PT

Feb 20 • Eli Woolery, Aarron Walter, and Jason Chatfield

George Newman: Cognitive scientist on why creativity is more like archaeology than magic

Episode 165 of the Design Better Podcast

Feb 20 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery

42:10

The Roundup: 4 things you need to make work (and life) meaningful

Insights from recent Design Better interviews.

Feb 16 • Aarron Walter

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