Archive - Design Better

Henry Modisett: Perplexity’s VP of Design on embracing ambiguity and leading with curiosity

Episode 146 of the Design Better Podcast

Sep 3 •

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44:32

August 2025

The Brief: Vibe coding back when it was cool 🤓

The monthly dispatch from Design Better

Aug 29 •

Elizabeth Lin: Rethinking design education in the age of AI

Episode 145 of the Design Better Podcast

Aug 26 •

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35:34

Announcing the Design Better Toolkit

A collection of AI tools and design courses to build skills and grow a career.

Aug 25 •

AMA: Ryan Rumsey teaches business literacy for designers

Wed Sept 3 at 9:30AM PT, 12:30PM ET, 6:30PM GMT

Aug 21 •

Nick Foster: Could, Should, Might, Don't—a new way to think about designing for the future

Episode 144 of the Design Better Podcast

Aug 20 •

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56:32

Animation Handbook

Aug 15 •

The Curiosity Department

Design Engineering Handbook

By Natalya Shelburne, Adekunle Oduye, Kim Williams, Eddie Lou, and Caren Litherland (editor)

Aug 15 •

The Curiosity Department

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Tim Brown: Allbirds co-founder on mission-driven design and entrepreneurship

Episode 143 of the Design Better Podcast

Aug 14 •

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41:27

Collaboration Handbook

By Elijah Woolery and Aarron Walter

Aug 5 •

The Curiosity Department

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Matt Raw: Balancing legacy and innovation at The New York Times

Episode 142 of the Design Better Podcast

Aug 5 •

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, and

43:55

July 2025

The Brief: Microscopes and telescopes

Your monthly dispatch from Design Better.

Jul 30 •

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9:49

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