Archive - Design Better

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

4 hrs ago • 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

11 hrs ago • 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

Geetika Agrawal Found the Cure for Burnout, and Turned It Into a Business

Are you putting energy into your battery or pouring it all into your work?

Feb 13 • Aarron Walter

Nate Koechley and Matthew Darby: YouTube's UX Director and Director of PM on redesigning one of the world's most-used apps

Episode 164 of the Design Better Podcast

Feb 12 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery

40:27

The Roundup: Embrace your creatureliness

Insights from recent Design Better interviews.

Feb 6 • Eli Woolery

Bill Burnett: How to Live a Meaningful Life

Episode 163 of the Design Better Podcast

Feb 4 • Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter

49:45

January 2026

The Roundup: Craft is great, but it isn't enough

Insights from recent Design Better interviews.

Jan 30 • Aarron Walter

Austin Kleon: Author of "Steal Like an Artist" on building a sustainable creative practice

Episode 162 of the Design Better Podcast

Jan 28 • Eli Woolery, Aarron Walter, and Austin Kleon

50:22

AMA recording: Aarron & Eli on what we learned in 2025, and what to look forward to in 2026

Watch now | On Tuesday, January 27th Aarron and Eli had a conversation about what we learned from our guests on Design Better in 2025, and what to look…

Jan 27 • Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter

1:10:31

AMA: Aarron & Eli on what we learned in 2025, and what to look forward to in 2026

Tuesday, January 27th at 9:00a PT

Jan 26 • Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter

The Roundup: The Great Collapse and a New Era In Design

Insights from recent Design Better interviews

Jan 23 • Eli Woolery

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