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Bonus Episode: Inside Sonos's distributed research & design process for the Arc Ultra
We chat with Matt Benatan, Principal Research Scientist, and Naphur van Apeldoorn, Senior Manager, Hardware Development Engineering, about the design…
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Aarron Walter
 and 
Eli Woolery
28:52
Listen to the recording of our AMA with Noah Levin on Figma's latest release
Noah Levin on scaling design teams in the AI era, improving designer–developer collaboration, and what’s next for Figma’s workflow tools.
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Eli Woolery
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Aarron Walter
1:03:18
Design Better Live AMA at The New York Times
Aarron and Eli join Matt Raw, interim head of design, at the Times headquarters for a conversation with their design team
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Aarron Walter
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Eli Woolery
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Matt Raw
43:48
Video Rewind: Kamasi Washington: A jazz genius on collaborative lessons learned from Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Lauryn Hill, and more
This is the second installment in our series of video rewind episodes, with an interview featuring jazz legend Kamasi Washington.
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Aarron Walter
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Eli Woolery
1:17:51

June 2025

Josh Clark and Veronika Kindred: Sentient Design and the future of interfaces
Episode 140 of Design Better Podcast
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Aarron Walter
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Eli Woolery
1:00:35
The book that inspired designers to create products people love
Designing for Emotion: Inspiring guidance for the principles of designing for humans
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The Curiosity Department
AMA: Brad Frost on Design Systems
Wednesday June 25 9AM PT/12PM ET/5PM GMT. Get answers to your biggest questions about design systems from Brad Frost, the world's foremost authority on…
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Aarron Walter
The Brief: The hard truths designers need to hear
We all want to be the type of designer who has influence at work. Are you willing to be the designer that has it? Let’s find out.
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Aarron Walter
Bonus Episode: Shani Sandy, VP, Experience Design at IBM, live in NYC for UserTesting's THiS Connect Tour
A special sponsored episode of the Design Better Podcast
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Aarron Walter
 and 
Eli Woolery
27:47
Get our latest book: Design Leadership Handbook
We’ve just added another book to the Design Better library.
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Aarron Walter
Design Better Summer Reading
Essential reads from our favorite podcast guests to fuel your creativity this season
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Eli Woolery
 and 
Aarron Walter
Design Leadership Handbook
By Elijah Woolery and Aarron Walter. The Design Leadership Handbook is a practical guide for designers stepping into leadership roles, offering a clear…
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The Curiosity Department
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Aarron Walter
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