Archive - Design Better

Video Rewind: Cassie McDaniel: How Medium eliminated its PM function and started moving faster

We’re taking a holiday break, so we’re rewinding to one of our favorite episodes this year with Cassie McDaniel, Medium’s head of design.

4 hrs ago • Eli Woolery, Aarron Walter, and Cassie McDaniel

47:52

Our Favorite Books of 2025

Books that made us reexamine the creative process

22 hrs ago • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery

Aaron Draplin: DDC founder on the work ethic he learned from his parents, and why being prolific isn’t about perfection—it’s about…

Episode 157 of the Design Better Podcast

Dec 17 • Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter

49:23

Forget About “Radical Candor” – Try Radical Humanity Instead with Alison Rand

DesignOps used to be the hot new buzzword, but now it needs a rebrand.

Dec 13 • Aarron Walter

Jessica Hische and Chris Shiflett: Designing business tools that support how creatives actually work

Episode 156 of the Design Better Podcast

Dec 9 • Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter

1:05:54

2025 Holiday Gift Guide

Gifts for the makers, thinkers, and people who notice the details.

Dec 4 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery

44:41

November 2025

The Brief: The nonlinear journey of a nuclear engineer turned Nike designer

A guest post from Kevin Bethune, Design Better Expert in Residence

Nov 26 • Kevin Bethune

Phil Gilbert: How to transform a 114-year-old company's design culture

Episode 155 of the Design Better Podcast

Nov 25 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery

41:14

What history teaches us about the struggle between humans and machines

An excerpt from the book Designing for Emotion

Nov 20 • Aarron Walter

What Most Companies Get Wrong About Designing in the Age of AI

The role of design is being reinvented in real time, and most companies are missing it.

Nov 18 • Aarron Walter

Cecilia Brenner: Mobilizing designers to tackle sustainable development goals

Episode 154 of the Design Better Podcast

Nov 18 • Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter

38:01

Video Rewind: Jordan Mechner: Pioneering game designer on creating Prince of Persia, Karateka, and a new graphic novel memoir

We’ve been on the road this week, recording some in-person episodes in Portland Oregon, with Ryan Coulter—co-founder of The James Brand, and the…

Nov 14 • Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter

43:18

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