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Bonus Episode: Shani Sandy, VP, Experience Design at IBM, live in NYC for UserTesting's THiS Connect Tour

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Design Leadership Handbook

AMA: Noah Levin on Figma's latest release

The Brief: Stop specializing—live a multidisciplinary creative life

Christopher Lyons: From producing music to venture capital, and why EQ beats IQ in building the future

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The books all designers need to succeed

Designing for Emotion

Design Systems Handbook

DesignOps Handbook

Bonus Episode: Champ Bennett, co-founder of Capsule, on making motion design easy and scalable

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

The Brief: Brad Frost on the magic of design tokens

The Roundup: AI creative workflow, vibe coding, ethics, agents, and more

AMA: Grace Ling on building a design career and a community

Bonus Episode: Amy Lokey, Chief Experience Officer at ServiceNow, live in SF for UserTesting's THiS Connect Tour

Video Rewind: John Cleese: A cheerful guide to creativity

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Marco Suarez: From designer to coffee entrepreneur ☕

Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross: Your Brain on Art

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Rewind: OK Go: Making the impossible possible

Your Real Competitor Isn’t Another Brand—It’s This.

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

Introducing Design Better's Experts in Residence Program

MasterClass

Brad Frost: Design systems are about human relationships

Design Foundations

New Storytelling + Design workshop, book giveaway, and more

AquaTru

Heidi Trost: Human Centered Security

AMA: Vicki Tan on better decision making

The Brief: Afraid of losing your job? Become irreplaceable

Trenton Doyle Hancock: An artist’s process for creating order from chaos

Dan Harden: Form follows emotion—industrial design lessons from George Nelson to Steve Jobs

Kristen Berman: Behavioral economics expert on designing products that change behavior

The Brief: What designers can learn from writers and storytellers

Free AMA: Kevin Bethune on nonlinear thinking

Gareth Hinds: A golden age for the graphic novel

From your inbox to your ears: Audio versions of The Brief

Kevin Bethune: Nonlinear—Navigating Design with Curiosity and Conviction

Introducing the Design Better Directory

Scott Belsky: Adobe's Chief Strategist on navigating the creative Cambrian Explosion

Idris Brewster: Bringing history to life with augmented reality

Thuma

Jake Knapp: Click—How to make what people want

The Brief: What do many creative people have in common? ADHD.

Jenny Blackburn: Google's VP of UX for Gemini on how generative AI can improve our workflows

AMA: Scott Berkun on why design is hard

Recording: Designer Fundraiser for LA Fires

Methodical Coffee

Scott Berkun: Why Design is Hard

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Marcus Bell: Producer and songwriter for Nicki Minaj, Snoop Dogg, and Timbaland on music and creativity in the age of AI

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