Creative Life

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 •

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Fitz and the Tantrums: Finding your creative voice in your 40's and why success feels different than you think

Episode 150 of the Design Better Podcast

Oct 15 •

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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

Jul 9 •

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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.

Jul 1 •

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Design Better Summer Reading

Essential reads from our favorite podcast guests to fuel your creativity this season

Jun 15 •

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Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross: Your Brain on Art

Episode 137 of the Design Better Podcast

Apr 23 •

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Rewind: OK Go: Making the impossible possible

OK Go has a new album and several new music videos, so we're revisiting their episode.

Apr 16 •

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

Listen now | Episode 136 of the Design Better Podcast

Apr 8 •

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

Episode 133 of the Design Better Podcast

Mar 18 •

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Kamasi Washington: A jazz genius on collaborative lessons learned from Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Lauryn Hill, and more

Episode 119 of the Design Better Podcast

Nov 12, 2024 •

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Adam Moss: The Work of Art

Episode 118 of the Design Better Podcast

Nov 6, 2024 •

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Andrew Evans: Design & magic 🪄

Listen now (37 mins) | Episode 117 of the Design Better Podcast

Oct 30, 2024 •

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