Creative Process

The Roundup: Specialists Are the Most Exposed to AI. Here's What to Do About It.

Our world doesn’t quite know what to do with multidisciplinary thinkers.

Mar 20 • Aarron Walter

The Brief: A Definitive Guide to Running Effective Design Critiques That Actually Work

A critique culture doesn’t just produce better designs; it produces better designers.

Mar 19 • Aarron Walter

Design Better guest Autumn Durald Arkapaw wins an Oscar!

And other noteworthy guests who have been nominated or won this year and past years.

Mar 16 • Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter

The Roundup: The archaeology of creativity

Insights from Design Better interviews.

Mar 13 • Eli Woolery

Fiona Crombie: Academy Award-nominated production designer on storytelling without words

Episode 167 of the Design Better Podcast

Mar 4 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery

36:02

AMA Recording: New Yorker cartoonist Jason Chatfield on creative process, living a creative life, and the "slow burn of mastery"

On Friday, February 27th we had a conversation and AMA with Jason Chatfield, cartoonist extraordinaire.

Mar 3 • Eli Woolery, Jason Chatfield, and Aarron Walter

1:00:21

Sam Beam of Iron & Wine: Grammy-nominated musician on creativity, collaboration, and why a good day is finding one great lyric

Episode 166 of the Design Better Podcast

Feb 27 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery

35:07

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

Feb 20 • 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

Feb 20 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery

42:10

The Roundup: Embrace your creatureliness

Insights from recent Design Better interviews.

Feb 6 • Eli Woolery

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

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