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The Brief: 7 Principles for better AI collaboration
Principles and a downloadable kit for anyone who wants to work more efficiently with AI collaborators.
 • Aarron Walter
How to build a portfolio that will get you a job
Design Better’s guide to showing your work, drawn from live critiques with people who do the hiring.
 • Aarron Walter, Eli Woolery, and The Curiosity Department
The Brief: Designing your own portfolio is hell, but it doesn't have to be
Here's what I learned from this painful process.
 • 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.
 • Aarron Walter
The Brief: The Art of Noticing.
A guest post from James Buckhouse, Design Better Expert in Residence
 • James Buckhouse
Our Favorite Books of 2025
Books that made us reexamine the creative process
 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery
The Brief: The nonlinear journey of a nuclear engineer turned Nike designer
A guest post from Kevin Bethune, Design Better Expert in Residence
 • Kevin Bethune
The Brief: How our recent past should prepare us for the age of AI
The monthly dispatch from Design Better
 • Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter
13:47
The Brief: Vibe coding back when it was cool 🤓
The monthly dispatch from Design Better
 • Eli Woolery
The Brief: Microscopes and telescopes
Your monthly dispatch from Design Better.
 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery
9:49
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.
 • Aarron Walter
The Brief: Stop specializing—live a multidisciplinary creative life
The monthly dispatch from Design Better.
 • Eli Woolery
13:03
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