Best Framers Podcasts (2024)

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S6 | E5: Amy Lima - How to turn a layoff into a dream job 52:29

21h ago52:29

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~6 months ago Amy Lima was laid off and has been preparing for this episode ever since. So in this interview she gives us an inside look at her process for landing a dream role at Duolingo. If you’re looking for your next role then this conversation is quite the playbook. She has the job hunt process down to a science. Some topics covered: Avoiding…

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S6 | E4: Julius Tarng - Dissolving the line between design and engineering 50:02

6d ago50:02

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Julius Tarng is the ultimate generalist designer. He started the design tools team at Facebook where he made a massive impact on products like Origami. He then freelanced as a design engineer for companies like Felt, Anthropic, and even prototyped some of the early AI features for the Arc browser. Now he’s in his first-ever engineering role at Line…

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S6 | E3: Raphael Schaad - Designing a startup from 0 to acquisition 48:09

13d ago48:09

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When it comes to design founder stories, Raphael Schaad’s is one of the best. So this episode is the first-ever telling of how Raphael designed and built Cron (which became Notion Calendar). We talk about: Sketching on paper vs. sketching in code Why shipping quality software is like camping How Raphael identified the MVP of the problem What it was…

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S6 | E2: Alex Schleifer - How design at Airbnb creates a culture of craft at scale 47:59

20d ago47:59

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Alex Schleifer was the long-time Chief Design Officer at Airbnb where he grew the team from ~35 to over 600 people. So this conversation is an inside look at what makes design at Airbnb so special. We discuss: How to create a culture of decisiveness Why great design leaders are like chefs How to succeed in executive CRITs at Airbnb How designers sh…

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S6 | E1: Noam Segal - Tools and tactics for modern user research 55:42

27d ago55:42

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Noam Segal has led research at companies like Meta, Airbnb, Wealthfront, Twitter, and most recently Upwork. He also teaches the #1 user research course on Maven. So this episode is a masterclass in user research. We discuss: How to conduct better interviews The keys to an effective research plan How to become a masterful research storyteller How AI…

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Ken Moriyasu of Nikkei Asia: How Does Japan See the U.S. Alliance? 57:11

11d ago57:11

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John sits down Ken Moriyasu, Washington correspondent for Japan-based news magazine Nikkei Asia. A returning guest to PM101, Ken joins the program to discuss the U.S.-Japan alliance, a fitting topic after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's recent state visit to Washington. Ken describes the shifts in Japan's military strategy, Japanese policy towards U…

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S5 | E12: Helen Tran - Designing with a founder mindset 45:43

1M ago45:43

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Helen Tran was an early designer at Shopify and is now leading product design at AngelList. But in between those two roles she also ran her own startup for three years. So the goal of this conversation is to figure out how that period of time impacted her design practice so we can all learn how to design with a founder’s mindset. In this episode we…

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Dmitri Mehlhorn: How Can Biden Beat Trump in 2024? 57:43

1M ago57:43

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Justin and John sit down with Dmitri Mehlhorn, an entrepreneur, financier and political strategist. Dmitri teamed with LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman to launch Investing in US, a fund that supports advocacy organizations dedicated to defeating the MAGA movement. The group discuss the campaign landscape and propose creative strategies for the comi…

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S5 | E11: Hunter Hammonds - Positioning pt. 2: How to scale to $1M+ 54:01

1M ago54:01

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Today we're talking with designer and entrepreneur, Hunter Hammonds, who has grown 5 different agencies to millions in revenue in less than a year. So in this episode we walk through the different stages of building an independent design business—starting from positioning yourself as a solopreneur all the way to scaling operations to 7 figures. We …

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S5 | E10: Nick Pattison - Positioning pt. 1: How to make $15k/week 41:39

22d ago41:39

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Ready for a masterclass in positioning? Nick Pattison has been working for himself for well over 10 years... but recently he's laser-focused on running 1-week brand sprints (and it's working). So this episode is a deep dive into his new freelance playbook: - The automations that allow him to focus on sales and creative direction - Lessons learned f…

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S5 | E9: Dennis Müller - Designing with soul 47:47

1M ago47:47

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This episode is the ultimate design founder story. Dennis shares all of the ups and downs along his journey to build Amie—a new productivity tool that captures your emails, calendar, and to-dos in a single beautiful product. Some of the highlights: - Where Dennis draws inspiration - The traits Dennis looked for in early hires - What Dennis looks fo…

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S5 | E8: Vercel’s Glenn Hitchcock & John Pham - Design engineering deep dive 42:05

1M ago42:05

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Over the last few months, design engineering has by far been the #1 most requested topic. So I wanted to get the inside scoop from the team at Vercel to learn more. In this episode we get to hear from: 1. Glenn Hitchcock - https://twitter.com/glennui (Director of design engineering) 2. John Pham - https://twitter.com/JohnPhamous (Lead design engine…

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S5 | E7: Michael Wandelmaier - Envisioning the art of the possible 54:12

1M ago54:12

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Since the beginning of my design career, I’ve looked up to Metalab. So this interview is a special one because we get to learn from their Head of Design, Michael Wandelmeier. We go deep into how design works at Metalab and talk about specific strategies around: - Mike’s go-to storytelling tactics - The importance of opinionated design - When they i…

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S5 | E6: Adam Mura - How to design and build websites faster with AI 28:30

2M ago28:30

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One of the tools I'm most interested in right now is Relume. 200k+ people are using it to design and build websites faster with AI. They have a massive set of Figma/Webflow components which allows them to take a unique approach that “respects the process” of web design. In this bonus episode, their co-founder Adam gives us an end-to-end demo where …

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S5 | E5: Rich Arnold - Becoming a creative problem solver 38:09

2M ago38:09

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Rich Arnold was the Head of Design at Vine, a design lead on the early Instagram Stories team, and now he works as a design manager at Coinbase. So this episode goes deep into: - How Rich grew as a storyteller at IG - Why we cant let data be the designer - The importance of “zooming out” in your work - How to grow your creative problem solving musc…

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S5 | E4: Brad Frost - The new frontier of design systems 51:28

2M ago51:28

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If you’ve dabbled in design systems then you’re no doubt familiar with Brad Frost and atomic design. He’s laid the foundation for design systems teams around the world. So in this discussion we talk about the types of challenges he faces at Big Medium and how he’s envisioning the future of design systems: Why we should build a universal design syst…

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S5 | E3: Gabe Valdivia - Storytelling, freelancing, and designing 0 to 1 45:05

2M ago45:05

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One of the most requested guests has been Gabe Valdivia. He was an early designer at Facebook, a designer manager at Google, and has led design for different startups over the years most recently as the head of design for Patreon. But in the last year he's made the jump to start his own practice and position himself as a fractional design partner f…

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S5 | E2: Andy Allen - What’s wrong with software design today 47:44

2M ago47:44

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As soon as I read No More Boring Apps I was hooked. Andy Allen immediately became one of my design heroes and now I use his Not Boring apps daily. So this conversation is a behind-the-scenes of his journey, an analysis of the state of software design, and a glimpse of where we’re headed next as an industry. Some highlights: - The design tools Andy …

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S5 | E1: Jenny Wen - The art of designing for delight 40:51

3M ago40:51

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In this episode we get to hear from Jenny Wen who is the person who originally designed and brought Figjam to market. This conversation is full of inslights like: How Jenny attacks ambiguity early in the design process What we can learn from Figjam’s product strategy Jenny’s framework for adding delight to a product How to create visuals that stand…

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8 key takeaways from season 4 23:30

3M ago23:30

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This episode expands on 8 key insights that I took away from interviewing designers like Soleio, Kevin Twohy, Molly Hellmuth, Soren Iverson, etc. 1. A unique way to stand out as a design candidate 2. How to grow as a vision caster 3. The question every freelancer should ask clients 4. The curse of knowledge in web design 5. When systems thinking is…

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S4 | E9: Soleio - What makes a truly great software designer 52:35

4M ago52:35

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Soleio made a name for himself as the 2nd design hire at Facebook and eventually went on to lead design at Dropbox. Now he invests in extraordinary software startups like Figma, Framer, Vercel, Perplexity, Replit, Universe, tldraw, and dozens more worldwide. So in this discussion we go deep into: - The fascinating story behind project Motion - How …

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Bonus Episode: Helen Zhou - How designers can get the most out of AI tools 31:09

4M ago31:09

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Galileo recently broke design twitter with the launch of their new generative AI tool for builders. So in this episode we talk with their co-founder and lead designer, Helen Zhou about: - Her journey as a design founder - Why user research for AI tooling is unique - How AI will change the day-to-day role of a designer - Her response to concerns abo…

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Rachel Bitecofer: What's the Secret to a Winning Campaign? 1:07:57

4M ago1:07:57

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Justin and John sit down with political analyst Rachel Bitecofer. Rachel is the author of a new book titled Hit 'Em Where It Hurts, which offers advice for how Democrats can exploit negative partisanship to win in 2024. For more on the book, visit Rachel's website: https://www.hitemwhereithurts.com/By Justin Higgins and John Gunnison

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S4 | E8: Kevin Wong - How design works at Webflow 41:10

4M ago41:10

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Webflow has had as big an impact on design as any company over the last decade. So this episode is an inside look at their design culture, rituals, and key insights from their Head of Design, Kevin Wong. Here’s a preview of some of the ideas we cover: - How Webflow executed a massive rebrand leading up to their conference - The different types of p…

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S4 | E7: Ryo Lu - Systems thinking for product designers 32:06

4M ago32:06

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In this episode we get to hear from Ryo Lu who was one of the very first designers at Notion. This conversation is an inside look at the Notion design process, how they think about product, and a lot more: - How Notion approached the user research process for AI - Strategies for improving your systems thinking - How design at Notion sources feedbac…

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S4 | E6: Molly Hellmuth - Building design systems with variables in Figma 46:29

4M ago46:29

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In this episode we’re talking with Molly Hellmuth who is the creator of UI Prep where she has an incredible newsletter, design system, and course where she’s taught hundreds of designers all over the world. This discussion gets into the nerdier side of Figma 🤓 We talk all about: - When it does and doesn’t make sense to adopt variables - How to make…

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Joshua Green: Have Left-Wing Populists Changed the Democratic Party Forever? 1:00:45

4M ago1:00:45

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John sits down with journalist and author Joshua Green, author of The Rebels, a new book on left-wing American populism. Joshua previously wrote The Devil's Bargain, which profiled Steve Bannon and the populist movement in the Republican Party. John and Joshua discuss the overlap between these two populist camps, the differences among key leaders o…

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Yaroslav Trofimov: How Do Ukrainians See the War? 50:20

5M ago50:20

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Justin & John sit down with Yaroslav Trofimov, chief foreign-affairs correspondent at The Wall Street Journal. Yaroslav has covered wars and terrorism in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq, and now reports on a war in his own home country, Ukraine. Yaroslav's new book Our Enemies Will Vanish offers stories and lessons from the first year after Russia'…

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S4 | E5: Derek Briggs - Creating a culture of craft 40:56

4M ago40:56

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There’s a new design super team emerging at Clerk and in this episode we get a behind-the-scenes from the leader, Derek Briggs. We get into the weeds about: - How Derek assembled an A-list team from scratch - Why Derek pushed for a dedicated UI engineering team - How Clerk is approaching their massive redesign - Why Derek doesn’t believe in design …

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S4 | E5: Tommy Geoco - How designers can bring their ideas to life 51:42

5M ago51:42

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In this episode we get to learn from Tommy Geoco who has launched countless projects, sold a startup, and built an audience of almost a million designers online. This conversation has everything—here’s a little taste of what you can expect: - The wild story behind Tommy selling his first company - Why design tools matter more than ever - How to bec…

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Michael J. Gerhardt: Does Congress Use Impeachment as the Framers Intended? 55:59

5M ago55:59

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To learn more about presidential impeachment, Justin and John sit down with Professor Michael J. Gerhardt, the leading scholar of American impeachment law. Gerhardt appeared as an expert witness in the impeachments of both President Trump and President Clinton, and he recently appeared as a witness in the impeachment inquiry of President Biden. Ger…

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Aaron Rupar: What's the Outlook for Trump and Biden in 2024? 59:37

4M ago59:37

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Journalist Aaron Rupar joins Justin and John to discuss President Biden's accomplishments, Trump's legal troubles and what to expect in 2024. If this conversation interests you, please check out Aaron's newsletter Public Notice here: https://www.publicnotice.co/By Justin Higgins and John Gunnison

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S4 | E4: Kevin Twohy - How to build an independent design practice 49:34

5M ago49:34

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This episode looks at Kevin Twohy’s 10+ year journey going from solo freelancer to independent design studio. We cover a LOT including: - Strategies for cold outreach and pricing - Tips for getting aligned quickly with clients - How Kevin gets plugged into a new team - Why Kevin has started positioning himself as a studio - A better way to take equ…

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S4 | E3: Lauren LoPrete - Inside design systems at Dropbox and Cash App 38:57

5M ago38:57

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Lauren LoPrete shares lessons from her experience leading design systems at Dropbox and now at Cash App. We talk about: - What design systems actually look like at scale - Why she’s approaching documentation differently at Cash - Her experience in the Figma variables beta - Why Lauren is so excited about string variables - Traits of successful DS d…

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S4 | E2: Kate Syuma - Designing with a growth mindset 43:50

5M ago43:50

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Kate Syuma was the 3rd designer at Miro and went on to become the Head of Growth Design during her 6+ years at the company. This episode is a masterclass in designing for business impact. We discuss: - Her process for identifying the aha moment in your product - How Kate overcame imposter syndrome in her first year - Ways designers can ask better d…

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S4 | E1: Soren Iverson - Training your creative muscles 37:28

5M ago37:28

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If you’ve opened Twitter in the last year then you’re definitely familiar with Soren Iverson’s satirical designs like Uber Hotbox and the iMessage typing indicator. So in this episode we get an inside look at his process and lessons he’s learned throughout his career: How he overcomes creative blocks Strategies for being consistent What it was like…

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S3 | E10: Kathryn Gonzalez - Defining the visual language for DoorDash 45:38

6M ago45:38

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In this episode, Kathryn Gonzalez walks us through how she built the DoorDash design language as the first designer and frontend engineer. We talk about what it's like designing for a 3-sided marketplace, how to figure out the right level of craft for your product, and get an inside look at how DoorDash structures their design system. Kathryn spent…

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What Changes Will Javier Milei Bring to Argentina? 1:00:46

6M ago1:00:46

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On Sunday, December 10th, Argentina inaugurated a new president, the eccentric "anarcho-capitalist" Javier Milei. To learn about this new chapter in South American history, Justin and John sit down with Ariel González Levaggi, an academic at the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina and senior associate at the Center for Strategic and Interna…

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S3 | E9: Figma prototyping masterclass (from the team who designed it) 48:55

6M ago48:55

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This Deep Dive is a special one because we get to hear from Niko Klein and Garrett Miller from the prototyping team at Figma. We get a behind-the-scenes look at everything that led up to the advanced prototyping release at Config 2023 as well as: How Niko collaborates with engineering The prototyping feature they didn’t think they would release How…

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NYT's Astead Herndon: What Role Will Kamala Harris Play in the 2024 Campaign? 59:11

5M ago59:11

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Justin and John sit down with Astead Herdon, national politics reporter for The New York Times and host of the podcast “The Run-Up.” Astead recently published a major profile of Kamala Harris, including an exclusive interview he conducted with the vice president herself. With the PM101 team, he discusses his reporting on Harris, describing her diff…

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S3 | E8: Marco Cornacchia - The man who broke design Twitter 47:40

6M ago47:40

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In 2022, Marco Cornacchia was coming off of a failed startup and started working on his new portfolio. Little did he know this project would land him a role as the founding designer at Diagram, lay the foundation for design Twitter’s most viral website, and spawn a talk at Webflow’s conference 🤯 In this episode, Marco shares how he (accidentally) c…

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How Has the Media Reshaped Politics? Part 1 with Beyond Politics 1:04:56

6M ago1:04:56

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In a special crossover episode, Justin and John sit down for a wide-ranging conversation with the hosts of Beyond Politics, Paul Hodes and Matt Robison. Paul is a former U.S. Congressman who represented Justin and John's home district in New Hampshire. Matt is a senior political strategist who served as Paul's chief of staff. Together, the group ta…

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S3 | E7: How to level up as an IC (feat. Steph Engle, Maheen Sohail & Brian Lovin) 43:13

6M ago43:13

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This episode is a panel discussion hosted by Maven where we talk about specific strategies that you can use to become more valuable as an individual contributor on your team. We cover a lot of ground including: Becoming a conduit for ideas Traits of the best ICs Framing your ideas successfully The fastest ways to grow as a designer Receiving feedba…

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Diplomat Aaron David Miller: What Comes Next for Israel and Gaza? 50:44

7M ago50:44

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A month into the devastating war between Israel and Hamas, Justin and John sit down with diplomat and analyst Aaron David Miller. An expert on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Aaron spent 25 years at the U.S. State Department advising Republican and Democratic secretaries of state on Middle East policy. Aaron describes how the horrific terror atta…

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S3 | E6: James McDonald - Staying ahead of web design trends 47:58

7M ago47:58

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In this deep Dive, James gives us a behind-the-scenes of his creative process and how he is reimagining every pixel of the Clerk brand. We get into the weeds of how he establishes visual languages, his approach to animation, and what he looks for in a motif. We also discuss which design trends are worth jumping on, which ones have peaked, and which…

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WSJ's Sadanand Dhume: Does a Feud with Canada Spoil India's Western Ties? 58:43

7M ago58:43

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India and Canada are engaged in a heated diplomatic dispute after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused the Indian government of planning the killing of a Canadian citizen, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, near Vancouver. Indian officials deny the allegation and accuse Canada of harboring terrorists affiliated with the secessionist Khalistan movement…

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S3 | E5: Brian Lovin - Confessions of a two-time design founder 47:30

7M ago47:30

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In this episode, Brian Lovin talks about his journey as a second-time founder and gives a behind-the-scenes of building his new startup, Campsite. He also shares key insights from hundreds of interviews he’s conducted to learn more about what makes a great design process. We talk about: - Strategies for sharing your work and getting feedback - Why …

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S3 | E4: David Hoang - How to prepare for design in 2025 1:02:49

7M ago1:02:49

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In this Deep Dive, David Hoang gives us a peek into where he thinks the industry is headed and how product designers can prepare for the future. We talk about: What AI in Figma might look like How to create a more accessible web The rise of the design founder How dynamic interfaces impact design systems Why the title “software designer” is trending…

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S3 | E3: Erik Kennedy - Landing page techniques used by the pros 1:05:48

8M ago1:05:48

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In this episode, we analyze four different websites (Lemonade, Formcarry, Stella Domo + Runway) to help you confidently write and design landing pages that sell 💪 Listen to learn how to: Design a top-notch hero section Use layout techniques that make your design stand out Avoid the biggest animation and copywriting mistakes Showcase testimonials ef…

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S3 | E2: How Loom design went 0 to 1 on their new AI product 49:17

8M ago49:17

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In this episode we get to go backstage with the design team at Loom! They teach us all about their design process and share takeaways from their recent AI launch including stories about: - Prototyping and researching early concepts - Collaborating with engineers and other cross-functional teams - Using Figjam to gather feedback live - Developing a …

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