Dancing between data and intuition design lessons from Apple and eBay
8:00 am PDT • August 28, 2017
In this episode, eBay’s VP of design, Dave Lippman, shares his experience designing at Apple and eBay, the differences in their approaches to data and intuition and how he’s learned…
Andréa Mallard is the former CMO of Omada Health. In this episode, she explains how design should be looked at as a connective tissue that extends throughout an entire company.…
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Uber’s design director on what it took to redesign a global product
8:00 am PDT • August 14, 2017
Didier Hilhorst is a director of design at Uber. In this episode, he shares how his graduate degree in economics helped mold him as a designer and, in turn, shape…
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Airbnb’s director of experience design on using ‘stories’ to design
8:00 am PDT • August 7, 2017
Katie Dill is the director of experience design at Airbnb. In this episode, she channels her inner Steve Jobs to explain how design is not just how it looks, but…
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What sucks about the design industry and insights to fast-track your career
8:00 am PDT • July 31, 2017
We use the 25th and final episode to sit down and ask each other 10 questions, similar to those we’ve been asking our guests over the past 24 weeks. From…
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BuzzFeed’s VP of Design on effective management and company culture that empowers
8:00 am PDT • July 24, 2017
In this episode, Cap Watkins, the VP of design at BuzzFeed, explains how to apply design to any business challenge, what managers can do to create a more productive environment,…
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How the best design recruiter in the country finds the top 1% of designers
8:00 am PDT • July 17, 2017
Judy Wert is the co-founder of Wert & Company, a leading international executive search firm specializing in design – for top-tier startups and Fortune 500 corps. In this episode, she…
Pinterest head of design on accessibility through better design
8:00 am PDT • July 10, 2017
August de los Reyes is the head of design and research at Pinterest. In this episode, he shares how a personal life event forever altered his outlook on design, what…
Designer Fund co-director on how designers can become successful founders
8:00 am PDT • July 3, 2017
Ben Blumenfeld is a co-director at Designer Fund. In our 21st episode, he explains how designers can become successful founders, how to best develop a learning mindset, and what makes…
Slack’s head of communication design on building teams and improving diversity in tech
1:00 pm PDT • June 26, 2017
Kristy Tillman is the head of communication design at Slack. In our 20th episode, she talks about what it’s like building a team from scratch and how brand and communication…
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UX master Jared Spool evolves our thinking on design maturity and product vision
8:00 am PDT • June 19, 2017
Jared Spool is the founder of UIE and co-founder of Center Centre. In our 19th episode, he hits on the topics of UX design’s coming of age, the true role…
Maria Giudice is the VP of design at Autodesk. In our 18th episode, she shares how artists can become CEOs, explains what a design executive officer (DEO) is and discusses…
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Instagram’s head of design on how to build a design team and shipping Stories
8:00 am PDT • June 5, 2017
Ian Spalter is the head of design at Instagram. In our 17th episode, he talks about his experiences working with agencies vs. startups, how to build a design team as…
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Why Tom Kelley of IDEO is the ultimate disciple of ‘design thinking’
8:00 am PDT • May 29, 2017
In our 16th episode, we talk with Tom Kelly, a partner at IDEO, about the definition of innovation, how to take back your creative confidence, and the habits that can shape not only your current design…
Citi Global head of design on how design is actually a blue-collar profession
8:00 am PDT • May 22, 2017
Stephen Gates is the Global Head of Design at Citi. In our 15th episode, we talk about how design and creativity are actually blue collar professions, what it’s like to approach design…
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Google Material Design Lead shares origin story of the company’s design vision
8:00 am PDT • May 15, 2017
Rich Fulcher is the head of Material Design UX and Engineering at Google. In our fourteenth episode, we talk about how Material Design was built, how to create your own…
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Former Microsoft design director on shaping Hololens, Xbox and Cortana with inclusive design thinking
8:00 am PDT • May 8, 2017
Kat Holmes is the former principal director of Inclusive Design at Microsoft. In our thirteenth episode, we talk about the definition of inclusive design, take an inside look at her…
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Mailbox founder Gentry Underwood on productivity, collective intelligence and building a $100M email app
8:00 am PDT • May 1, 2017
Gentry Underwood is the co-founder of Mailbox. In our 12th episode, we talk on design being a “we” vs an “I” issue, how to be your most productive self, and discuss…
Behance founder on maximizing creative output and using constraints to boost productivity
8:00 am PDT • April 24, 2017
Scott Belsky is the co-founder of Behance and investor at Benchmark Capital. In this episode, we discuss how to maximize your creative output, how constraints can – and should –…
Luke Woods is the Head of Design at Facebook. In this episode, we discuss how digital design is in a unique position to make an impact on the world, dive…
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Spotify’s VP of design on being data aware, debating your ideas and being heard
8:00 am PDT • April 10, 2017
Rochelle King is the VP of Design and Insights at Spotify. In this episode, we discuss the close relationship between design and data, define metrics in design, and talk the…
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Automattic’s head of design on diversity, the three kinds of design and the four quarters of life
8:00 am PDT • April 3, 2017
John Maeda is the Head of Design and Inclusion at Automattic. In this episode, we discuss how he turned RISD into the best design school in the country, why inclusivity…
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GV design partner, Daniel Burka, on prototyping your way to massive influence
8:00 am PDT • March 27, 2017
Daniel Burka is a design partner at GV. In this episode of High Resolution, he discusses how designers can elevate their position in a boardroom, why he thinks design is…
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IBM head of design wields $100M and 1,300 designers to bring design back to IBM
8:00 am PDT • March 20, 2017
Phil Gilbert is the GM and head of design at IBM, leading an organization of over 1,300 designers. In this episode, he discusses creating IBM’s proprietary design thinking methodology, their…
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Design leader from Wealthfront and Facebook discusses career paths for designers, leadership and more
8:00 am PDT • March 13, 2017
Kate Aronowitz was the vice president of design at Wealthfront. Before that, she was a designer director at Facebook, where she built their team from 20 to 200 world-class designers…
Ever wonder how design has helped drive success for businesses like Airbnb, Facebook, Slack and IBM? How about how their teams are structured? How they operate? What their processes look like? High…
