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Using trust to build teams

Apr 26th, 2021 17m 13s

Trust is the buildingblock of all business relationships. Coincidentally, it's also the building block of well-functioning teams. Trust enables people to focus on the work instead of regulating the relationship, and keeping an eye, on what thei

Things I wish I knew as a Junior Designer

Feb 9th, 2021 23m 15s

As a Junior, I would've benefitted so much from someone telling me what I'd be facing, going into my design career. That said, I thought of a couple of things that I really wished someone told me about, that would've helped me lower my expectat

Aren't we too focused on stats?

Jan 11th, 2021 26m 10s

2020 is over, and Design and a Half is back in black, with a mean attack. What about ? Stats. They seem to be everywhere, and everything seems to be measured and quantified against stats. But are stats enough ? Are they the be-all and end-all o

The Confidence to Disapprove

Nov 27th, 2020 20m 25s

Sometimes people say things we don't agree with. Sometimes, we say those things. Whichever the case may be, there is a definite need to express one's disapproval with a situation, conversation or status quo. However, more often than not, those

Leaders, Managers and Myths

Nov 26th, 2020 20m 55s

Leaders, managers, leads and CEOs everywhere. But not a leader in sight. Well maybe that's not entirely true. There's plenty of leaders out there. But they might be buried knee deep in work, menial tasks, pushing from the back, where nobody not

Do you use what you design ?

Nov 23rd, 2020 17m 10s

Did you ever try to use what you made ? Probably one of the simplest things to do, yet for some very difficult. The concept of dogfooding is something widely used in the tech industry nowadays when talking about using your own products and serv

How can gaming help with Problem solving ?

Nov 13th, 2020 16m 21s

Games games games! It seems like they are everywhere and are part of our lives! They are here to stay! But are they useful? Are they more than just a waste of time? Is it more to gaming than meets the eye? We’ll find out in today’s episode of D

Fear of missing out

Nov 11th, 2020 17m 15s

Since Black Friday is just around the corner, it seemed natural to pick out this topic for today's episode, and explain a little bit about the effects of FOMO, as it is so endearingly called among people. FOMO is as old as marketing and was alw

How do I design with constraints ?

Nov 9th, 2020 26m 5s

Constraints are part of our everyday lives. We're constrained by budget, tech, availability, and most importantly time. We need to learn that perfect designs don't exist except within the realm of the imaginary and the impractical, and as desig

What's the right design tool ?

Nov 6th, 2020 23m 55s

Ever wondered what the best design tool is ? Ever wondered how to choose between them ? Today I'm debating over how to properly chose design tools within your organisation and why a design budget is quite important to have. If the subject is of

Is it difficult to deal with Stakeholders ?

Nov 4th, 2020 16m 25s

Whenever we're talking about a project, we're talking about stakeholders. Project manager, designers, developers, Architects. You name it ! But each of them has their own agenda, their own objectives and thoughts. Is it possible to all coexist

Why are we afraid of juniors ?

Nov 2nd, 2020 30m 5s

Just why ? What is it that makes companies not want to add juniors on to their rosters ? Why do they keep adding additional hurdles on them, when they know perfectly fine that a junior does not have any type of experience whatsoever ? Is it som

When collaboration gets too much

Oct 30th, 2020 22m 55s

Is there such a thing as too much collaboration ? Well, as a matter of fact, YES. There is. Every person out there is an individual, and while, some thrive on just having endless conversations and ideation sessions, or shadowing session over zo

Things I wish I knew about design

Oct 28th, 2020 44m 35s

Or the challenges of creativity. Problems, own experiences, battle scars... Stuff that is wrong about design right now, and stuff that I would have benefitted me know before diving into design. Every time you do something as a designer, you exp

Educating Product Choice

Oct 26th, 2020 30m 35s

We as consumers, can drive and steer the behavior of product companies towards something that adds value and brings change, rather than overselling and underdelivering. Oftentimes, we fall prey to our own vices, but oftentimes, we're manipulate

The 5 Why Technique

Oct 23rd, 2020 19m 5s

In this episode I'll talk about the 5 why technique and its use cases, origin as well as some tips related to UX interviews. This technique along with a lot of other popular concepts in IT nowadays actually originated in automotive, and more sp

Early adopters in Technology

Oct 21st, 2020 34m 25s

This episode talks about the drawbacks and the advantages of early adopters, applied to the current case of the newly released iphone. I'm not going to debate specs, since there are lots of ways people can get their hands on them, but I will lo

The Pressure of perfection

Oct 19th, 2020 29m 49s

We've all been there. Beating ourselves up for not finishing something on time, trying to squeeze in those extra work hours to finish something up that needs to be polished juuuuust a little bit more. Ever think why we do that ? What causes tha

Self-Learners, the new Students

Oct 16th, 2020 22m 30s

Thinking about today's status quo, and the economic situation we find ourselves in, it might not be that farfetched for education to become fully online and more accessible to people that would otherwise not afford a college or university educa

The role of Business in Design

Oct 14th, 2020 37m 51s

Today's episode covers an aspect oftentimes overlooked in Design School, and design classes, which is Business. Understanding how a business operates, as well as understanding business concepts, today, is vital in surviving as a designer, and w

Roadmap Planning for designers

Oct 12th, 2020 24m 39s

In today's episdoe we're talking about what a roadmap is, and how it can help you, as a designer, plan out work and align with the overall plans of the company that you are working for. It is part of a longer series that aims to explain busines

PHF - 9 October 2020

Oct 9th, 2020 28m 35s

Woop woop ! It's weekend ! And that means tech time on Product Hunt !Here are today's top 5 most popular producthunt items:1. Saucy 3D iphone mockups from Bemore:https://www.bemore.graphics/?ref=producthunt2. Tradeswell, a new Shopping Insight

Ethics in Design and Social media

Oct 7th, 2020 39m 45s

In today's podcast I'm going to talk about things like dark patterns used in products, as well as services, strategies some people are using to attract attention onto their products as well as debating about how social media could still be used

Critical Thinking as a skill

Oct 6th, 2020 30m

We'll be having a look at the concept of "Critical Thinking" as well as what it means, how it can be useful and why it's become so popular lately among the skills that employers ask for.If you like the podcast, consider subscribing, either on y