For episode 22 of the podcast, I was joined by my Adobe colleague Laura Herman, a user researcher for some of our mobile and emerging products in the creative space. As Laura and I are big fans of her work, we were excited to speak to Payal Aro

Jaime Levy on Keeping UX Strategy Relevant

Jul 16th, 2021 52m 59s

I had a great time speaking with the author, university professor, and UX strategist Jaime Levy. Her best-selling book UX Strategy: How to Devise Innovative Digital Products that People Want gets top results for UX on Amazon and has just come

Philip Golub Shares His Design Journey and Starting His Own Design Podcast

Jun 2nd, 2021 52m 18s

In this 20th episode, I talk with Phillip Golub, VP, Digital Product Experience and Innovation at Symphony Talent, based in Washington, DC. He shares about his 25-year journey as an information architect, designer, and design leader at a number

Tom Foley of Monotype on the World of Type Design

Feb 15th, 2021 52m 13s

In this 19th episode, I talk with Tom Foley, Creative Type Director for Monotype, based in London. Tom reflects on his deep experience designing type in the past 10 years and how things have changed with the introduction of variable fonts, curr

Matt Bennett Envisions a Marketplace for Local Trading to Help Communities Thrive During Covid

Aug 3rd, 2020 49m 38s

In this 18th episode, I talk with Matt Bennett, Founder & Creative Director at iid, a brand strategy & design agency headquartered in San Francisco. He is also a professor at Academy of Art University. Matt and I have known each other for more

ECD at Ogilvy Shanghai, Darren Crawforth, Says Advertising in China Has Changed Dramatically During the Pandemic

Jul 11th, 2020 54m 32s

In this 17th episode, I talk with Darren Crawforth, Executive Creative Director at Ogilvy Shanghai. Darren shared his experience going back to the office in China. He talks about the different mindset in China compared to other parts of the wor

Esen Karol Shares About the Design Culture in Istanbul and Her Work Creating It

Jun 28th, 2020 58m 27s

I had a very inspiring chat with graphic designer, educator, publisher, and event organizer Esen Karol, who is based in Istanbul, Turkey. Esen shared her personal journey of becoming a type and graphic designer - starting as a young girl in Ist

Electrolux Chief Design Officer, Pernilla Johansson, Says Physical Distance is No Longer a Limitation

Jun 20th, 2020 51m 43s

I was very fortunate to speak with Pernilla Johansson, Chief Design Officer at Electrolux, and based in Stockholm, Sweden. I enjoyed our very full discussion about her journey to becoming a design leader. She started her first job with Philips

Leandro Agro': Experimental Zoom Backgrounds, the New Office Space and Tech to Bring People Closer

Jun 14th, 2020 38m 17s

Leandro Agro', Design Director at Design Group Italia, shares his thoughts on ways to create more engaging collaborative video calls. He attempts to bridge the physical and digital by bringing in objects and green screen elements to create "sta

iHeartRadio’s EVP of UX, Uta Knablein, Talks About Leading Her UX Team Remotely During COVID-19

Jun 8th, 2020 50m 34s

It was a truly fascinating opportunity to speak with Uta Knablein about her UX design team's work doing research and design at iHeartRadio during the pandemic. Uta offers much-needed tips on how to manage a design team remotely. Onboard new tea

Ovetta Sampson: From Wanting to be Queen of England When 9 to Her Role as CD at Microsoft

Jun 3rd, 2020 39m 7s

I was very lucky to speak with Ovetta Sampson, Principal Creative Director at Microsoft. I enjoyed our animated discussion about how she got her start wanting to be the Queen of England when she was a nine-year-old in Chicago while learning to

Mauro Porcini Has Learned the Value of Slowing Down

May 29th, 2020 58m 2s

Lockdown has given Mauro Porcini, Chief Design Officer at PepsiCo, the chance to slow down, enjoy the details of life, and write a book that captured his life experiences leading large design teams. I was fortunate to hear about his new book an

Radek Taraszka Shares How to Unplug from Work During Quarantine

May 24th, 2020 44m 7s

For the 10th episode of the podcast, I had the great pleasure to "travel" to Poland to chat with Radek Taraszka, a product design lead at UXPin, a UX design and prototyping software company based in Gdańsk, Poland. My favorite lesson Radek gain

Joel Hladecek Tells Designers How to Adapt to a Crisis

May 19th, 2020 45m 19s

Worldwide Creative Officer of EF Education First Joel Hladecek shares his personal experiences of how he has overcome three crises - the Dot-com crash, the 2008 financial crisis, and now Covid-19. From the ending of a company to the loss of a j

Adam Faulkner on Being More Supportive and Less Cranky During Post-Lockdown

May 15th, 2020 44m 26s

I had a fun and inspiring chat with UX firm founder Adam Faulkner in Sydney, Australia. Adam shared his thoughts on how he keeps his team morale up through staging virtual community events and "Quarantini" online gatherings. He also talked abou

Helen Kokk in Estonia Says Now is the Time for Bold Decisions

May 12th, 2020 41m 23s

In our 7th episode of Recliner Designer, I had the great pleasure to speak to Helen Kokk, a lead service designer from Tallinn, Estonia. Helen told me why Tallinn has the most tech startups in the EU. She explains that Estonia's X-Road, a centr

Krister Gustafsson Finds a Silver Lining in Covid-19 to Kickstart a New Book

May 10th, 2020 29m 47s

In this episode, we travel across the Pacific to Sydney, Australia to speak to Krister, who is an experience designer, educator, and author. He tells us how through quarantine he found an opportunity to create a book and course focused on helpi

Momo Estrella on Coming Out of Pandemic in China and the Need for Radical Optimism

May 8th, 2020 38m 30s

Momo Estrella is an interaction designer in Shanghai, China leading UX at IKEA. He talks about his experience transitioning from IDEO to IKEA in the middle of the pandemic and how strange it was coming out of quarantine a month and a half ago t

Diego Kolsky Misses the Serendipity of Chance Encounters

May 8th, 2020 32m 26s

In this latest podcast, I was fortunate to speak with Diego Kolsky, a design leader, ECD, and design educator. Diego leads cross-disciplinary teams working on innovations, deep transformations and high-impact design initiatives. He works with s

Charles Brewer Sees the Bright Side of Designing from Home

May 7th, 2020 38m 22s

Our third episode is with seasoned designer and author Charlie Brewer, who explains how being sheltered at home allows him to work when it suits his peak energy levels. Charlie is a user experience designer and product manager with over 20 year

Gabe Wasserman and Doodle Thursdays

May 5th, 2020 32m 38s

Design manager Gabe Wasserman in San Francisco shares some great ways he engages his team during the quarantine by having "Doodle Thursdays" and special birthday Slack channels, to keep the culture alive in his team. Design manager Gabe Wasserm

Silvio Sangineto Makes a Move During Quarantine

May 4th, 2020 30m 17s

Debut episode #1 for Recliner Designer podcast is with guest Silvio Sangineto, an Italian UX designer working in San Francisco and about to move to Redmond, WA. Silvio shares his amazing experiences working around the world and how he started h

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