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Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer eps. 167 - Katherine TabinowskiKatherine is the founder of K.tab Creative, a branding and web design studio that helps small businesses and startups build strategic online presences. Her winding path to entrepreneurship includes a first career as a furniture buyer, several years in influencer and digital marketing (with a six-year side hustle as a fashion blogger), and nearly five years as a full-stack software engineer. Today, she blends her creative and technical background to craft thoughtful brand identities and custom websites that are as intuitive as they are impactful. When she's not at her laptop, Katherine enjoys working on her photography skills...2025-05-3031 minRamblings of a Designer podcastJonathan GrzybowskiJohnathan Grzybowski is the CMO and co-founder of Penji, an Inc. 5000 creative subscription service that empowers businesses, agencies, and teams with affordable top-tier creative talent. He’s also a storyteller and host of Dear Dads and Free Ideas, where he shares insights on entrepreneurship, leadership, and family life. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a monthly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design) (insta: @happiscribble. LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ramblings-of-a-designer/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Se...2025-04-1544 minRamblings of a Designer podcastMarch Update 2025Spring is here! Here is a quick update for you folks Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a monthly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design) (insta: @happiscribble. LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ramblings-of-a-designer/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner2025-03-3108 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer eps. 164 - John DwyerJohn is a marketing enigma, a “direct response customer attraction expert” who thinks way outside the box. His marketing consultancy business is called The Institute Of Wow – & John’s mantra is that one’s marketing needs to “wow” prospects. He’s also the guy who shocked the marketing world some years back when he convinced Jerry Seinfeld to come out of retirement to be the spokesman for an Australian banking institution, The Greater Building Society. Jerry headed up a “free vacation campaign” which broke home loan lending records and remains folklore in the global banking indus...2025-02-1444 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer eps. 163 - Diana WeymarDiana Weymar grew up in the wilderness of British Columbia, studied Creative Writing at Princeton University, and worked in film in New York City. For the past decade, she has been threading the needle to create a material record of our times. Both on social media and in person, she has encouraged thousands of people to find their own creative path through personal and political challenges. https://www.amazon.com/Crafting-Better-World-Inspiration-Craftivists/dp/0063389282 Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a monthly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, i...2025-01-3136 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer eps. 162 - Trip O'DellTrip ODell, Founder and CEO of 5x5, is a design and technology leader and expert at inclusive innovation. With over two decades of experience spanning education and technology, Trip’s career includes executive and leadership roles at Microsoft, Audible, Amazon, Adobe and multiple startups. A former educator turned tech executive, his unique perspective growing up with dyslexia and ADHD shaped his career, and pioneering approach to inclusive design and technology . Trip’s commitment to the democratizing power of technology and making it accessible to everyone, particularly in education stems from his personal experience of being marginalized under underestimated growing up i...2024-12-2435 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer eps. 161 - Val HeadVal Head is a Principal Designer at Adobe, author, and web animation expert. She is the author of Designing Interface Animation on Rosenfeld Media and teaches CSS Animation on LinkedIn Learning. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a monthly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design) (insta: @happiscribble. LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ramblings-of-a-designer/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner ...2024-11-2332 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer eps. 160 - John RoescherJohn Roescher is the CEO of Raw Materials, 2024's D&AD Design Agency of the Year. Roescher’s interest in the internet and technology — and the ability of each to foster connection and creativity — started at a young age and accelerated once he taught himself to code. This fascination evolved into a passion which led Roescher to launch Handsome, a pioneering digital design firm. Later, driven by a desire to challenge the industry’s growing focus on efficiency over originality, Roescher shuttered Handsome and co-founded Raw Materials, where he guides the firm’s pursuit of unusual wins by balancing rigorous...2024-10-1559 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer eps. 159 - Our UpdateYes, summer is here and it's gone. Life got busy, and here we are... more to come! Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a monthly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design) (insta: @happiscribble. Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner We would love to hear from you! 2024-09-1612 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer eps. 158 - Diego SabajoToday we sat down with Diego and a little bit more about him: I am a Data Scientist / ML (Maching Learning) engineer, born in Suriname, South America, I also have a background in music production. Where I’ve built a business around it, with a global client base. I transitioned into tech first starting and working as a front end developer and then transitioned again into machine learning. Link to the Simplilearn / Caltech video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qlw1tqY4_vc&t=19s Link to my Mindkeyz music production channel: https://www.youtube.com...2024-05-1139 minRamblings of a Designer podcastMay Update 2024Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a monthly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner We would love to hear from you! 2024-04-2604 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer eps. 156 - Meg WilsonMeg Wilson is a former graduate student and recent graduate of Brown University. She has two masters degrees and a bachelors of science, specializing in geology and planetary science. Please everyone contact: ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a monthly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner2024-04-2228 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer eps. 155 - Andrew HeywoodAndrew Heywood has built impactful teams for disruptive companies, starting his recruitment career in Tokyo, Japan. After Japan, Andrew moved back to the Bay Area, California, and joined Google 3 months after their public offering. This started Andrew's Silicon Valley journey, and has since then been building innovative startups at various stages in their growth cycle. Most recently at Roblox, Andrew has been part of 3 startup IPO's and 3 startup acquisitions. Please everyone contact: ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a monthly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@f...2024-03-0831 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer eps. 154 - Ryan YoungRyan Young is a design leader and strategic thinker who enjoys working with cross-functional teams to turn whiteboard sketches into real-world products. He’s been designing since 2011 and has been making digital apps and systems more people-focused for more than 10 years. Ryan is currently the Director of Product Design for P3+Uplift, an IT staffing and software development company in Des Moines, Iowa. When he’s not working, he’s hanging with his family, reading, and finding time to fit in exercise. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a monthly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo...2024-02-2645 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer eps. 153 - Update: January 2024Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a monthly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner We would love to hear from you! 2024-01-2608 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer eps. 152 - Servando SanchezServando Sanchez is a Creative Director at RegexSEO, known for his extensive expertise in multimedia design and illustration. Eight years ago, he embarked on his career journey by creating unique artwork and home decor. Concurrently, he honed his skills in web design, logos, and graphics. Today, as a driving force behind RegexSEO, Servando spearheads the creative vision, conceptualization, and implementation of branding strategies, web design, and marketing campaign creatives, collaborating with an array of companies and clients to produce compelling online and offline marketing materials. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a monthly design news and discussion...2024-01-0240 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer eps. 151 - Patric RichardsonPatric Richardson is America’s go-to expert for laundry quandaries, author of the best-selling Laundry Love: Finding Joy in a Common Chore, and star of The Laundry Guy on HGTV and Discovery Plus. He’s featured frequently on national and international TV and radio shows, and in prominent publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Times, Die Welt, Martha Stewart Living, Real Simple, and Better Homes & Gardens. Richardson also created the ever-popular and often sold-out Laundry Camps, and runs his Mall of America boutique, Mona Williams. He grew up in Lexington, KY, and lives wi...2023-11-1639 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer eps. 150 - Luis GarottiWe have Luis Garotti talk about his work as a young kid to his current love for his company, 292 Co, Luis utilizes the knowledge he has gained over the past 15 + years. The loss of his uncle in 2019 due to the stresses of running a business deeply impacted Luis and motivated him to prioritize mental toughness and personal development. Additionally, Luis has overcome major health challenges, further emphasizing the importance of health and wellness in his life. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a monthly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer...2023-10-1048 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer eps. 149 - Fall Update 2023Aloha Everyone! This is an update from Laszlo and Terri. The summer is coming to an end, and we will be back with more guests from the creative field, and even better, our email is now working. We would love to hear from you. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a monthly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner 2023-09-1103 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer eps. 148 - Jon HainesJonathan is a Senior UX Designer from New York working at a tech startup in the construction industry. He had spent the last several months working freelance while traveling the world with his wife and loves creating and working in design systems. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a monthly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner2023-08-0238 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer eps. 147 - Rajeev SubramanianOver the last 20 years, Rajeev has worked in a variety of roles spanning software engineering, sales, marketing, and most recently in the field of user experience. From 2013 onwards, he has focused his efforts on the growing field of UX, helping organizations of all sizes creatively solve complex problems in the digital space. He received his B.S. in Computer Science from Georgetown University and his M.S. in Human Factors in Information Design from Bentley University. He also teaches UX Design at Georgetown University in their Design Management Masters Program and has his own company Shift UX that helps...2023-06-1553 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer eps. 146 - Doug LevinFinally, we can return emails. We were locked out for a long time. So if you email us, we will get back to you. Let's get back to our podcast we have Doug Levin is the small business owner and operator of JobStars USA, a career services practice providing Resume Writing and Career Coaching services for professionals of all industries and experience levels. He is a Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) and Career Coach (CPCC) with 10+ years holding those credentials." Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a monthly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer...2023-05-1328 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer eps. 145 - Antonio GarcíaAntonio García is Head of Design at TXI. He’s also the founder of Dadwell & Co. and Board Advisor to AIGA Chicago. In addition to design leadership, Antonio is a mentor, educator, and lecturer. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a monthly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner 2023-04-2253 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer eps. 144 - Kevin Philpott (series pt 3)Here is number three by Kevin! Kevin is currently Head of UX for Pie Insurance. Throughout his career, Kevin has offered design leadership for many well-known brands such as: GEICO, IBM, and Quicken Loans. His research has been cited in over 50+ countries. He is a Council member for the George Washington University Customer Experience Advisory Council, Forbes, and Invision’s Design Leadership Forum. Kevin has be guest lectured at the top 3 Human-Computer Interaction Schools in the world (University of Washington, Georgia Tech, and Carnegie Mellon). Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a monthly design news an...2023-03-1547 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer eps. 143 - Kevin Philpott (series pt 2)Here is number two by Kevin! Kevin is currently Head of UX for Pie Insurance. Throughout his career, Kevin has offered design leadership for many well-known brands such as: GEICO, IBM, and Quicken Loans. His research has been cited in over 50+ countries. He is a Council member for the George Washington University Customer Experience Advisory Council, Forbes, and Invision’s Design Leadership Forum. Kevin has be guest lectured at the top 3 Human-Computer Interaction Schools in the world (University of Washington, Georgia Tech, and Carnegie Mellon). Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a monthly design news an...2023-01-1932 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer eps. 142 - Kevin Philpott (series pt 1)I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Here is our series with our own Kevin! More to come! Kevin is currently Head of UX for Pie Insurance. Throughout his career, Kevin has offered design leadership for many well-known brands such as: GEICO, IBM, and Quicken Loans. His research has been cited in over 50+ countries. He is a Council member for the George Washington University Customer Experience Advisory Council, Forbes, and Invision’s Design Leadership Forum. Kevin has be guest lectured at the top 3 Human-Computer Interaction Schools in the world (University of Washington, Georgia Tech, and Carnegie Mellon).2022-11-2246 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer eps. 141 - Adam ShermanThis one you don't want to miss, we have Adam Sherman is a long-time San Francisco resident, graduate of San Francisco State University, environmental social justice activist, and a writer who is relatively new to the scene, having mostly done his writing on social media and public service announcements through his activism before embarking on his first published book. With past experience in public service programs and overseas internships, Adam is here with us today to talk about his book, Living Beyond Normal, how it relates to our common humanity and the need to be more accepting of those...2022-10-1544 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer eps. 140 - Justin Bordeaux The month of August got away from us, but today we have Justin shares his experience with brand, art, and business! A great life lesson by Justin. Justin Bordeaux is an entrepreneur & strategy consultant with more than 22 years of industry experience across different industries. As a personal brand strategist, he coaches business leaders on getting to the next level. Justin is a partner in other brands, is involved in the community, and does public speaking & workshops. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a monthly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and...2022-09-0637 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastJuly UpdateAloha Everyone, Life happens and here is a short update. More next month! Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a monthly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner2022-07-1604 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer eps. 139 - Kevin PhilpottToday we are talking Kevin and more about...Kevin is currently Head of UX for Pie Insurance. Throughout his career, Kevin has offered design leadership for many well-known brands such as: GEICO, IBM, and Quicken Loans. His research has been cite in over 50+ countries. He is a Council member for the George Washington University Customer Experience Advisory Council, Forbes, and Invision’s Design Leadership Forum. Kevin has be guest lectured at the top 3 Human-Computer Interaction Schools in the world (University of Washington, Georgia Tech, and Carnegie Mellon). Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a monthly des...2022-06-1247 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer eps. 138 - Adan ZepedaWe have our own 'Adan' back to the show, and he will let us know what he has been doing. Adan's Bio: Adan Zepeda is a graphic designer from the San Francisco Bay Area. He considers himself a true generalist in the industry he has been in the past 15 years. Lately Adam has been going a more traditional route and learning old school painting and printing techniques like letterpress and screen printing. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a monthly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: f...2022-05-1632 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer eps. 137 - Michael ArndtMichael Arndt is an award-winning graphic designer and author and illustrator of several books including Cat Says Meow and other animalopoeia, My Heart Grows, Minimal New York City: Graphic, Gritty, and Witty, One Yellow Sun, Thoughts Are Air, and rAinbowZ. His love of language and typography inspired this book. Michael lives in New York City with his dog Clooney and his cat Greta. In his spare time, he can be found online correcting other people’s punctuation. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a monthly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@fl...2022-04-1947 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer ep. 136 - George MansouratyGeorge is from Texas and he is a lawyer. He shares his stories and got started in his career! Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a monthly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner2022-03-2057 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer ep. 135 - Jeremy SlagleAs a kid, he drew everything he could think of, hung out with the designers at the advertising agency where his mom worked, and constantly took things apart to better understand them. Always looking for new ways to solve problems, Jeremy was the kid, and later the adult, to whom people turned to when they needed help expressing themselves and their ideas graphically. Today, as the principal of his own firm, Jeremy puts his insatiable curiosity to work every day as he gets into the heads of his clients to understand what they want and—perhaps more importantly—need to d...2022-02-1140 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer ep. 134 - Josh BakkanJosh Bakken is your friendly neighborhood game designer who founded ZU Studios in 2019 to self publish his game ZU Tiles: Hime. And by hook and by crook and with no help from Covid he launched ZU Tiles: Hime in Nov 2020, just in time for the holidays. Other things to add: ZU Tiles (Facebook); zu_tiles (Instagram); available on Amazon but please check in with your local game store first. www.zuhime.com Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a monthly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook...2022-01-1922 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer ep. 133 - Alexander TriesAlexander is an accomplished Creative and Technical Recruiter based in Southern CA with a passion for activism, mental health, and all things beauty & makeup. He spent most of his career recruiting Design talent for some of the countries most impactful and recognized brands/companies, and has seen the best and worst of design portfolios. Staying on the creative realm and through their passions, they recently built a YouTube channel called “Alexander Tries” that aims to educate people on a broad range of topics from LGBTQIA+ issues to living authentically and everyday life advice through a more lighthearted creative lens. 2021-12-0333 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer ep. 132 - Thomas GirardThomas Girard is a Canadian scholar. Girard was accepted to attend the University of Oxford in lectures equivalent to graduate coursework. Girard has received several Emerging Scholar awards, first at the Design Principles and Practices conference in Barcelona, Spain at the prestigious ELISAVA. At Emily Carr University of Art and Design he received his second Emerging Scholar award. Other awards include RBC Emerging Scholar, Royal Bank of Canada Foundation. For 2021, he has been awarded an Emerging Scholar award from the New Directions in the Humanities conference in Madrid, Spain. My TEDx talk: https://www.ted.com/talks...2021-11-0234 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer ep. 131 - UpdateThis is a short podcast, we will be back in a few weeks with more interviews! Ramblings of a Designer podcast is bi-weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner2021-10-1302 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer ep. 130 - Anci SunToday we talk to Anci Sun, a former recruiting professional turned Product Designer, working at a startup that builds software to improve the eRegulatory process for clinical research sites. She's committed to advocating for the importance of not abstracting human needs from emerging technologies, and plans to attend graduate school to pursue this goal. Outside of work, Anci enjoys talking to individuals who are looking to make the leap from the social sciences to User Experience Design. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is bi-weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink...2021-09-1637 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer ep. 129 - Tolu Garcia Tolu Garcia is the Founder of UI Narrative, which provides online learning for Product Design (UI, UX, IxD, and Research) through the podcast, mentorship, and future online courses/products. She's also a Senior Product Designer at NotDev, a small design studio in Dallas, TX, working with clients ranging from startups to large corporations like Toyota and Google. When Tolu is not designing product solutions, you can find her playing her favorite songs on her electric guitar. Her next ventures are the Product Design courses launching later this year. Are you ready to become a Product Designer or...2021-08-1244 minRamblings of a Designer podcastJohn FaheyToday we talk to John and I have to tell you this a good one to listen to! So John have a long-term interest in Natural Language learning and Technology. He has lived, studied or worked in Madagascar, Japan and Mexico. John was born in Massachusetts and moved with my family to Florida, where his father worked supporting the early space program. He graduated in 1989 with a BA in French and spent the summer traveling in Europe, to France, Switzerland, Germany, Poland, and Spain. In 1991, he moved to Torrence, California to join a start-up Japanese Computer company. In 2000, John b...2021-07-3135 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer ep. 127 - Desmond ChanDesmond Chan leads product management at Zumigo building the next generations of Zumigo products. Desmond is an innovative product leader with 20 years of increasing responsibility in global product management in Mobile Identity, Online Payment, E-Commerce, and Fraud Management. Prior to Zumigo, Desmond had spent 9 years as Director of Product Management at PayPal managing end-to-end merchant and consumer experience for Online Payment, and 4 years at eBay building seller and buyer fraud detection & prevention systems. Desmond holds a Masters's Degree in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is...2021-07-1542 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer ep. 126 - Szymon AdamiakSzymon Adamiak is a self-taught software developer. He abandoned a career as a lawyer to pursue his childhood dream to create software. In the last five years, he co-founded a design-centered software house and wrote a Frontend Unicorn ebook to help other programmers master their craft. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is bi-weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner2021-07-0229 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer ep. BreakAloha Everyone, We are taking a short break, we will be next time. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is bi-weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner2021-06-1701 minRamblings of a Designer podcastDillon ChiToday we have Dillon Chi, he is graduating in three months. He has organized two hackathons, the last awarded scholarships to south-la high schoolers to attend ArtCenter College of Design where he is currently a student. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is bi-weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner2021-05-1224 minRamblings of a Designer podcastZane MilakovicToday we talk about development, design and product. Zane, a former game designer, made the transition back to web development 11 years ago. He has spent most of his middle career helping Fortune 25 companies upgrade their digital experiences, and bridging the gap between design agencies and technology teams. He has recently focused on looking at technology and products end-to-end and how technology and end-user experience can define and drive product development and go-to-market strategies. As a father of two, he spends most of his free time with his two girls exploring the many Indiana trails. At least when he is...2021-05-0544 minRamblings of a Designer podcastSuhas MullapudiToday we talk to Suhas all Product! He is originally from India but grew up in Singapore and Texas. He studied Computer Science at UT and started out his career as a Software Engineer. Started out at HP. After HP, he moved to GM where he was working on brand websites across GM's vast portfolio. While at GM, I was working towards my MBA from UT Austin. Upon graduation, I switched to Product. As a Product Manager at GM, he worked with our own Laszlo to modernize and redesign the gmc.com website. Now, he at Disney where he wor...2021-04-2131 minRamblings of a Designer podcastCharlie BrewerCharlie Brewer is a user experience design leader with over 20 years of experience in enterprise and consumer software, startups, and media. He helps grow companies by engaging customers with great digital experiences. His compass for good design is a passion for insights into the user’s world plus creating software products that are empowering, easy to learn, and easy to use. Along the way he grows organizational UX capabilities, mentors product designers, and tackles special projects. He is co-author of Designing Interfaces: Patterns for Effective Interaction Design (O’Reilly Media, 2020). Charlie lives in San Francisco. His...2021-04-0733 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer ep. 121 - Trip O'DellTrip's work leading design at companies such as Adobe, Microsoft, and Amazon has touched the lives people around the world. His past work includes the design of video games for the Chicago Field Museum, childhood health initiatives for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, vehicular interfaces at Audible, IOT, Shopping, communications and voice Skills for Amazon Alexa, revolutionizing online learning, scaling the service design for Amazon's 'last mile' delivery experience from a 2-city pilot to an $11.5 billion global logistics system delivering over 2 billion packages globally, in just 18 months. Before his career in tech, Trip was a teacher...2021-03-2449 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer ep. 120 - Abi Yusuf and Philip WakuDr. Abiodun Yusuf (PhD) is what can only be described as an extreme geek and an entrepreneur with a big heart. With a wide-ranging experience cutting across Eye-tracking, Computer Science and Human Factors, Aerospace Engineering, Business Intelligence systems, Cyber Security, Hyper-automation, Engineering Design and Robotics, you can be sure you will always have an interesting conversation with this man. Philip Waku with his 15 years technical experience, 6 years in leadership and management with a strong background in SEO, Secure Programming, Networking, Systems Administration, Web Development, Automation, and Social Media Marketing. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is b...2021-03-1048 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer ep. 119 - Ash ThomasWe have Ash Thomas with us today, he is a Design Engineer with 3 years of professional experience with a passion for creating things that are as pleasurable to use as they are useful. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is bi-weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner2021-02-2435 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer ep. 118 - Jason SilverJason Silver is a senior lead UX designer who most recently joined Netgear to support their Connected Home Products group. He has been honing his craft in the industry for the last 20 years; for the past 10 or so, his focus was primarily in Fintech at companies like Intuit, PayPal, and Clover. His passion centers around helping teams develop customer empathy and tirelessly advocating for the customer. When not working, he's often spending time with his family, practicing his digital photography skills, and training or running 5K's. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is bi-weekly design news and discussion...2021-02-1132 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer ep. 117 - Marlon McKinneyMarlon McKenney is a San Francisco-based author, illustrator, and creative director with over 20 years of professional advertising experience working in San Francisco’s top ad agencies. Marlon has worked with Fortune 500 brands like Apple, Sony, Suzuki, EA, Motown, Universal Records, and Chase Bank, and continues to push creative boundaries. In 2016, he founded the independent publishing company, Conscious Culture Publishing, that focuses primarily on delivering diverse multicultural content to educate and empower children across the globe. With the release of Alice in Wonderland Remixed in 2017, Marlon became one of the first artists to create a children’s book entirely illustrated usin...2021-01-2743 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer ep. 116 - Josh BakkenWe had Josh back to share more about his pre launch with his game board. Josh Bakken is just your friendly neighborhood game designer who founded ZU Studios in 2019 in order to self publish his game ZU Tiles: Hime. And by hook and by crook and with no help from Covid he was able to launch ZU Tiles: Hime in Nov 2020, just in time for the holidays. Other things to add: ZU Tiles (Facebook); zu_tiles (Instagram); available on Amazon but please check in with your local game store first. www.zuhime.com Ramblings of a...2021-01-1742 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer ep. 115 - Xavier VazquezXavier Vazquez is a sophomore at Stanford University studying Product Design, Computer Science, and Human Rights. As a student invested in the design process, Xavier has taken the president position in the Design For America Stanford Chapter and continues to seek other opportunities within and out of industry to hone his design skills. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is bi-weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner2021-01-1329 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer - ep. 114 - Ryan FrederickToday we talk to Ryan design and much much more! Ryan Frederick is a Founder and product person at heart. Ryan has had the privilege of being part of starting and growing several software and service companies. He has helped companies grow from inception, to viability, through to sustainability. Ryan has authored a book on increasing the odds of success in creating products, being a Founder, and starting companies called The Founder’s Manual: A Guidebook for Becoming a Successful Book: https://www.paramountbooks.com/founders-manual-ryan-frederick Entrepreneur. Ryan speaks frequently about the product, Fou...2020-12-3026 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer - ep. 113 - Shajeel RehmanWith 15 years of experience in art direction and design, Shajeel has spent countless hours strenuously perfecting his craft, and learned how to apply his creativity in various capacities. Over the years, Shajeel has fine-tuned his skill set by collaborating with other talented teams, and learned various new skills from the creative minds he has worked with. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is bi-weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Lazslo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/r...2020-12-1919 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer - ep. 112 - Norman WollastonCustomer Service to a UX Designer, Norman will share his story. He was born and raised in Southern California, with Jamaican and Belizean roots, that enjoys talking about cars and astrophysics. Over the years, he worked in multiple positions and gained a diverse skill set from Sales and Customer Experience, which helped to further my ability to find visual solutions. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is bi-weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Lazslo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us...2020-12-0532 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer - ep. 111- Jimmy ChangJimmy is a creative storyteller and a UX researcher. After he graduated CareerFoundry, he co-founded Heist UX Research and Design Solutions. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a bi-weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Lazslo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner2020-11-1123 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer - ep. 110 - Michica Medina-ProvatoMichica Provato is a Product Design Manager and Innovation Catalyst at Intuit based in Toronto, Canada. She leads a team of designers who identify and help solve the biggest problems for small businesses, accounting professionals, and self-employed. She has been practicing UX for 20 years at companies like IBM, points.com, Algorithmics, and AOL and is currently on the board of directors for the Toronto Chapter of the UXPA. While her work continues to challenge her and evolve over the years, her primary inspiration remains her family. As a dedicated hockey and swim mom of ten-year-old twins, most of her...2020-10-2328 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer - ep. 109 - Kaleve Tufono-IosefaKaleve has services on a team of many: Non-Profit, Government, A Community Builder, Board of Directors VP level, Serving two internships with President Regan, and Present Bush. Kaleve hails from Hawaii with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the University of Hawaii. The connections are relentless to help drive all simple solutions. We talk about her career has so many ties we deal in UX! Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a bi-weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Lazslo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ra...2020-10-0632 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer - ep. 108 - Ian GoIan go is a product designer at Amplitude, a product intelligence tool for PMs, Marketers and even designers to analyze how their customers are using their products. He tells about his journey about being a designer and data. You can find him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-go-43472269/ Ramblings of a Designer podcast is bi-weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Lazslo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner2020-09-0931 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer - ep. 107 - Jesse Lee DespardJesse talks about her job and day to day what a researcher does. Jesse Lee Despard is a user experience design researcher and Los Angeles native who loves the ocean. She earned her master’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction and attended Purdue University with an emphasis on human factors psychology. She uses psychology skills to better communicate and empathize with users in research to inform design decisions. In her free time, she walks her dogs and can be anywhere along with the coastline surfing or fishing. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is bi-weekly design news and discussion po...2020-08-2920 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer - ep. 106 - Mike MalewiczWe talk to Mike about how started HYPE and giving great advice about design overall. Mike started designing back in 1999, initially for fun, gaming-related projects. Back then a web designer was the person who both designed and coded the front-end, so he had to quickly learn to code too. Mike worked in a couple of agencies and in 2013 I started HYPE4. He teaches design at SWPS University in Poland, speaks at some conferences. Mike wrote the UI Design book and he is currently working his developers on a "Frontend Unicorn" book + a platform for online courses. designingui.co...2020-08-0939 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer - ep. 105 - Portfolio Review: Scott WongToday we talk to Scott about his Portfolio and he took the Careerfoundry UX course and we have James Donnelly help us! He graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Industrial Engineering in 2017. Since then, Scott has been working as a quality engineer for Honda, where he collaborates with suppliers to develop new parts for the future Honda Civic. Here is the video: https://youtu.be/t497L5LzMsE Ramblings of a Designer podcast is bi-weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Lazslo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:h...2020-07-2626 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer - ep. 104 - Laszlo Lazuer & Jimmy ChangLet's meet Laszlo and Jimmy who help me run the podcast. This interview is all about them so our viewers can know them better. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a bi-weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Lazslo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner2020-07-1427 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer ep. 103 - Xavier VazquezXavier Vazquez is a rising sophomore at Stanford University pursuing a Product Design degree. He wishes to incorporate the design process and tech in order to create a social impact. His interest lie in: art, Latin American History, organizing, and indie music. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a bi-weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Lazslo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner2020-06-2929 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 102 - Jesse DespardUX Researcher We talk to Jesse Lee Despard is a user experience design researcher and Los Angeles native who loves the ocean. She uses psychology skills to better communicate and empathize with users in research to inform design decisions. Contact Jesse: Twitter: jesseleedespart LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jesseleedespard email: j.l.despard@gmail.com Ramblings of a Designer podcast is bi-weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Lazslo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on...2020-06-2133 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 101 - Nicole Kim Interview"Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner Nicole Kim is a Design Operations Leader and Speaker. She has spent working with design teams helping them to execute more efficiently. Nicole is a 12 year veteran of Toastmasters and holds her Distinguished For the past 10 years, she has taught public speaking skills to adults with disabilities at College...2020-06-1634 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 100 - Paul Manzione InterviewRamblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner Paul Manzione is a self proclaimed Geek, Husband, Foodie, Faithful Believer, and Crazy Dreamer! Design runs in his family as his father graduated in the 60's from Parsons, running his own design studio for 40 years! Longevity also seems to run in his family since he's been working for the sam...2020-06-0834 minRamblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 99 - James Donnelly InterviewRamblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner James Donnelly is a the Manager for Mitchell Martin’s Product & UX Team. He has 5 years’ of experience in the staffing industry, which has been primarily in the creative/technology space working for Robert Half as a National Director before running the Product Team. James has helped place hu...2020-06-0139 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 98 - Santiago Sinisterra InterviewRamblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner Santiago was born and raised in Colombia and came with his family in the late 90's to Florida when things were quite bad there security wise. He has always loved music and decided to study Music Production and Engineering at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Through stra...2020-05-2659 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 97 - Shajeel Rehman InterviewRamblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner With 15 years of experience in art direction and design, Shajeel has spent countless hours strenuously perfecting his craft, and learned how to apply his creativity in various capacities. Over the years, Shajeel has fine-tuned his skill set by collaborating with other talented teams, and learned various new skills from the...2020-05-1839 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 1 - Throwback EpisodeRamblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner2020-05-1246 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 96Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner This week we talk about: Vettery https://www.vettery.com/ 400+ FIRED BY A ZOOM CALL RECORDING! https://youtu.be/azxTnxPxJPQ 2020-04-2731 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 95 - Josh Bakken InterviewRamblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner Josh Bakken is a game designer in the SF Bay Area. He has worked for many toy/game companies over the years including EA, Hasbro Interactive, Leapfrog, and others. He was the Producer on Stone Age 2, Dream of Mirror Online and the Executive Producer of the Dungeon Cons...2020-04-171h 20
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 94 - Portfolio ReviewThis is a video episode, checkout the youtube link here: https://youtu.be/CJGGKPR4V-k Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner After studying Media at London University Mat Ward became a firefighter. Then he flew helicopters to oil rigs in the North Sea and Malaysia. Moved to the US and b...2020-04-111h 25
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 93 - Portfolio ReviewThis is a video episode, checkout the youtube link here: https://youtu.be/UuUqSxs-3Uk Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner Melody Ulep is a UX design student originally from Oahu Hawaii, who also has a background in freelance photography, web development, and welding!2020-04-071h 26
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 92Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner Christine Teh is a personal finance coach and IRS Enrolled Agent. She helps working professionals get their finances in order and live a life they love without money being a stress. Website - www.TehFinancialCoaching.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TehFi...2020-03-271h 03
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 91** Unfortunately the audio cuts off at the at the last 30 seconds ** Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner Natalie Dunbar is a user experience content strategist, freelance writer, occasional speaker, and builder of engaging content experiences for enterprises that include Anthem, Inc., Kaiser Permanente and YP.com. Working closely with multid...2020-03-191h 12
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 90Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner This week we talk with Zoshua Colah. he is the founder of UX Library, a website with articles, books, courses, and tools for anyone who wishes to learn UX. He recently graduated from the Informatics program at the University of Washington, and his design work has driven resu...2020-03-121h 17
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 89Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner This week we talked with Geremy Mumenthaler. Geremy is a design generalist, former design director of The Noun Project, alumni of design studios Philosophie, Simple.Honest.Work. and currently starting a new multi-disciplinary design studio Geremy Dot Design. 2020-03-061h 08
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 88Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner This week we talked about: You can now get a free typography crit from Jonathan Hoefler https://www.fastcompany.com/90467466/you-can-now-get-a-free-typography-crit-from-jonathan-hoefler SF Design Conferences https://www.google.com/search?q=design+conference+san+francisco+2020&oq=design+conference+san&aqs=chrome.2.0j69i57j0...2020-02-2837 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 87Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner This week we talked about: What companies really want in a designer, according to a top recruiter for Google, Dropbox, and Sonder https://www.fastcompany.com/90461429/what-companies-really-want-in-a-designer-according-to-a-top-recruiter-for-google-dropbox-and-sonder If You’re Starting a Side Hustle in 2020, Start Here https://medium.com/the-pos...2020-02-2444 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 86Since this is mainly a visual episode, check out the youtube link here: https://youtu.be/NDAvrb28Xd0 Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/Ly_srmWa-mY Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner *** https://www.worldiaday.org/ Feb 22 at UCLA *** This week we do a portfo...2020-02-141h 12
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 85Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner *** https://www.worldiaday.org/ Feb 22 at UCLA *** This week we talked with Amy Jackson, Amy is a recruiter specializing in top UX Design positions.2020-02-061h 04
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 84Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner *** https://www.worldiaday.org/ Feb 22 at UCLA *** This week we talked about: Continuing the 7 Habits of Effective People - Maturity Continuum From 2D to 3D Illustration – Design Trend https://www.themasterpicks.com/from-2d-to-3d-illustration/ corona virus da...2020-01-3142 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 83Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner *** https://www.worldiaday.org/ Feb 22 at UCLA *** This week we talked about: UX design process: a simple (but complete) guide https://webflow.com/blog/ux-design-process 7 habits of highly effective people Paradigm shifts Chris Do Redesigns Our Lo...2020-01-2538 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 82Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/Ly_srmWa-mY Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner *** https://www.worldiaday.org/ Feb 22 at UCLA *** This week we do a portfolio review of our guest Reysol Grant. 2020-01-181h 33
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 81Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner *** https://www.worldiaday.org/ Feb 22 at UCLA *** This week we talk about: Reflecting on 2019, and 2020 Goals2020-01-1025 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 80Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner *** https://www.worldiaday.org/ Feb 22 at UCLA *** This week we talk about: The Best and Worst Identities of 2019, Part 1: The Most Notable Reviewed & Noted https://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/the_best_and_worst_identities_of_2019_part_1_the_most_notable_review...2019-12-2638 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 79Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner *** https://www.worldiaday.org/ Feb 22 at UCLA *** This week we talk about: AIGA Census https://designcensus.org/ A fable to explain UX to rookies https://uxdesign.cc/a-fable-to-explain-ux-to-rookies-7ec58fcc3b87 http://batux.design/ 2019-12-1941 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 78Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner This week we talk about: Looking at the Future – Design Trends of 2020 https://www.toptal.com/designers/ux/digital-design-trends-2020 The State of UX in 2020 https://trends.uxdesign.cc/ Question of the Week: "Hi everyone! I wanted to have...2019-12-1244 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 77Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner This week we talk about: Download More Than 300 Art Books From the Getty Museum’s Virtual Library https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/12/getty-museum-virtual-library/ What’s the next UI design trend? https://uxdesign.cc/whats-the-next-ui-design-trend-75c8b61f5c7c Building a Researc...2019-12-0550 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 76Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner This week we talk about: Why some designs look messy, and others don’t https://uxdesign.cc/why-some-designs-look-messy-and-others-dont-1755b8ce22ff 10 things that helped me improve as a UI designer https://uxdesign.cc/10-things-that-helped-me-improve-as-a-ui-designer-78d3f551372 Questio...2019-11-2642 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 75Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner This week we talk about: Trends to keep an eye in 2020 https://uxdesign.cc/trends-to-keep-an-eye-in-2020-8cf09b30f77f Zooba https://andwalsh.com/work/all/zooba/ Understand your future role, be a product designer https://uxplanet.org/under...2019-11-221h 03
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 74Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner This week we talk about: Lemonade gets a nastygram from Deutsche Telekom over its use of magenta, says it will fight https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/04/lemonade-gets-a-nastygram-from-deutsche-telekom-over-its-use-of-magenta-says-it-will-fight/ Tools for Teaching Typographic Illusions https://www.typography.com/blog/typographic-illusions Rise of the Meta...2019-11-1440 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 73Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/?modal=admin_todo_tour Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner This week we talk about: Adobe Max Updates https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD8AMy73ZVxXYPCiddLVNPIdSM2XZwDy7 Facebook Redesign https://facebook.design/companybrand Monster List of UX Books: November 2019 Updates https://medium.com/@chris...2019-11-0746 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 72Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/?modal=admin_todo_tour Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner This week we talk about: What’s the 2020 Color of the Year? There are three so far https://www.fastcompany.com/90421200/whats-the-2020-color-of-the-year-there-are-three-so-far Variable font experiments https://www.typearture.com/variable-fonts/ Font style matcher https://meowni...2019-10-3130 min
Ramblings of a Designer podcastRamblings of a Designer Podcast ep. 71*** Join us for a Sensory Design Workshop ran by previous podcast guest Alastair Somerville Sensory Design Workshop Oct 30, 2019 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/m-somerville-sensory-design-workshop-ultra-human-centered-design-theory-and-practice-tickets-73227097219?aff=ebdssbdestsearch Here's Alastair's article discussing the event:https://medium.com/@acuity_design/emotion-thru-design-losing-the-hard-soft-skill-divide-ac6fd1e05fe9 *** Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/?modal=admin_todo_tour Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on...2019-10-2543 min