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Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#123: Audio Branding with Dexter GarciaIn this episode of Nodes of Design, we explore the powerful world of Audio Branding with Dexter Garcia, audio branding strategist, UX sound designer, music producer, and co-founder of Audio UX. Based in New York, Dexter has been instrumental in crafting holistic sonic identity systems for global brands across various industries, including international banks, electric vehicles, AI voice assistants, and smart home appliances.Tune in as Dexter takes us behind the scenes of how sound becomes design. We discuss the psychology of audio, building consistent sonic identities, and how brands can harness the emotional power of sound...
2025-08-281h 04
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#122: Design for Innovation & Sustainability with Prof. Amaresh ChakrabartiIn this enlightening episode of Nodes of Design, we sit down with Prof. Amaresh Chakrabarti to explore his journey into design. We discuss how designers can create meaningful societal impact, the evolving role of artists in the AI era, and key takeaways from the DRM method. Prof. Chakrabarti also shares valuable recommendations for designers looking to innovate and push boundaries. Tune in for a masterclass in design thinking, research, and real-world application!Amaresh Chakrabarti is a Senior Professor and current Chair, Department of Design & Manufacturing, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore. He did BE from IIEST Shibpur, ME from...
2025-04-141h 17
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#121: Designing for Collision with James SongHello everyone, and welcome back to the ‘Nodes of Design’ podcast! I’m Tejj, and today we have a very special guest joining us. Our show is all about exploring the intersections of design, technology, and human connection, and today we’re in for a treat.It’s my pleasure to introduce James Song– a seasoned design executive with over 20 years of experience building teams, products, and brands that sit at the nexus of digital innovation and tangible human experiences. James is currently the VP of Design at Tinder, where he leads the charge on brand, product, and content...
2025-03-2642 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#120: Ikigai - The Art of Designing Your Dream Job and Purpose with Alice Au QuanIn this enlightening episode of Nodes of Design, we dive deep into the concept of Ikigai with Alice Au Quan, exploring how this Japanese philosophy can help design a purposeful and fulfilling career. Alice shares her expertise on applying Ikigai to discover the sweet spot between passion, talent, societal needs, and financial sustainability.
We tackle common misconceptions about finding career purpose and discuss how design thinking can bridge these gaps. Alice opens up about her personal journey, revealing how she has applied Ikigai principles to navigate challenges and create a meaningful work life. We also explore actionable...
2025-01-1744 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#118: Design to VC: Growth, Product Pitfalls & PLG Myths with Andy BuddIn this episode of Nodes of Design, we sit down with Andy Budd to explore his fascinating journey from being a designer to thriving as a venture capitalist. Andy shares how his design and product expertise shape his investment strategies and help founders build impactful startups.
We dive into the seven key factors that drive growth, the common mistakes founders make with their early products, and the challenges of being the first design or product hire in a startup. Andy also unpacks where growth design fits in today’s landscape and sheds light on why most early-stage gr...
2024-11-2038 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#117: Power and Politics at Work by Stan RappStan Rapp is a Ukrainian product designer who currently resides in the US. With 15 years of experience in design, including a decade in design leadership roles, Stan is currently leading a mission-critical design team at Asana. Before Asana, Stan scaled design teams at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Ford. Stan has won multiple design awards, including SF Design Week, TechCrunch Disrupt, Red Dot, and Innovation by Design from FastCompany.
In this eye-opening episode of Nodes of Design, we dive deep into the world of workplace dynamics with Stan Rapp, a Ukrainian product designer leading mission-critical teams at Asana. With 15 years o...
2024-08-3156 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#116: Synergy in Design: Unpacking Collaboration by Jae ParkWe have a truly exceptional guest who has shaped the digital world as we know it. Please welcome Jae Park, a design visionary with over 25 years of experience crafting experiences that resonate with millions. He brings his design leadership to lead new business innovations and build design teams at scale. He seeks to bridge business and technology goals with humanity.
Jae has been at the forefront of innovation, leading design teams at tech giants like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft. His work has redefined how we interact with technology, from pioneering the Echo Show to...
2024-07-3132 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#115: Design Landscape in LATAM by Rafael Brandão, Raul Queiroz and Karina TronkosToday, we're celebrating a milestone achievement. Thanks to you, our incredible listeners, Nodes of Design has been ranked as one of the Top 6 Design Podcasts in Brazil on Apple Podcasts charts!
And what better way to celebrate this milestone than with a first in Nodes of Design history? Today, we're joined by not one, but three amazing guests from across Latin America to explore the vibrant and diverse design landscape of the region. We'll discuss the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities that are shaping the future of design in LATAM.
2024-06-2642 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#114: EV Charging Experience Design by Wolfgang BremerWolfgang Bremer is a German-Canadian award-winning design veteran with 20+ years of experience and a rare combination of design & product knowledge. He currently serves as the Vice President of Design at Volkswagen Group Charging.
As a design leader in multiple Fortune 500 companies and highly funded startups, Wolfgang has managed global design teams and worked on products used by tens of millions of users in 190+ countries.
Equipped with an entrepreneurial mindset, creative problem-solving skills, and an excellent eye for detail, he drives product design & development and creates outstanding consumer & business products. In short, Wolfgang likes...
2024-05-1342 min
Product UnwindProduct Unwind#07: Mastering Supply Chains and Pushing Boundaries by Rajesh Achanta |P&G|In this captivating episode, we sit down with Rajesh Achanta, a titan in the field of supply network operations, to unravel the secrets behind managing a colossal operation that powers the APAC markets with net sales surpassing USD 7 billion. With over three decades of experience at P&G, Rajesh shares his invaluable insights on leading a vast team of over 2000 employees, navigating complex supply chains involving 1000+ material suppliers, and ensuring seamless delivery from over 50 manufacturing operations to customers across the globe.
But Rajesh's expertise is not just about numbers and operations. We delve into the philosophy that drives his...
2024-02-071h 43
Product UnwindProduct Unwind#06: Navigating the Ladder:Climbing the Summit of Consulting by Aditya Goyal | Circles.Life, BCG, Unilever |Aditya is a business leader with ~15 years of experience in Consumer Tech, FMCG, and Retail. He graduated top of his class from IIT BHU in 2008, and spent 10 years with consumer goods giant HUL, with multiple stints in the global parent Unilever across 4 continents. He then moved to the very c Boston Consulting Group, for 3 years, where he advised clients on Consumer Goods and Retail business in SEA. Currently, he works with a Tech startup (Circles.Life) based in Singapore, where he heads New businesses launching new products globally.
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2023-12-1545 min
Product UnwindProduct Unwind#05: Mastering Data Analytics from Bytes to Strategy by Meenakshi Arun Subramanian | Microsoft, HP, Women in Big Data India |Meenakshi is the Director of Strategy and Transformation at Microsoft's Azure Cloud Supply Chain India Center of Excellence. She has 24+ years of experience spanning Software Engineering and Analytics. She has set up and led Analytics teams in multiple functions, including Marketing, Sales Strategy, Sales & Supply Chain Operations and Services. She is passionate about helping businesses meet their strategic goals with the power of data and analytics.
As a Women in Big Data India Executive Council member, Meenakshi helps design. She leads programs that seek to empower women with mentorship and skills to advance in their careers or return...
2023-10-0948 min
Product UnwindProduct Unwind#04: Shaping the Future of Early Education by Monica Shrivastava | BYJU'S, Amazon, Ola |Let's welcome Monica Shrivastava, an experienced product leader driving growth and innovation. Over the past 14 years of her experience, she has spearheaded transformative initiatives at BYJU'S, Amazon, and OLA, optimizing user engagement, profitability, and international expansion through strategic product management.
In this engaging conversation, Monica shares her insights into product development, discussing how ed-tech platforms create an attractive and practical experience for children during their early stages. She sheds light on the intricacies of encouraging active participation through gamification, personalization, and analytics, ultimately fostering a love for learning. We further understand how her team...
2023-08-1839 min
Product UnwindProduct Unwind#03: The internet journey of India by Sumit Rajwade | Rediff.com, Logo Infosoft, IMC |In this episode, we have an exceptional guest with us. Sumit Rajwade is a highly experienced product leader with 24+ years of industry experience working on large-scale product development, program management, leadership and investor relations. He served as CTO for Logo Infosoft and co-Chairman of the Digital Transformation Committee at IMC. Sumit played a crucial role in building India's first email service at Rediff, consecutively winning the CIO Choice of the Year award for three years. He is also a visiting lecturer at VJTI and Welingkar Institute of Management and a guest speaker at CDAC. Currently, he works on mentoring...
2023-08-0354 min
Product UnwindProduct Unwind#02: Navigating Real Estate Classifieds by Amit Kumar Singh | 99acres.com, Adobe, Citibank NA |Amit Kumar Singh is a product leader with over 15 years of product management experience spread over B2B and B2C products in Indian and International markets. He is passionate about consumer internet and emerging technologies and how new technologies can solve consumer problems better. He likes to mentor aspiring product managers and people transitioning into product management.
In this episode, we are privileged to host Amit, an esteemed expert in real estate classifieds and a seasoned product manager. Amit takes us on a captivating journey, sharing his profound knowledge and experience in real est...
2023-07-2731 min
Product UnwindProduct Unwind#01: Exploring the Web: AI and Health Innovations by Prerana Nayak | Microsoft, Rediff.com, FirstRain |Prerana Nayak is a Group Product Manager at Microsoft. She currently leads the web experiences for the Health segment, along with other growth and analytics initiatives. Microsoft Start Health brings trustworthy health information from the web and the voice of health experts like doctors, trainers, nutritionists etc., to search and news, making it a credible one-stop hub for your health needs. Overall, Prerana has over 20 years of industry experience in various areas like search technologies, internet platforms, e-commerce, supply chain management, etc. She started her career as an engineer before moving to Product management which she describes as her...
2023-07-1144 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#83: User interface design by Bob BaxleyBob Baxley is a design executive, advisor, mentor, and advocate who has built, managed, and led UX teams at some of Silicon Valley's most respected companies. With a career spanning three decades, Bob's work at Apple, Pinterest, Yahoo!, and elsewhere has touched hundreds of millions of users worldwide.
Currently, Bob serves as the Senior Vice-President of Design at ThoughtSpot, a business intelligence, and data analytics platform. Before ThoughtSpot, Bob was Head of Product Design at Pinterest and spent over eight years at Apple. While at Apple, Bob served in senior leadership roles in the retail and e-commerce t...
2022-03-0147 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#82: Industrial design by Charles L Mauro, CHFPCharles L. Mauro CHFP is president and Founder of MAURO Usability Science (MUS), a New York-based consulting firm founded in 1975. Mr. Mauro is a Certified Human Factors Engineering Professional BCPE. Mr. Mauro has personally managed over 4,000 research and development projects over his 40-year career as a leading expert in human factors engineering, product design, and design research. His clients include Nike, Dyson, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Pfizer, Merck, Amazon, Facebook, and industries covering high technology, medical/pharmaceutical, financial, heavy industrial, consumer, government/DOD, and startups.
Received numerous citations for design and design research, including The Industrial Designers Society o...
2022-01-2839 min
Make it Make SenseE29 A Talk about GenderIn our first episode of the year, we use a throwaway because Tejj has covid, after NYE I contracted it GODDAMN! What a way to start 2022. We recorded this last year just in case something like this happens, most of us don't know what we're on about, don't hate us, we love everyone.
2022-01-0343 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#81: Human Centered Research by Reggie Murphy, PhDReggie Murphy is passionate about creating a human-centered world. He is a 20-year veteran of the UX Research and Design space and currently leads the Creation and Conversations Research team on Twitter. Before Twitter, Reggie built and led the client experience research team at Vanguard. He also led research teams at Meta (formerly Facebook) who helped build Facebook's Camera Effects Platform, Facebook Groups, and Workplace. Before Meta, Reggie led research and design engagements for Electronic Ink (now Capgemini) as a Principal Research Consultant working with clients such as J.P. Morgan Chase, UnitedHealth Group, and Penske.
In th...
2021-12-1045 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#80: Data Enabled Design by Eva DeckersEva Deckers is a design leader and design strategist. At present, she is the Director of Data-Enabled Design at Philips Experience Design, where she leads a team of designers at the cutting edge of integrating design, data, and AI. Eva holds a Ph.D. in human-centered AI and translates her ideas into the health technology context. As a strategist, she supports her organization in shaping and implementing customer-driven strategies, ensuring strategy always starts from the benefit you will deliver. She is passionate about using the power of design, data, and AI to make a difference in the health and...
2021-11-0732 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#79: System Design by Nur KaradenizNur Karadeniz is a design leader in human-centered services and systems. With a deep passion for shaping new technologies and delivering value for humanity, Nur helps organizations achieve sustainable transformations and leverage new technologies for better use. Over the last decade, Nur has set up award-winning innovation teams for Fjord, Accenture, and Wongdoody of Infosys and leading global innovation capabilities for large organizations. She is currently authoring a book, System Design Practice, and teaching the topic at multiple universities in Europe.
In this episode, Nur shared great insights on System Design Methodology, how to build system design...
2021-09-1143 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#78: Lean design practices by Rich McCoyRich McCoy is a highly experienced creative leader. He is passionate about his work and has led teams for Trade Me and Nationwide Building Society. His creative endeavors have seen him working at celebrated agencies such as AKQA, LBi, Isobar, and Saatchi & Saatchi. He is currently contracting for Air France/KLM via Isobar Paris. He is also running his art practice, a vegan cooking photoblog, and mentoring a new generation of creatives.
In this episode, Rich shared great insights on lean design practices and their frameworks. We then spoke on the different ways of scaling lean practices...
2021-08-2724 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#77: Industrial design by Afshin MehinAfshin Mehin is the founder of Card79, a creative studio based in San Francisco and Vancouver, helping companies give form to the future. Consistently blurring the boundaries between our digital and physical lives, he’s worked with clients ranging from startups such as Neuralink and Noon Home to large organizations such as Amazon, Lululemon, and Ford. Before setting up Card79, Afshin worked for design studios such as IDEO and Whipsaw in the Bay Area, designers such as BarberOsgerby and Terence Conran in London, and research Labs such as M.I.T.’s Media Lab Europe in Dublin.
In t...
2021-08-1320 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#76: ResearchOps by Brigette MetzlerBrigette Metzler is the ResearchOps Lead at the Australian government Department of Agriculture, Water, and Environment. From 2017-2020, Brigette led the user research library at Services Australia. Alongside chairing several government communities of practice, she is also the co-chair of the ResearchOps Community, a global community of people discussing ResearchOps — the people, mechanisms, and strategies for scaling research. She also hosts The ResearchOps Podcast, where she does fireside chats, which is wide-ranging but focused on talking about all things ResearchOps.
In this episode, Brigette shared great insights on ResearchOps and its importance; we then spoke on the fr...
2021-08-0623 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#75: Editorial Design by Kieron LewisKieron Lewis is a south London-born freelance graphic designer and public speaker. Over the years, he has designed numerous self-directed and client-based projects for clients such as Harper Collins, Penguin Books, Levi Strauss, and Adobe. This year, Kieron was a judge at the D&AD Awards for the Writing for Design Jury. In October, he will be speaking at Adobe Max, exploring topics within the editorial design, the African community and its diaspora, and the importance of collaboration.
In this episode, Kieron had shared great insights on Editorial Design and the classic elements of editorial design. We...
2021-07-2321 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#74: Creative thinking DNA by Randy HerbertsonRandy Herbertson is a recognized brand strategist and creative director with over twenty years of marketing and innovation experience. Randy has worked with WPP and Omnicom agency networks, Conde Nast Publications, Allied Domecq, and E&J Gallo. In addition, Randy has recently worked in the boutique agency world, owning and operating two firms, including The Visual Brand, founded in 2013.
In this episode, Randy had shared great insights on Creative thinking DNA, where Randy explained how to find a style of creativity that will enhance the skills. We then spoke on Randy's take on whether people are born c...
2021-07-1623 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#73: Behavioural Design by Ashwin RajanAshwin Rajan is a strategic designer accelerating the emerging discipline of Behavior Design. He has two decades of innovation experience in the digital industry. He is also the founder of the Fabric behavioral lab. They work with clients to bring behavioral thinking methods and tools to product growth, user and customer experience, competence building, employee and citizen engagement.
In this episode, Ashwin shared great insights on Behavioural Design and its importance and How could designers use Behavioural Design to impact the end-users positively? We then discussed the framework of behavioral design and the different metrics involved.
2021-07-0949 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#72: Breaking into UX Research by VarunVarun is co-founder and Head of Research at Apple & Banana, where he believes that everyone can do fruitful research. Varun has spent his career immersed in psychology, technology, and design at organizations like Facebook, UnitedHealth Group, and Best Buy, along with rising startups across the country.
In this episode, Varun shared great knowledge on Breaking into UX Research, where he shared great advice on how to break into the field of UX research with three fundamental methods on which 90% of research is based; we then spoke on the UX research process and how to prepare the right i...
2021-07-0227 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#71: Designing for Delight by June Mineyama-SmithsonMAMIMU (aka June Mineyama-Smithson) is a London-based artist on a mission to inject optimism into the world. Special lecturer at UAL, D&AD judge and speaker at YOOX Net-a-Porter, Design Manchester and Ladies, Wine & Design. Her bold joyful work has been featured internationally on ITV, Creative Boom, SCMP and Cow Parade Niseko.
In this episode, June shared great insights on how to design for delight and the process of crafting these patterns? We then discussed the different ways we can design for optimism, build great empathy with end-users, collect and combine different stories of emotions, and convert them...
2021-06-2522 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#70: Design + Music by R. Michael HendrixR. Michael Hendrix is a design leader and musician currently; he is a Partner and Global Director of Design at IDEO and an Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music. As a graphic designer, he has received more than 50 awards from major U.S. design associations and publications. He is also a keynote speaker on various occasions and a regular guest lecturer at universities including Harvard, Mass Art, RISD and the University of Tennessee. He co-authored the book with Panos Panay, SVP of Global Strategy & Innovation at Berklee, on shared mindsets of musicians and designers named two beats ahead.
2021-06-1131 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#69: Lettering by Craig BlackCraig Black is a Scottish artist and independent designer specialising in typography and lettering. He currently runs his own art and design studio in Greenock, Scotland. Craig’s work has been celebrated and exhibited worldwide: from London, New York, Sydney and Dubai. He is also known across the public speaking circuit for sharing his inspirational creative journey at conferences and creative events worldwide.
In this episode, Craig shared great insights on Lettering and how different is it from typography. We then discussed how to narrate a story via letters and how to creative use san-serifs and serifs. Crai...
2021-06-0423 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#68: Design in Aviation by Nancy KumarNancy Kumar is a design practitioner with a decade of experience in experience design and design strategy. Currently, she is a strategic design manager at Airbus and previously leads teams in Boeing and Honeywell Aerospace. Nancy believes, "Every design has a problem to solve and a purpose to meet, but a good design has the capacity to change and improvise the lives around us". Nancy is also a keynote speaker on various occasions.
In this episode, Nancy shared great insights on Design in Aviation and discussed designing for aircraft and how design decisions are taken to design th...
2021-05-3019 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#67: User Interviews by Steve PortigalSteve Portigal helps companies to think and act strategically when innovating with user insights. Over the course of his career, he has interviewed hundreds of people and helped many organisations to understand their users. He’s also the Dollars to Donuts podcast host, where he interviews people who lead user research in their organizations. He is also the author of two famous titles - Interviewing Users: How to Uncover Compelling Insights & Doorbells, Danger, and Dead Batteries: User Research War Stories. He has been a keynote speaker on various occasion like CHI, IxDA, Lift, SXSW, UIE, UPA, UX Australia, UX Ho...
2021-05-2237 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#66: Responsible Design by Ekta Rohra JafriEkta Rohra Jafri, a design leader with over two decades of experiences in the design & user experience of digital entities. From web to mobile to TV, short-form text to 3D reality. She is currently Design Director at IBM iX, where she was instrumental in launching design-led opportunities and strategies. She is also a visiting professor of interaction design at Anant National University and a keynote speaker on various occasions.
In this episode, Ekta shared great insights on responsible design and what role does ethics play in design. We then discussed the various ways to recognise the consumer vo...
2021-05-1439 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#65: Design Strategy by Roberta VirziRoberta Virzi is a designer with over a decade of experience specialised in the e-commerce sector. Currently, she is in a hybrid leadership role as a senior individual contributor and manager of interdisciplinary and multicultural teams at booking.com.
In this episode, Roberta shared great insights on Design strategy and its importance in creating an effective design strategy that fits all the use cases. We then discussed how to utilise the design strategy to bring in the culture of innovation across teams and the various metrics or tools to measure the success/failure of a design strategy.
Takeaways- What is Design...
2021-05-0715 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#64: Hyper-Personalization by Claudio BaptistaClaudio Baptista, a design leader with over 20 years of experience. He had worked with some of the best brands throughout his career – from fashion to consumer goods, from global agencies to entertainment. Currently, he is the Director of User Experience for GoPro, and previously he acted as head of design for the Walt Disney Studios.
In this episode, Claudio shared great insights on Hyper-Personalization and the benefits of hyper-personalization and how designers could leverage the various strategies or framework to create these experiences. We then discussed how to craft hyper-personalised experiences considering the accessibility and inclusion perspective.
T...
2021-04-3023 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#63: Information Design by Jason ForrestJason Forrest is a data visualization specialist, writer, and designer living in New York City. He is the director of interactive data visualization for McKinsey and Company's COVID Response Center. In addition to being on the board of directors of the Data Visualization Society, he is also the editor-in-chief of Nightingale: the journal of the Data Visualization Society. He writes about the intersection of culture and information design and is currently working on a book about pictorial statistics.
In this episode, Jason shared great insights on what is information design and its importance; we then discussed how d...
2021-04-2326 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#62: User Research in Games by Steve BromleySteve Bromley is an experienced user researcher and author of two famous books - Building User Research Teams' and ‘How to be a games user researcher. He started the first user research team for UK's Parliament and for Reach, the UK’s largest publisher. Before this, he was a lead user researcher for the PlayStation VR headset and many of PlayStation’s titles, including Horizon: Zero Dawn, No Man's Sky & SingStar.
In this episode, Steve had shared great insights on User Research in Games; we discussed how user research in games happens, how different it is from the traditio...
2021-04-1624 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#61: Customer Experience for Healthcare by Eric L HuEric L Hu is a strategy director at AKQA, passionate about customer experience and product design in healthcare, mobility, and omnichannel retail. He has led various lives; from performing artist to product manager, commercial photographer to consultant, Eric has worked hard to enable serendipity through the power of surprise — or more simply put — unifying insights across categories where others may see disjointed ideas. Today, he is focused on making brands iconic by becoming irreplaceable and indispensable to the consumer.
In this episode, Eric shared great insights on customer experience and why customer experience matters for healthcare systems. We t...
2021-04-0921 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#60: Typography by Joe StitzleinJoe Stitzlein is a Co-Founder, Executive Creative Director and Type Designer at Stitzlein Studio. He worked with Steve Jobs to define Apple’s photography and packaging standards, and with Michelle Obama to launch her Let’s Move program for healthy schools. I designed iconic identities for Netflix, Nike Flyknit, dwell magazine and Mac OS X and built a global design studio at Google. He had designed typefaces in every major writing system globally and created campaigns that made Nike Free the world’s best selling shoe.
Before starting Stitzlein Studio, Joe worked as Executive Creative Director fo...
2021-04-0233 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#59: Service Design by Ricardo MartinsRicardo Martins is a Service Design Professor at Savannah College of Art and Design. He is also a researcher and consultant on strategic design, service design, brand management, project management, innovation and Lean Six Sigma, and he has received many global accolades.
In this episode, Ricardo shared great insights on service design and generating a service blueprint and the few ways to find new promising opportunities while creating a service blueprint. We spoke on how to institute a service design culture in an organisation and various major common challenges while implementing it.
Takeaways- What is ser...
2021-03-2619 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#58: Doodling by Tejo GunaTejo Guna, an artist by profession who is a wall muralist and professional doodler, conducts various workshops across India to help bring people's creativity. He also doodled at various live events like the Under 25 Summit, TEDxMahindra École Centrale, Sunday Soul Sante, and a Microsoft product camp event. Tejo describes his style as a blend of sketching and doodling, and he loves to use pens and markers.
In this episode, Tejo shares great insights on Doodling and helps us understand what is doodling and what is the process of creating such wonderful pieces of art. We then discussed ho...
2021-03-1914 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#57: How to Sell Insights by Brittney Mills, Ph.D.Brittney Mills, Ph.D is a UX researcher currently working at Twitter as Senior Research Manager and an Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia University in the City of New York. Previously, Brittney worked with companies like Dropbox, MTV, Discovery Inc, Viacom, Insight Strategy Group, and Play Science.
In this episode, Brittney had shared splendid views on How to sell sights and how insights play a major role in research. Then we discussed the various UX research methods researchers use to refine these insights and know which insights matter in a gigantic pool of data. We then spoke o...
2021-03-1221 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#56: Transportation Design by Sydney HardySydney Hardy is an Automotive Designer presently working at Audi, and previously he had worked with General Motors, Porche, Peugeot and Akka technologies. He has also been awarded BMW Young Designer Challenge and Interior Motives Design Awards.
In this episode, Sydney had shared great insights on transportation design and ha shared his journey working across different brands and suggested top skills that helped him differentiate from other transportation designers out there. We later discussed where he usually finds his inspiration for new design projects and how his culture influenced his designs. In the latter part, we discussed h...
2021-03-0523 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#55: Growth Design by Lex RomanLex Roman a digital Product Designer who believes in measuring the impact of design Currently working independently under her own company, Lex Roman Inc. Previously, she led two growth initiatives at The Black Tux and led the design, product growth and analytics at LA-based Burner and worked at InVision designing collaboration tools. Lex worked with other notable clients like Toyota, Nissan, Macys.com, Deloitte, Prosper and Joyable. In her spare time, she works on homelessness and civic education.
In this episode, Lex had shared great insights on Growth Design and how to use the power of growth...
2021-02-2614 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#54: Designing your Design Career by Lily KoningsLily Konings is a Product Designer at Facebook, working on messaging experiences within Instagram. Before Facebook, she was at AngelList, where she improved the job searching experience for millions of candidates and worked at IBM Watson Health.
In this episode, Lily had shared great insights on how to design your design career; we spoke on how can designers be industry ready in the constant developing space. Lily shared few techniques (do's & don't) that she had personally used to increase her growth both professionally and personally as a designer; along with that, we discussed how designers could craft th...
2021-02-1923 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#53: Designing Conversational Experiences by Shiva JainiShiva Jaini is a multi-faceted product designer with over 10 years of professional/research experience and 6 years of academic experience in product, design and HCI. Presently he is working at Google as Sr. Staff Design Manager and previously worked at YouTube and Yahoo. He has also been a keynote speaker on various occasions and also co-inventor of over thirteen patents.
In this episode, Shiva had shared great insights on what is conversational experiences and how different is it from other backgrounds of interaction. We also discussed the process/approach for designing for conversational Experiences? And how to integrate th...
2021-02-1224 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#52: Designing for Computer Vision by Florian van SchrevenFlorian van Schreven is the co-founder and COO of Uizard Technologies, a startup developing AI-powered tools to revolutionize the way people build software. He has previously spoken in conferences such as UX Copenhagen, Confront Sweden, and Web Summit Portugal. Uizard, the company he co-founded, has been recognized globally and featured in international media such as WIRED, Forbes, The Huffington Post, and The Next Web.
In this episode, Florian had shared great insights on computer vision and how designers can use the power of the computer vision with ML and deep learning in designing beautiful experiences, and we spok...
2021-02-0511 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#51: Words as Design Tools by Janel TorkingtonJanel Torkington is a professional content strategist, two-time content team manager, digital marketing dabbler, and occasional poet/ukulele-plucker. She is presently working at Facebook as a content designer. She specializes in mobile ad platforms, the ad creative experience, designing and building ecosystems of tools to help advertisers create ads that look and perform great everywhere they show up.
In this episode, Janel had shared great insights on using words as design tools. She helped us describe what a content strategy is and how designers can use the power of words in designing beautiful experiences. We later discussed ho...
2021-01-2922 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#50: New Media Art by Aleksandra ArtamonovskajaAleksandra is a Digital Strategist for the Art World. She is the Co-founder of Electric Artefacts, an online venue for new media art. The platform serves as an exhibition space, destination for learning and consultancy on new media art. She is also the Director of Partnerships at.ART, the digital address for the arts community. She holds a Master’s degree in Art Business from Sotheby's Institute of Art and has experience working across galleries, auction houses and art fairs. By combining her art business knowledge with prior work in consulting and software sales, she specializes in introducing new ap...
2021-01-2223 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#49: Design Education by Derek MeiDerek Mei is currently lead design at 3Play Media in Boston and is also a part-time graduate student pursuing my Master's in Human Factors in Information Design at Bentley University. He runs an agency called Umeita Design in his spare time, which specializes in user experience consulting in my spare time. He is also extremely passionate about bridging the gap between design boot camps and helping designers land their first UI/UX job, which he attempts to address through this side project Handoff.
In this episode, Derek had shared great insights on Design Education and shared his le...
2021-01-1523 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#48: Evocative design by Christopher RiggsChristopher Riggs is a Creative Director with deep experience in leading creative teams, with an experience of over twelve years in crafting environments, strategies, narratives, learning tools, digital interactions, campaigns, and brand expressions for some world’s most iconic brands, which include Starbucks, Hyatt, Jawbone, eBay, Facebook, Google, Activision/Blizzard, Kaiser Permanente, Ancestry.com, and Nike.
He is currently working as Creative Director as a part of the Collaboration Technology Group at Cisco to innovate on the future of work. Other notable experience includes work with Celery Design Collaborative, Michael Osborne Design, IDEO, and teaching positions with th...
2021-01-0828 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#47: Fusion of Design and Marketing by Tom Ross and Michael JandaTom Ross and Michael Janda are creative entrepreneurs and mentors who had helped thousands of creatives across the world. Tom Ross is the founder and CEO at Design Cuts, the highest-rated online marketplace for designers, and he is also the host of two famous design podcasts - The Honest Designers Show and Biz Buds. Michael Janda is an agency veteran, mentor and best-selling author of Burn Your Portfolio and The Psychology of Graphic Design Pricing.
In this episode, Tom and Mike had shared super impactful insights on the fusion of design and marketing and how can designers...
2021-01-0121 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#46: UX Research by Paige BennettPaige Bennett is a user research design leader currently working as Senior User Research Manager at Affirm. She had previously worked in companies like Dropbox, Medium and Weight watchers leading and collaborating user research strategy across all products.
In this episode, Paige had shared great insights on UX Research and how UX research contributes to the product and company? We discussed various processes and frameworks on conducting research and how UX research happens at large-scale organizations considering millions of user needs. We concluded the show by Paige recommending us what she sees in the hiring portfolios of UX r...
2020-12-2527 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#45: UX for Machine Learning by Riya ThosarRiya Thosar is a passionate product design leader with experience building, growing and nurturing exceptional multi-disciplinary design teams. With over 20 years of global industry experience, she designed consumer and enterprise products for a wide range of industries and global audiences. Currently, she is the Director of Product Design at SAP and previously worked at LinkedIn, Netapp, Cognizant and Human factors international, where she had directed many large-scale enterprise product design programs.
With her passion for mentoring and design evangelism, she routinely volunteers to coach high-school students on a career in design and conduct workshops on human-centred and...
2020-12-1823 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#44: Collaborative Design by Crystal SundaramoorthyCrystal Sundaramoorthy is a User researcher, interaction designer, and former engineer with over 15 years of experience working on Global Banking and Markets solutions for Global Transaction Services and the CashPro platform. She is presently the VP of UX research at Bank of America. She is also an inventor with thirteen patents in her name.
In this episode, Crystal had shared great insights on Collaborative Design and how Collaboration makes us better designers. We later discussed how to introduce collaborative design and run it effectively across various teams, along with various ways to develop a collaborative mindset on an...
2020-12-1114 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#43: Crafting a culture of Innovation by Janaki KumarJanaki is a thought-leader in design-led innovation in the enterprise. She had delivered award-winning products and services that help businesses transform the way they work. She is currently working as Head of Design, Commercial Bank at JPMorgan Chase & Co and Co-Instructor of the Customer Engagement Design at Stanford University.
She is a proven leader in building, coaching and inspiring high-performance design teams, leveraging design-thinking, customer empathy, and co-innovation. She is an inventor on over 20 patents, and also Janaki was named as Women of Influence by the Silicon Valley Business Journal in 2016.
She is an active wri...
2020-12-0424 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#42: Speculative Design by Phil BalagtasPhil Balagtas is a design leader with over two decades of experience in design presently working as Experience Design Director at McKinsey Design and also the founder of The Design Futures Initiative, which is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that produces events and workshops to evangelize the various approaches which involve using Design to speculate about alternate futures. Phil has a wonderful experience working in various devices and platforms within non-profit, retail, advertising, and enterprise software organizations.
In this episode, Phil had shared great insights on speculative design and how to use speculative design as a vehicle or m...
2020-11-2719 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#41: Creative Illustration by Camila NogueiraCamila Nogueira is a Freelance illustrator and graphic designer from Proto. She studied Communication Design at Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto. She worked as a freelancer developing several illustrations and graphic design projects -especially known for her cityscapes. She also made album covers for famous music bands like Dxydream & Jalowo.
Camila describes herself as "Using pastel tones and playing with delicate light, shadow, and elegant lines, who seek graceful solutions at a multidisciplinary level."
In this episode, Camila shares her insights on creative illustration and how to approach a unique storytelling perspective using...
2020-11-1921 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#40: Personal Branding by Jonathan JavierJonathan Javier is currently the CEO/Founder of Wonsulting, whose mission is to “turn underdogs into winners” and leads Professional Development for Cisco’s Early Career Network. He's also worked in Strategy and Operations team at Snap, Google, and Cisco. He works on many initiatives, advising, and words of wisdom on LinkedIn and through speaking engagements. He has led 160+ workshops in 8 different countries, including the Mena ICT Forum in Jordan, Resume/Personal Branding at Cisco, LinkedIn Strategy & Operations Offsite, Great Place To Work, Talks at Google, and more. He's amassed 75,500+ followers on LinkedIn and 5+ million impressions monthly on his conten...
2020-11-1300 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#39: Visual Design by Amy WangAmy Wang is a designer and director with over a decade of experience working on user experience design, digital product design, brand identity, and the design strategy for video, web, and mobile products. Amy is currently working as a director at Amy Wang Design and previously worked in companies like - Easelly, Netflix, MPC, Apple, Focus features, Ferro Concrete, and many more.
In this episode of Nodes of Design, Amy had shared great insights on Visual Design and how to serve the needs of both the user and the client; along with that, we also discussed the...
2020-11-0619 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#38: Understanding the Past by Jonathan Even-ZoharJonathan Even-Zohar is a trained historian with a broad view of history and heritage education and how civil society and political actors abuse the past for promoting both democratic and non-democratic values.
He was also the former Executive Director of EUROCLIO – European Association of History Educators, where he has been able to work with thousands of history educators across the continent and beyond to initiate, lead and deliver high-quality collaboration projects, funded by the European Union, as well as through private foundations. He is also a keynote speaker at various occasions like TedX and many more.
In...
2020-10-3024 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#37: Design to Drive Outcome by Parag TrivediParag Trivedi is a design leader with over 20 years of Experience; presently leading design for productivity applications on mobile in Microsoft; before joining Microsoft, he was heading the Design Team at GE Healthcare- Jack welch technology centre, Bangalore, and before that, he was heading Design Team at Honeywell (HTS India). Parag had lead teams through the full life cycle of various software and hardware products and won many international design awards and design patents.
Parag and his team focus on solving some of the toughest problems in productivity, education, healthcare, agriculture, future workforce, offices, and enterprises.
I...
2020-10-2327 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#36: Brand Design by Phillip J. ClaytonPhillip J. Clayton is a hybrid consultant; his focus is centred around Art & Design and Business & Marketing. He started in the fine arts and found his purpose as a designer and creative consultant with 15+ years of experience working in the creative industry, Advertising & Marketing. He is inspired by people, passionate about teamwork, and practices a holistic approach to delivering excellent creative solutions that drive business results.
He is a founding partner of noTheName: PJC, a hybrid brand-focused business solutions agency. He is also a writer and a member of the PAC Global Leadership Awards International Judging Commission....
2020-10-1600 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#35: Experimental Process in Type by Yomar AugustoYomar Augusto is a Hybrid Creative and Director of Tooya; Yomar has more than 15 years of experience working in Brazil, Europe & the United States and with Masters in Type Design at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, The Netherlands. Yomar had worked with global brands like Nike, Coca-Cola, Google, C+P, TBWA, Ogilvy, and many more.
Yomar also taught Typography for Advertising at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam and Bauhaus University in Germany. The Fashion Institute of Technology and The School of Visual Arts in NYC. He has also held several experimental calligraphy a...
2020-10-0924 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#34: Freelance by Michael JandaMichael Janda is an executive-level creative leader with more than 20 years of experience in both in-house creative departments and agencies working with some of the world's greatest brands. He has founded the creative agency Riser and led it for over 13 years, working for clients including Disney, Google, ABC, Fox, Warner Bros., NBC, TV Guide, and numerous other notable companies.
In addition to robust experience managing creative and marketing teams, He is the author of the book, Burn Your Portfolio: Stuff they don’t teach you in design school but should. Since its publication in 2013, Burn Your Portfolio ha...
2020-10-0125 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#33: Designing for Omnichannel Experiences by Pradeep NayarPradeep Nayar was a design leader who has worked in larger organizations to drive digital transformation by embracing lean practices and design thinking methods & frameworks. He believes in a human-centred approach to problem-solving that builds upon human empathy's strengths to drive innovation and out-of-box thinking.
He was currently VP of Global Digital Product & Design at Hyatt Hotels Corporations. Previously, he worked for companies like InVision, Allstate, DePaul University, Grainger, Tribune Company, Charter Global, and Allied Solutions Group. Pradeep describes himself as "My passion for the people I lead and the customers I serve, by understanding human needs, e...
2020-09-2418 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#32: Brand Strategy by Matt ClackMatt Clack is a hands-on dreamer with strong digital and integrated background for the world's biggest brands.
He is currently the Creative Head, Brand Studio APAC at Google, where he leads a team of exceptional creative directors, art directors, designers, technologists, motion designers— helping to make Google's brand meaningful with the help of creativity, storytelling, and technology. He is also the winner of many prestigious global design accolades, to list a few, Webby Awards, New York Festivals Advertising Awards, FWA, AWWWWARDS, AdStars, D&AD, and many more.
In this episode of Nodes of Design, Matt shar...
2020-09-1827 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#31: Design management by Lijo JosephLijo Joseph is a passionate design intrapreneur with 19+ years of experience delivering innovative user-centric design experience and creative direction for digital applications.
Lijo is currently the Head of Design - India & APAC at TCS. He started a design studio at Kochi, handpicked, and built a new team of 70+ creative designers in 2 years, which became the most sought-after design hub for India's digital enterprise.
He is also the winner of prestigious global design accolades for which he delivered 1000+ design solutions in the area of digital platforms, presentations, motion graphics. And again, he holds a patent in t...
2020-09-1145 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#30: Creating for Immersive Experiences by Gabriele RomagnoliGabriele Romagnoli is Passionate about innovation and technology that help digital businesses grow. He is on an endless quest to show how immersive technologies like 3D, VR, and AR can provide value to users, companies, and investors. He is presently working as XR Coach at GR Talk and International Business Developer at Binkies 3D and previously worked at various organizations like VR/AR Association, Johnson & Johnson, BaseClear BV Leiden, & Queen's Medical Center. He is also a Keynote speaker on numerous occasions like AWE2019, VRdays, and Glue.Work.
In this episode, Gabriele shares his insights on creating immersive exp...
2020-09-0401 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#29: 3D Printing Design by Aaron BreuerAaron Breuer entered the workforce as a freelancer. Self Studied and got licenses for many different trades and worked in many various industries. He was always a DIY type of person and was inspired by 3D Printing but was taken back by the lack of 3D Modeling software for the DIY/ Self-taught people and so he decided to make SelfCAD. He the Founder and president - the brains behind SelfCAD. Also, he trains and manages a big team of professionals in the 3D Printing industry.
In this episode, Aaron had shared insights with us on 3D printing...
2020-08-2801 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#28: Building design systems at scale by Jason BlackheartJason Blackheart is a Design Leader, Culture Builder, and storyteller with over two decades of experience building design systems at Microsoft—setting the vision, defining strategy, and delivering impact. Jason also holds two patents in his name.
In this episode, Jason sharted his experience in building and maintaining the fluent design system at Microsoft with his team and shared the process and strategy on how to build design systems at scale and keep it evolving as per needs. We also discussed how to define these systems to make people across various teams, following the common usability factor an...
2020-08-2123 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#27: Designing for AI products by Akshay KoreAkshay Kore is a Product designer working on Human-computer interaction problems. He has previously worked with the AI and Research group at Microsoft and led design for the SME vertical at Cleartax. He is currently working with Observe.ai designing AI products and systems, and he also holds a patent on his name. He loves to make stuff, read and write about technology.
In this episode, Akshay shared some great insights on design for AI-based products and also how designers can leverage the power of AI in their workflow; we also discussed the process of how one...
2020-08-1423 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#26: Product Pitching by Guru VaidyaGuru Vaidya is a Technical Evangelist with over a decade of experience in product evangelism. Currently, he is a Solution Consulting Manager at Adobe. Previously he had worked for companies like Nvidia, Dream forest films, and Pixion. Over the years, guru has helped launch several product versions of Adobe and Autodesk software across India. These include Press conferences and Trade Shows like FMX, Broadcast India, IBC. Guru has vast experience in value selling to enterprises. It has helped him close deals with clients like Cognizant, NDTV, Infosys, ETV, Star India, Reliance and Prime Focus.
Product pitching is i...
2020-08-0724 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#25: Functional Design by Pål Eirik PaulsenPål Eirik Paulsen is an interaction designer, information architect, usability specialist, content lead, test lead, scrum master, project lead and speaker with over two-decade of experience. Currently, he manages a team of UX designers in Sopra Steria as Head of User Experience. Previously, he worked for companies like Idean, Capgemini, Backelite, Olavstoppen AS, Statoil, MTO-LABS and many more startups.
The functional design identifies its design objective and is more concerned with what is to be done and less with how it looks. In this episode, Paul shared some great techniques for designing for function-first design and p...
2020-07-3116 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#24: Data Art by Dr.Kirell BenziKirell Benzi is a data artist, speaker and data visualization lecturer. He holds a PhD in Data Science, presently working as Head Of Research at Ekino. His software engineering and creative coding expertise have allowed him to design new methods specially dedicated to his data passion. Consequently, his work has been shown in museums (ArtLab, Swiss National Museum), newspapers and magazines (La Recherche, 20minutes, Le Temps) and on over 100 websites in 10 languages (including Gizmodo, Engadget, The MarketPlace, TechRadar, Co.Design, Phys.org, VICE and Digital Trends. He was also a keynote speaker on various occasions, including TedX.
In...
2020-07-2418 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#23: Meditation- Unwind to unlock your creativity by Tanushree BishnoiAn engineer with a master's degree in clinical drug design, Tanushree is the perfect example that science and spirituality can walk together. As a teacher with the Art of Living, she has been facilitating youth empowerment programs for over a decade and has trained thousands of youth on mind management and meditation.
In this episode, Tanushree shares how meditation can help creative to effectively manage the mind and think creatively with the help of few practices. She shared a few insights on one can resist the feeling of self-doubt and be getting compared.
Takeaways: What i...
2020-07-1719 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#22: Data visualization by Manuel LimaThere's a lot of talk in the data visualization, We thought it might be helpful to speak with someone who is leading voice on information visualization, and so we were thrilled to get a chance to talk with Manuel Lima, Who is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, named "one of the 50 most creative and influential minds" by Creativity magazine, Manuel Lima is the founder of VisualComplexity.com, Senior UX Manager at Google, and a regular teacher of data visualization at Parsons School of Design.
He has over fifteen years of experience designing digital experiences a...
2020-07-1026 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#21: Designing for Enterprise by Amit PatilAmit Patil has been a UX professional for the last 13 years. Currently, he manages a team of designers around workplace intelligence in Microsoft. Previously he has worked for companies like Honeywell Aerospace, IBM and multiple startups. He is an alumnus of NID Gandhinagar and has also been an engineer early in his career. He is also a visiting faculty at NID Bangalore and a member of the studies at MIT Design, Pune. While trying his hand at publishing a few patents and papers, his interest lies in applying research within the industry. Amit describes himself as a poet at hea...
2020-07-0317 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#20: User Interviews by Ana SantosAna Santos is a UX consultant, coach & educator; She helps burned-out creative entrepreneurs grow high-converting businesses and websites through UX strategy. Ana previously worked with clients like Envato, Google, Growth Mentor, EIA and SpringBoard. She is a firm believer that we all can contribute to creating a positive impact in the world. In a tech world dominated by dark patterns and addictive experiences, you can stand out by making a difference.
User Interview is an every critical UX method that helps you understand the goal of the end-user. In this episode, Ana shared some great techniques for co...
2020-06-2619 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#19: Agnostic Approach to Innovation by Saurabh SrivastavaSaurabh Srivastava is a seasoned User-Centered Innovation Manager, Design Strategist and Mixed Method Researcher with over ten years of experience. Over the length of his professional career, He has played a vital role in over 15 user-centred innovation technologies, authored 40+ peer-reviewed research publications and holds 15+ filed/granted Patents. Saurabh presently works as Lead Researcher for Google Pay, focussing on Growth and Monetization. He was responsible for Growth and Partnerships Research in an earlier project. Before Google, he worked as a Senior Scientist and Research Manager in Conduent Labs India and HCI research in IBM Research. He has also been named "...
2020-06-1911 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#18: Illustration by Maitreyee KalaskarMaitreyee Kalaskar is an independent designer and illustrator. She belives illustration is not just decorative, but it is the best tool for explaining your ideas visually. The Emmy award winner Chris Do select her to be on his channel The Futur for the series called Young Guns season 2, and in her past, she worked with clients like Krave Beauty, Bazana and many more. She also conducts talks and workshops to evangelise the design and the business side of design across India.
In this episode, Maitreyee shared her journey into design and chose her niche into illustrations. She...
2020-06-1213 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#17: Do U(X) Believe In Magic by Paavan BuddhdevPaavan Buddhdev is a master’s degree at the University of Oxford. In Computer Science and Philosophy, writer and very famous magician turned into a Product Designer working at AND Digital. Who is passionate about creating magical digital experiences.
This episode explores how magic can inform our understanding of how humans behave and how it can help design digital products. Also, we had a great conversation on significant similarities between both magic and UX. We can create experiences filled with emotions, storytelling and solve the user problems at the core.
Takeaways: What is magic in UX, W...
2020-06-0512 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#16: Accessibility & Ethics by Sharif Matar"Innovation comes from iteration, measurement and engagement" - Sharif Matar is a director and producer turned UX designer and Mentor. He worked with valuable brands like Chase, GA, Olay, Ford, Marriott, NBC and more. He is passionate about accessibility and helping create sustainable ecosystems that improve life.
In this episode, he shared a wealth of knowledge that will help designers build accessible products and understand the true definition of making a usable product. We also had a conversation on the ethics side of design. Like how being a designer, we have to advocate for the users rather t...
2020-05-2925 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#15: Mixed Reality by Fabin RasheedWe’ve spoken to many design leaders throughout Nodes of Design, but this episode is the first chance we’ve had to talk with someone who comes from the research and innovation side of design. Fabin Rasheed, Design-led, Innovator who worked in the Experience Design space for over eight years with seven patents filed as a primary inventor, four granted of which also he is Officially an Adobe Inventor. He Innovated many things in multiple new technologies like Gesture, Voice, AR/VR, AI etc.
Fabin had worked in Corporate and Academic labs, including Xerox Research, Adobe Design Lab an...
2020-05-2218 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#14: Type Design by Nelio BarrosNelio Barros is a Designer, Entrepreneur, Paraglider pilot and Type Designer of the popular type - Nixin Typeface which is one of the most-backed campaigns on Kickstarter.
In this episode, Nelio shared his journey of creating the typeface Nixen. We also had a brief talk on breaking the doubt- Typeface vs Font. Thruout the episode, we had a great conversation on how various styles of type and how to get inspiration on choosing the right font for your next major design project.
Key takeaways - What is type design, making a type and tools required, an...
2020-05-1515 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#13: Motion Graphics by Nikhil PawarNikhil Pawar, a Freelance Motion & Graphics Designer and the founder of Dope Motion- living in a world where design is not an option but a choice to do it. With that in the head, Nikhil disrupted motion graphics and built a network of 215K Subscribers on YouTube. Helping teach creatives on motion graphics across the globe.
In this episode, I talked with Nikhil on what is his process in making such cool animations? We also discussed his creative journey of choosing a tool and excelling in it. Nikhil also shared his opinion on whether a design degree...
2020-05-0809 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#12: Designing for AR/VR by Patricia ReinersPatricia Reiners has had a fantastic arc to her designing for the future career from working with clients like Adobe, Google, IKEA, Vodafone. Patricia has always sought to design things that are “useful, usable, and magical. Along with the exceptional touch of Storytelling. She also runs a podcast, Future of UX, where she interviews design leaders on Designing for the future.
In today's episode, I talked with Patricia about what is it to be designing for the future. We also get Patricia’s take on what are the vivid applications of AR/VR. Along with breaking down her w...
2020-05-0118 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#11: Portfolios by Elize ToddHey, everyone, I am super happy to announce the episode on "Hiring and Portfolios", a value bomb episode with Elize Todd is finally here.
Elize became a UX director at a digital marketing agency within one year and a co-founder of a UX design agency within two years. Now, she creates content that helps emerging designers learn how to expedite their careers. Her past clients include Adobe, USA Today Network, Papyrus, and Robert Half. She is also an educator at the general assembly and adobe.
Elize had shared her experience in reviewing thousands of design po...
2020-04-2413 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#10: Design Systems by Luis OuriachLuis Ouriach - who is an expert in communicating ideas through visual design, words, and debate. Luis is a lead product designer at upgrade pack, and he is a co-host of Noise podcast and manages a design publication - 8Px on medium.
Luis and I had a great conversation on design systems- tokens, values, elements, and so on. Luis shared his practical experience in building and scaling design systems and how one can start from scratch. The whole talk is filled with so much value and insights for anyone who wants to understand design systems or build o...
2020-04-1020 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#9: Client Acquisition by Eric LauerHey, everyone hopes you guys are safe and doing well. On this episode of Nodes of Design, we hosted Eric Lauer, a creative sales coach and owner of Genmonster. They help many creative minds understand sales strategy and how to grow innovatively.
We are glad enough that Eric shared those similar teaching with us in this episode, which includes how to build a relationship with clients, manage and grow your network, and convert your leads. We also discussed the onboarding process and multiple sales terms like CAC and how to plan if you are freelancing as the m...
2020-04-0314 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#8: Interaction Design by Miriam IsaacHi, everyone hopes you guys are safe and secured. We have Miriam Isaac on today's episode - She is a UX designer and Co-Founder at Hux. She is known for spreading design knowledge across various platforms. She has been Interviewed by @instagram for the @design launch. And Top 18 UX Instagram accounted for the following in 2019.
Miriam and I had a great conversation on Interaction Design while Miriam shared her UX process breaking in stage by stage. We had a great chat filled with a lot of laughers in between, some learning so much value and insights thru o...
2020-03-2711 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#7: Remote Work by Alex DovhyiIn these typical situations, we all are opting for remote work. To help us clarify and teach us how we all can be competent remote practitioners, we have Alex Dovhyi - A senior product designer who has been a remote worker for over seven years.
Alex is a designer, author, and mentor. His award-winning work has enabled him to create for Fortune 500 companies by being remote working at his home office. 370k+ people watched his courses and voted with 5-star ratings by over 7,000 students.
He shared a lot of insight into remote work, like - Wh...
2020-03-1817 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#6: Digital Minimalism by Blesson VargheseMINIMALISM IS THE ART OF KNOWING HOW MUCH IS JUST ENOUGH. DIGITAL MINIMALISM APPLIES THIS IDEA TO OUR PERSONAL TECHNOLOGY. IT'S THE KEY TO LIVING A FOCUSED LIFE IN AN INCREASINGLY NOISY WORLD - CAL NEWPORT
As being designers, we always stuck with using different digital medium to engage or design or interact. Still, during these we most of the time forget ourselves and over consume to much content which leads to being restless. In this episode of Nodes of design, we have Blesson Varghese a brand identity designer who created some exceptional brand identity designs that...
2020-03-0624 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#5: Effective Communication by Romina HakimIt is crucial as designers that you focus on your creative tools and empathise on your communication skills. As a designer, if you aren't an effective communicator, you are just a pixel pusher. Being an excellent communicator, you can easily collaborate with teams, conveying your design decisions to business and pitching ideas.
To help you be a better communicator and a better listener, we have famous Latin America VoiceOver, Radio & Podcast, Host - Romina Hakim with us on this episode where she shared so much value and pointers on how to be effective communicators. We had...
2020-02-2820 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#4: Social Media by Dot LungTo make your social media presence more fruitful and achieve a better audience, you need to understand what makes social media special. Why do people use it? And why there is so much fuss about it?
To help you answer all these questions on today's episode, we have Dot lung {Mother of social media dragons}. She is a global social strategist running her social media consultancy to create an optimum digital experience for brands, personal identities, and campaigns across the world empowering creatives to achieve their dreams.
Throughout the episode, she just shared a lot...
2020-02-1915 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#3: Branding by Daniel PattersonBranding is absolutely critical to a business because of the overall impact it makes on your company. The most important reason branding is important to a business is how a company gets recognition and becomes known to the consumers. The logo is the most important element of branding, especially where this factor is concerned, as it is essentially the company's face.
Daniel Patterson is a founder and creative director of Highly Media - A brand strategy & creative design consultancy in Whales, the UK's creative hub. Dan and I had a great conversation and spoke on a lot o...
2020-02-1420 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#2: Lean UX by Krishna Kishore PandeOn this week's episode of Nodes of Design, we had Krishna Kishore Pande - Principal Experience designer as a guest on the show. He is a Certified Usability Analyst from HFI with over 17 years of professional experience in User Experience Design & Digital Strategy.
He had shared his knowledge on "Lean UX" along with his industrial experience in implementing Lean UX and solving the problems. Kishore also talks about a few areas where lean UX is tough to achieve. Along with these, he spills some of his present reads!
Thank you for listening to this episode...
2020-02-1008 min
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#1: Empathy in Design by Radhika JamwalHello everyone, In this episode, we have Radhika Jamwal - A senior lead UX designer shedding some light on "Empathy in Design". She spoke about empathy, practising empathy, and making it the core while designing a user-centric product.
She also shares her journey of turning from a coder to a lead designer by chasing her passion. If this episode helped you understand and learn something new, please share and be a part of the knowledge-sharing community.
If this episode helped you understand and learn something new, please share and be a part of the knowledge-sharing c...
2020-01-3013 min