Last week, @aarron and I interviewed OK Go—one of the most creative rock bands around right now—for a new series about the creative process on Design Better. We can't wait to help you get inspired and learn new creative tips and tactics, with guests including David Sedaris (extremely funny author), Autumn Durald Arkapaw (cinematographer for Loki and Wakanda Forever), Scott Hansen/Tycho (musician and designer), Ed Catmull (Pixar co-founder) and more surprise guests in store. Check out the trailer below (sound on preferably!), and subscribe here so you don't miss this series when it airs in the Fall: designbetterpodcast.com/

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David Sedaris makes creativity look effortless but there's a specific process he's developed over decades that makes inspiration superfluous. Learn the secrets of David Sedaris' creative process in the latest episode of the Design Better #podcast. designbetterpodcast.com/p/da…

You may have noticed a few changes to the Design Better Podcast in recent months, including a re-brand by the extremely talented @aaronstump. We also have some news to share: Design Better is now independently run by @aarron and me. We are deeply grateful to InVision's leadership, where our show began, and to our loyal listeners, some of whom have been with us since our start in 2017. For more details on our announcement, and to learn about our exciting plans for the show, visit our Substack: designbetterpodcast.com/p/an…

One of the things we've been experimenting with on the Design Better Podcast is a post-show discussion about the episode between my co-host @aarron and me. I've also been playing with ways to make an animated version of these segments. I tried the generative AI route with tools like D-ID and others, but the results typically have that uncanny-valley creepiness factor to them. The most success I've had so far is with Adobe's animate-from-audio tool, but it would be nice to have more options to create customized characters that don't look like bad Hanna-Barbera characters from my childhood 😅 Anyone have ideas? Anyway, here's a clip from our post-show discussion after our chat with @johnmaeda. You can find the rest of the audio on our Substack (we talk about AI ethics, the Fermi Paradox, and more): thecuriositydepartment.subst…

We're so very excited to welcome @g_hoffm as our next guest lecturer for the Liu Lecture Series at @stanforddschool , happening May 23rd at 4:30 p.m. PT. Greg is the former Chief Marketing Officer of @Nike, and author of Emotion by Design. In his talk, Greg will share lessons and stories on the power of creativity drawn from almost three decades of experience at the Nike brand, where he went from design intern to CMO. Greg brings to life the essential characteristics to cultivate within your brand, your team, and yourself, to create powerful emotional attachments between your products and the people you serve. We have a limited number of in-person tickets for the on-campus event, and you can also attend via Zoom: lnkd.in/gys33DEV If you'd like to learn more about Greg before the talk, take a listen to Aarron Walter and me chatting with him on the Design Better Podcast: lnkd.in/gNeeD8-p

“I have superpowers within my vulnerability and my insecurities, and I’ve employed those throughout my entire adult life with the work I’ve presented as a public figure, as a pop star, as a songwriter, as an artist, and as a photographer.” —Michael Stipe: tinyurl.com/WebbyDMCM

Congrats to @batemanjason, @SeanHayes, and @arnettwill for the Webby nomination for @SmartLess ! Our show Design Better was nominated in the same category in 2020, any chance one (or all?) of you would like to come on to chat about creativity and collaboration? 😉

Next Tuesday on the Design Better Podcast, @aarron and I chat with @kevinbethune about his book "Reimagining Design: Unlocking Strategic Innovation." You can get access to the episode a week early if you subscribe (for free) to our Substack: thecuriositydepartment.subst…

ChatGPT continues to amaze me...it started with the idea that we have a lot of content now on the Design Better Podcast, what if there was a radio station you could tune into that streamed the show and you could drop into a random episode at any time? I'm sure there are services out there for this, but I wanted to prototype something quickly. I'm a coding novice (apart from the CS courses I took 20 years ago, and a tiny bit of dabbling over the years). My brother @2020cv_inc (who is a developer) gave me the idea to parse the show's RSS feed and randomize the order. Using that simple prompt in ChatGPT, the AI responded with instructions, which I asked it to code step by step. It took a few rounds of conversational debugging, but I was able to plug the HTML and JS into Codepen and get a working prototype in less than 10 min. You can play with it here (with the addition of some CSS styling on the suggestion of my brother and with the help of ChatGPT): codepen.io/ewoolery/pen/vYzM…

If you're in need of an energy boost today, look no further 🚀 Today we welcome @tfadell to the Design Better Podcast, where @aarron and I chat with him about his book "Build," (buildc.com/the-book) what it means to have (or be) a good mentor or coach, why you should start with the pain when building a new product, and much more. designbetter.co/podcast/tony…

In the new season of the Design Better Podcast, Judy and Daniel of @wertandcompany share practical guidance about how to navigate #techlayoffs and what you *should* be doing to land your next role. Listen: designbetter.co/podcast/judy… Sponsored by @makeitfable. #designjobs

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This week @aarron and I chat with @tseelig, Exec.Director of the Knight-Hennessy Scholars @Stanford about the diff. between creativity and innovation, what it takes to find your superpowers, and how to become open to embracing failure to learn and grow. designbetter.co/podcast/tina…