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Design Notes

Liam Spradlin · Design Notes

65 episodesEN

Show overview

Design Notes has been publishing since 2017, and across the 9 years since has built a catalogue of 65 episodes. That works out to roughly 30 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a roughly quarterly cadence.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 23 min and 37 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Arts show.

The show is still active — the most recent episode landed 3 months ago, though releases have slowed compared with earlier in the run. The busiest year was 2018, with 16 episodes published.

Episodes
65
Running
2017–2026 · 9y
Median length
29 min
Cadence
Quarterly-ish

From the publisher

Design Notes is a podcast about creative work and what it teaches us. Hosted by Liam Spradlin, a Senior UX Designer at Google focused on the philosophy of the user interface, the show features conversations with people from unique creative fields, uncovering what inspires and unites us in our practice. Tune in to learn how UX design connects to creative work across disciplines and around the world. Find episodes on your favorite platform at design-notes.show

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Beyond the Text Field: Louise Macfadyen, Author of Designing AI Interfaces

Feb 17, 202639 min

The Era of the Generalist: Rachel Been, SVP of Design for Expedia Group

Nov 25, 202543 min

Other Than Expected: Fabian Bircher on Combining Art, Architecture, and Code

Oct 14, 202538 min

Design Can't Rely on Logic: Troy Leinster on Type Design and Human Perception

Sep 9, 202545 min

The User Brings the Confetti: Rob Giampietro on Scaling a Human-Centered Brand

Aug 5, 202543 min

True is Better Than New: David Reinfurt on Evolving Graphic Design Education

Jul 1, 202545 min

Material Design Gets Expressive: Inside Google's Emotion-Driven UX Update

Jun 10, 202555 min

Beauty Across the Board: Rich Fulcher on Making Beauty a UX Priority at Google

Jan 14, 202552 min

Breaking Silos (and Metaphors): A 'Roving Engineer' on Design & Engineering Collaboration

Dec 9, 202453 min

Code, Creativity, Performance: Will Larche on Engineering as 'Creativity with Constraints'

Oct 21, 202443 min

Fab Components: Bethany Fong on Designing Material's Signature Floating Action Button

Sep 9, 202445 min

Facing Our Interfaces: Matías Duarte on the Future of Individualized Design

May 15, 202444 min

Designing Better Code: How Google Engineers Make Coding a Creative Practice

Mar 14, 202342 min

How Fonts Change the World: Dave Crossland on Digital Type and Emotional Expression

Jan 31, 202336 min

Coding (and Decoding) Social Spaces: Judith Donath on the Future of Life Online

Dec 20, 202236 min

Fearless Design: Aline Borges on Composition and Creative Career Changes

Nov 22, 202228 min

⏮️ How Machines Help Us See Ourselves: Harvey Moon on Art Made Through Machine Collaboration

Oct 25, 202230 min

The Impact of Shared Space: Ignacio Ciocchini on Designing NYC's Public Furniture

Oct 11, 202244 min

⏮️ Learning From Your Virtual Twin: Kerry Murphy on Digital Fashion and Virtual Embodiment

Sep 27, 202223 min

Digital Anthropology: Tom Boellstorff on How Virtual Worlds Shape Our Actual Lives

Sep 13, 202233 min
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