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This is Design School

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A podcast for navigating the changing field of Design. Follow the evolution of the design practice through the experiences of designers. Whether you’re an experienced designer trying to keep up or just starting out, learn from designers’ stories of how they’ve navigated the ever-changing field of design.

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What is This is Design School about?

A podcast for navigating the changing field of Design. Follow the evolution of the design practice through the experiences of designers. Whether you’re an experienced designer trying to keep up or just starting out, learn from designers’ stories of how they’ve navigated the ever-changing field of design.

What has This is Design School covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Frank Chimero on Putting in the Reps" (21 December 2021, 58 minutes), "Mitzi Okou on Looking for the Black Designers" (12 December 2021, 46 minutes), and "Catherine Lim & Jennifer Cheng on Design as a Method for Engagement" (6 December 2021, 50 minutes).

How often does This is Design School publish?

This is Design School publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 42 minutes across 52 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on This is Design School?

Booking probability for This is Design School is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. This is Design School requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. This is Design School's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch This is Design School?

The strongest fits for This is Design School are Design Services.

About the host

This is Design School is a general podcast with 52 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Episode #48

    Frank Chimero on Putting in the Reps

    Dec 21, 202158 minS6

    <p>On this episode, we talk with Frank Chimero, Creative Director at Fictive Kin, and author of the book The Shape of Design. Frank talks about how he found design by using it as a foothold to have a deeper relationship...

  • Episode #47

    Mitzi Okou on Looking for the Black Designers

    Dec 12, 202146 minS6

    <p>On this episode, we talk with Mitzi Okou, a Senior Interaction Designer at Spotify and Founder of Where are the Black Designers. Mitzi talks about her journey from studying classical music to UX Design, about how...

  • Episode #46

    Catherine Lim & Jennifer Cheng on Design as a Method for Engagement

    Dec 6, 202150 minS6

    <p>On this episode, Michael Bierut discusses how he was lucky to have found design as a kid growing up in Ohio, how a successful career requires being really engaged in 'the game,' and how designers of the future need...

  • Episode #45

    Leisha Muraki on the Currency of Connection

    Nov 30, 202147 minS6

    <p>On this episode, we talk with Leisha Muraki, a Director of Brand Strategy at RORA, and a Lead in Brand Experience at MDMD. Leisha talks about how graduating in the middle of a financial recession forced her to take...

  • Episode #44

    Cynthia Lawson Jaramillo on the Politics of Helping

    Nov 23, 202153 minS6

    <p>On this episode, we talk with Cynthia Lawson Jaramillo, Dean of the School of Design Strategies, Associate Dean at Parsons School of Design, and the Conference Co-Chair of the Digitally Engaged Learning (DEL)...

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  • Episode #43

    Debbie Millman on Hope

    Nov 15, 202150 minS6

    <p>On this episode, we talk with Debbie Millman, a designer, author, illustrator, educator, and brand consultant who is currently the Chair and co-founder of the Masters in Branding Program at the School of Visual Arts...

  • Episode #42

    In Memoriam: August de los Reyes on Designing the New American Dream

    Jan 8, 202147 minS5

    <p>A tribute reissuing our 2019 interview with August de los Reyes, Chief Design Officer at Varo Money Inc., following his passing on December 21, 2020 from COVID-19 complications. August reflects on his career across...

  • Episode #42

    August de los Reyes on Designing the New American Dream

    May 25, 202047 minS5

    <p>On this final episode of Year 05, we talk with August de los Reyes, Chief Design Officer at Varo Money Inc., in San Francisco, California. De los Reyes’ career transcends decades of technological shifts and...

  • Episode #41

    Annu Yadav on Design as an Act of Service

    May 18, 202041 minS5

    <p>On this episode, we talk with Annu Yadav, Head of Design at Aurora Solar in San Francisco, California. Annu is a multidisciplinary practitioner across fine art, design, fashion technology, and business. Yadav...

  • Episode #40

    Scott Tong on Design Entrepreneurialism

    May 11, 202044 minS5

    <p>On this episode, we talk with Scott Tong, a startup advisor in San Francisco, California. Through his career working at RMB Vivid, IDEO, Pinterest, and co-founding IFTTT, Tong has developed the unique perspective of...

  • Episode #39

    Diane Lee on Archiving Data

    May 4, 202037 minS5

    <p>On this episode, we talk with Diane Lee, an Assistant Professor at San Jose State University in California. Lee is a multi-disciplinary designer who explores work in print, video, writing, sound, code, and physical...

  • Episode #38

    Macbeth Watson on Design Endurance

    Apr 27, 202037 minS5

    <p>In this episode, we talk with MacBeth Watson, Vice President of Design & Research at Strava in San Francisco, California. MacBeth’s career spans companies such as Microsoft, Pinterest, Starbucks, and Strava. Watson...

  • Episode #37

    Minnie Bredouw on Design for Social Impact

    Apr 20, 202044 minS5

    <p>On this episode, we talk with Minnie Bredouw, Executive Director and co-founder of The Purpose Project. Through her experiences at Frog, IDEO, and IDEO.org, teaching at various institutions, Bredouw has focused her...

  • Episode #36

    Hugh Dubberly on Systems in Design Practice

    Apr 13, 202042 minS5

    <p>On this episode, we talk with Hugh Dubberly, Principal of Dubberly Design Office, or DDO, in San Francisco, California. DDO focuses on making hardware, software, and services easier to use through their deep...

  • Episode #35

    Live: Megan Ruhlach & Quba Michalski on Designing Space

    Apr 6, 202040 minS5

    <p>On this episode of This is Design School, we talked with Senior Visual Designer Megan Ruhlach and Director of Innovation Quba Michalski from Blink, a research and design firm in Seattle, Washington. At the Seattle...

  • This is Design School

    Year 05 Trailer

    Mar 30, 20202 minS5

    <p>This is Design School is coming back.</p><p>This year, Jp and Chad took a trip down to San Francisco, California (don't worry, this was before COVID-19) and had some great conversations with folks around the Bay...

  • Episode #34

    Annabelle Gould on Criticism over Praise

    May 20, 201941 minS4

    <p>On this episode, we talked with Annabelle Gould, an Associate Professor in the Division of Design at the School of Art, Art History, and Design at the University of Washington in Seattle. Annabelle talks about the...

  • Episode #33

    Sheryl Cababa on Unintended Consequences

    May 13, 201939 minS4

    <p>On this episode, we interview Sheryl Cababa, an Executive Creative Director at Artefact in Seattle. Sheryl talks with us about the experience of designing in the Netherlands, how living abroad helped develop an...

  • Episode #32

    Jeff Barlow on Persistence

    May 6, 201940 minS4

    <p>On this episode, we talked to Jeff Barlow, who is a Creative Director at Boeing. He shares his insight about how doing design well requires putting in the time, the importance of the craft of typography, and how a...

  • Episode #31

    Sean Munson on Finding Design’s Place

    Apr 29, 201940 minS4

    <p>On this episode, we talked to Sean Munson, Ph.D., an Associate Professor in the Human Centered Design & Engineering program at the University of Washington. Sean shares how his childhood interest of building model...

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