Design Better

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Alison Rand: Leading with radical humanity instead of radical candor

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Episode 151 of the Design Better Podcast

The Brief: How our recent past should prepare us for the age of AI

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The monthly dispatch from Design Better

Fitz and the Tantrums: Finding your creative voice in your 40's and why success feels different than you think

2025-10-15--:--

Episode 150 of the Design Better Podcast

Introducing a new video version of the Design Better Podcast

2025-10-13--:--

Subscribe on YouTube

Wert&Co. at 30: Reflections on Design, Leadership, and the Future

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Today we celebrate 30 years of Wert&Co.—the quiet champions of design who have shaped our field by placing the brightest designers in roles of influence at brands that impact culture, commerce, and community.

Announcing Design Better’s New Experts in Residence

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Irene Au, Kevin Bethune, and James Buckhouse bring new perspectives to Design Better.

Rewind: Paola Antonelli: How design shapes culture

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Design Better has been on the road recently, recording a live episode in Manhattan for design search firm Wert & Co’s 30th anniversary.

Keith Sawyer: Become more creative by learning to see

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Episode 149 of the Design Better Podcast

Jae Park: Designing a new generation of vehicles at Ford, and why friction matters in the creative process

2025-09-17--:--

Episode 148 of the Design Better Podcast

Astro Teller & Ivo Stivoric: Why moonshots require unlearning everything you know

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Episode 147 of the Design Better Podcast

Henry Modisett: Perplexity’s VP of Design on embracing ambiguity and leading with curiosity

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Episode 146 of the Design Better Podcast

Saily

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Affordable eSIM data for international travel

The Brief: Vibe coding back when it was cool 🤓

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The monthly dispatch from Design Better

Elizabeth Lin: Rethinking design education in the age of AI

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Episode 145 of the Design Better Podcast

Announcing the Design Better Toolkit

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A collection of AI tools and design courses to build skills and grow a career.

AMA: Ryan Rumsey teaches business literacy for designers

2025-08-21--:--

Wed Sept 3 at 9:30AM PT, 12:30PM ET, 6:30PM GMT

Nick Foster: Could, Should, Might, Don't—a new way to think about designing for the future

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Episode 144 of the Design Better Podcast

Animation Handbook

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By Ryan McLeod

Design Engineering Handbook

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By Natalya Shelburne, Adekunle Oduye, Kim Williams, Eddie Lou, and Caren Litherland (editor)

Tim Brown: Allbirds co-founder on mission-driven design and entrepreneurship

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Episode 143 of the Design Better Podcast

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