Design Discipline

Sari Azout is the founder of Sublime, the knowledge management tool designed to spark creativity. She was previously a partner at Level Ventures, head of strategy at Rokk3r Labs, and co-founder of Bib and Tuck, a curated community for pre-owned fashion.Sari is an active thought leader in the spaces of creative work and AI productivity. She has spoken on how to be un-LLM-able at the Sana AI Summit in Stockholm; and written about about how creativity is the new currency of success, how storytelling is the most differentiating business skill of the 21st century, and how we can use AI to expand our creativity and our humanity.Sublime’s latest release Whoa, Vol. 2: Conversations on AI × Creativity features in-depth conversations with original thinkers, including Seth Godin, David Perell, Venkatesh Rao, Seth Godin, and Substack’s head of design Mills Baker.Visit our sponsors:* Framer: build websites, the easy way* Rize: magically track everything you do* Color AI: generate meaningful color palettes* Sublime: turn ideas into worlds of inspirationFrom the conversation:* Being and Time by Martin Heidegger* Phenomenology of Perception by Maurice Merleau-Ponty* Tom Ford by Tom Ford* Ralph Lauren: A Way of Living by Ralph Lauren* Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values by Robert M. Pirsig* The Work of Art: How Something Comes from Nothing by Adam Moss* God, Human, Animal, Machine: Technology, Metaphor, and the Search for Meaning by Meghan O'Gieblyn* The Disappearance of Rituals: A Topology of the Present by Byung-Chul Hansublime.app | x.com/sariazout This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.designdisciplin.com/subscribe

Weber Wong is founder and CEO of FLORA: a powerful AI canvas, built specifically for creative work. The New York-based startup has raised more than $6 million, and built tooling that is loved by creatives at top studios like Pentagram, Instrument, and MSCHF.Weber has a background with diverse experiences spanning venture capital, investment banking, poetry, history, and more recently, studies on interactive art at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts. We discussed how these experiences shaped his approach to building one of the most exciting startups in the space of design and creative work today; and his unique perspective on the present and the future of design.Get 50% off FLORA’s Pro Tier with code: DESIGNDISCIPLINEVisit our sponsors:* Framer: build websites, the easy way* Rize: magically track everything you do* Color AI: generate meaningful color palettes* Sublime: turn ideas into worlds of inspirationFrom the conversation:* Strategy by Lawrence Freedman* Innovators by Walter Isaacson* Source Code: My Beginnings by Bill Gates * Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight* The Power Broker by Robert A. Caro* Softwar: An Intimate Portrait of Larry Ellison and Oracle by Matthew Symonds* Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech* Dieter Rams: The Complete Works by Klaus Klemp* Hiroshi Fujiwara: Fragment* Hiroshi Fujiwara: Fragment #2* Digital Art: 1960s to Now by Pita Arreolaflorafauna.ai | x.com/weberwongwong This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.designdisciplin.com/subscribe

Andres is a designer and founder based in San Antonio, TX.He has practiced design for more than 12 years and experienced multiple success stories in his career, including tenure at 2 technology startups that were acquired.Currently Andres runs multiple ventures, all sharing a foundation of design. He is founder and creative director of ALL HANDS, the design studio that continues his practice of leading visual identity and product design. He also runs the SAFEHOUSE membership lounge in San Antonio.Connect with Andresx.com/andresjasso | instagram/@andresjasso | linkedin/andresjassoSupported by:* Color AI: Generate meaningful color palettes with cultural references* Design Discipline Bookstore: designer books and accoutrements This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.designdisciplin.com/subscribe

Rob is a South African web designer and creator who runs One Page Love and hosts the Yo! Podcast.He’s currently working full-time on his self-owned portfolio of internet businesses after a decade freelancing. When he’s not building online he loves to surf, travel and listen to 90s punk rock.Products from the Conversation* 7 Rules of Power by Jeffrey Pfeffer* Anything You Want by Derek Sivers* Build To Last by Jim Collins* Good To Great by Jim Collins* Great By Choice by Jim Collins* Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling* How To Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie* Power: Why Some People Have It and Others Don’t by Jeffrey Pfeffer* The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph CampbellConnect with Robrobhope.com | onepagelove.com | yo.fm | x.com/robhopeSupported by:* Color AI: Generate meaningful color palettes with cultural references This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.designdisciplin.com/subscribe

Anthony is a user interface designer. He is a self-taught expert on visual design and interaction design. He is also a teacher and explorer in the world of design, through his many side projects, including but not limited to more than 50 articles and 6 books.Anthony has created so many of these resources, that I believe you can actually dive into his website (https://anthonyhobday.com) as a beginner, and emerge after a few weeks of reading as a competent designer, ready to create highly functional user interfaces.In the field of interface design, Anthony is one of the top thinkers in the world today. In this episode, we look into his world, the world of an expert designer and design thinker. I’m gonna ask him about what drove him to acquire such a high level of expertise, the opportunities and costs of being an expert, and his thoughts on the craft and business of interface design.Visit: https://www.designdisciplin.com/p/anthony-hobday This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.designdisciplin.com/subscribe

Alex is the production designer for Fight Club, Minority Report, The Crow, Watchmen, The Terminal, and Man of SteelVisit: https://designdisciplin.com/alex-mcdowell This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.designdisciplin.com/subscribe

Bengi is the co-CEO of ATÖLYE and formerly studio director and head of creative innovation and design at Deloitte DigitalVisit: http://designdisciplin.com/bengi-turgan This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.designdisciplin.com/subscribe

Jake is Senior Manager of Digital Technologies at Adidas and co-founder of career consulting firm Out of ArchitectureVisit: http://designdisciplin.com/jake-rudin This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.designdisciplin.com/subscribe

Fabian is a Swedish graphic designer known for his logo workVisit: http://designdisciplin.com/fabian-arbor This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.designdisciplin.com/subscribe

How to make the most out of your experience as a digital nomadVisit: https://www.designdisciplin.com/designers-guide-to-remote-work/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.designdisciplin.com/subscribe

The only way to experience an experience is to experience itVisit: https://www.designdisciplin.com/the-secret-to-great-design/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.designdisciplin.com/subscribe

Ron is professor of design at Simon Fraser University and Eindhoven University of TechnologyVisit: https://www.designdisciplin.com/ron/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.designdisciplin.com/subscribe

Irmak is Director of Digital Design at Reuters, and formerly at The Wall Street Journal, Sony Music, Atlantic Records, Puma, Adidas, and CNN InternationalVisit: https://www.designdisciplin.com/irmak/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.designdisciplin.com/subscribe

Research through design is a way of doing academic research with hands-on design workVisit: https://www.designdisciplin.com/rtd-origin/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.designdisciplin.com/subscribe

Timmy is Innovation Lead at Volvo Cars, and Carlos is an AI and XR entrepreneurVisit: https://www.designdisciplin.com/oia/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.designdisciplin.com/subscribe

Office of Possibilities creates objects and spaces based on well-informed strategic ideasVisit: https://designdisciplin.com/op This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.designdisciplin.com/subscribe

April Dunford spent 25 years running marketing, product, and sales teams as a startup executiveVisit: https://designdisciplin.com/april-dunford This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.designdisciplin.com/subscribe

HCI is the branch of computer science that builds on social sciences and humanitiesVisit: https://designdisciplin.com/p/hci-profession This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.designdisciplin.com/subscribe

Martin is an ethical sales coach and former monkVisit: https://designdisciplin.com/martin-stellar This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.designdisciplin.com/subscribe

Jofish has been Research Scientist at Mozilla, Yahoo, Nokia, Microsoft Research, Cornell, and MITVisit: https://designdisciplin.com/jofish-kaye This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.designdisciplin.com/subscribe