D Talks - The Design Podcast

By Sanjay Reddy

Welcome to my show!

I'm Sanjay Reddy, an engineer turned Designer, Author & Mentor. I had a very tough transition to design, spent sleepless nights figuring out how to make my way into design, rea... more

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The podcast currently has 61 episodes available.

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September 05, 2024 Growing as a UX Designer | Vineet Kumar, Director UX, Postman | Sanjay Reddy
Vineet is the Director of UX at Postman, the world's foremost API management and collaboration platform. Vineet defines the vision and strategy for the developer experience of a product used by 30M+ developers worldwide and leads the product design team in optimizing the workflows that help developers prototype, build, test and promote their API capabilities.
In this episode of D Talks - The Design podcast, Vineet talks about the following:
0:00 - Introduction
0:23 - Journey
4:17 - Postman branding
5:51 - A day of a UX Director
8:17 - Listening to users
11:30 - Approach to problem-solving
15:26 - Challenges faced as a leader
21:42 - Building a team
25:07 - Hiring
26:44 - Portfolio
29:14 - What do you enjoy about your job
30:32 - Cultivating mindset
33:05 - What are you curious about these days?
35:10 - Conclusion
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Order the book: INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN
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“Introduction to Design” isn’t just a book; it’s a helpful guide that clears up confusion, busts myths, and shows the way for new designers. With the help of beautiful and simplified diagrams and illustrations, this book makes understanding the design world even easier and more practical, empowering readers to explore their creativity with confidence.
Split into four main parts, each one acts like a map, leading you through the world of design. It helps you understand what design is all about and figure out your own path within it. With easy-to-understand writing and detailed illustrations, this book goes beyond just teaching—it becomes a joyful experience, full of knowledge, and a journey of discovery and understanding yourself better.
I've been designing for 15 years and if this book had come 15 years ago, I would have achieved all I did till now, in 8 years!
Aaquib Wani
Founder & Creative Director
Aaquib Wani Design
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Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT
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August 21, 2024 Unknown Design Perspectives | Rushab Shah, Associate Director, MediaMint | The Design Podcast
Rushab, a seasoned Creative Business Operations leader with over 16 years of experience in leading design teams in consulting firms, publications, and ad agencieshe had the privilege of collaborating with Fortune 500 brands, amplifying their design projects to reach new heights.
He currently head the creative team at MediaMint, which has about 100 designers dedicated to creating high-quality creatives for global clients.
0:15 - Introduction
2:23 - Journey to Design leadership
3:43 - Transitions in career
6:53 - Do you miss designing
9:16 - What kind of jobs should young designers go for
12:06 - Understanding the organisation you're applying to
14:49 - What are Managers looking for
17:25 - Going the extra mile
20:11 - Why should designers go for leadership
27:12 - Figuring out
29:56 - Downsides of Design leadership
32:32 - Conclusion
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Pre-order the book: INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN
“Introduction to Design” isn’t just a book; it’s a helpful guide that clears up confusion, busts myths, and shows the way for new designers. With the help of beautiful and simplified diagrams and illustrations, this book makes understanding the design world even easier and more practical, empowering readers to explore their creativity with confidence.
Split into four main parts, each one acts like a map, leading you through the world of design. It helps you understand what design is all about and figure out your own path within it. With easy-to-understand writing and detailed illustrations, this book goes beyond just teaching—it becomes a joyful experience, full of knowledge, and a journey of discovery and understanding yourself better.
I've been designing for 15 years and if this book had come 15 years ago, I would have achieved all I did till now, in 8 years!
Aaquib Wani
Founder & Creative Director
Aaquib Wani Design
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Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT
Get mentored by Top1% Design Mentors(Global)
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Connect with Sanjay Reddy(Host)
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Join Designland, a vibrant community for designers in India
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35min
August 04, 2024 Aerospace Engineering to NID | Navendu Sharma & Sanjay Reddy | Design Podcast
Listen to the inspiring story of Navendu Sharma who cleared NID in 2024 and opted for Strategic Management Design for his M. Des course.
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00:17 - Introduction
00:57 - The Journey
06:48 - Theatre experience
08:11 - Observing people
08:50 - Figuring out
13:00 - Preparing for Design
17:58 - NID Exam experience
19:07 - NID exam questions | SDM
24:13 - NID exam questions | Film & Video
27:56 - Studio test experience
30:15 - Studio test questions
38:58 - NID interview
42:17 - Tips for aspirants
45:55 - Uniqueness of this episode
48:08 - Gratitude
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51min
June 23, 2024 Shoes for farmer | Earthen Tunes | Santosh Kocherlakota & Sanjay Reddy | Design Podcast
Santosh Kocherlakota, one of the Co-founders of Earthen Tunes talks about their journey.
Founded by alumni of NID - Vidyadhar Bhandare, Santosh Kocherlakota, and Nakul Lathkar, Earthen Tunes designs sustainable shoes using indigenous wool sourced responsibly from local pastoral and weaver communities. With their cross-subsidization initiative, these shoes are made accessible and affordable to farmers.
The team spent extensive periods of time in rural India, to gain deep insights and understanding of the problems faced by people in rural India. This helped them to solve the identified problems with Design Thinking.
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Pre-order the book: INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN
“Introduction to Design” isn’t just a book; it’s a helpful guide that clears up confusion, busts myths, and shows the way for new designers. With the help of beautiful and simplified diagrams and illustrations, this book makes understanding the design world even easier and more practical, empowering readers to explore their creativity with confidence.
Split into four main parts, each one acts like a map, leading you through the world of design. It helps you understand what design is all about and figure out your own path within it. With easy-to-understand writing and detailed illustrations, this book goes beyond just teaching—it becomes a joyful experience, full of knowledge, and a journey of discovery and understanding yourself better.
I've been designing for 15 years and if this book had come 15 years ago, I would have achieved all I did till now, in 8 years!
Aaquib Wani
Founder & Creative Director
Aaquib Wani Design

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Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT
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2h 25min
May 14, 2024 NID AIR 6 | D Talks - The Design Podcast | Radhika Batra
Radhika Batra, working as an Apparel Designer at Adidas clears NID M.Des and secures an All India Rank 6 in general category.
She shares her exam preparation strategies in this episode.
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Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT
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35min
January 30, 2024 NIFT AIR 24 | Bhavini Sharma | D Talks - The Design Podcast
In this episode, Bhavini Sharma, All India Rank 24 in NIFT'23, shares her design journey.

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30min
January 16, 2024 UX in Healthcare | Varuna Iyer | Head of Digital Design and UX | Dr. Reddy Laboratories | D Talks
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Varuna is a seasoned cross-functional designer and respected design educator, currently holding the role of Head of Digital Design and UX at Studio 5B-DRL. Holding nearly 12 years of multifaceted experience within the "Idea to Market" product domain, she is renowned for her unwavering dedication to customer satisfaction, commitment to quality, and sharp business focus. Her problem-solving expertise spans across four diverse geographic regions, showcasing her adaptability and global perspective.
With an entrepreneurial mindset and an innate drive for success, Varuna embodies a proactive approach, consistently delivering results. Her ability to effectively communicate crucial design decisions to key stakeholders is complemented by her aptitude for creating tangible impacts on both design strategies and business outcomes. Varuna's unique blend of skills seamlessly integrates creative vision with strategic objectives, making her an invaluable asset in driving design innovation and fostering business growth.
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Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT
⁠⁠https://online.designexstudio.com/⁠

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Connect with Sanjay Reddy(Host)
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Instagram
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Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
04:30 - Italian Design
07:50 - Typical day of a UX Designer at Dr. Reddy Laboratories
10:20 - The bubble of UX Design
14:34 - Measuring Design | Vision & Strategy
18:18 - Responsibility of UX Designers
25:21 - Role of UX in healthcare
27:13 - Responsibility of Designers in healthcare
27:57 - Seeing what other's don't see
29:00 - Role of a Designer in healthcare
29:29 - Gap in healthcare | Service gap (Behavioural aspect)
32:47 - Example Service gap (Behavioural aspect)
34:15 - Gap in healthcare | Experience gap
36:16 - Personalisation in healthcare
38:37 - Working with Doctors
41:16 - ABHA Scheme & Challenges in healthcare
51:10 - Opportunities in healthcare | Accessibility & affordability to healthcare
52:28 - Value driven healthcare system
59:55 - Need for designers in healthcare
1:01:26 - Screening design portfolios
1:02:07 - Craft of being a designer
1:05:21 - Conclusion

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1h 8min
November 15, 2023 How to sketch from any Point of view | UCEED, CEED, NID, & NIFT | D Talks - The Design Podcast
In this episode the host, Sanjay Reddy talks about how to sketch from different point of views. Sanjay talks about a technique that can help you to nail the scale and proportion every time you sketch in UCEED, CEED, NID, and NIFT exams.
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19min
October 20, 2023 NID AIR 3 | Toy & Game Design | D Talks - The Design Podcast w/Pooja Shende & Sanjay Reddy
Sanjay Reddy in conversation with
Pooja Shende
NID AIR 3
M.Des (Toy & Game Design)
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Online courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT
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40min
September 25, 2023 NID AIR 1 | Mayank Saxena | M.Des - Universal Design | D Talks - The Design Podcast | Sanjay Reddy
In conversation with Mayank Saxena, All India Rank 1 in
NID 2023 - M.Des (Universal Design).
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Online mentorship courses for UCEED CEED NID & NIFT
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Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
06:30 - Managing job during preparation
08:23 - Selecting a domain
12:34 - Mindset shift | first attempt to second attempt
16:52 - Its about the process
18:55 - Studio test question
24:43 - Interview
29:40 - Portfolio
38:00 - Tips for aspirants
43:33 - Selecting college | why NID over IITs
50:16 - NID score
51:21 - Conclusion
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Connect with Sanjay Reddy(Host)
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Book a free session on ADPList
Instagram

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53min

FAQs about D Talks - The Design Podcast:

How many episodes does D Talks - The Design Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 61 episodes available.