Design and a Half

In today's episode I'm going to talk about Design tests and challenges. A surefire way to turn designers away, and a very profitable habit for a lot of companies looking to make design hires. We'll be looking at reasons why they are wrong, and alternative ways to judge a designer's fit based on his resume and his portfolio, instead of doing work for free. If you're a designer, or a Human Resources person or a Design Recruiter, I'd love to know you input on this subject as well. As always, if you like the podcast, consider subscribing for that extra boost of energy and positivity ! You're awesome for listening !

Starting this Friday, I'll be doing a review of the 5 most popular producthunt items for that specific Friday, live, without having any prior knowledge about them. Sort of like a live User Testing Session where I see the product for the first time ! Let me know if it's something you'd like to see done more often and if you'd like me to change the format. Also, please consider subscribing to my podcast, or liking the episodes, since it incentives me to post more and help my podcast grow ! Thanks so much and have an amazing weekend ! In today's premiere, we'll be looking at the following top 5 producthunt links:1. Ring - https://blog.ring.com/2020/09/24/introducing-ring-always-home-cam-an-innovative-new-approach-to-always-being-home/?ref=producthunt2. State of Prototyping - https://www.framer.com/state-of-prototyping/3. ReadyMage - https://readymage.com/?ref=producthunt4. MainStreet - https://www.mainstreet.us/join?grsf=ebhh7j5. IosSkins - https://ios-skins.com/bigsur/?ref=producthunt

The new facebook desktop website redesign has been slowly rolling out, and ever since I became a beta tester for it, it just annoyed the ever living daylights out of me. Initially I was intrigued, tried it out for a week, and then was so frustrated with it, i switched back to the older version of the website. Obviously, they forced it upon everyone, and now, there is no way of going back, lest you do some non-orthodox javascript finagling. And so, I decided to share my own Product critique/debate with regards to the new website design, from both the perspective of a user as well as a Digital Product Designer. This is the sort of discussion that always polarizes, so feel free to leave your opinions on facebook (Pun intended) or youtube, or... why not, podbean ! Looking forward to hear your thoughts. And don't forget to hit subscribe if you like this podcast ! It means the world to me !

I really don't like talking about myself usually because I am not keen on bragging, but I realised I never properly introduced myself, and how I came to do UX design in the first place, and so, in today's episode, you'll learn a little bit about my design background. Hope you'll enjoy it !

In this episode, we're going to be looking at the difference between design in smaller vs larger companies. We're going to look at what makes them different, why and what would best fit you.

Why is communication important ? How can I communicate better and what are some good books on communication I can read to improve the way I communicate with others ? These are some questions that are answered in this first episode of Design and a Half.