design by us

By Luigi + Ravi

Every Monday, Luigi and Ravi debunk how product, marketing, and design are shaping the way humans behave through our world. Think about it, we are unconsciously doing things everyday only because some... more

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January 16, 2023 073 | CES: BMW ‘Futuristic’ Vision, Health Tracking, Sony’s Car, Samsung’s New Fridge
In this episode, Luigi and Ravi will discuss the highlights from CES 2023, the world’s largest consumer electronics trade show held in Las Vegas earlier this month. They will be discussing some of the keynote speeches from the event, including the opening address from the CEO of BMW, who discussed the company's ‘futuristic’ vision. But let's be honest; we are all just excited about the new cup holder design! Also, how wearables and fitness trackers are revolutionising the future of health monitoring, we are literally ‘pissing’ data away. Finally, they conclude with some of the funniest releases of the conferences, such as Samsungs latest advancements in home appliances... like a refrigerator that can finally hold a six-pack and change colours.
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35min
January 09, 2023 072 | 2023 Predictions: ChatGPT, Twitter and society, and saving the planet (from asteroids)
Welcome to 2023, the year where humans (continue to) design the world! Join Luigi and Ravi as they reflect on the most impactful stories in design and tech from 2022 and give some outlandish predictions for 2023. They cover the impact of generative AI and where it might go; the trials and tribulations of Elon Musk; and the future of NFTs (yes, apparently they still have a future). Plus: how would you save the world from an Asteroid?
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45min
December 26, 2022 071 | The Work and Philosophy of Vignelli
This week, Luigi and Ravi bring back one of the first episodes that received great feedback from the listeners. Massimo Vignelli is one of the great modernist designers. They discussed how Vignelli cracked the design of the NYC Subway system, American Airlines timeless logo, the use of Helvetica in his work and more. Join us as we explore Vignelli’s design philosophy and some of his eternal work.
Happy Holidays and see you in 2023!
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40min
December 19, 2022 070 | How Coca-Cola Designed The Feeling Of Christmas
If you drank one different Coca-Cola beverage every day, it would take 9 years to try every single beverage that the Coca-Cola Company makes. In this episode, Luigi and Ravi will discuss the history of Coca-Cola’s brand and how they have managed to intertwine their brand identity with the emotions of Christmas. We will also dive into some of the company’s biggest failures, their mental model for advertising, and how they managed to adapt the beverage taste to the local regions. This episode was born after a listener's suggestion.
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40min
December 12, 2022 069 | What If Twitter… Part 2
Twitter is everywhere, ubiquitous and quasi-infrastructure. But how did the micro-blogging platform we know and (sometimes) love begin? Join Ravi and Luigi as they take you through the tumultuous first few years, full of politics and weird product decisions. This episode is the first of a 2 part series on the blue bird.
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47min
December 05, 2022 068 | What If Twitter… Part 1
Twitter is everywhere, ubiquitous and quasi-infrastructure. But how did the micro-blogging platform we know and (sometimes) love begin? Join Ravi and Luigi as they take you through the tumultuous first few years, full of politics and weird product decisions.
This episode is the first of a 2 part series on the blue bird.
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52min
November 28, 2022 067 | Designing The World Cup
In this episode, Luigi and Ravi welcome their first Patron guest, Ludo! They deep dive into how design, tech, business, and marketing have influenced the FIFA World Cup throughout history. They discuss the innovation of the FIFA Automated Offside, which supports the new VAR, and how much that costed humanity. They also talk through the history and insane user adoption of Panini stickers, the messy but memorable design system of the World Cup Italia ‘90, and finally, the power cost and designs of gorilla marketing during the FIFA World Cups.

This episode was born after a Patron suggestion. If you have any episode ideas or are working on something cool, we would love to hear about it: https://bit.ly/dbuform

It is important to note that we do not support the human rights controversies and violations this World Cup has started. We encourage you to do your own research and not let human ambition stain the beauty of football. Thank you for your support!
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November 21, 2022 066 | Red Bull’s Brand: More Than Energy Drinks
In this episode, Luigi and Ravi deep dive into Red Bull’s brand. Why would an energy drinks company own two F1 Teams, five football teams, and two Ice Hockey Teams, while sponsoring the riskiest initiatives such as a man free-falling from the stratosphere? All of this, while manufacturing $3 energy drinks. How has Red Bull achieved this?   This episode was born after a listener request. If you have any episode ideas or are working on something cool share them with us: https://bit.ly/dbuform
Thank you for your support!
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36min
November 14, 2022 065 | Web Summit: WTF Is The Metaverse?
In this episode, Luigi and Ravi deep dive into the main topics discussed at Web Summit. Starting with the Metaverse and why most definitions of just lazy and lack imagination. If the Metaverse is not the virtual world Meta wants us to buy into, then, what is it? They have got a theory. They also discuss the why and how of product-led growth, and finally Figma’s CPO approach to giving structured feedback.
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46min
November 07, 2022 064 | Designing Floating Cities - Marc Collins Chen [Refreshed Episode]
This week, Luigi and Ravi are at WebSummit! Given that many of you are new to the Design By Us community and the importance of global warming, we decided to resurface our conversation with Marc Collins Chen about designing floating cities. Marc is the co-founder of Oceanix a company that designs and builds floating cities for people to live sustainably on the ocean. Since the recording of this episode, Oceanix and the City of Busan have unveiled the prototype that could replace a sustainable version of the shipping hub in South Korea. This has been by far one of the most relevant and successful episodes we have recorded. Enjoy and see you next week! Oceanix Website Marc Collins Chen - Boma Conference Floating Cities - Dezeen Article
Thank you for your support!
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52min

FAQs about design by us:

How many episodes does design by us have?

The podcast currently has 114 episodes available.