Design & Tell

Nisha met (or rather e-met) Gary Vaynerchuk at a Q&A! And she lives to tell us the tale in our latest episode. Nisha and Nidhi go on to discuss how they're coping with the COVID-19 looming, a coronavirus song, and Durex too. 

Get to know us at agl.sg and follow us on Instagram at @aglsgdesign

Credits to Ling Jun for the podcast cover art. Check out her Dribbble page - https://dribbble.com/____Lingjun____

References:

The GaryVee Audio Experience - https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/podcast/

'Bye-bye Virus' song by Singapore's Ministry of Education - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7bAuEDYXYA

The Coronavirus is the first true 'infodemic' in the MIT Review - https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615184/the-coronavirus-is-the-first-true-social-media-infodemic/

Durex's ad campaign - https://www.marketing-interactive.com/durex-redefines-its-type-of-one-night-sans/?utm_campaign=20200219_mktdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_source=SG&utm_content=listing

In today's episode, we'll hear from Leslie Koh, an insurance professional on how, by utilizing the power of social media, he hopes to provide content on financial planning that is easy to understand and use. Tune in for some great advice, inspiring stories, and funny anecdotes. 

Get to know us at agl.sg and follow us on Instagram at @aglsgdesign

Credits to Ling Jun for the podcast cover art. Check out her Dribbble page - https://dribbble.com/____Lingjun____

References:

Leslie Koh - https://linktr.ee/lesliekoh

In today's episode, you'll hear from Winnie Chong, a CX consultant in the publishing space about how her passion for wildlife led her to discover the potential of UX design, then moving on to how she sees the role of digital in readers' news consumption habits.  

Get to know us at agl.sg and follow us on Instagram at @aglsgdesign

Credits to Ling Jun for the podcast cover art. Check out her Dribbble page - https://dribbble.com/____Lingjun____

References:

Winnie's Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/winnie-chong-63277128/

Lateral Thinking by Edward de Bono - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/829616.Lateral_Thinking

World Wildlife Fund Singapore - https://www.wwf.sg

Hooked by Nir Eyal - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22668729-hooked

In this episode of Design & Tell, you'll hear from Alice Yu, a marketing pro on how art can be a game changer for mothers, and we go on to discuss the latest marketing trends in China as well as the rest of Asia.

Get to know us at agl.sg and follow us on Instagram at aglsgdesign

Credits to Ling Jun for the podcast cover art. Check out her Dribbble page - https://dribbble.com/____Lingjun____

References:

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28815.Influence

Content Marketing Institute - https://contentmarketinginstitute.com

Killing Marketing by Joe Pulizzi - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35193517-killing-marketing

Hubspot - https://academy.hubspot.com

Marketing School Podcast by Neil Patel - https://marketingschool.io/all-episodes/

Our first episode of the year is out! Listen to the hosts Nisha and Nidhi reminisce and reflect upon the last decade - their love for all things Apple, the mainstreaming of UX design, life-altering apps - followed by design trends for 2020 and beyond. 

Get to know us at agl.sg and follow us on Instagram at aglsgdesign

Credits to Ling Jun for the podcast cover art. Check out her Dribbble page - https://dribbble.com/____Lingjun____

References:

Mumbrella closing its Asian arm - https://www.mumbrella.asia/2019/12/why-were-closing-mumbrella-asia?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_term=&utm_content=READ%20MORE%20»&utm_campaign=Mumbrella%20Daily%20-%2013%2F12%2F19

KPMG customer experience rankings - https://www.mumbrella.asia/2019/12/singapore-airlines-leads-customer-experience-across-australia-hong-kong-singapore-says-kpmg-report?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_term=&utm_content=READ%20MORE%20»&utm_campaign=Mumbrella%20Daily%20-%2013%2F12%2F19

46 Rules of Genius by Marty Neumeier - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21435134-the-46-rules-of-genius

In this episode of Design & Tell, we'll convince you of three things. First - flat hierarchies aren't a legit thing. Second - the lines between UX and UI are blurred. Third - brainstorming in organisations tends to be unproductive. 

The content in this episode comes from our earlier episodes, "The Dot SG Bubble" feat. Kiat Lim, and "O.D. to Joy" feat. Takeshi Yoshida. Check them out!

Credits to Ling Jun for the podcast cover art. Check out her Dribbble page - https://dribbble.com/____Lingjun____

References:

In the sixth episode of Design & Tell, Nisha tells us about her eventful weekend, the designer's equivalent of Singapore Social, attending design conferences here in Singapore. She shares her thoughts and experiences on the UXSEA Summit 2019 and the Global Brand Summit Asia 2019. 

References:

UXSEA Summit 2019 Sketchnotes - https://uxsea.org/summit-2019/index.php/sketchnotes/

Global Brand Summit Asia 2019 - https://www.globalbrandsummit.com/events/global-brand-summit-asia-2019

Creative Mornings Singapore - https://creativemornings.com/cities/sg

Mural - https://mural.co

Singapore Social - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11194508/

Not Overthinking Podcast - https://www.notoverthinking.com

Fleabag - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5687612/

Time's 100 Best Inventions 2019 - https://time.com/collection/best-inventions-2019/

In today's episode, Nisha and Nidhi talk about the fourth edition of the Singapore FinTech Festival, followed by a review of YouTube's redesign, and Guard, a product that uses AI to explain tech companies' terms of service to users. 

References

Singapore FinTech Festival 2019 - https://www.fintechfestival.sg

YouTube redesign - https://www.searchenginejournal.com/youtube-launches-a-redesign-of-its-desktop-homepage/334527/

Guard - https://www.fastcompany.com/90408429/before-you-agree-to-any-apps-terms-of-service-check-this-site

What you do is who you are by Ben Horowitz - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44063692-what-you-do-is-who-you-are

Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29214420-doughnut-economics

The topic for today's episode is Organisation Development. We connect you to Takeshi Yoshida, behavioural coach and agile & scrum trainer for Organisation Development, who talks us through the practical application and implications of design thinking, design sprints, lean startup principles and various mental models. 

Takeshi's Linkedin profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/takeshiyoshida/

His Insight page - https://agile-od.com/insight

Credits to Ling Jun for the podcast cover art. Check out her Dribbble page - https://dribbble.com/____Lingjun____

References:

The Lean Startup by Eric Ries - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10127019-the-lean-startup

Scrum: A Pocket Guide by Gunther Verheyen - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40317278-scrum---a-pocket-guide?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=FHkgQJN5C8&rank=2

Creative Confidence by Tom Kelley - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17288649-creative-confidence?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=vSAjasBF6a&rank=1

Sprint by Jake Knapp - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25814544-sprint?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=8VCRBSLvej&rank=1

Radical Candor by Kim Scott - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48463519-radical-candor?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=TCfZxuMug3&rank=1

Conversational Intelligence by Judith E. Glaser - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17801996-conversational-intelligence?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=HdyIzXDTwm&rank=1

Non-violent Communication by Flora Butler - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25631580-non-violent-communication?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=MyX6yH3Qj3&rank=5

The Fifth Discipline by Peter M. Senge - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/255127.The_Fifth_Discipline?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=QHAYxcuLxJ&rank=1

In today's episode, Menaka Chandrasekhar, Product Design Lead at PropertyGuru, talks to us about her methodologies and processes on a personal level and a team level. You’ll get some valuable advice on building a design skill set, and you’ll hear Menaka’s thoughts on what the next big trend in the design community will be. 

Credits to Ling Jun for the podcast cover art. Check out her Dribbble page - https://dribbble.com/____Lingjun____

References:

Menaka on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/designgeekme/?originalSubdomain=sg

Conversational Design by Erika Hall - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38393096-conversational-design

Notion App - https://www.notion.so

Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products by Nir Eyal - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22668729-hooked

Product Tribes on Slack - http://www.product-tribes.com/index.html