A great chat with Donna Melger.

Donna talks about how she transitioned from a Senior Buyer at Nokia to becoming an independant Product Designer, living in Santa Cruz.

Donna's Portfolio

https://www.donnamelger.com/

TiVo

https://www.tivo.com/

Nokia

https://www.nokia.com/

Netherlands

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands

Dutch East Indies

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_East_Indies

Holland America Cruise Line

https://www.hollandamerica.com/en/us

Get Virtual

https://www.getvirtual.org/

Artisans & Agency

https://artisanssantacruz.com/

The American Board of Design & Research

https://www.ambod.org/

Santa Cruz Works

https://www.santacruzworks.org/

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Corrections

Donna moved her sister and dad into her house in Santa Cruz.

The network group is actually called Santa Cruz Works.

Season 1, Episode 5

"Sketch2React with Juan Maguid"

May 23, 2020 5:04 am

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HOSTS & GUESTS

Jonathan Bowman

Juan Maguid

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SUMMARY

Listen to Juan go back in time and tell us how he and Fredrik Ward, his Co-Founder, created Sketch2React. He also tells us about a set of creepy books he is reading and some cool hip-hop music he likes. Don't forget the Fika!!!!

☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️

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LINKS

Sketch to React

https://sketch2react.io

Get Stratos here

Read about Stratos Tokens here

Join the Sketch2React Slack Room

Pablo Stanley

https://www.pablostanley.com

Meng To

https://designcode.io/meng

Books

1Q84

Grab the book here 

Music

Mobb Deep

The Infamous - 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition

Apple Music

Spotify

Google

NPM

https://www.npmjs.com

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Season 1, Episode 4

“Talk With Darren Hood - Part I”

May 14th, 2020

6:10 am

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HOSTS & GUESTS

Jonathan Bowman

Darren Hood

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SUMMARY

Darren Hood is the most educated UX Leader out there today! He has been in the business for over 2 decades!

Please join us to hear about some both shocking and inspiring topics regarding the declining health of the UX community. 

This is part 1 of 2 chats with Darren, you won't be disappointed!!!

We also have a lot of freebies to give you! :) 

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LINKS

McKinsey & Company

https://www.thirdlayer.io/resources/the-business-value-of-design

Invision

https://www.thirdlayer.io/resources/the-new-design-frontier

Information Foregoing

https://www.thirdlayer.io/resources/information-foraging

Donald Norman

Take a look at who Donald Norman is here:

https://jnd.org

Darren’s Podcast

https://www.thirdlayer.io/videos/ux-trends-roles-and-functions

Season 1, Episode 3

“Design Talk With Galaxy”

May 4th, 2020

6:10 am

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HOSTS & GUESTS

Jonathan Bowman

Varun Bihani

Vikram Jain

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SUMMARY

We talk with Varun Bihani, and Vikram Jain, from Galaxy. Galaxy is a software and digital design agency based in India. Jonathan explores their services and how hiring an agency, like Galaxy, can help you -- and your design team.

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LINKS

Hire Galaxy at

https://www.galaxyweblinks.com

Hire Third Layer

https://www.thirdlayer.io

Read about Foundational Design

https://medium.com/thirdlayer/foundational-design-dc566dc40f5b

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BOOKS WE RECOMMEND

The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity

https://www.amazon.com/Inmates-Are-Running-Asylum-Products/dp/0672326140

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

https://www.amazon.com/Power-Habit-What-Life-Business/dp/B007EJSMC8/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=THE+POWER+OF+HABIT&qid=1588627247&sr=8-2

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ALAN COOPER’S YOUTUBE

Alan Cooper’s Wood Turning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwUIPn-X31g

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Season 1, Episode 2

“The Five Layers of Foundational Design ”

April 29th, 2020

11:11 am

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HOSTS & GUESTS

Jonathan Bowman

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SUMMARY

Jonathan talks about the five layers of foundational design and the importance of sticking with the process. Stand up for the proper process and highest quality of design within your team. 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Layer 1 - Brand 

Establish your brand. 

Layer 2 - Systems 

Put systems in place. 

Layer 3 - Prep to Launch 

Double checking before you launch. 

Layer 4 - Launch 

Launch and watch. 

Layer 5 - Evaluate & Refine 

Evaluate and refine, and plan to repeat. 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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LINKS

Read the Article on Medium 

https://medium.com/thirdlayer/foundational-design-dc566dc40f5b

Support this podcast 

https://t.co/YlYJDa5lvA?amp=1

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Season 1, Episode 1

“An Intro to Foundational Design ”

April 21st, 2020

8:10 am

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HOSTS & GUESTS

Jonathan Bowman

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SUMMARY

Jonathan Bowman, Director of Product Design at Third Layer (a design consultancy in San Francisco) breaks down the definition of foundational design--the all new methodology that is saving businesses everywhere and making a positive impact on a businesses profit margin.

Learn about foundational design in this podcast and read Jonathan's detailed breakdown of foundational design here. 

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LINKS

Grab a roadmapping kit here

https://gum.co/ATEUg

Grab the discovery process kit here

https://gum.co/ZNFIw

Take a look at the medium article on foundational design

https://medium.com/thirdlayer/building-your-brand-d2e31ebc2225

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