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Justin Dauer is a lifelong student and practitioner of design. He was the VP of design at CVS Health a top 10, Fortune 500 company. He’s the author of two books and the founder of Anomali, his own design consultancy.
In this episode, Justin and I talk about
Connect with Justin
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pseudoroom/
https://twitter.com/pseudoroom
Justin’s agency
https://www.anomalibydesign.com/
Get the books
https://www.in-fulfillment.com/
https://www.the-culturebook.com/
Justin’s recommended pizza in Chicago
https://pequodspizza.com/chicago/
Addie is a designer based in Richmond, Virginia. In this episode, we chat about tools to organize our work, her experience as a brand designer before switching to UX, and he fascinating work on the branding for October Audio guitar pedals.
Addie’s case study on October Audio’s branding → https://addiejohnson.com/projects/october-audio
October Audio’s website → https://octoberaudio.com/
Peter Gregersen is the co-founder and Chief UX Designer of MobilePay.
MobilePay is Denmark’s largest mobile payments app with more than 90% of the market.
In this episode, you’ll hear about Peter’s challenges and successes and his approach to design.
If you’re into FinTech, this episode is definitely for you.
Jonathan is a Webflow developer from Sweden. We spoke about the value of hands-on experience for accelerated learning and how YouTube and online content are great, free alternatives to formal education in creative fields.
Connect with Jonathan
https://twitter.com/JonathanFors
https://www.forsjonathan.com/
Ross Chapman is the Head of Design at Obodo.
In this episode, we talk about using workshops as a way to collaborate with clients and gather feedback, the importance of moving fast in the startup world, and using Airtable to manage your day-to-day operations.
Ross' newsletter → https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/product-design-by-ross-chapman-6861746713904889856/
Obodo's website → https://www.obodo.co.uk/
The Product Design Podcast by Obodo and Ross → https://open.spotify.com/episode/20E9DA9zY7pZrZ1MsmAeHv?si=MxwejzK8RvahZVxFE-G-ww
I had the honor to chat with Jared Spool, one of the most recognized names in UX. In this episode, Jared walks me through the beginnings of usability and what the early usability tests looked like.
Resonant Design is a Berlin-based design agency specialized in interfaces for music production.
In this episode, we talk about their product design process, taking inspiration from the physical world, and the advantages of being specialized in a well-defined niche.
GUESTS
HIGHLIGHTS
00:00 Intro
08:00 Starting Company & First Clients
11:00 Market Research & Validation
13:00 Desktop Music Production & Hardware
18:00 Product Design Process
20:00 Specific Ux Expertise
25:00 Design & Visual Language
27:00 Deconstructing The Real World
30:00 Tools Blenda, Adobe Ai, Figma
33:00 Sprites
36:00 Designing For Stage
40:00 Testing
48:00 Future Of Ux In Music
CONTACT
Bao Vo is a musician and visual artist based in Los Angeles, California. In this episode, we talk about the importance of clearly communicating your ideas. Whether as an artist, musician, UX designer, or entrepreneur.
CONNECT WITH BAO
heyitsbao.com
mingping.com
www.linkedin.com/in/baovocreative
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
Spotify http://spoti.fi/3p0eC1G
Apple http://apple.co/3jso39b
Google http://bit.ly/3aNPsOQ
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CHAPTER MARKERS
00:00 Intro
09:45 Ad Agencies & Digital
19:00 Good Design Is Accessible
26:00 Attention To Detail
33:00 Catching Typos. Using Editors
39:00 Providing Design Feedback. Respect Their Talent, Act As A Partner, Be Concise
44:00 Explaining Design Concepts To Clients – Connect To What They Care About
48:00 Be A Better Communicator - Deliver The Key Concepts Firsts
55:00 How Design And Communication Improves Creative Expression
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ABOUT
Welcome to the Growing Design Podcast. A show dedicated to helping you grow as a UX designer.
I’m your host, Ed Orozco - a designer based in France.
I write regularly about UX design in my blog
edorozco.com/blog
Learn more
https://www.growingdesignpodcast.com
Walker Raigh is a design director and podcast producer. In our conversation, we talk about the advantages of creating relationships with your prospects to ramp up your business development efforts.
Among other things, we talked about networking, the law of reciprocity, and sharing your "secret recipe" with prospects to build relationship leverage.
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
Spotify http://spoti.fi/3p0eC1G
Apple http://apple.co/3jso39b
Google http://bit.ly/3aNPsOQ
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CHAPTER MARKERS
00:00 Intro
02:00 Story of Agency
04:00 Chamber of Commerce Networking and Reciprocity
06:00 Give Away Your Recipe and Leverage
10:00 Focus on the Good Clients
11:00 Format - Very Personal Free Sessions
12:00 Packaging Your Expertise
14:00 Switching From Advertising and Branding to UX
21:00 Message
26:00 Client Skipping Research
33:00 Building Teams and Design Ops
37:00 the One Trait
39:00 Interviewing and the School of Life
42:00 The Scratch and Sniff Podcast
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CONNECT WITH WALKER
https://www.walkerraigh.com/
https://www.instagram.com/scratchandsniff_podcast
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ABOUT
Welcome to the Growing Design Podcast
Where we help you grow your design agency
If you want to learn how to
- How to price your services
- How to sell your expertise
- And how to attract the right type of clients
You've come to the right place.
I’m your host, Ed Orozco
Learn more
https://www.growingdesignpodcast.com
Jinny Oh is the founder of WANDR, an award-winning, and fully-remote UX design agency.
CONNECT WITH JINNY
https://wandr.studio
https://jinnyoh.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jinnyohh/
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ABOUT THE PODCAST
Welcome to the Growing Design Podcast, where we help you grow your design agency
If you want to learn how to
- How to price your services
- How to sell your expertise
- And how to attract the right type of clients
You've come to the right place.
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
Spotify http://spoti.fi/3p0eC1G
Apple http://apple.co/3jso39b
Google http://bit.ly/3aNPsOQ
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ABOUT ED
I'm Ed Orozco. I help UX agencies become more profitable by better pricing their services, streamlining their processes, and selling their expertise.
Resources on growing your design agency
https://www.edorozco.com/
The podcast currently has 21 episodes available.