Nodes of Design

Pål Eirik Paulsen is an interaction designer, information architect, usability specialist, content lead, test lead, scrum master, project lead and speaker with over two-decade of experience. Currently, he manages a team of UX designers in Sopra Steria as Head of User Experience. Previously, he worked for companies like Idean, Capgemini, Backelite, Olavstoppen AS, Statoil, MTO-LABS and many more startups.

The functional design identifies its design objective and is more concerned with what is to be done and less with how it looks. In this episode, Paul shared some great techniques for designing for function-first design and parameters to check and help us break the core of the functional design.

Takeaways: What is Functional Design, What is the process involved, What are parameters to functional design

Books recommended by Pål Eirik Paulsen

- Designing with web standards by  Jeffrey Zeldman & Ethan Marcotte

- The Lean Startup by Eric Ries

- Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days by Jake Knapp

Design Warp Medium Publication - https://medium.com/design-warp

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Kirell Benzi is a data artist, speaker and data visualization lecturer. He holds a PhD in Data Science, presently working as Head Of Research at Ekino. His software engineering and creative coding expertise have allowed him to design new methods specially dedicated to his data passion. Consequently, his work has been shown in museums (ArtLab, Swiss National Museum), newspapers and magazines (La Recherche, 20minutes, Le Temps) and on over 100 websites in 10 languages (including Gizmodo, Engadget, The MarketPlace, TechRadar, Co.Design, Phys.org, VICE and Digital Trends.  He was also a keynote speaker on various occasions, including TedX. 

In this episode, Kirell shares his insights on data art, explaining to us how one can create art and imbibe emotions using data and shared the procedure of getting started into data art. We also discussed choosing a form to tell a narrative. 

Takeaways: What is data art? How to get started with data art, Future trends in technology-based art.

Books recommended by Kirell Benzi 

Data Visualization - Andy Kirk

- Design for Information - Isabel Meirelles

- Win without pitching - Blair Enns

Design Warp Medium Publication - https://medium.com/design-warp

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An engineer with a master's degree in clinical drug design, Tanushree is the perfect example that science and spirituality can walk together. As a teacher with the Art of Living, she has been facilitating youth empowerment programs for over a decade and has trained thousands of youth on mind management and meditation.

In this episode, Tanushree shares how meditation can help creative to effectively manage the mind and think creatively with the help of few practices. She shared a few insights on one can resist the feeling of self-doubt and be getting compared. 

Takeaways: What is meditation, Impact of meditation on the mind to think creatively, How to manage self-doubt 

Books recommended by Tanushree Bishnoi 

Celebrating Silence - Sri Sri Ravishankar

 Stumbling into infinity - Michael Fischman

 Wyrd Sisters- Terry Pratchett 

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There's a lot of talk in the data visualization, We thought it might be helpful to speak with someone who is leading voice on information visualization, and so we were thrilled to get a chance to talk with Manuel Lima, Who is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, named "one of the 50 most creative and influential minds" by Creativity magazine, Manuel Lima is the founder of VisualComplexity.com, Senior UX Manager at Google, and a regular teacher of data visualization at Parsons School of Design.  

He has over fifteen years of experience designing digital experiences and leading product teams at companies like Google, Codecademy, Microsoft, Nokia, R/GA, Kontrapunkt, and the Moving Image Museum. He had has spoken at 80+ conferences, universities and festivals across four continents, including TED, Lift, OFFF, Eyeo, Visualized, Ars Electronica, Harvard, MIT, Yale, Royal College of Art and many more.

 In this episode, I had a chat with Manuel on uncovering the true meaning of Data Visualization and understanding its importance. He also shared insights on how one can start into Data Visualization with the help of few analogies. In the end, we discussed the ethics side of handing data and spoken about a few similarities that data visualization and UX share along. 

Takeaways: What is Data Visualization, Process of Data Visualization, Ethical ways of handling data

Books recommended by Manuel Lima 

-Design as Art by Bruno Munari

- Space Atlas, Second Edition: Mapping the Universe and Beyond Hardcover by James Trefil

- Universal Principles of Design, Revised and Updated: 125 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach through Design by William Lidwell

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Amit Patil has been a UX professional for the last 13 years. Currently, he manages a team of designers around workplace intelligence in Microsoft. Previously he has worked for companies like Honeywell Aerospace, IBM and multiple startups. He is an alumnus of NID Gandhinagar and has also been an engineer early in his career. He is also a visiting faculty at NID Bangalore and a member of the studies at MIT Design, Pune. While trying his hand at publishing a few patents and papers, his interest lies in applying research within the industry.  Amit describes himself as a poet at heart, a techie by the brain, a designer by life.  

In this episode, Amit shares his insights on designing for enterprises and how different is it from designing for B2C. We also had a conversation on the process and core principles needed to design for enterprise applications and certain limitations. 

 Takeaways: What is an enterprise application? How to design for enterprise, Crafting experiences for different mental models. 

Books recommended by Amit Patil

-The Humane Interface by Jeff Raskin.

- The Design Way: Intentional Change in an Unpredictable World – Harold Nelson and Erik Stolterman

-  ReWork – Founders of 37 signals ( Jason Fried).

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Ana  Santos is a UX consultant, coach & educator; She helps burned-out creative entrepreneurs grow high-converting businesses and websites through UX strategy. Ana previously worked with clients like Envato, Google, Growth Mentor, EIA and SpringBoard. She is a firm believer that we all can contribute to creating a positive impact in the world. In a tech world dominated by dark patterns and addictive experiences, you can stand out by making a difference.

 User Interview is an every critical UX method that helps you understand the goal of the end-user. In this episode, Ana shared some great techniques for conducting user Interviews; we also discussed the standard procedure and formats of conducting user interview, exploring different types and methods. 

Takeaways: What is User Interview, What is the process involved, What are ethics and practices  that one must follow while Interviewing

Books recommended by Ana Santos

-The User Experience Team of One: A Research and Design Survival Guide, by Leah Buley

- Lean UX: Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience, by Jeff Gothelf and Josh Seiden

- The Design of Everyday Things, by Don Norman

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Saurabh Srivastava is a seasoned User-Centered Innovation Manager, Design Strategist and Mixed Method Researcher with over ten years of experience. Over the length of his professional career, He has played a vital role in over 15 user-centred innovation technologies, authored 40+ peer-reviewed research publications and holds 15+ filed/granted Patents. Saurabh presently works as Lead Researcher for Google Pay, focussing on Growth and Monetization. He was responsible for Growth and Partnerships Research in an earlier project. Before Google, he worked as a Senior Scientist and Research Manager in Conduent Labs India and HCI research in IBM Research. He has also been named "Innovators under 35" (MIT TR 35 under 35) by MIT Tech Review for 2015. 

In this episode, Saurabh shared his journey into design, sharing his experiences working for many research labs. We also discussed the way of approach to innovation along with classification and patterns in innovation. We shed some light on how being a designer its an added advantage to be an innovator.

Takeaways: What are innovations, What are various types and patterns in innovation, Principles and Process of innovation

Books recommended by Saurabh Srivastava.

Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions

 Zero to One: Notes on Start-Ups, or How to Build the Future

Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World - and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

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Maitreyee Kalaskar is an independent designer and illustrator. She belives illustration is not just decorative, but it is the best tool for explaining your ideas visually. The Emmy award winner Chris Do select her to be on his channel The Futur for the series called Young Guns season 2, and in her past, she worked with clients like Krave Beauty, Bazana and many more. She also conducts talks and workshops to evangelise the design and the business side of design across India.

In this episode, Maitreyee shared her journey into design and chose her niche into illustrations. She shared a few techniques on picking the right theme and colours for your next illustration. We also had a great conversation on how narratives and stories could be conveyed via illustrations.

Takeaways: What are the right ways of picking theme and colours? How one can start with sketching and illustrations, Storytelling using illustrations

Books recommended by Maitreyee Kalaskar.

A Smile in the Mind — Beryl McElhone

Animation Art: From Pencil to Pixel, the History of Cartoon, Animé & CGI — Jerry Beck

The Secret Lives of Colour — Kassia St Clair

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Paavan Buddhdev is a master’s degree at the University of Oxford. In Computer Science and Philosophy, writer and very famous magician turned into a Product Designer working at AND Digital.  Who is passionate about creating magical digital experiences. 

This episode explores how magic can inform our understanding of how humans behave and how it can help design digital products. Also, we had a great conversation on significant similarities between both magic and UX. We can create experiences filled with emotions, storytelling and solve the user problems at the core.

 Takeaways: What is magic in UX, What are the essential similarities, How one can design for expertise beyond screens

Books recommended by Paavan Buddhdev.

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"Innovation comes from iteration, measurement and engagement" - Sharif Matar is a director and producer turned UX designer and Mentor. He worked with valuable brands like Chase, GA, Olay, Ford, Marriott, NBC and more. He is passionate about accessibility and helping create sustainable ecosystems that improve life. 

In this episode, he shared a wealth of knowledge that will help designers build accessible products and understand the true definition of making a usable product. We also had a conversation on the ethics side of design. Like how being a designer, we have to advocate for the users rather than make them trapped in the systems using dark UX patterns.

 Takeaways: What is accessibility, What are the WCAG standards, How to make accessible products, Designing with Ethics, Dark UX Patterns

Books recommended by Sharif

Thinking, Fast and Slow Book by Daniel Kahneman

The Best Interface Is No Interface: The Simple Path to Brilliant Technology Book by Golden Krishna

Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion Kindle Edition by Paul Bloom

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