Talk Product

Matt and I discuss the changing landscape of the work environment because of AI (LLMs), and how it will effect creatives in the future. 

I had the opportunity to talk to Drew Wilson—an accomplished multi-disciplined designer and web developer—who shares about his successes and failures on running his own products and businesses. We talk about humble beginnings, what it takes to be successful, taking risks, and maintaining a healthy work / life balance. You can follow Drew at https://twitter.com/drewwilson 

This episode my Sister and I talk about life, floods, Playstation and couch forts.

Chris is an accomplished product designer who I get to work with at Experian. I got a chance to catch up and talk about design motivation and how to learn the craft. You can follow Chris on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisholmesdesigns/ 

Adekunle is a hybrid designer & developer. He is a UX engineer that specializes in design systems, UI animation and data visualization. We talked about mental health, philosophy, minimalism and how to sustain a happy life. You can follow Adekunle on twitter at https://twitter.com/adekunleoduye or visit his website http://www.adekunleoduye.com/

Joel is a product designer at Google. We got to talking about making big life transitions, how to become a successful designer, and the music culture of design. You can follow Joel on twitter at https://twitter.com/_bklmn or visit his youtube page at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtUeQvp9b8M 

Greg is an amazing product designer and even more amazing human being. I get to talk to him about his time designing for fintech, what it's like being a new dad, and adjusting to life in NY. You can follow Greg on twitter https://twitter.com/gregchristian or visit his portfolio at https://www.gregorychristian.com/ 

Jessica is a UX designer, leader, and educator based in Chattanooga, TN, USA. She works closely with the Center Centre – UIE team to develop products and services that support UX designers at all levels of their careers.

Jessica has led design projects of all sizes, from the planning stages to deployment and delivery. She’s managed multiple teams of early-career design professionals. As a faculty member at Center Centre, the UX design school, she guided students in their two-year UX learning journey—helping them grow from early-stage learners to well-rounded designers who can join a team and get to work on day one.

She dedicates much of her time to the UX community. Jessica has spoken internationally at many design conferences and appeared on numerous UX podcasts. She’s published dozens of articles for UX designers on her blog and on Medium.

This was a really fun episode. Loren and I got to talk about game design and how he creates pixel art for his games. We also got to discuss NFTs, crypto currency, growing up with video games and how he went from concept to actually launching video games. You can reach him @BathThief on twitter https://twitter.com/BathThief and he also wanted to shout out to Pedro Medeiros for his awesome tutorials @saint11 https://saint11.org.