Airbnb is one of the truly iconic design-driven companies. They set the bar for design innovation in so many ways. So this week’s episode is a deep dive with their VP of Design, Teo Connor.

She gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how design operates at Airbnb including:

• How Airbnb is bringing vitality to the visual language
• How Airbnb is empowering designers to be designers
• How to succeed in a design review with Brian Chesky
• Why it’s not enough to think in terms of flows and screens
• Why Airbnb is updating their design system to use more 3D
• How they redesigned the checkout and welcome experience
• Why Airbnb has prioritized prototyping in code earlier in the process
• a lot more