On this episode of This is Design School, Jp Avila and Chad P. Hall talk with Karen Cheng, a Professor of Design at the University of Washington. Karen discusses how she found her way to design and the value of the skill of critique, both in education and work, but also in everyday life!

On this episode of This is Design School, Jp Avila and Chad P. Hall talk with Adriel Rollins, an industrial designer who works on creating yachts. Adriel discusses his time in undergraduate and graduate school and how those experiences have helped shape him for a future in teaching.

On this episode of This is Design School, Jp Avila and Chad P. Hall talk with Jon Cook, a Senior UX Designer at Edifecs in Bellevue. Jon discusses using writing to organize thoughts, finding a mentor and the potential of design in healthcare.

On this episode of This is Design School, Jp Avila and Chad P. Hall talk with Scott Ichikawa, a graduate student in University of Washington’s Master of Design program. Scott discusses his thesis project, the news and his son (the most important project of his life).

This month’s podcast was recorded at the KPLU studio in downtown Seattle. Thanks KPLU!

On this episode of This is Design School, Jp Avila and Chad P. Hall talk with Ryan Applegate, a self-taught designer working in Seattle. Ryan talks about creating interesting visual stories and what he loves about long-form media. His insights on what he wished he would have learned sooner should be heard by every designer, seasoned to aspiring.

On this episode of This is Design School, Jp Avila and Chad P. Hall interview Matt Knorr, a designer in Seattle who shares with us the value of sketching and learning by failure. Matt, an avid sports fan, shares his insights on the importance of sketching and creativity.

On this episode of This is Design School, Jp Avila and Chad P. Hall interview Daniel Worthington, a designer and programmer in Seattle. Daniel shares his insights on being a life-long learner and how he finds projects that interest him. Jp also realizes he has found a kindred sci-fi comrade that could talk as deep and as philosophically about all things Star Trek.

On this episode of This is Design School, Jp Avila and Chad P. Hall interview Paige Pauli, a UX/UI designer and front-end developer at Simply Measured in Seattle. Paige shares stories on her roundabout path to becoming a designer and how even successful and talented designers sometimes feel like they have “imposter syndrome.”

On this episode of This is Design School, Jp Avila interviews Brittany Staten, a visual designer at CareZone in Seattle. Brittany discusses the importance of being creative both at work and at play. Learn how she finds creative outlets to allow her mind to think about design.

On this episode of This is Design School, Jp Avila and Chad P. Hall interview Jessica Frongello, a visual designer at CareZone in Seattle a. Jessica discusses the process of getting her first job as a designer after design school and learning to trust yourself.