World Designer - the podcast with people who are shaping the world

This is the second part of our conversation with Mayank Sharma who is Design Manager and Design Lead at Nansen.

What is more, Mayank is experienced in UX and UI design for decentralized finance apps and many many more. He is also interested in Web3, fintech and blockchain. He explains why he thinks going to university is better than boostcamps.

If you want to find out more about him and what he’s passionate about (cryptocurrencies, money investing apps and blockchains 💸), GO CHECK OUT THE FIRST EPISODE!   

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In this episode, our guest is Mayank Sharma who is Design Manager and Design Lead at Nansen.

What is more, Mayank is experienced in UX and UI design for decentralized finance apps and many many more. He is also interested in Web3, fintech and blockchain. He explains why he thinks going to university is better than boostcamps.

If you want to find out more about him and what he’s passionate about (cryptocurrencies, money investing apps and blockchains), GO CHECK IT OUT!

The talk was so great we decided to divide it into two parts. Stay tuned for the second part.

Our guest this time is Valentina Velarde - Senior UX-UI Designer & Human from Bolivia, who is currently living in Barcelona and reached the European market. An expert in crafting digital products, working in tech, and also an aspiring front-end developer. She studied Graphic Design and Visual Communication at Universidad Católica Boliviana and spent over 8 years expanding her knowledge and strengthening her skills. But now she could not wait to describe to us the possibilities and the obstacles that you can encounter on your way to becoming a worldwide graphic designer.

Valentina is describing her own way that she had to go through to become an expert in graphic design. The UX-UI design is not a piece of cake, especially at the very beginning. Valentina is fully aware of it and tells us the story of her first steps in this field.

In the episode you will find information about: The situation of designers in Bolivia | South America vs Europe - differences in the design market | Cooperation between designers – how does it look like and how it should look like? | Do you need coding skills in design? | How did she start her adventure? | Where does she get her inspiration from?

& more!!

In this episode, our guest is Johan Gradin - Product Manager / Design lead at Fairlo. Who is he? 

Experienced graphic designer with strong skills in brand identity, visual communication, print, packaging, user-friendly web solutions, user experience as well as project development. He has the experience, in big as well as small projects with high demands on quality design and extensive experience in leading processes from idea to finished product. He has a strong commitment to creating beautiful and sustainable design solutions for the customer.

A very interesting guest, a very interesting conversation!

In the episode, you will find answers to questions such as: What characteristics a good brand designer should have? Should the tools define the designer or should the designer define the tools? Rebranding in the fashion industry - what you should know? Is mathematical education useful in the work of a graphic designer? & more!

We invite you to the first episode of our podcast with the new host, CEO of Elite Crew - Marek Wrzosowski!

In this episode, our guest is Marilia Maz - Senior Designer, Art director and freelancer. Marilia comes from Greece but has been working in London for several years. Marilia has over 10 years of experience in design. She specializes in brand strategy design. In 2017, she founded her own company, The Big Maze which is the Design & Strategy Lab building impactful brands & digital experiences.

Is London a good place for freelance designers? What does a freelancer job in London look like? What opportunities and challenges you would face in London? Are new trends starting in London? During our talk, you will learn first-hand info from Marilia Maz, a freelance designer working in London.

In this episode we will also talk about: Why visual communication is the most powerful? What is brand strategy design? What is the work of a brand strategy designer? Who should the brand strategy designer work with on a daily basis? Is research important in designers' work? What is glamping tourism? 

& more!

In this episode, you will listen to a very interesting conversation with Somayeh Ranjbar - Senior Service Designer at Personio. She is a UX Researcher and Service Designer with over 10 years of experience in research and strategic design. As she says about her role, it is a combination of 3 disciplines: Mixed Research Methods, Service Design and UX Design.

In this episode we will talk about: Opportunities for entrepreneur refugees. Inclusion in tech, how design can leverage that? Tech vs. social impact-driven companies - what's the difference? What service design looks like in the meta world? What will research look like in the "new world"? How can designers fully utilize research? Are openness and resilience the traits of a good designer?& more!

This time we had the pleasure to host Katharina Seeger - Creative Director and member of the management team at Edenspiekermann. She's a true generalist, strategic thinker and team player, fascinated by human behaviour and constantly curious about humans. Katharina has extensive experience working as a designer in various industries. When asked which industry was the most enjoyable to work with, she replied that she couldn't answer this question. Why? To find out, we invite you to listen to the newest episode of World Designer! In this episode you will also learn: 

How has the industry of Electric Vehicles changed over the years? What is it like to work in a design agency? Design thinking - is it overrated? How yoga can help you maintain a healthy work-life relationship?

Our next guest is Basim Al-Baker UX Researcher at Dance. In this episode, we learn about Basims's story and how he became a designer. We talk about the need of seeking criticism and feedback in order to grow.

Basim explains why good design should be connected with emotions. But we also talk about the problems big businesses create. On the other hand, we talk about solving the problem with mortality and what are the things we can do together.

Later we talk about our mental health levels and why we shouldn't compare ourselves to others, be it in personal or professional life. It's better to take inspiration from other people and compare ourselves to ourselves.

Our guests are Nick and Gray the founders of Decibels. They share with us the story of Decibels, where the idea came from, what Decibels are and how this project can completely change the hearing aid category.

In this episode, you will learn not only about design but also about hearing technology. Nick and Gray explain why designing hearing technology is difficult and the things they have to keep in mind when working on Decibels. After talking about Decibels we jump into the qualities of good design. Gray tells us how you can develop your intuition as a designer and Nick tells us about conversations with users.

Marek asks them about timeless design. Is it even possible to make hardware design timeless? Another topic is minimalism vs maximalism and our impressions of what is modern. We learn why we should understand the craft of one another and the qualities that make great team players.

https://www.decibels.so/ 

Our guest is Gloria Biberger a designer and consultant who takes a holistic and a systemic view of innovation and transformation.

In this interview, we learn about organizational design, what it is and why Gloria focuses on it. Gloria shares how people can learn it and what's the greatest thing about this discipline. Another aspect we touch on is the relationship between organizational and service design. The problem we talk about is the splitting up of society. Is there a way to bring people together with design?

We learn more about the scalability of design. Another topic is the importance of having designers in the company as they are the people that can transform the whole organization. We talk also about empowering people and facilitating the design process.

In the end, Gloria tells us about the gift of asking questions and why not knowing something is a strength.