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Design Podcast Episodes
#81 - Making A Career Out Of A Hobby - Kirupa Chinnathambi (Product Manager - Google)
July 2, 2024
In episode 81, Den Delimarsky chats with Kirupa Chinnathambi, a product manager at Google who has built his own personal brand in what is now known as kirupa.com. Kirupa is a talented web developer, designer, writer, and packs so much knowledge in his blog that you can learn how to create great web-based experiences on that content alone.
#67 - Building Design Communities, with Grace Ling, UX Designer at Electronic Arts, and Founder of Design Buddies
December 21, 2023
Grace Ling is a UX designer at Electronic Arts and the founder of the Design Buddies, one of the world’s largest design communities.
#64 - Diving Into Industrial Design, with Anson Cheung
December 12, 2023
Anson Cheung worked as an industrial designer with brands like Lyft, Google, Roku, and HunterDouglas. We sat down to learn more about his career.
#37 - Be A Builder, With Jack Zerby
June 25, 2021
Last time I chatted with Jack, I had pages of questions I still wanted to ask - with this episode, I attempt to address that backlog. And the more I talked to Jack, the more I realized that the theme of his entire career is - "be a builder." As someone who started and worked at many startups, he sure knows first-hand how to do that well and in a way that is sustainable. Today, we talk about his work at Vimeo, what it means to collaborate with others, and how to build a network of folks that are there when you need them most.
#25 - How to Build a Career in Design and Pitch Gary Vee, with Jack Zerby
March 7, 2021
Jack Zerby is not your typical designer. His experience producing music, working at Pentagram and Frog, building startups, pitching to Gary Vee, and now - building tools for creators at Gumroad, puts him square in the middle of a very uncommon career path. In this episode, I chat with Jack to learn more about what motivated him to grow his career, how to break into design, how to make the transition from a big company to a startup, and what does it mean to build compelling narratives in deck form.
#6 - Interview with Matt Swanson
June 28, 2020
A conversation with Matt Swanson, a software engineer at SEP, on engineering best practices, design systems, and managing complexity.
#5 - Interview with Jin Yang
June 21, 2020
A virtual fireside chat with Jin Yang, VP of design at CapitalOne. We discuss leadership, building great teams, and wrap up the show with food place recommendations.