This week on the program is special guest David Dylan Thomas. He’s a content strategist and author of the forthcoming book, “[Design For Cognitive Bias](https://abookapart.com/products/design-for-cognitive-bias).” We discuss how unconscious decisions shape our actions, and how to acknowledge them when we design.
Special guest and author Senongo Akpem joins the show. We discuss his new book “[Cross-Cultural Design](https://abookapart.com/products/cross-cultural-design)” and how to grow in awareness when designing for multiple cultures.
Special guest Bill Burnett joins the show. He's the Executive Director of the Design School at Stanford University and the author of "Design Your Work Life." We talk about applying our craft as designers to the problem of our own careers.
Special guest Aaron Walter joins the show. He's Vice President of Design Education at Invision and the author of "[Designing for Emotion](https://www.aarronwalter.com/book)." We discuss the power of inclusion in transforming the mechanics of design.
Special guest Ryan Powell joins the program. He's the Head of User Experience for Waymo, the self-driving car company. We discuss what it’s like to design the experience of something that feels like science fiction.
Special guest Dr. Amy Bucher joins the show. Her new book, “[Engaged: Designing for Behavior Change](https://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/engaged-designing-for-behavior-change/ )” shows how psychology can be used as a design tool to help empower people to make positive changes in their lives.
Special guest and best selling author Scott Berkun joins the show. His new book, “[How Design Makes the World](https://scottberkun.com/books/)” is just out and we discuss how we can learn to ask better questions of everything we buy, use and make.
Special guest and good friend Lori McLeese joins the program. She's the Global Head of People for Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com — one of the world's largest fully distributed companies. We talk about what it takes to do great work together when we're apart.
Special guests Andy Welfle and Michael Metts join the program. They're the co-authors of the book “[Writing is Designing](https://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/writing-is-designing/)” and we discuss how words are the core of good design, and what you can do to improve the quality of language in your work.
Special guest Cennydd Bowles joins the show. He’s a designer, futurist, and author of the book Future Ethics. We discuss what we can learn from the digital mistakes of the past to inform the designs of the future.
Special guest Liz Jackson joins the show. She’s a design strategist and disability advocate who founded The Disabled List. We talk about perspectives in disability-led design and how empathy can often get in the way.
Special guest and event organizer Marc Thiele joins the show. He's the founder of the Beyond Tellerrand design conference, and we discuss the value of community gatherings, what we can learn at them, and how they're changing
Special guest Hannes Pasqualini joins the show. He’s the co-founder of Papernoise, a firm that specializes in the design of synthesizers. We discuss the process of finding a niche, building a reputation, and the art of music.
This is part two of a special episode of Presentable recorded live in front of an audience at the New Adventures conference in Nottingham, England. It is a roundtable conversation with the event's speakers: Liz Jackson, Laura Kalbag, Florence Okoye, Tatiana Mac
This is a special episode of Presentable recorded live in front of an audience at the New Adventures conference in Nottingham, England. It is a roundtable conversation with the event's speakers: Cennydd Bowles, Akil Benjamin, Natalie Kane.
Special guest and long-time independent developer James Thomson joins the show. We talk through his experience working on PCalc, run-ins with Steve Jobs, and going solo for more than a couple decades.
Good friend Erika Hall joins the show to talk about the second edition of Just Enough Research. We talk about the methods so many people get so badly wrong.
Weightshift founder and good friend Naz Hamid joins the show to discuss how designers evolve in their careers and what maturity of craft really looks like.
Special guest Jeff Khan joins the show. He’s the CEO of Rise Science and we discuss the unique opportunities designers have as entrepreneurs, and how that can change the outcome for startups.
Special guest Harold Emsheimer joins the show. He’s the co-founder of design agency Overcommitted and joins us to talk about using the iPad as a tool for doing professional design work.
Special guest Michael Hood joins the show. He's the co-founder and head of product at VoiceFlow, and we discuss emerging best practices for designing voice user interfaces.
Special guest and old friend Braden Kowitz joins the program. He's the co-founder of Range and former design partner at Google Ventures. We discuss the delicate art of the design critique and building trust within teams.
Special guest and old friend Bryan Mason joins the show. He's the Chief Business Officer of photo company VSCO and former co-founder of Typekit. We talk about the hard work of operationalizing creative talent.
Special guest Sally Carson joins the program. She is head of product design for Duo Security, which is now part of Cisco. We discuss how to sneak good design into the journey from small startup team to large enterprise.
Special guest Jason Fried, the founder of Basecamp and 37 Signals, joins the program. We talk about approaching work more thoughtfully, thinking on longer horizons, and how to slow down and find inspiration around us.
Special guest and old friend Mike Monteiro returns to discuss his new book, “Ruined by Design.” We talk about whether the design industry needs a set of ethical standards and the ways in which they might be enforced.
Special guest Lara Hogan joins the show. She’s a co-founder of Wherewithall Coaches and Trainers and author of the new book, Resilient Management. We discuss the qualities that help teams thrive and how you can contribute whether you’re a leader ... or aspire to be.
Special guest Myke Hurley returns to the program. He’s the co-founder of the Relay FM podcast network and host of Connected, a podcast focusing on Apple. We discuss the company’s recent announcement that Chief Design Officer Sir Jony Ive is leaving to start a new design studio.
Former head of Adobe Fonts and good friend Matthew Rechs joins the program to sort through Apple's announcement at WWDC that fonts will be coming to iOS 13.
Creativity evangelist and author Denise Jacobs joins the show to discuss the difficulties designers face in the creative process and how to get unstuck.
