In today’s episode we have a special guest Ioana Teleanu the UX expert behind the instagram account @UXGoodies, which has over 210k followers.. Ioana is a senior UX Designer with a super impressive design background working in RPA, Healthcare, Financial Services and Banking. She is a phenomenal mentor and educator. She is also the cohost of Honest UX Talks. ➡️ Subscribe to the podcast: https://anchor.fm/designhuddle ➡️Twitter: https://twitter.com/designhuddlepod ➡️Instagram: https://...
Apr 12, 2021•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode Ryan ' The War Ender ' Warrender and Mustafa ' The One Who Escaped ' Kurtuldu discover our origins (or rapper names), origins of the web, and how we got started in tech. We take a look at Input Magazine's data visualization of the web and how they present the design in a slideshow design , factual design, and accessibility. From there we speak about how design needs to revolve around the people and not the other way around. We also discuss San Diego's new logo, typeface, and post...
Apr 05, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Mustafa & Ryan discuss UX best practices with writing. We discuss how users read websites, the two types of readers, Scanners and Methodical, and how you can design your website to improves its readability. We also talk about User Fudged Experiences, which are observations of users who do weird and wacky things with your products, what it means, and how you can innovate to support them achieve their goals. References: Eye-Tracking Study You Won’t Finish This Article Jakob Nielse...
Mar 29, 2021•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we are speaking to Brendan Kearns, a designer who has worked at Twitter, InVision, and Google. He has recently set up his agency and now works with clients from Europe to Silicon Valley. We discuss how he started as a Business Major at college, transitioned to agency life, and ended up in Silicon Valley. Brendan gives great advice to those who want to start their own design business and his ambitions as a founder of his agency. We also talk about the time Trump advisor, Anthony ...
Mar 22, 2021•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast The psychology of waiting, loading animations, and Facebook Welcome to Design Huddle, a podcast where two Googlers breakdown what’s new in tech and design. Each week we talk about what’s trending in tech, have some epic interviews, and drop some knowledge on you so you can stay ahead of the robot apocalypse. Mustafa Kurtuldu is a UX lead on install-ability on Chrome and Design Advocate at Google. His skills include user research, interviews, surveys, usability reviews, producing documentation in...
Mar 15, 2021•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Design Huddle, a podcast where two Googlers breakdown what’s new in tech and design. Each week we talk about what’s trending in tech, have some epic interviews, and drop some knowledge on you so you can stay ahead of the robot apocalypse. Mustafa Kurtuldu is a UX lead on install-ability on Chrome and Design Advocate at Google. His skills include user research, interviews, surveys, usability reviews, producing documentation including personas, site maps, user journeys and flows, as wel...
Mar 08, 2021•26 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Design Huddle, a podcast where two UX designers breakdown what’s new in tech and design. Each week we talk about what’s trending in tech, have some epic interviews, and drop some knowledge on you so you can stay ahead of the robot apocalypse. Mustafa Kurtuldu is a UX lead on install-ability on Chrome and Design Advocate at Google. His skills include user research, interviews, surveys, usability reviews, producing documentation including personas, site maps, user journeys and flows, as...
Mar 01, 2021•46 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Design Huddle, a podcast where two Googlers breakdown what’s new in tech and design. Each week we talk about what’s trending in tech, have some epic interviews, and drop some knowledge on you so you can stay ahead of the robot apocalypse. New co-host! Mustafa Kurtuldu is a UX lead on install-ability on Chrome and Design Advocate at Google. His skills include user research, interviews, surveys, usability reviews, producing documentation including personas, site maps, user journeys and ...
Feb 21, 2021•40 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Ryan and Brandon discuss Nike’s new shoe tech, How AI Dungeon-maker Latitude raises $3.3M to build games with ‘infinite’ story possibilities, and 2021’s Design Trends ★ Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/XEsKbd9 ★
Feb 08, 2021•45 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Ryan and Brandon discuss why Gamestop stock went to the moon, the new Virgin Hyperloop designs, and all the HBO movies that drop in 2021. ★ Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/XEsKbd9 ★
Feb 01, 2021•41 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Ryan and Brandon discuss Zune collectors, a home office built into the back of a car, and the Netflix shuffle feature. ★ Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/XEsKbd9 ★
Jan 25, 2021•37 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast In this eposide, Brandon and Ryan discuss the new Apple car concept, Razer's super cool N95 mask, and discuss how robots are taking over. ★ Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/XEsKbd9 ★
Jan 24, 2021•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Brandon Groce & Ryan Warrender discuss the outlandish 2020 Design Trend Neumorphism. What it is, what’s wrong with it, and where to go from here! ★ Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/XEsKbd9 ★
Mar 09, 2020•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Design Huddle, Tony Daussat (Creator of the XD Podcast and HiredUX.com )and Brandon Groce talk about happy accidents in the life of creative and entrepreneurs. Tony Daussat shares with us his ups and down, triumphs and failures through his years in the design and tech industry, as well as how he dealt with his losses and turned those losing situations into the energy he needed to kick start his amazing career at Bottle Rocket and amazing digital agency as well as create the am...
Mar 02, 2020•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we talk with Scott Dasse on what propels young creatives to make major strides in their careers, get hired, grow their skill set and MUCH MORE. Scott Dasse is a principal at Upstatement where he leads the design department and maintains a hands-on approach to the work. His clients have included MIT, Harvard, Bloomberg, NPR, Penguin Random House, Steelcase, and of course Tito's Handmade Vodka. He brings brands and technology together to build platforms and experiences that users ...
Feb 12, 2020•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ana Santos is a UX Consultant, coach and educator, who shares with us her journey of working with global brands like Google to become a full time consultant and design educator, and how you can do the same 🔥. Trust me, this is not an episode you want to miss! Ana Santos Website: Ana-Santos.com Social: ➡️ Instagram.com/ux.by.ana. ★ J oin the conversation on Discord : https://discord.gg/XEsKbd9 ★
Jan 28, 2020•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast James Martin shares with us his back story, how he got into branding & logo design, as well as starting his own agency BabyGiant Design Co. - 🖥 Find James online: Instagram: https://instagram.com/made.by.james?igshid=1xjd89j8vopjn - Website: https://www.baby-giant.co.uk/ - You can find us online here: 🖥Website: ALMOST DONE! 📲Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/designhuddletime - 📗Shop Our Book List: https://amzn.to/35RNbz1 - ✅Instagram Course: https://brandongroce.teachable.com/p/instagram-...
Jan 20, 2020•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode Ryan & Brandon get into what has gone over well for us in 2019 and what we are looking forward to moving into in 2020. You can find us online here: 📲Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/designhuddletime. ★ J oin the conversation on Discord : https://discord.gg/XEsKbd9 ★
Jan 13, 2020•29 min•Ep 53•Transcript available on Metacast User flow is the path taken by a prototypical user on a website or app to complete a task. The user flow takes them from their entry point through a set of steps towards a successful outcome and final action, such as purchasing a product. ★ J oin the conversation on Discord : https://discord.gg/XEsKbd9 ★
Jan 06, 2020•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jeff White, Cofounder @ Kula Partners & Previous UX & Design Professor at NSCAD, shares with us what has propelled designers to create amazing careers for themselves and what the most important thing are to truly focus on in ones early career, whether you decide to go to school, or not. - You can find Jeff White online here: 🖥Website: Kulapartners.com 📲Twitter: twitter.com/kulapartners. ★ J oin the conversation on Discord : https://discord.gg/XEsKbd9 ★...
Dec 23, 2019•32 min•Ep 51•Transcript available on Metacast Creative professionals often find themselves in the middle of everything and everyone. Therefore, you should prepare yourself to convince a room full of people that your design is right. Consensus decision making is a creative and dynamic way of reaching an agreement between all members of a group. Instead of simply voting for an item and having the majority of the group getting their way, a group using consensus is committed to finding solutions that everyone actively supports, or at leas...
Dec 16, 2019•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode John D Saunders shares his journey as a Digital Marketing Strategist with over a decade of experience helping SMBs, non-profits and Fortune 500 companies find success through online marketing. How he’s launched over 250+ websites for small & medium businesses WITHOUT Touching code at his award-winning boutique agency, 5four. In addition to how he’s been able to help teach over 3,000 students online & teach entrepreneurs in his online course “THE WEB DESIGN ACCELERATOR”, h...
Dec 09, 2019•51 min•Ep 49•Transcript available on Metacast Jacob Cass shares with us how he’s built his business from the ground up, worked with brands such as NINTENDO, NIKE, Red Bull, Disney, Powerade, VitaminWater and how he and you can build a passive income stream as a creative. • Find Jacob Cass On Instagram: https://instagram.com/justcreative. ★ J oin the conversation on Discord : https://discord.gg/XEsKbd9 ★
Dec 02, 2019•59 min•Ep 48•Transcript available on Metacast Ryan Hayward shares with us how he built his start up PitchProof in 3 days, created FrontRow 2019, one of the largest online design conference for designers, and shares with us a little bit behind the curtain how he does it all. 🔥Ryan’s Social Media: ✅Instagram: - Instagram.com/usepitchproof - Instagram.com/theryanhayward. ★ J oin the conversation on Discord : https://discord.gg/XEsKbd9 ★
Nov 25, 2019•43 min•Ep 47•Transcript available on Metacast Peter Smart Head of Product at Fantasy.co shares with us: 1. His creative journey to Head of Product @ Fantasy & his challenges 2. How to find a mentor to excel 3. Why Experience will always beat theory 4. How to seek & take hold of job opportunities 5. How being open to change can open a lot of doors in your career 6. The power of being a “curious idiot” ✅ Peter Smarts Amazing talk at the Awwwards Conference: https://youtu.be/AonZeJFsaxc. ★ J oin the conversation on Discord : https://di...
Nov 18, 2019•55 min•Ep 46•Transcript available on Metacast Empathy is the ability to fully understand, mirror, then share another person's expressions, needs, and motivations. In UX , empathy enables us to understand not only our users' immediate frustrations, but also their hopes, fears, abilities, limitations, reasoning, and goals. The 3 Whats of User Perspective A good design communicates 3 things: 1) What is this? 2) What is the benefit for the user? 3) What should they do next? Let's be friends on Instagram: @Ryan.Warrender & @BrandonGroc...
Nov 05, 2019•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast The 5 Main Ingredients of UX: Psychology, Usability, Design, Copywriting, and Analysis. Instagram: @Ryan.Warrender & @BrandonGroce Support this Podcast: bit.ly/support-designhuddle ★ Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/XEsKbd9 ★
Oct 28, 2019•32 min•Ep 43•Transcript available on Metacast Adam Romano is a Creative Director at Jam3 in Toronto Canada. - He and his team have the pleasure of working with brands such as Facebook, Google, eBay, Adidas, Postmates. Today, Adam shares his story of becoming creative, his struggles, challenges and how he overcame them, to be where he is today. - Join us in this amazing story of hustle from Adam Romano, a college drop and self-taught designer turned creative director at Jam3. Let's be friends on Instagram: @Ryan.Warrender & @Brando...
Oct 21, 2019•52 min•Ep 42•Transcript available on Metacast Unsung heroes: the best under the radar apps you should check out Instagram: @Ryan.Warrender & @BrandonGroce Support this Podcast: bit.ly/support-designhuddle ★ J oin the conversation on Discord : https://discord.gg/XEsKbd9 ★ The opinions stated here are our own, not those of our companies....
Oct 14, 2019•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Michael Janda breaks down what is expected from a designer who wants to progress in their career. In this episode, you will learn what skills need to be learned and what to focus on in order to progress from entry-level creative, executive-level creative, and business owner. Join the Design Huddle community and follow us on Instagram at @Ryan.Warrender & @BrandonGroce. Become a supporter of this podcast: bit.ly/support-designhuddle . ★ J oin the conversation on Discord : ht...
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