tomorrow's designers

03// Lena Kul, former Lead Design Recruiter and now UX Researcher at Miro. We deep-dive into how to build a network. If you're keen to understand how to build a vibrant, useful network, how to stop getting ghosted and how to craft the perfect 'ask' to unlock new opportunities, this episode is going to be essential.

EP02 // Talin Wadsworth, the principal designer for Adobe XD, one of the most widely used UX/UI tools in the world. Over the nearly 14 years he’s spent at Adobe, he has also led many other 1.0 initiatives, including the launch of Adobe Creative Cloud as well as Adobe Sketch for iPad. Talin shares his journey from student to leader at Adobe, and the importance of a 'design manifesto' for young designers, as well as how we can write our own. We also explore the future of design tools, and how we can best prepare for the future of design. Lastly, we explore the key advice and guidance for how we as young designers can land a design role at Adobe.

EP01 // Sean Carney, a globally recognised design leader and former Chief Design Officer at Philips. With over 25 years of experience leading multi-disciplinary design teams at major brands like Philips, HP, and Electrolux. Sean shares his journey from design student to industry leader. We also explore the importance of business understanding and context when learning and practicing design, the essential skills young designers need to become leaders, and also take a look into the future of design leadership. Lastly, Sean gives us young designer some tips on how to stand out when applying to large in-house design teams.

Welcome to tomorrow's designers. Here's a short introduction to the podcast and mission.