
Design Life
Design Life is a podcast about design and side projects for motivated creators. It was born after your hosts, two serial side project addicts, saw a gap in the podcast market for a conversational show about design and the issues young creatives face, that was hosted by two females.
This show aims to tackle the big issues designers face like getting paid, overcoming a creative block or managing time, to name a few. We want to open up discussion about things we wish we heard people talk about when we were studying, and we want to chat to you about the joys and the frustrations of working in the tech industry by day, and on our passion projects in the rest of our waking hours. We hope that by doing so, Design Life will give you a dose of motivation or inspiration when you need it.
Latest episodes

Feb 12, 2024 • 29min
284: Our Career and Personal Goals for 2024
Join us as we dive into our career and personal goals for 2024. From organizing in-person meetups and upcoming courses to exploring new hobbies like creative writing and sewing, we're sharing our visions and passions for the year ahead. Get inspired for your own creative journey!

Dec 5, 2023 • 26min
283: Our copywriting process
The hosts discuss the importance of consistent copywriting and content in design projects, the challenges without a dedicated copywriter, the collaborative effort needed between designers and PMMs, maintaining consistency in the copywriting process, and the importance of aligning marketing and design.

Aug 14, 2023 • 29min
282: Reliving our Config experience
The hosts recap their experience at a conference, including highlights, personal catch-up, and feeling motivated. They discuss course enrollment, meeting graduates, and making changes based on feedback. They reflect on a live event experience, express gratitude to sponsors, and discuss plans for future events. They highlight the support of tools for the design community, desire for a bigger venue and sponsors, and recommend attending the design conference. They express excitement for conferences, share insights, and express gratitude to sponsors.

Jul 24, 2023 • 32min
281: How to make the most of a design conference
Are you attending a design conference this summer? In this episode we share our favourite tips for making the most of the conference experience to maximise learning, connection and most importantly - fun!

Jun 20, 2023 • 28min
280: Preparing for a feature launch as a designer
Preparing for a feature launch as a designer is such an exciting time! To see your work come to fruition brings with it a fantastic feeling, but it's not always plain sailing. In this episode we discuss the highs and lows of working on feature launches as a designer.

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May 15, 2023 • 33min
279: Validating design solutions
Today on the Design Life podcast we are answering a listener question from an engineer, who is looking for advice on how to validate a design and communicate this with the relevant stakeholders.

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May 2, 2023 • 30min
278: Are you on the right path in your design career?
Wondering if you are on the right path in your design career? Fear not, we have a very reassuring conversation this week on the podcast! Hear all about how we've used the design career checkpoint to help reflect on our careers and set new goals.

Apr 17, 2023 • 29min
277: Learning throughout different stages of your design career
This week on Design Life we’re chatting about learning throughout different stages of our design careers, and how our approach to learning has changed over time.

Apr 3, 2023 • 29min
276: Managing in different directions
Find yourself in a new role and managing in different directions? Us too! In this episode we're talking how to make the most of managing in different directions.

Mar 20, 2023 • 32min
275: The realities of being a manager AND an IC
In this episode of Design Life we chat about managing the split between IC work and being a manager and how we balance the responsibilities of both in our day to day work.