Design Life
Charli Prangley, Femke Van Schoonhoven
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.
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.
Episodes
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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.
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Feb 27, 2023 • 28min
274: Are you inexperienced if you don't name your layers?
Are you an inexperienced designer if you don't name your layers? In our first episode of 2023 we discuss this question and why gatekeeping like this within the industry holds designers back.
Dec 12, 2022 • 31min
273: Our thoughts on the state of the design industry
In our last episode of 2022, we share our thoughts on the state of the design industry.
Dec 5, 2022 • 33min
272: Deciding what side projects to tackle in 2023
Planning your side projects for 2023? If you're thinking of expanding or starting a side project over the next 12 months we hope you find value in this episode as we share our plans and ideas for 2023.
Nov 15, 2022 • 32min
271: Annual planning as a design leader in tech
It's that time of year again, time to start the annual planning for 2023. As a design lead in the tech industry, it can be difficult to know how to bring your team together to share their ideas or where to start with the planning so in this episode we share how we're tackling annual planning with collaboration in mind.
Nov 7, 2022 • 32min
270: Positioning your portfolio for a design manager role
Trying to make the move from designer to manager? In this episode we chat about how to make your portfolio presentation speak for itself.
Oct 31, 2022 • 31min
269: Fitting in socially in the workplace
Building relationships with your colleagues at works takes time and patience. This week on the podcast we answer a listener question about how we've built strong relationships within our teams, both remotely and in person.
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Oct 17, 2022 • 33min
268: A real look into today's design interview process
A real look into today's design interview process, what is it like trying to get a job in this economy?
