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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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.
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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.
