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
Mentioned books
Oct 10, 2022 • 33min
267: How much did Charli earn this year?
On Design Life we like to talk openly about money when we can, including our annual income reports! This time it's Charli's turn.
Oct 5, 2022 • 28min
266: Femke quit her job!
Femke quit her job! After a year in her current role Femke is moving on to an exciting new opportunity. Listen to a deep dive into the thought process and the practical steps involved in the move.
Sep 26, 2022 • 30min
265: Adobe is buying Figma? Let's talk about it
News of Figma being acquired by Adobe has everyone talking, today on Design Life we share our thoughts on what this means for one of our most used design tools.
Sep 12, 2022 • 31min
264: Design education and conferences, on a budget
Getting buy in to help build design team culture can be difficult - this week we answer a listener question about how to create opportunities which promote design education for your team and foster a great design culture, on a budget.
Sep 5, 2022 • 37min
263: How we communicate async at work
Today on Design Life we answer a listener question about all the asynchronous communication methods we use at work.
Aug 15, 2022 • 30min
262: What makes a good design manager
This week on the podcast we're answering a very wholesome listener question, what makes a good manager and how can an IC help support a new manager to do their best?
Aug 8, 2022 • 31min
261: What it's like to work in six week cycles
Do you use six week cycles where you work? Today we're gonna talk about this way of breaking up work throughout the year which we recently discovered we both use in our companies.
Aug 1, 2022 • 28min
260: Taking a sabbatical
This podcast episode discusses the benefits and logistics of taking a sabbatical, including how to plan and organize one. The hosts also talk about alternative forms of vacationing, the importance of disconnecting from work, and the value of taking breaks between roles.
Jul 18, 2022 • 33min
259: Shipping a new design system!
Femke recently shipped a new design system and today on Design Life we are discussing the highs and lows of taking on such a project!
Jun 13, 2022 • 37min
258: Retaining the joy of side projects with Honest UX Talks
Listen to the Honest UX Talks episodeFollow Honest UX Talks:🗂 instagram.com/honest_ux_talks👩💻 instagram.com/anfisign👩🏻💻 instagram.com/uxgoodies
