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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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
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May 30, 2022 • 31min
257: Collaboration between senior and junior designers
This week on Design Life we chat specifically about collaborating with designers of a different level. Maybe you’re a junior designer collaborating with a senior designer for the first time or vice versa, we discuss which skills you need to make collaboration seamless.
May 23, 2022 • 29min
256: Conducting design audits
How can you make the most of a design audit? Keep consistency in mind, improve popular assets and implement recommendations.
May 16, 2022 • 28min
255: The pay gap between product and marketing designers
Today we are chatting about a topic very near and dear to our hearts, the pay gap between marketing/brand designers and product designers. What is causing the gap and how can we work towards closing it?
May 9, 2022 • 28min
254: Is the vibe shifting in design?
It might feel like vibe is the word of the year at the moment, and with good reason as the vibe in design is shifting again. Who are the companies shaping design this year and how do we stay up to date without following trends? Listen to this episode of Design Life to find out!
May 2, 2022 • 31min
E253: Setting boundaries at work
Boundaries are really important, and they've become even more important as more of us are working from home. This week on Design Life we chat about the boundaries we set in our jobs and how we share them with our teams and managers.
Apr 25, 2022 • 28min
252: Why you should care about performance reviews
In this episode of Design Life we chat about why you should care about performance reviews even when they aren’t related to a bonus or pay rise and how to get the most out of them whether you are an employee or a manager.
