The Way of Product with Caden Damiano

In this episode, I chat with Bryan Sebestia, a modern day renaissance designer, about planning an information dietand charting out how broaden your design skillset.We talk courses, how to learn, and how to be be an eclectic generalist. Connect with Bryan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryansebesta/If you get any value out of this show, or if it has helped you in any way, please subscribe to “Thinking Out Loud About Design” for free to get the distilled learnings on being a staff-level individual contributor. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com

How do you define what we do, and how does that influence hiring?Michael Canar and I discuss hiring designers, and how good hiring managers know how to build a teambased on the strengths and specializations of each designer they evaluate when hireing.Connect with Michael: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-ca%C3%B1ar-747a104/If you get any value out of this show, or if it has helped you in any way, please subscribe to “Thinking Out Loud About Design” for free to get the distilled learnings on being a staff-level individual contributor. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com

Ben Crabtree and I talk about the discovery process in this episode. It comes down to defining the problem. Ben provides practical ways to define the actual problems you are solving in a project.  Connect with Ben: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-crabtree-582b0180/If you get any value out of this show, or if it has helped you in any way, please subscribe to “Thinking Out Loud About Design” for free to get the distilled learnings on being a staff-level individual contributor. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com

Lucid software is known for its high-performing design team, and today I interview one of their A-Players, Sanjana Mathur.In this episode, we discuss the end of the "dev handoff", how to not cut corners on UX, and how we can better blur the lines of responsibility in the product team to quickly collaborate and learn as a unit. Connect with Sanjana: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjana-mathur/If you get any value out of this show, or if it has helped you in any way, please subscribe to “Thinking Out Loud About Design” for free to get the distilled learnings on being a staff-level individual contributor. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com

Sam provided so much value in the last episode, we had to record a part 2!  Sam is known for his UX Careers business, Conscious Career Shift, where he helps Jr Designers land their first role. For part 2, we discuss tools, tactics, and techniques to stand out in the hiring process.  Sam also shares a technique that is guaranteed to turn hiring managers heads if you pull it off correctly. Enjoy! Connect with Sam: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharperux/If you get any value out of this show, or if it has helped you in any way, please subscribe to “Thinking Out Loud About Design” for free to get the distilled learnings on being a staff-level individual contributor. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com

Today I chat with Sam Harper, who is a UX Designer at Entrata. Sam is better known for his UX Careers business, Conscious Career Shift UX, where he helps Jr Designers land their first role. Today we talk about the hard truths of being a Jr UX Designer and try provide some tempered expectations so you can start out with the right experience in mind.  Connect with Sam: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharperux/If you get any value out of this show, or if it has helped you in any way, please subscribe to “Thinking Out Loud About Design” for free to get the distilled learnings on being a staff-level individual contributor. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com

🎉Episode 50!🎉 I'm going to celebrate by talking with one of my design heroes!Matt D. Smith is the quintessential company of one. A true design entrepreneur. Matt has independently run his own design shop for 15 years, designing for awesome companies, shipping his own products, and launched some of the best courses on UI design. In this episode, we talk about his newly launched course, "Shift Nudge", which covers the nitty-gritty details of UI design and discuss the value of UI design and how it fits in the overall Product Design process. Find Shift Nudge here: https://shiftnudge.com/Connect with Matt: https://twitter.com/mdsIf you get any value out of this show, or if it has helped you in any way, please subscribe to “Thinking Out Loud About Design” for free to get the distilled learnings on being a staff-level individual contributor. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com

This is a reshare of my appearance on Sam Harpers LinkedIn livestream where we talk about the way you can get discovered in a competitive job market.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com

How to design systems and products that benefit from bad luck.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com

Bonus voice essay on why most designs don't make it to production.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com