Shaping Design

In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) and Pascal Potvin (@loves_pixels) interview our very first guest of the pod, Andrew Lee.Andrew is a design lead on the IBM Watson Assistant team. We discuss Andrew’s interest in ambient technology, how he is overcoming the obstacle of distraction, his views on AI ethics, and so much more.💌 Subscribe to our newsletter on Substack to be first to know when we drop new episodes and articles!Mentioned links* Nir Eyal’s book(s): https://www.nirandfar.com/indistractable/* Non-invasive internet collection thing: https://mymind.com/ (Not OpenMind)* Peter Theirs recent school talk:Socials* Pascal Potvin: Twitter, LinkedIn* Mitchell Bernstein: Twitter, LinkedIn* Shaping Design newsletterShaping Design Podcast* YouTube* Substack* Spotify* Apple Podcasts* Google Podcasts* TikTok This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shaping.design

Mitchell Bernstein and Pascal Potvin discuss the trendy topic of design systems, their importance and challenges, implementation across multiple brands, their adaptability, and Apple's successful implementation. They also discuss the use of orange in Apple's design guidelines and the future of design systems.

Guest Pascal Potvin and host Mitchell Bernstein discuss red flags to look out for when interviewing for a job, including unpaid trial work and lack of a clearly defined role. They also highlight the importance of equity, consistency, and communication in the hiring process.

In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) and Pascal Potvin (@loves_pixels) breakdown some strategies for interviewing. Topics also covered include how we’re building in public, our framer contest to see who’s the better web designer, and why we hate design exercises.Design a winning portfolio Maven course: Don't be left at the bottom of a recruiter's inbox. Learn to stand out, show up, and elevate your chances of getting that dream job.🎓 Sign up: https://maven.com/learnprimitives/des...📬 Sign up for our free weekly newsletter:Mentioned* Never split the difference (book) by Chris VossSocials* Pascal Potvin: Twitter, LinkedIn* Mitchell Bernstein: Twitter, LinkedIn* Shaping Design newsletterShaping Design Podcast* 📺 YouTube* 🗞️ Substack* 🔊 Spotify* 🎵 Apple Podcasts* 🔎 Google Podcasts* 🕺 TikTok This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shaping.design

In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) and Pascal Potvin (@loves_pixels) question how to define a great hook that entices your audience to investigate more. We also discuss strategies for targeting the right audience. We end the pod by including a new segment called Product of the Week.Design a winning portfolio Maven course: Don't be left at the bottom of a recruiter's inbox. Learn to stand out, show up, and elevate your chances of getting that dream job.Socials* Pascal Potvin: Twitter, LinkedIn* Mitchell Bernstein: Twitter, LinkedIn* Shaping Design newsletterShaping Design Podcast* YouTube* Substack* Spotify* Apple Podcasts* Google Podcasts* TikTok This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shaping.design

Pascal Potvin and Mitchell Bernstein discuss nightmare customer support situations from Zoom, recent use-cases for ChatGPT, and how AI can improve designers' work. They explore the role of AI in design, ethical implications, and the potential limitations it may impose on human creativity. They also discuss a free live cohort course for designing portfolios and the rules and prizes for the Framer competition.

Design professionals Mitchell Bernstein and Pascal Potvin discuss career choices in design, including joining an agency, enterprise, or startup. They share insights on recognizing when you're too comfortable in your job and the importance of embracing discomfort for personal growth. Additionally, they touch on the potential impact of AI on creative work.

Episode 2Pascal Potvin (@loves_pixels) and Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) discuss more of how they want to modify their course based on student feedback, some obstacles we find new designers trip over, how we plan to scale some of our efforts, more on AI (promise we will try not to discuss it much more), and how we are trying to scale our designer relationships. We wrap up by running through 2 websites, a landing page and a portfolio, that both work great for telling a story to sell their product (aka a course or themselves). Hang in there with us as each episode audio and video gets better!Farza’s tweet we discuss:LinksCourses* Design a winning portfolio Maven course: Don't be left at the bottom of a recruiter's inbox. Learn to stand out, show up, and elevate your chances of getting that dream job.Socials* Pascal Potvin: Twitter, LinkedIn* Mitchell Bernstein: Twitter, LinkedIn* Shaping Design newsletterShaping Design Podcast* Substack* Spotify* Apple Podcasts* Google Podcasts This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shaping.design

Pascal Potvin and Mitchell Bernstein discuss their portfolio creation course's secret framework for standing out as a designer. They also touch on recent AI developments and their potential impact on daily tasks.