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IKEA leverages simple design practices to become the world’s largest furniture retailer. How did IKEA achieve that? In Part 1 of this episode series Luigi and Ravi will discuss the design decisions behind IKEA’s store experience, product design, the Gruen Effect, and other pre-purchase elements of IKEA’s business model. Join us next week for Part 2 to discuss other IKEA’s post-purchase design deci...

Subway systems, street signs, brands, books, our world is surrounded by typefaces. Why? Luigi and Ravi discussed the impact and power that typefaces have in our daily life focusing on the famous font Helvetica. Is the power of Helvetica being bland or versatile?  -  Check out the show notes (for free!) on our Patreon:  Follow Designbyus on Twitter: https://twitter.com/designbyus_fm  Follow Luigi o...

Luigi and Ravi have a long and engaging discussion about the latest exciting and eventful Apple Event. Hold on to your seats.  -  Show notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/036-apple-event-56244374 Follow Designbyus on Twitter: https://twitter.com/designbyus_fm   Follow Luigi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/luigi_dintrono   Follow Ravi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/raviis...

Luigi and Ravi discussed what they learnt after taking the new Brand Sprint course from the all-time Jedi Master, Scott Galloway. His new startup, Section4 offers university level education for a fraction of the cost. If you can afford it, you will find a link to the scholarship application in our Patreon’s show notes.  -  Patreon Show notes:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/035-brand...

Luigi and Ravi give their take on Apple's announcements during WWDC 2021. - Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/designbyus - Follow Designbyus on Twitter: https://twitter.com/designbyus_fm Follow Luigi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/luigi_dintrono Follow Ravi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/raviisoccupied

Ravi and Luigi discuss the impact of Material You, the new design system of Android and its impact into the way we use our devices. Then, they talk about Google’s privacy updates and the future of machine learning with Project LaMDA. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/designbyus - Episode Links: Google I/O Updates Material You in short

We are back! Ravi and Luigi discuss the news from the most recent Apple event. Air Tags, colourful new Macs, The M1 Chip, and much more. Also, listen to Ravi’s prediction about the future of Apple Subscriptions! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/designbyus - Socials: Follow Designbyus on Twitter: https://twitter.com/designbyus_fm Follow Luigi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/luigi_dint...

This week we discuss how Apple may or may not disrupt the EV market. Is the Apple Car the real innovation? or would there be a new business model, that would change the transportation industry? Meanwhile, the new Saildrone Surveyor (drone for the sea) has launched, and it is helping us understand global warming by acquiring real-time data from our planet. More on the new Nike Go FlyEase. Finally,...

Have you heard of the fastest email app in the world, Superhuman? It’s a Silicon Valley startup changing the way people use, and feel about email. This time we are joined by Ketki Duvvuru, Superhuman’s first full time and dedicated Product Manager. She tells us how Superhuman grew to become worth over $250 million, and how it’s unconventional UI and UX came to be. Why implement friction in your pr...

This week we explore whether laws for Spacecraft Design are in fact rules for life, and THAT CIA rebrand. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/designbyus - Laws of Spacecraft Design: https://spacecraft.ssl.umd.edu/akins_laws.html CIA Rebrand: https://www.fastcompany.com/90591187/the-cia-has-a-trendy-new-logo-critics-are-not-impressed?ref=sidebar - Follow designbyus on Twitter: https://tw...

This week we explore how the future of your phone's UI will change with Probabilistic Event Handling. Then,  Ravi tells us about his experience  rebranding 8billionideas. Finally, we discuss the idea of ‘Looks vs Results’. Do you actually need to work until perfection? Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/designbyus - Episode Links: Probabilistic Event Handling: https://uxdesig...

This week we tell you a little about how we are using UX Design in our own lives and work, the future of the Mac enabled by the new M1 Chip, and how crazy iPhone concepts used to be. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/designbyus - UX Design Process: https://uxplanet.org/designing-bunch-payout-of-razorpayx-aea99d8a96fc Mum Test: http://momtestbook.com Instant Recharge iPhone 6-7: https:...

Alejandro is the founder and creator of Spline, a 3D design tool that allows you to easily create and publish 3D web experiences and more! We loved this Software, and we think you would love it too! - Episode Links Follow Spline on Twitter: https://twitter.com/splinetool Website (Spline is recruiting): https://spline.design Follow Alejandro León on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alelepd Socials: Fol...

This week we discuss whether blockchain is the best way to fight climate change, what makes a great app experience, and the complexities of designing physical products in the home. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/designbyus - Efforce: https://efforce.io App Store Best of 2020: https://developer.apple.com/app-store/best-of-2020/#games-of-the-year Onshape: https://www.onshape.com/en/...

Arjun is a human rights lawyer, author, writer, and most importantly a fighter for justice, who endeavored across the United States to capture stories from people targeted and severely affected by hate violence. During this episode we will discuss how our society has been designed and affected by unwritten social rules and explore how we can reimagine our social structures. - Links Follow Arjun Se...

Ravi and Luigi discuss how they manage their tasks, knowledge, time, and creativity during a tough time. - Socials: Follow Design by Us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/designbyus_fm Follow Luigi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/luigi_dintrono Follow Ravi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/raviisoccupied

We are trying something new! What if we could design anything? What problem will you pick? This time we decided to explore the idea of designing a Spotify-like experience for hearing-impaired users. We want to emphasise that this is a design exercise, in a real world situation you should speak to the users first and learn about their problems. - Socials: Follow Design by Us on Twitter: https://twi...

We discuss yet. another. Apple. event. Featuring special guest Cesar. _ Socials: Follow designbyus on Twitter: https://twitter.com/designbyus_fm Follow Luigi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/luigi_dintrono Follow Ravi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/raviisoccupied Follow Cesar on Twitter: https://twitter.com/caeochoa

We belatedly discuss the Apple Event featuring the new Apple Watch, iPad(s), and services. Socials: Follow designbyus on Twitter: https://twitter.com/designbyus_fm Follow Luigi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/luigi_dintrono Follow Ravi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/raviisoccupied

This time we welcome Di Zhen Ye, currently the Founder and CEO of Zhennovate. She has embarked on the journey of helping people to understand how to cultivate an empowering mindset to develop constructive habits and become great leaders. We also discussed Di’s previous experience at Microsoft, how we can drive innovation in a corporation, and her lessons on working with 2000 engineers and one same...

This time we welcome Eva Guerra, Interior Architect, Designer, and currently Creative Director at Designit. We go into Eva’s design journey and discover the impact of how growing up in a circular house can impact a child’s career choice. We also discuss lessons on how to nurture and manage creativity within teams, how to define personal success as a designer,  and even the potential of redesi...

Similarly to you, we are starting our design journey. It is very likely that we share the same challenges. Hence, we decided to make an episode where we share key learning points that we have experienced and have helped us develop our skills and career. We hope this episode inspires you to keep working hard on your skills and on designing the future of our world. Peace, Luigi and Ravi. - Show Note...

Gordon Murray is one of the most innovative designer in the history of Formula 1. This time we discussed his work, principles and what made him such a revolutionary designer. Also, how cool is to launch your own automotive company to just design one Supercar? - Show Notes: McLaren F1 - The ultimate drivers car: https://www.mclarenstore.com/es/en/lifestyle/models/ McLaren MP44 Model: https://www.mc...

Massimo Vignelli is one of the great modernist designers. Join us as we explore his philosophy and some of his works. _ Show notes: Ravi was wrong! Check out the Canon in eBook form: https://rationale-design.com/resources/vignelli-canon/ New York City Subway Map: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Subway_map See Naples and Die: https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2014/04/27/a-dramatic-gesture/ F...

Biomimicry is using nature's unlimited R&D budget to improve all of our designs. Listen in as we take you through 4 real world examples. _ Follow us on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/designbyus_fm _ Cement from Coral: https://earthsky.org/human-world/brent-constantz-builds-cement-like-coral-do Sahara Forest Project: https://www.fcrn.org.uk/research-library/sahara-forest-project-uses-seawa...