Design Party

In this episode, Antonija and Vitali talk about handling stress and avoiding burnout. We all know recovery is important, but what are the signs we should look out for and how can we manage being overworked? how does the parasympathetic nervous system help us feel balanced? We reflect on our experiences and offer techniques to help tackle these important challenges.

Helena and Antonija share tips on how not to embarrass yourself when you are naming your product that will ship globally. We share a little anecdote from rebranding our podcast and examples of big brands. 

In this episode, Helena and Antonija discuss what organization and self-organization are. How do we keep up with our daily private and work tasks, and what helps us stay afloat. One of us obsesses about the organization and the other about efficiency! We also share our preferred tools and our workflows. The newest of the news is our social handles and a website! Join us at http://designpartypodcas...

In this episode of a very attractive title, Helena is joining me in discussing the UX tools survey for 2021. We talk about the state of the tools, give our opinions on whether we agree or if there is something surprising, and as announced - we passively aggressively bash on (almost) everything. Not to be lazy, we also give out a list of tools we would like to see grow, use more or just enjoy using...

Today’s episode discusses user research: what it is, what types of research are there, how it can help your work, and where to begin. Resources mentioned: Don’t make me think by Steve Krug https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Make-Think-Revisited-Usability/dp/0321965515 Just enough research by Erika Hall https://www.amazon.com/Just-Enough-Research-Erika-Hall/dp/1937557103 Article on how to do remote user r...

Amazing designer Vitali Gusatinsky is joining me in this episode to talk about 2022 and what it means for product design. We speculate what will be trendy this year and where designers' focus will shift in order to craft better experiences.

After a long 6-month break, Helena and I decided to catch up and talk a bit about what had happened.

In this episode, we deep dive into what happened in Figma Config 2021. Helena didn't watch so I am going through features and how I see them as a product designer.

Antonija and Helena discuss tips and tricks for junior designers! As with all tips and tricks, this is just a list what we wish someone told us while we were starting our careers. The tips are divided in three categories - general tips, skill tips and personal development! And as always, we steer away from the topic, but in a good way. If you have any ideas or just want to say hi, leave us a messa...

What are hard skills knowing your tools (adaptability) for designing prototyping communication coding? Design theory typography colors rules of visual perception common UI patterns HIG, Material Design Management - deep dive next time Other valuable skills Strategic thinking networking negotiation teamwork independence marketing knowledge business knowledge

Tools mentioned Productivity tools Notion Toggl/Clockify A timecube! Linear Jira Todoist Trello Communication Slack Teams Around Zoom Meet Skype Design tools Sketch 🧡 Figma 💜 Principle ProtoPie Blush Spline Adobe iPad Procreate GoodNotes

In today's episode, Antonija and Helena discuss iOS vs. Android. Weirdy, we both use Android as our daily driver. Antonija is thinking about switching to iOS, but Helena stays loyal to Android, and why is that? Listen and find out.

Helena and Antonija are discussing non-digital and digital products and ask themselves are they designed for everybody or is accessibility an afterthought?

What are soft skills and why do we need them as a designer and a human being? In this episode Helena and I are talking about — soft skills. Remember to leave us a voice message on Anchor!

In this episode, I had a guest from Belarus living in Finland and a master of languages Maryna! We chat about the struggle to learn Finnish and what do we like about Finland.

Many of us want to run our own design business but that's no easy task. In this video episode of the Design Party podcast, I have a guest joining to illuminate the topic and share some tips. Philip Wallage is a designer from the Netherlands and as a business owner, he will share incredible information on how to start and maintain your own business.

In this episode we are discussing design trends, we also visit into accessibility in design and then we share our views on trends and what's "in" these days.

Helena and I are chatting about design systems!

Daniel Motta is a design leader from Brasil, now located in Helsinki. I had a blast chatting with Daniel about many lives of a designer where we discuss changing disciplines, learning new ones, and life as a designer in general. The game I mentioned. It is called  Science Kombat . It was made by Daniel's friend Diego Sanches, who's an amazing illustrator who found a niche in Pixel Art . Meet...

Helena and I are chatting about our journey of becoming designers. All hardships and nice stuff that happened along the way.

Helena, a designer from Croatia, and I are chatting how to design for users, we also touch Dribbble and asking tools from your managers (and failing). You can see more about Helena on her Linkedin . If you want to leave us a voice message go to anchor.fm/designparty.

My friend Lena and I are chatting about Impostor Syndrome and how to overcome it. If you have thoughts about it leave a voice message on Anchor! Learn more about your host Antonija Pek. Leave us a message https://anchor.fm/designparty/message

My friend and a product designer Samanta joined me to talk about our experiences of moving to another country to work as designers. Samanta moved a bit more, even switched continents between the US and Europe and I talk about my experience moving to Finland. Follow Samanta on Twitter! Learn more about your host Antonija Pek. Leave us a message https://anchor.fm/designparty/message Music Funky One...

Pete Mo is a freelance designer from London and we teamed up in this episode to talk about working remotely, being a freelancer, Pete also illuminated to me that TikTok is for adults as well, and also shared some nice stories and series to watch. Connect with Pete Mo https://www.linkedin.com/in/pete-mo/ https://www.instagram.com/iampetemo/ www.iampetemo.com Leave me your voice message! https://anc...

I invited my friend and fellow product designer Samanta to join me again and in this episode, we will chat about how Coronavirus impacted our industry, how are we coping with it and what are our personal and professional struggles. Follow Samanta on Twitter!  Learn more about your host Antonija Pek . Music Funky One by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3790-funky-one L...