Ramblings of a Designer podcast

Szymon Adamiak is a self-taught software developer. He abandoned a career as a lawyer to pursue his childhood dream to create software. In the last five years, he co-founded a design-centered software house and wrote a Frontend Unicorn ebook to help other programmers master their craft. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is bi-weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and Terr...

Aloha Everyone, We are taking a short break, we will be next time.  Ramblings of a Designer podcast is bi-weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patr...

Today we have Dillon Chi, he is graduating in three months. He has organized two hackathons, the last awarded scholarships to south-la high schoolers to attend ArtCenter College of Design where he is currently a student. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is bi-weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:ht...

Today we talk about development, design and product. Zane, a former game designer, made the transition back to web development 11 years ago. He has spent most of his middle career helping Fortune 25 companies upgrade their digital experiences, and bridging the gap between design agencies and technology teams. He has recently focused on looking at technology and products end-to-end and how technolo...

Today we talk to Suhas all Product! He is originally from India but grew up in Singapore and Texas. He studied Computer Science at UT and started out his career as a Software Engineer. Started out at HP.  After HP, he moved to GM where he was working on brand websites across GM's vast portfolio. While at GM, I was working towards my MBA from UT Austin. Upon graduation, I switched to Product. As a...

Charlie Brewer is a user experience design leader with over 20 years of experience in enterprise and consumer software, startups, and media. He helps grow companies by engaging customers with great digital experiences. His compass for good design is a passion for insights into the user's world plus creating software products that are empowering, easy to learn, and easy to use. Along the way he gro...

Trip's work leading design at companies such as Adobe, Microsoft, and Amazon has touched the lives people around the world. His past work includes the design of video games for the Chicago Field Museum, childhood health initiatives for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, vehicular interfaces at Audible, IOT, Shopping, communications and voice Skills for Amazon Alexa, revolutionizing online lear...

Dr. Abiodun Yusuf (PhD) is what can only be described as an extreme geek and an entrepreneur with a big heart. With a wide-ranging experience cutting across Eye-tracking, Computer Science and Human Factors, Aerospace Engineering, Business Intelligence systems, Cyber Security, Hyper-automation, Engineering Design and Robotics, you can be sure you will always have an interesting conversation with th...

We have Ash Thomas with us today, he is a Design Engineer with 3 years of professional experience with a passion for creating things that are as pleasurable to use as they are useful. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is bi-weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Laszlo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a...

Jason Silver is a senior lead UX designer who most recently joined Netgear to support their Connected Home Products group. He has been honing his craft in the industry for the last 20 years; for the past 10 or so, his focus was primarily in Fintech at companies like Intuit, PayPal, and Clover. His passion centers around helping teams develop customer empathy and tirelessly advocating for the custo...

Marlon McKenney is a San Francisco-based author, illustrator, and creative director with over 20 years of professional advertising experience working in San Francisco's top ad agencies. Marlon has worked with Fortune 500 brands like Apple, Sony, Suzuki, EA, Motown, Universal Records, and Chase Bank, and continues to push creative boundaries. In 2016, he founded the independent publishing company,...

We had Josh back to share more about his pre launch with his game board. Josh Bakken is just your friendly neighborhood game designer who founded ZU Studios in 2019 in order to self publish his game ZU Tiles: Hime. And by hook and by crook and with no help from Covid he was able to launch ZU Tiles: Hime in Nov 2020, just in time for the holidays. Other things to add: ZU Tiles (Facebook); zu_tiles...

Xavier Vazquez is a sophomore at Stanford University studying Product Design, Computer Science, and Human Rights. As a student invested in the design process, Xavier has taken the president position in the Design For America Stanford Chapter and continues to seek other opportunities within and out of industry to hone his design skills. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is bi-weekly design news and d...

Today we talk to Ryan design and much much more! Ryan Frederick is a Founder and product person at heart. Ryan has had the privilege of being part of starting and growing several software and service companies. He has helped companies grow from inception, to viability, through to sustainability. Ryan has authored a book on increasing the odds of success in creating products, being a Founder, and s...

With 15 years of experience in art direction and design, Shajeel has spent countless hours strenuously perfecting his craft, and learned how to apply his creativity in various capacities. Over the years, Shajeel has fine-tuned his skill set by collaborating with other talented teams, and learned various new skills from the creative minds he has worked with.  Ramblings of a Designer podcast is bi-w...

Customer Service to a UX Designer, Norman will share his story. He was born and raised in Southern California, with Jamaican and Belizean roots, that enjoys talking about cars and astrophysics. Over the years, he worked in multiple positions and gained a diverse skill set from Sales and Customer Experience, which helped to further my ability to find visual solutions. Ramblings of a Designer podcas...

Jimmy is a creative storyteller and a UX researcher. After he graduated CareerFoundry, he co-founded Heist UX Research and Design Solutions. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a bi-weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Lazslo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send...

Michica Provato is a Product Design Manager and Innovation Catalyst at Intuit based in Toronto, Canada. She leads a team of designers who identify and help solve the biggest problems for small businesses, accounting professionals, and self-employed. She has been practicing UX for 20 years at companies like IBM, points.com, Algorithmics, and AOL and is currently on the board of directors for the To...

Kaleve has services on a team of many: Non-Profit, Government, A Community Builder, Board of Directors VP level, Serving two internships with President Regan, and Present Bush. Kaleve hails from Hawaii with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the University of Hawaii. The connections are relentless to help drive all simple solutions.  We talk about her career has so many ties we deal in...

Ian go is a product designer at Amplitude, a product intelligence tool for PMs, Marketers and even designers to analyze how their customers are using their products. He tells about his journey about being a designer and data. You can find him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-go-43472269/ Ramblings of a Designer podcast is bi-weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Lazslo La...

Jesse talks about her job and day to day what a researcher does. Jesse Lee Despard is a user experience design researcher and Los Angeles native who loves the ocean. She earned her master's degree in Human-Computer Interaction and attended Purdue University with an emphasis on human factors psychology. She uses psychology skills to better communicate and empathize with users in research to inform...

We talk to Mike about how started HYPE and giving great advice about design overall. Mike started designing back in 1999, initially for fun, gaming-related projects. Back then a web designer was the person who both designed and coded the front-end, so he had to quickly learn to code too. Mike worked in a couple of agencies and in 2013 I started HYPE4.  He teaches design at SWPS University in Polan...

Today we talk to Scott about his Portfolio and he took the Careerfoundry UX course and we have James Donnelly help us! He graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Industrial Engineering in 2017. Since then, Scott has been working as a quality engineer for Honda, where he collaborates with suppliers to develop new parts for the future Honda Civic.  Here is the video: https://youtu.be/t497L...

Let's meet Laszlo and Jimmy who help me run the podcast. This interview is all about them so our viewers can know them better.  Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a bi-weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Lazslo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Ramblings-of-a-Designer-Podcast-2347296798835079/ Send us feedback!...

Xavier Vazquez is a rising sophomore at Stanford University pursuing a Product Design degree. He wishes to incorporate the design process and tech in order to create a social impact. His interest lie in: art, Latin American History, organizing, and indie music. Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a bi-weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Lazslo Lazuer and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxe...