The All-Design Podcast

The way iA Writer 7 treats AI generated content and human collaboration makes Jaan happy. And Jesper makes an excellent case for AI-as-OS. The ‘design, Design, DESIGN, design’ podcast is where  we – designers Jaan Orvet and Jesper Bylund  – poke, prod, analyse and share our opinions on design. The everyday, the mundane as well as the exceptional. We also explore how people affect, and are affected...

How to coach others, and oneself.  And why productivity doesn’t matter at all.  (Includes untimely and frankly quite cruel references to Summer and warm weather…) The ‘design, Design, DESIGN, design’ podcast is where  we – designers Jesper Bylund and Jaan Orvet  – poke, prod, analyse and share our opinions on design. The everyday, the mundane as well as the exceptional. We also explore how people...

What's the most unique, niche design work you can think of? [Listening to you...] Yes that is niche. But not as niche as the design roles we cover in this episode 🤯🤩 The ‘design, Design, DESIGN, design’ podcast is where  we – designers Jaan Orvet and Jesper Bylund  – poke, prod, analyse and share our opinions on design. The everyday, the mundane as well as the exceptional. We also explore how pe...

Welcome to season 4 ! In this episode we planned to explore Notion AI. Instead, our minds wandered and we ended up talking about note taking workflows. And why having three apps to do one job makes perfect sense for us, and probably for you too! The coffee shop reviews are back! Flywheel in San Francisco gets a visit by Jesper. The ‘design, Design, DESIGN, design’ podcast is where  we – designers...

🎧 Why is the human act of being idle, and taking some time off, seen as an expression of subversive counter culture? Jaan and Jesper make a passionate case for the virtues of occasionally doing nothing in order to be a better designer. New You asked for it! In each episode we will highlight a reflection or advice from something we’ve recently encountered in our own work. The coffee reviews are ba...

We explore the evolution of coffee shop design. And recall a very kawaii way to serve coffee. The ‘design, Design, DESIGN, design!’ podcast is where  we – designers Jesper Bylund and Jaan Orvet – poke, prod, analyse and share our opinions on design. The everyday, the mundane as well as the exceptional. We also explore how people affect, and are affected by, design. If you like our podcast, conside...

(De)fin(d)ing design, including when speaking with team members from other disciplines. Jesper and Jaan find a way to move from the abstract to the concrete. The ‘design, Design, DESIGN, design!’ podcast is where we – designers Jesper Bylund and Jaan Orvet – poke, prod, analyse and share our opinions on design – the everyday, the mundane as well as the exceptional. We also explore how people affec...

Don't listen to this episode. Please. Unless you are a committed bag and backpack geek. Or you like deep geekery in general. If so, this is the episode for you!  Jesper's most recent bag is from @sandqvistbags Jaan's backpack is made by @timbuk2 The tote maker in Manchester, aka @the_ancoats_bag_company The ‘design, Design, DESIGN, design!’ podcast is where we – designers Jaan Orvet and Jesper Byl...

Brutalism in architecture, it's a bit rubbish. So why has it transitioned in to digital design? The answer is simple: Traditional UIs matter less. The ‘design, Design, DESIGN, design!’ podcast is where we – designers Jesper Bylund and Jaan Orvet – poke, prod, analyse and share our opinions on design – the everyday, the mundane as well as the exceptional. We also explore how people affect, and are...

In last week's episode we predicted that Spanish design will be a major influence, globally, in 2023. Today we start scratching the surface of its attraction, elegance and relatability. As mentioned in the episode: Roberto Paparkone instagram.com/paparkone/ Manera Magazine instagram.com/maneramagazine/ The ‘design, Design, DESIGN, design!’ podcast is where we – designers Jesper Bylund and Jaan Orv...

It's 2023! We review design predictions from around the world for the year ahead. What's next for motion design in Kuala Lumpur? What do the Brits say about horror games? Honey onyx in the Americas? And is 2023 ready to be all about Spanish design?  (In this episode we had some issues with the sound when recording. It’ll be sorted out for the next episode.) The ‘design, Design, DESIGN, design!’ po...

Do the lack of manuals lead to us not knowing what to do with new gear? Does freedom and mobility beat having access to lots of tools when traveling? This and more... it's Q&A time!  We'll be back with new design musings between New Year and Lunar New Year. Have a joyful December! The ‘design, Design, DESIGN, design!’ podcast is where we – designers Jesper Bylund and Jaan Orvet – poke, prod, a...

No one needs another podcast episode about productivity. How that relates to progress and quality, however, that's very much needed. And here it is. The ‘design, Design, DESIGN, design!’ podcast is where we – designers Jaan Orvet and Jesper Bylund – poke, prod, analyse and share our opinions on design – the everyday, the mundane as well as the exceptional. We also explore how people affect, and ar...

Ideas. How to capture them, and what to do with them all? Is an "inbox zero" approach to ideas a good or horrendous way to deal with them? Help is at hand in episode four! The ‘design, Design, DESIGN, design!’ podcast is where we – designers Jesper Bylund and Jaan Orvet – poke, prod, analyse and share our opinions on design – the everyday, the mundane as well as the exceptional. We also explore ho...

Does a hotel need a lobby, or even corridors? And is a hotel a home away from home if it's in the city where you live? We talk about how some hoteliers are rethinking what a hotel needs, and crucially, what it doesn't. The ‘design, Design, DESIGN, design!’ podcast is where we – designers Jaan Orvet and Jesper Bylund – poke, prod, analyse and share our opinions on design – the everyday, the mundane...

There are fantastic collaboratively minded professionals everywhere. Agency side as well as client side. But then they are those who love putting on a show of collaboration theatre instead of actually, you know, collaborating. It's bad for everyone, and a bit scammy too. The ‘design, Design, DESIGN, design!’ podcast is where we – designers Jesper Bylund and Jaan Orvet – poke, prod, analyse and sha...

Welcome to season 3! Staying relevant. How do designers do it, and what constitutes relevance? The ‘design, Design, DESIGN, design!’ podcast is where we – designers Jaan Orvet and Jesper Bylund – poke, prod, analyse and share our opinions on design – the everyday, the mundane as well as the exceptional. We also explore how people affect, and are affected by, design. And we drink coffee, this week...

Fringe gaming devices. Square screens! Cranks! No cases! Delays! We still love them. And, is handheld gaming still a thing? Also, where does game design happen? The ‘design, Design, DESIGN, design!’ podcast is where Jaan Orvet and Jesper Bylund poke, prod, analyse and share their opinions on design – the everyday, the mundane as well as the exceptional – and explore how people affect, and are affe...

Tablets, tablets everywhere! What happened to the laptop? Is it dead and gone or has it become the new desktop computer?  The ‘design, Design, DESIGN, design!’ podcast is where Jaan Orvet and Jesper Bylund poke, prod, analyse and share their opinions on design – the everyday, the mundane as well as the exceptional – and explore how people affect, and are affected by, design. If you like our podcas...

Foldable devices. Jaan has actually tested some of them. How rubbish are they? The ‘design, Design, DESIGN, design!’ podcast is where Jaan Orvet and Jesper Bylund poke, prod, analyse and share their opinions on design – the everyday, the mundane as well as the exceptional – and explore how people affect, and are affected by, design. If you like our podcast, please consider buying us a coffee . Tha...

Thank you for sending us a new batch of design related questions to answer! Let’s see how we get on with them, shall we? The ‘design, Design, DESIGN, design!’ podcast is where Jaan Orvet and Jesper Bylund poke, prod, analyse and share their opinions on design – the everyday, the mundane as well as the exceptional – and explore how people affect, and are affected by, design. If you like our podcast...

Notifications, what are they good for? Do they help us stay up to date, and could they do more for us? The ‘design, Design, DESIGN, design!’ podcast is where Jesper Bylund and Jaan Orvet poke, prod, analyse and share their opinions on design – the everyday, the mundane as well as the exceptional – and explore how people affect, and are affected by, design. If you like our podcast, please consider...

Our episode 6 recording plans got upended on short notice, and replaced by work travel to Berlin (Jesper) and Singapore (Jaan). We'll be back next week!

Why are outdated, aggressive, macho metaphors still used to describe creative collaborative work? War rooms, get in to gear, plans of attack, huddles... Find out how to use inclusive, relevant language to bring people in to collaborations and deliver better outcomes. Words matter.  The ‘design, Design, DESIGN, design!’ podcast is where Jesper Bylund and Jaan Orvet poke, prod, analyse and share the...

What is a document? And is the future “...a document that does everything”? The ‘design, Design, DESIGN, design!’ podcast is where we – Jaan Orvet and Jesper Bylund – poke, prod, analyse and share our opinions on design – the everyday, the mundane as well as the exceptional – and explore how people affect, and are affected by, design. If you like our podcast, please consider buying us a coffee and...