The Diary Of Design Thinking

Edward Chechique is a Product Designer, with a successful extra-curricular track record in sharing and teaching Design and AI on  Medium  (6.7k followers!),  YouTube , and more. Timestamps 0:00:00 Introduction 0:00:45 Who is Edward Chechique 0:09:18 Graphic design education 0:10:40 Discovering Figma 0:12:08 Should design leads stay hands-on? 0:14:30 Helping others become autonomous 0:17:57 Remaini...

Whether UX, UI, product, research or content design—this one's for all the job hunters and newly minted hiring managers. Our guidance and reassurance in the rapids of the 2023 job market. We cover balancing the role versus culture, negotiating salary, optimising your CV, landing remote roles, the interview process as it is today, and how to onboard your first hire. Yes, it's tough out ther...

Kevin Coyle, currently working with Brad Frost and friends at Big Medium, is an incredible all-star professional in tech currently focusing on frontend. While we cover the professionally interesting work of building a Design System within the giant that is Pfizer, we also cover some lighter topics such as AI stealing jobs, Blu-ray is ancient, and Apple's Vision Pro. What we discussed 0:00:00—I...

Dan Donald, previously Zeroheight and Autotrader, is not only an engineer, designer, and product person rolled into one, but an absolute generous gem of a human being. We're privileged to have him with us to discuss all things Design Systems. How do we start one? What's the best tool? Will ChatGPT change how we approach them? Plus: what our beers of choice were, Dan's celebrity doppelg...

Designers often have an easier time progressing into leadership positions, we think, because giving feedback and critique is core to a healthy design culture. We discuss how to do it right, how to handle aggressive feedback, and techniques for lowering your defences while maintaining your dignity. …and when you grab your iconic GTA weapons during feedback. 0:00:04—Introduction and topics overview...

Post-pandemic, we’ve gone from home bound to remote whenever we can, but is it even possible for a modern Product Designer? We discuss the ultimate desk setup, the worst desk setup, what belongs in your “go-bag”, and what setup graduates and freshly minted designers might need. Plus, a couple books we can recommend, and tips to avoid causing your colleagues ear bleeds. What we discussed 0:00:52—ep...

Whether you’re struggling to reach Senior level, or spinning your wheels pushing to Lead and beyond, it genuinely takes some hustling and some luck to do it. We cover the trials you’ll encounter on your journey getting there, share some advice on leading your team through it, and tips on getting decisions made on your projects. Oh, and a little first-aid for dogs. 0:02:20—Types of designers: visua...

Finding a new UX job can be daunting in itself, but it’s miles harder if you’ve just been laid off. What’s worse? Imagine if on your first day, it wasn’t what you signed up for—your manager informs you the role has changed responsibilities. Bummer. We cover how we navigate these difficulties in our own career journeys, wrangle with Webflow, and shine a transparent light on professionally disagreei...

Hey Design Thinkers! Refocusing on life and career so I am on pause until 2023. Potentially bringing a cohost onboard for season 2 so watch this space. Let’s get inspired and stay curious folks. Peace.

In this episode, I talk about the key principles I have learned throughout my journey as a UXer. Progressing further in my career.

Tom takes us on his career journey from starting in the profession of Law, then working as a Personal Trainer to tackling the Costa Coffee’s Design System as the Web Developer.

Living by the mantra "Seek first to understand, then be understood", James talks about what it takes to be a great leader. As a leader, you’re only as successful as the team.

In this episode of The Diary Of Design Thinking Podcast, Kosta walks us through the means of improving products and understanding how users interact with them in real world conditions.

In this episode, Chuck walks us through his processes using his experience as a UX Designer and Software Engineer. We also touched upon the process of setting up your OKRs.

Iulia Cornigeanu shows us her UX research process and teaches us techniques to improve our research skills. Top tip - there are no such thing is silly questions.

In this episode of The Diary of Design Thinking Podcast with Dan we talk about his data analytics approach at Costa Coffee.

In this first ever episode of The Diary of Design Thinking Podcast with Stacey we talk about her design process within software.

A deep dive into the idea behind The Diary Of Design Thinking Podcast and a short story about the host Simon Hoang.