Design Notes Podcast
Design Notes is a show about creative work and what it teaches us, hosted by Liam Spradlin. Each episode, Liam speaks with people from unique creative fields to discover what inspires and unites us in our work.
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🆕 The User Brings the Confetti
Rob Giampietro, Head of Creative at Notion and former Design Director at MoMA, returns to the show to unpack the story behind Notion Faces. Rob details the project's journey from a beloved internal tradition to a major public launch, including the pivotal decision to scale with human illustrators instead of AI to maintain a unique, handcrafted quality.
True is Better Than New
Designer, educator, and author David Reinfurt returns to the show to discuss his latest book, A *Co-* Program for Graphic Design.
Facing Our Interfaces
Liam talks with the founder of Material Design and Design VP Matías Duarte, whose work on the system has pushed design forward at Google and across devices everywhere.
Coding (and Decoding) Social Spaces
Liam speaks with Judith Donath, the founder of MIT’s Sociable Media Lab, inventor of e-cards, and author of “The Social Machine: Designs for Living Online.”