305: From Team to Solo Designer (feat. Michie Cao)

This week, we welcome to the show Michie Cao, formerly of Twitter and currently the sole designer at Sisu. Michie tells us all about her experience of working at both a large corporation and a small startup, and she shares some pros and cons of each situation along with some great advice for solo designers. And as always, we end the show with a few cool things, like a pair of music videos, the new coloring for adults, and a podcast about one breathtaking man.

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Interview

Michie Cao is an interaction designer who likes to "design, code, draw, and tinker with things"
Sisu is "the world’s most advanced analytics platform"
Article: "Twitter.com launches its big redesign with simpler navigation and more features"
Peter Bailis is the founder and CEO of Sisu
WeWork helps you "discover spaces that inspire your people’s most meaningful and impactful work, whether you’re an established enterprise or a growing startup"
Kubernetes is an "open-source system for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications"
Docker is an "enterprise container platform for high-velocity innovation"
The adults in the Charlie Browniverse are all entirely unintelligible (video)
Day One Design Club "exists to connect first or solo designers with others like them and to help them grow through sharing of practical wisdom and ideas in a creative, supportive space"
Charles Zhu is Sisu's Product and Go-to-Market guy
Know Your Meme: "How to Draw an Owl"

One Cool Thing:

Marshall shared two versions of Lewis Capaldi's beautiful song "Someone You Loved"

Laugh to the funny version
Cry to the sad version
Brian isn't crying, you're crying

Michie shared punch needle, the "new coloring for adults"

Cross-stitch is kinda similar to punch needle
Michie tweeted pictures of her handiwork

Brian shared "Can't Get Enough of Keanu," a podcast from Patrick (H) Willems dedicated to exploring the filmography of Keanu Reeves

The podcast was formerly about Josh Hartnett and called "We Heart Hartnett" in earlier episodes
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure is the story of "two seemingly dumb teens [who] set off on a quest to prepare the ultimate historical presentation with the help of a time machine"
Always Be My Maybe is the story of "famous chef Sasha and hometown musician Marcus who, when reunited after 15 years, feel the old sparks of attraction but struggle to adapt to each other's worlds"

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