Presentable
217 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsThe Presentable Podcast focuses on how we design and build the products that are shaping our digital future. We'll track the tools, trends, and methods being used by teams from the biggest companies and latest startups. In each episode, Jeff will bring over two decades of experience as a designer, developer, entrepreneur, and investor as he chats with guests about how design is changing the world. Hosted by Jeff Veen.
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Episodes
123: Finale
December 31, 2021 11:45 - 11 minutes - 25.7 MBA look back at the topics, trends, and guests that defined the Presentable in this final episode of the podcast.
122: How Writing a Book Can Help Your Career
December 22, 2021 13:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBSpecial guests Katel LeDû and Lisa Maria Marquis join the program. They’re the authors of the new book, “You Should Write a Book” and we discuss the process of sharing what you know and the power of a public persona.
121: What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?
November 30, 2021 18:45 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBSpecial guest and long-time friend Ryan Carver joins the program. He’s the former CTO of Typekit and creator of the photo layout app Series. We talk about the line between designer and developer, when it’s important, and when it’s definitely not.
120: Designing for Life and Death Situations
November 19, 2021 11:00 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBSpecial guest and design strategist Katie Swindler joins the program to discuss her new book, “Life & Death Design.” We explore how the products we design can more effectively empower people during acutely stressful situations.
119: Should You Go to Design School?
November 08, 2021 10:15 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBSpecial guest Mike Essl joins the program. He’s the dean of the Cooper Union School of Art in New York, and we discuss the role and importance of formal education in the design world today.
118: The Path to Product Management
October 14, 2021 18:30 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBSpecial guest Emily Tate joins the program. She’s managing director of Mind the Product, and we discuss how product management has kept pace with the rapidly changing way we all work.
117: Crafting Conversations with Things
September 30, 2021 17:15 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBSpecial guests Diana Deibel and Rebecca Evanhoe join the show. They are the co-authors of the recent book, “[Conversations with Things](https://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/conversations-with-things/)” and we discuss how to design machines so they better understand everyone.
116: Cultivating the Practice of Effective Feedback
September 15, 2021 10:30 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBSpecial guest Erin Casali joins the program. She’s a leadership coach and senior director of product design at Xero. We discuss feedback: giving it, getting it, and using it to thrive in your career as a designer.
115: Designing Better Surveys
August 31, 2021 17:00 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBSpecial guest and forms specialist Caroline Jarrett joins the program to discuss her new book “[Surveys That Work: A Practical Guide for Designing and Running Better Surveys] (https://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/surveys-that-work/).”
114: Is Neurodiversity a Design Superpower?
August 17, 2021 09:15 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBSpecial guest and Etsy’s head of product design Christina Goldschmidt joins the program to discuss how embracing representation in neurodiversity across our teams can lead to better designed products.
113: How Designers Can Thrive in the No-Code Movement
July 31, 2021 10:45 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBSpecial guest and Chief Creative Technologist at Argo Design Jared Ficklin joins the program. We discuss the interesting trend of "no code" software design, and how it might offer a pathway to understanding in an AI-driven world.
112: Transforming the User Experience of Government
July 19, 2021 13:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBSpecial guest Genevieve Gaudet joins the program. She’s the Director of Design for Nava, a firm focused on service design for public sector projects. We discuss the power of design to transform the way people experience their government.
111: Designing Conversations With Computers
June 30, 2021 13:45 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBSpecial guest and digital experience futurist Preston So joins the program. He's the author of the new book, "Voice Content and Usability” and we discuss the challenges of designing how we talk to machines.
110: How to Get Unstuck
June 17, 2021 17:45 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBSpecial guest Julia Whitney joins the program. She's an executive coach with years of experience as a design leader, and we discuss how to avoid getting stuck and thrive both with your craft and in your career.
109: Asking Your Heroes for Help
May 28, 2021 11:00 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBDallas Texas-based designer and illustrator John Mata joins the program to discuss the fear, uncertainty, and doubt inherent in all creative work, and strategies designers can use in their careers to transcend them.
108: Designing With People, Not at Them
May 14, 2021 13:30 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBSpecial guest Kelly Ann McKercher joins the program. They’re the author of the book “Beyond Sticky Notes” and we to discuss how to cultivate a mindset focused on co-design to make products and services more equitable.
107: Teaching Machines to Tell Stories
April 30, 2021 16:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBSpecial guest JoEllen Kames joins the program. She’s head of design at Narrative Science, and we discuss how to use storytelling to make the world’s rapidly growing data more accessible and empowering.
106: Systems, Outcomes, and a Generational Shift in Design
April 16, 2021 15:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBSpecial guest Sheryl Cababa. She’s the Vice President of Strategy for Seattle-based agency Substantial, and we’re going to talk about how a systems-thinking approach focused on outcomes can benefit the work designers do, and the influence they have.
105: There's No Command-Z in Life
March 31, 2021 16:15 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBSpecial guest and renowned calligrapher Aoi Yamaguchi joins the program to discuss how she balances the discipline of ancient tradition with the inventiveness of modern art.
104: The Wonder and Rigor of the Creative Process
March 15, 2021 15:00 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBSpecial guest Natalie Nixon joins the program. She’s a creativity strategist and the author of the book “[The Creativity Leap](https://www.figure8thinking.com/books/)”. We discuss how to cultivate curiosity, improv, and intuition in our work and in our collaboration with others.
103: The Subtlety and Depth of Sound Design
February 26, 2021 13:00 - 41 minutes - 37.5 MBGoogle's Head of Sound Design Conor O’Sullivan joins the program to discuss how both sounds and silence affect the user experience of products we use every day.
102: Measuring the Carbon Footprint of Our Web Designs
February 17, 2021 14:15 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBSpecial guest Tom Greenwood joins the show, He's the author of the new book “[Sustainable Web Design](https://abookapart.com/products/sustainable-web-design),” and we discuss how tiny changes in how we code can have a dramatic impact on our carbon footprint.
101: A Progressive View of the Web
January 31, 2021 09:45 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBSpecial guest and long-time web standards advocate Aaron Gustafson joins the program. He's the author of the seminal book [Adaptive Web Design](https://adaptivewebdesign.info), and we discuss the challenges and opportunities made available with today's Progressive Web Apps.
100: How to Be of Service
January 19, 2021 14:45 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBSpecial guest Trent Walton joins the show. He's the founder of Austin, Texas-based design agency Paravel. We discuss how to develop strong, long-term relationships with clients.
99: Crafting an Agency Career
December 18, 2020 15:00 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBSpecial guest Maria D’Amato joins the show. She's the Head of Experience Design at the Austin-based design agency GSD&M. We’re going to talk about crafting a career in the agency world.
98: Multimodal Design, or How to Get Everything to Play Well Together
November 30, 2020 18:15 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBSpecial guest Cheryl Platz joins the program. She’s the author of the new book, “Design Beyond Devices.” We discuss all the different ways we communicate with machines, how they respond, and how we as designers can be more intentional about all of it.
97: The Remarkable Resilience of Design in Detroit
November 13, 2020 15:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBSpecial guest Olga Stella joins the program. She’s the Executive Director of Design Core Detroit, and we discuss the role of design in the life of cities.
96: The Employee-Owned Design Agency
October 30, 2020 12:45 - 56 minutes - 52 MBSpecial guest Andy Budd returns to the program. He's one of the founders of UK-based design agency Clearleft, and we discuss the firm's recent shift to being employee-owned.
95: What Does Representation in Design Really Look Like?
October 16, 2020 13:15 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBSpecial guest Annie Jean-Baptiste joins the show. She’s Google's Head of Product Inclusion and the author of the book, “Building for Everyone.” We discuss how designing products through the lens of representation is not just an ethical choice, but a strong business case as well.
94: The Creative Importance of Side Projects
August 31, 2020 10:00 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBSpecial guest Elliot Jay Stocks joins the program. He’s a designer, publisher, and musician and we talk about side projects, staying focused, and how to find value in all aspects of our work.
93: Designing for Cognitive Bias
August 19, 2020 10:15 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBThis week on the program is special guest David Dylan Thomas. He’s a content strategist and author of the forthcoming book, “[Design For Cognitive Bias](https://abookapart.com/products/design-for-cognitive-bias).” We discuss how unconscious decisions shape our actions, and how to acknowledge them when we design.
Presentable 92: Mindfully Designing for Different Cultures
July 30, 2020 11:15 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBSpecial guest and author Senongo Akpem joins the show. We discuss his new book “[Cross-Cultural Design](https://abookapart.com/products/cross-cultural-design)” and how to grow in awareness when designing for multiple cultures.
92: Mindfully Designing for Different Cultures
July 30, 2020 11:15 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBSpecial guest and author Senongo Akpem joins the show. We discuss his new book “[Cross-Cultural Design](https://abookapart.com/products/cross-cultural-design)” and how to grow in awareness when designing for multiple cultures.
Presentable 91: How to Design Your Job
July 17, 2020 13:30 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBSpecial guest Bill Burnett joins the show. He's the Executive Director of the Design School at Stanford University and the author of "Design Your Work Life." We talk about applying our craft as designers to the problem of our own careers.
91: How to Design Your Job
July 17, 2020 13:30 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBSpecial guest Bill Burnett joins the show. He's the Executive Director of the Design School at Stanford University and the author of "Design Your Work Life." We talk about applying our craft as designers to the problem of our own careers.
Presentable 90: Changing Our Understanding of Emotion in Design
June 30, 2020 13:45 - 44 minutes - 41 MBSpecial guest Aaron Walter joins the show. He's Vice President of Design Education at Invision and the author of "[Designing for Emotion](https://www.aarronwalter.com/book)." We discuss the power of inclusion in transforming the mechanics of design.
90: Changing Our Understanding of Emotion in Design
June 30, 2020 13:45 - 44 minutes - 41 MBSpecial guest Aaron Walter joins the show. He's Vice President of Design Education at Invision and the author of "[Designing for Emotion](https://www.aarronwalter.com/book)." We discuss the power of inclusion in transforming the mechanics of design.
89: The Human Experience of Self-Driving Cars
June 16, 2020 15:15 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBSpecial guest Ryan Powell joins the program. He's the Head of User Experience for Waymo, the self-driving car company. We discuss what it’s like to design the experience of something that feels like science fiction.
Presentable 89: The Human Experience of Self-Driving Cars
June 16, 2020 15:15 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBSpecial guest Ryan Powell joins the program. He's the Head of User Experience for Waymo, the self-driving car company. We discuss what it’s like to design the experience of something that feels like science fiction.
Presentable 88: Good Design Can Help Us Change
May 27, 2020 09:15 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBSpecial guest Dr. Amy Bucher joins the show. Her new book, “[Engaged: Designing for Behavior Change](https://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/engaged-designing-for-behavior-change/ )” shows how psychology can be used as a design tool to help empower people to make positive changes in their lives.
88: Good Design Can Help Us Change
May 27, 2020 09:15 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBSpecial guest Dr. Amy Bucher joins the show. Her new book, “[Engaged: Designing for Behavior Change](https://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/engaged-designing-for-behavior-change/ )” shows how psychology can be used as a design tool to help empower people to make positive changes in their lives.
87: How Design Makes the World
May 12, 2020 13:30 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBSpecial guest and best selling author Scott Berkun joins the show. His new book, “[How Design Makes the World](https://scottberkun.com/books/)” is just out and we discuss how we can learn to ask better questions of everything we buy, use and make.
Presentable 87: How Design Makes the World
May 12, 2020 13:30 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBSpecial guest and best selling author Scott Berkun joins the show. His new book, “[How Design Makes the World](https://scottberkun.com/books/)” is just out and we discuss how we can learn to ask better questions of everything we buy, use and make.
Presentable 86: Working Together When We're Apart
April 30, 2020 18:30 - 47 minutes - 43 MBSpecial guest and good friend Lori McLeese joins the program. She's the Global Head of People for Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com — one of the world's largest fully distributed companies. We talk about what it takes to do great work together when we're apart.
86: Working Together When We're Apart
April 30, 2020 18:30 - 47 minutes - 43 MBSpecial guest and good friend Lori McLeese joins the program. She's the Global Head of People for Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com — one of the world's largest fully distributed companies. We talk about what it takes to do great work together when we're apart.
85: Good Design Is Well Written
April 17, 2020 16:00 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBSpecial guests Andy Welfle and Michael Metts join the program. They're the co-authors of the book “[Writing is Designing](https://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/writing-is-designing/)” and we discuss how words are the core of good design, and what you can do to improve the quality of language in your work.
Presentable 85: Good Design Is Well Written
April 17, 2020 16:00 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBSpecial guests Andy Welfle and Michael Metts join the program. They're the co-authors of the book “[Writing is Designing](https://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/writing-is-designing/)” and we discuss how words are the core of good design, and what you can do to improve the quality of language in your work.
Presentable 84: Ethical Design in an Age of Uncertainty
March 31, 2020 13:00 - 45 minutes - 42 MBSpecial guest Cennydd Bowles joins the show. He’s a designer, futurist, and author of the book Future Ethics. We discuss what we can learn from the digital mistakes of the past to inform the designs of the future.
84: Ethical Design in an Age of Uncertainty
March 31, 2020 13:00 - 45 minutes - 42 MBSpecial guest Cennydd Bowles joins the show. He’s a designer, futurist, and author of the book Future Ethics. We discuss what we can learn from the digital mistakes of the past to inform the designs of the future.
Presentable 83: Discussing Disability-Led Design
March 16, 2020 16:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MBSpecial guest Liz Jackson joins the show. She’s a design strategist and disability advocate who founded The Disabled List. We talk about perspectives in disability-led design and how empathy can often get in the way.