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Breaking Silos (and Metaphors): Adrian Secord, ‘Roving Engineer,’ Google
This season's special series continues with Adrian Secord, who describes himself as a roving engineer. Adrian has over a decade of experience building systems and tools that transform design into
Code, Creativity, Performance: Will Larche, Engineering Manager, Google
This season's special series since the launch of Material Design continues with Software Engineering Manager and Musical Theater Writer Will Larche, who talks about his path to become an engineering
Fab Components: Bethany Fong, Design Director
This episode is part of a special series celebrating ten years of Material Design. In the episode, Liam speaks with Bethany Fong, a Design Director at Meta who was a pivotal figure in the creation of
Facing Our Interfaces: Matías Duarte, Google
This season begins with a special series celebrating ten years since the launch of Material Design, which will explore the inception, evolution, and future of Googles design approach. The first episo
Designing Better Code: Connie Shi + Matvei Malkov, Google Material Design
Liam speaks with Googlers Connie Shi, a software engineer on Material Design, and Matvei Malkov, a software engineer on Jetpack Compose, and the trio unpack what makes coding a creative practice, and
How Fonts Change the World: Dave Crossland, Google Fonts
Liam and Google Fonts Specialist Dave Crossland explore what digital type can teach us about digital production, emotional expression, and where we fit in the world as designers; and how with a litt
Coding (and Decoding) Social Spaces: Judith Donath, Founder, MIT Sociable Media Group
In this episode, Liam speaks with Judith Donath, the founder of MITs Sociable Media Lab, inventor of e-cards, and author of The Social Machine: Designs for Living Online. Donaths work offers crucial
Fearless Design: Aline Borges, The Florist
Liam speaks with Aline Borges, a Zrich-based floral designer whos made the leap from fashion coordination for magazines like Vogue and Harpers Bazaar to independent floral design and installations.
⏮️ How Machines Help Us See Ourselves: Harvey Moon, New Media Artist
Revisiting a conversation about revealing unseen properties of the world around us
The Impact of Shared Space: Ignacio Ciocchini, Public Furniture Designer
How the built environment expands, constrains, and informs our experiences of life in a city