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Design Notes


Latest Episodes

Breaking Silos (and Metaphors): Adrian Secord, ‘Roving Engineer,’ Google
December 09, 2024

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
October 21, 2024

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
September 09, 2024

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
May 15, 2024

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
March 14, 2023

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
January 31, 2023

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
December 20, 2022

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
November 22, 2022

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
October 25, 2022

Revisiting a conversation about revealing unseen properties of the world around us

The Impact of Shared Space: Ignacio Ciocchini, Public Furniture Designer
October 11, 2022

How the built environment expands, constrains, and informs our experiences of life in a city