Hosted by Jeff Veen.
The 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.
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#113: How Designers Can Thrive in the No-Code Movement
July 31st, 2021 · 45 minutes
Special 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 19th, 2021 · 41 minutes
Special 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 30th, 2021 · 41 minutes
Special 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 17th, 2021 · 42 minutes
Special 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 28th, 2021 · 33 minutes
Dallas 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 14th, 2021 · 41 minutes
Special 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 30th, 2021 · 31 minutes
Special 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 16th, 2021 · 42 minutes
Special 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 31st, 2021 · 34 minutes
Special 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 15th, 2021 · 39 minutes
Special guest Natalie Nixon joins the program. She’s a creativity strategist and the author of the book “The Creativity Leap”. We discuss how to cultivate curiosity, improv, and intuition in our work and in our collaboration with others.