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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    #53: Who is the Head of Product?

    October 31st, 2018 · 43 minutes

    Mind the Product co-founder Martin Eriksson joins the program to discuss the role of Head of Product: who are these people, how did they get there, and what do they do?

    #52: The Helvetica of Banks

    October 24th, 2018 · 46 minutes

    Special guest Hugo Cornejo joins the show. He’s the head of design for the London-based online bank Monzo. We discuss the user experience of people’s money and the importance of design in building trust.

    #51: An Oral History of Web Standards With Jeffrey Zeldman

    September 13th, 2018 · 57 minutes

    Designer, author, speaker, publisher, podcaster and longtime friend Jeffrey Zeldman joins the show to reminisce on the origin of the Web Standards Project and it's legacy 20 years on.

    #50: Learning How to Listen

    August 28th, 2018 · 50 minutes

    Special guest and Adaptive Path co-founder Indi Young joins the show. We discuss the origins of mental model research, and how it has become an ever-more powerful tool for building inclusive products.

    #49: Flexible Typesetting

    July 31st, 2018 · 42 minutes

    Adobe's Head of Typography Tim Brown returns to the show to discuss his new book, ‘Flexible Typography,’ and how the implications of emerging font technologies are challenging what designers can (and should!) try to control in their layouts.

    #48: Designing a Less Distracting Future

    July 23rd, 2018 · 47 minutes

    Preëminent and prolific Apple pundit Jason Snell joins the show to discuss new features designed by Apple in iOS 12 responding to the backlash against Silicon Valley’s engagement-at-all-costs user experiences.

    #47: The Oral History of Information Architecture, with Lou Rosenfeld

    June 27th, 2018 · 50 minutes

    My old friend Lou Rosenfeld joins the program. He co-authored the seminal book on Information Architecture in the '90s. We go deep into the history of the discipline, and how it's playing out in a new generation of designers today.

    #46: Design at Massive Scale

    May 19th, 2018 · 45 minutes

    Authors Chris Risdon and Patrick Quattlebaum join the show to discuss their new book “Orchestrating Experiences: Collaborative Design for Complexity”. We dig into the challenges and opportunities that arise when managing design at massive scale.

    #45: How Does Design Get Made?

    May 7th, 2018 · 44 minutes

    Special guest Josh Brewer, CEO and co-founder of Abstract, joins the show to discuss how we make design — from mockups to prototypes to production and through collaboration, process, and everything in between.

    #44: How Not to Screw Up Your Brand

    April 27th, 2018 · 47 minutes

    Special guest Jason Santa Maria returns to the program in his new role as Design Director of Slate. We talk about a recent redesign and rebranding he did, and how to manage change both internally and with your users.