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Mark Wilson: Fast Company's Global Design Editor on design's defining moments in 2025
Episode 158 of the Design Better Podcast
 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery
Our Favorite Books of 2025
Books that made us reexamine the creative process
 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery
47:52
Video Rewind: Cassie McDaniel: How Medium eliminated its PM function and started moving faster
We’re taking a holiday break, so we’re rewinding to one of our favorite episodes this year with Cassie McDaniel, Medium’s head of design.
 • Eli Woolery, Aarron Walter, and Cassie McDaniel
49:23
Aaron Draplin: DDC founder on the work ethic he learned from his parents, and why being prolific isn’t about perfection—it’s about…
Episode 157 of the Design Better Podcast
 • Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter
1:05:54
Jessica Hische and Chris Shiflett: Designing business tools that support how creatives actually work
Episode 156 of the Design Better Podcast
 • Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter
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Animation Handbook
By Ryan McLeod
 • The Curiosity Department
Design Engineering Handbook
By Natalya Shelburne, Adekunle Oduye, Kim Williams, Eddie Lou, and Caren Litherland (editor)
 • The Curiosity Department and Aarron Walter
Collaboration Handbook
By Elijah Woolery and Aarron Walter
 • The Curiosity Department and Aarron Walter
Design Leadership Handbook
By Elijah Woolery and Aarron Walter. The Design Leadership Handbook is a practical guide for designers stepping into leadership roles, offering a clear…
 • The Curiosity Department and Aarron Walter
Designing for Emotion
By Aarron Walter, Designing for Emotion teaches UX and product designers how to create emotionally engaging digital experiences. Learn to build trust…
 • The Curiosity Department and Aarron Walter
Design Systems Handbook
By Marco Suarez, Jina Anne, Katie Sylor-Miller, Diana Mounter, and Roy StanfieldThis book guides readers through best practices around planning…
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DesignOps Handbook
By Dave Malouf, Meredith Black, Collin Whitehead, Kate Battles, and Gregg Bernstein (editor)Learn how creating centralized services and systems helps…
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Principles of Product Design
By Aarron Walter Principles of Product Design teaches essential design thinking skills for creating thoughtful, user-centered digital products. Learn…
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Video Rewind: Kamasi Washington: A jazz genius on collaborative lessons learned from Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Lauryn Hill, and more
This is the second installment in our series of video rewind episodes, with an interview featuring jazz legend Kamasi Washington.
 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery
47:30
Cassie McDaniel: How Medium eliminated its PM function and started moving faster
Episode 138 of the Design Better Podcast
 • Aarron Walter, Eli Woolery, and Cassie McDaniel
Design Better Tea
A new collaboration with our friends at Methodical.
 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery
Design Better Coffee
Awaken your creativity with our special roast from Methodical.
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43:34
Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross: Your Brain on Art
Episode 137 of the Design Better Podcast
 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery
1:02:40
Dan Harden: Form follows emotion—industrial design lessons from George Nelson to Steve Jobs
Episode 132 of the Design Better Podcast
 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery
35:46
Jenny Blackburn: Google's VP of UX for Gemini on how generative AI can improve our workflows
Listen now (36 mins) | Episode 125 of the Design Better Podcast
 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery
34:11
John Cleese: A cheerful guide to creativity
Episode 48 of the Design Better Podcast
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46:09
Airbnb’s Brian Chesky: Designing for trust
It all started with a box of cereal.
 • Aarron Walter and Eli Woolery
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It’s usually around the holidays as the year draws to an end that I start to reflect on my goals and how I want to grow in the coming year.
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