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Andy and Patrick speak to real, practicing designers to learn how they perform their everyday tasks, then share that with you so you can level up your design skills with them.

Andy Page and Patrick Cox


    • May 4, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 28h 16m AVG DURATION
    • 139 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Design Much

    139 - The Last Dance

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022


    Andy and Patrick sit down or the last time on Design Much

    138 - Finding True Love with UX Design featuring Michal Chaplin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022


    Michal Chaplin joins Andy and Patrick to chat about her experiences finding a love of UX

    137 - How to Stay Creative with Michael Nielsen

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022


    Andy sits down with Michael Nielsen to chat about how you can stay creative in all your endeavors

    136 - UX Myths with Logan Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022


    Logan Williams joins Andy and Patrick to discuss some common UX myths

    135 - How to Rollout a Redesign with Mike Hall

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022


    Mike Hall joined Andy and Patrick to chat about the best practices for rolling out a redesign

    134 - So You're Just a Mockup Artist with Tim Hansen

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022


    The legendary Tim Hansen joins Andy and Patrick to chat about what happens if you feel like just a mockup artist

    133 - Design Team of One with Jordan Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022


    Jordan Reading joins the podcast to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of being the lone designer

    132 - Do Designers Make Good PMs with Michael Nielsen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022


    Andy and Patrick are joined by friend of the show Michael Nielsen to discuss whether designers have the chops to become PM's

    131 - A Very Special Design Much Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021


    Andy and Patrick read The Polar Express, sort of.

    130 - Alignment, Priorities, Ramen, 5th Ave Bar

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021


    Andy and Patrick chat about team alignment, oh and also, ramen and candy.

    129 - Path from IC to Management and Soft Skills

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021


    Andy and Patrick sit down to chat about how you can move from an individual contributor role to a management role. Also, they discuss the important of soft skills and growth.

    128 - Are You Afraid of the Dark IIII

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021


    Halloween came a bit later this year for Design Much.

    127 - Building a Super Fantastic Design Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021


    Sir Ben Picard submits a very regal topic for Andy and Patrick to dissect

    126 - Designers Should Business with Derek Boman

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021


    Andy sits down with Derek Boman, Director User Experience Design at MX, to chat about how understanding your business's needs will help you be a better designer

    125 - It's Really, Really, Really, Important to Know Who You are So You can be Effective at What You Want to Accomplish

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021


    Andy and Patrick sit down to tackle the longest topic ever submitted on the pod

    124 - What's the Difference Between a Jr, Mid, and Senior Designer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021


    Andy and Patrick discuss the the intricacies of the design levels

    123 - Whitespace Much?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021


    Andy and Patrick chat about what whitespace is and how to know if there is enough or not.

    122 - Dots and How to Survive Toxic Culture, as a Designer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021


    Andy talks while Patrick eats dots.

    121 - How to Handle Burnout

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021


    Andy and Patrick chat about how to handle burnout and why Andy didn't know who George Harrison was

    120 - The Final Episode and What to Look for in a New Job

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021


    Andy and Patrick open up about who really controls the podcast and why this is not the final episode. Also, a huge sausage versus bacon debate.

    119 - Design Sprints

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021


    Andy has a new mic which just makes his voice feel even more smooth and elegant, so why not listen to him talk about Design Sprints.

    118 - How to be Heard: A Very Special Design Much Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021


    Andy and Patrick span the globe of topics, from ethics in design, to design twitter, to shampoo bottle design, to how you can be heard as a designer

    117 - Starting a Design Career feat. Our Adopted Son Brian Talbert

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021


    Andy and Patrick sit down with the Design Much adopted son Brian Talbert to discuss starting a career in design.

    116 - Moonlighting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021


    Andy and Patrick chat about moonlighting

    115 - What Impact Do You Want To Make

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021


    Andy and Patrick discuss their favorite sitcoms before discussing what kind of impact they would like to make on their companies and career.

    114 - Developer Handoff

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021


    Right after Andy and Patrick chat about our poor system of sizing clothing they jump into best practices for developer handoff

    113 - How to Work Better with Your Manager

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021


    Andy and Patrick chat about ideas on how to improve your relationship with your manager.

    112 - Why Designers Change Jobs Frequently

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021


    Andy and Patrick tackle baked potato toppings and why designers seem to change job frequently

    111 - Activities that Slow Designers Down

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021


    Andy and Patrick chit chat about activities that slow down designers.

    110 - Reach Out of Your Comfort Zone feat. Nikki Isaacson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021


    Andy and Patrick sit down with Nikki Isaacson to discuss her rise to fame and fortune as a UX design manager.

    109 - It's Evolved Over the Years feat. Dillon Winspear

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021


    Dillon Winspear, host of Designed Today podcast, joined Andy and Patrick to talk about evolving as a designer

    108 - Aliens have to have Great UI

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021


    Tom Delong sends in a topic about aliens, Andy and Patrick talk about alien UI and humanity in general

    107 - How Many People Does it Take to Ship a Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021


    Matt Born writes in: How many people does it take to screw in a lightbulb, or how many people does it take to ship a feature?

    106 - This is Actually Pretty Difficult feat. Andy Page

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021


    Patrick sat down with Andy to discuss his path to design.

    105 - Get in the Car feat. Patrick Cox

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021


    Andy digs deep into the the brain of Patrick Cox to find out how he ticks.

    104 - Potato Farming feat. Jason Metzgar

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021


    Andy and Patrick sit down with Jason Metzgar and discover how hit ticks.

    103 - What is the UX Hill You Die on Regularly

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021


    Andy and Patrick discuss what hills they die on and why

    102 - Mischievous Mess Making (feat. Matt Born)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021


    Matt Born joins the pod to chat about his path a designer and how building relationship can help build your own career.

    101 - Do Engineers Make Good Designers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021


    Today's topic, Andy and Patrick tackle the age old question... do engineers make good designers?

    100 - Celebrating 100 with Jordan Reading, Michael Neilsen, Allison Zubal, Alli Clark, Nick Bluth and Danaan Clarke

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021


    Andy and Patrick celebrate the 100th episode of the pod by chatting with some of their favorite guests

    099 - Are Square Space and Web Flow Viable Options for Freelance Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021


    Andy and Patrick discuss Squarespace, Web Flow and other platforms used for freelance design work

    098 - What Rules Should Every Designer Break

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021


    Andy and Patrick chit chat about the rules every designer should break.

    097 - How to Start a Research Program (Feat. Elissa Lauber)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021


    Elissa Lauber jumps on the pod with Andy and Patrick to discuss how you can build your own research program at your company.

    096 - How to Save Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020


    Andy and Patrick try to figure out the best way to save Christmas

    095 - How Do You Check Design Quality with Developers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020


    Andy and Patrick chat about design QA, radio voices and The Mandalorean

    094 - Being a UX Leader on Your Team (feat. Alli Clark)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020


    Andy sat down with awesome special guest Alli Clark to discuss how anyone can be a UX leader on their team.

    093 - Physical Products, Digital Products, and Snapping

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020


    Patrick blows Andy's mind with his ability to snap using his ring finger as well as his index finger.

    092 - How Often Should We Be Validating Working Software

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020


    Andy and Patrick sit down via the interwebs to discuss ow often we should be validating working software.

    091 - What Does the Term “Clean” Refer to in Design

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020


    Andy and Patrick record the dirtiest episode yet.

    090 - Are You Afraid of the Dark III (feat. Michael Nielsen)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020


    Andy and Patrick sit down beside the campfire to tell scary stories when PM legend Michael Nielsen jumps out of the bushes.

    089 - Internships, Free Work, and Ways to Stand Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020


    Andy and Patrick debate whether doing free work and internships is better at getting a job then just waiting around, they also chat about finding ways to stand out when looking for a gig.

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