UX Design Huddle

This week we speak with Servando Sanchez, Creative Director at Regex, SEO talks about SEO, web design, and what it takes to be a self-made designer in our industry. We also looked at his early beginnings with MySpace …

James is the Founder and Chief Designer of Known Unknown, a global design community. James is a brand design and marketing aficionado.

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Facebook has gone all Meta, but what does this mean for the company and how does its brand connect Facebook's other products? Listen to this episode …

This week we are covering the Apple launch event, the good, the bad and the downright silly. We also ask if a $19 polish cloth is a branding marvel …

In this episode, we look at super apps, which is an app that includes many functions all rolled into one—for example, having your streaming service, …

This week Ryan and Mustafa look at UX portfolios and take a look at some of the best of 2021. They also cover tips on what to focus on and how you …

The sprint is a five-day process for answering critical business questions through design, prototyping, and testing ideas with customers. Developed at GV, it’s a “greatest hits” of business strategy, innovation, …

This week we cover tips and tricks on excellent UX design CVs, looking at some brilliant examples of a designer who designed their resume to look like Spotify when applying for a job there.

We cover customization, …

David Martin is obsessed with websites. Making them functional. Making them beautiful. Making them fast. But most importantly, making them profitable …

On this episode we bring back one of our favorite guests - Melinda Livsey. As the founder and brand strategist of Marks and Maker, Melinda unites over ten years of professional design experience with a penchant for …

This week we are speaking with Karl Salisbury, a product designer working at the payment processing company Adyen. Adyen serves enterprise clients such as Uber, Wise, Spotify, eBay, Microsoft, and LinkedIn, to name just …

This week Ryan and Mustafa are talking about Japanese design and how they have a persona that they present to the outside world, which is serene and straightforward, vs. their local style, which appears a lot more …

Matthew Mottola is a leading voice and entrepreneur building the ‘Human Cloud’, the remote and independent model of work that over half the US …

The week we are speaking with Kevin Marshall. He has a background deep in a number of design roles and most recently laser-focused on UX design, …

In this episode we cover the logo design news and trends, from logo mashups to rebrands. 

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In this episode, we look at content creation and several great tools you can use to streamline and scale your content creation.

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This week we are talking about the Top 10 design best practice for travel sites. Topics we cover; 'call to action' design tips, discuss the negative impact of dark patterns plus many more.  

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This week we talk about the biggest flops and design fo-pars in tech history, from the Galaxy phone to Blockbusters rejection of Netflix.

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This week we are covering the top design news stories from around the world. 

The Stories we covered are;

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This week Ryan and Mustafa try out a new trend of 'Would you rathers', looking at the fun yet the odd world of weird alternative scenarios. As per …

This week Ryan and Mustafa look at interior design trends and how they can be applied to UX and digital design. They also talk about the perfect working environment and the meaning of design. 
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This week we are speaking to Jason Pamental, a design strategist, author, speaker, UX leader, technologist, an expert in web typography, and an …

This week we are talking about running design reviews and how we like to run them. Ryan speaks about his consultancy experiences and how he likes to …

This week Ryan and Mustafa talk about the best practice for e-commerce websites, how you can improve your search results, and tips on reengaging with …

In this episode, Mustafa and Ryan talk about the history of interfaces with Lego and how they break down their designs. We also take a look at David Hockney's redesign of the London Metro System station signs and …

In this episode we are interviewing Mandy Michael, a Front End Developer, previously a Development Manager for the news organization Seven West Media in Western Australia. She now works as a Senior Software Engineer at …

In this episode Ryan and Mustafa review the winners of the Awwwards.com website. Awwwards.com, as the name suggests, awards the talent and effort of the best web designers, developers and agencies in the world. 

The …

In this Episode, we speak to Liam Spradlin, a designer on Google's Material Design System, Speaker, author, and host of the famous Design Notes Podcast. 
We spoke about designing a design system, the difference between …

In this episode Mustafa takes us through the history of branding, which he has written about on his blog.

The term branding comes from the Old Norse “Brandr” which means to burn. Cattle, slaves, timber and crockery were …

In this episode, Mustafa & Ryan talk about Zoom Fatigue, a condition that Stanford researchers have discovered that makes people feel tired due …

In today’s episode we have a special guest Ioana Teleanu the UX expert behind the instagram account @UXGoodies, which has over 210k followers.. Ioana …

In this episode Ryan 'The War Ender' Warrender and Mustafa 'The One Who Escaped' Kurtuldu discover our origins (or rapper names), origins of the web, …

In this episode, Mustafa & Ryan discuss UX best practices with writing. We discuss how users read websites, the two types of readers, Scanners and Methodical, and how you can design your website to improves its …

In this episode, we are speaking to Brendan Kearns, a designer who has worked at Twitter, InVision, and Google. He has recently set up his agency and now works with clients from Europe to Silicon Valley. 
We discuss how …

The psychology of waiting, loading animations, and Facebook
Welcome to Design Huddle, a podcast where two Googlers breakdown what’s new in tech and …

Welcome to Design Huddle, a podcast where two Googlers breakdown what’s new in tech and design. Each week we talk about what’s trending in tech, have some epic interviews, and drop some knowledge on you so you can stay …

Welcome to Design Huddle, a podcast where two UX designers breakdown what’s new in tech and design. Each week we talk about what’s trending in tech, have some epic interviews, and drop some knowledge on you so you can …

Welcome to Design Huddle, a podcast where two Googlers breakdown what’s new in tech and design. Each week we talk about what’s trending in tech, have some epic interviews, and drop some knowledge on you so you can stay …

In this episode, Ryan and Brandon discuss Nike’s new shoe tech, How AI Dungeon-maker Latitude raises $3.3M to build games with ‘infinite’ story possibilities, and 2021’s Design Trends ★ Join the conversation on Discord:

In this episode, Ryan and Brandon discuss why Gamestop stock went to the moon, the new Virgin Hyperloop designs, and all the HBO movies that drop in 2021.  ★ Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/XEsKbd9 …

In this episode, Ryan and Brandon discuss Zune collectors, a home office built into the back of a car, and the Netflix shuffle feature.  ★ Join the …

In this eposide, Brandon and Ryan discuss the new Apple car concept, Razer's super cool N95 mask, and discuss how robots are taking over. ★ Join the …

In this episode, Brandon Groce & Ryan Warrender discuss the outlandish 2020 Design Trend Neumorphism. What it is, what’s wrong with it, and where to go from here! ★ Join the conversation on Discord: …

In this episode of Design Huddle, Tony Daussat (Creator of the XD Podcast and HiredUX.com )and Brandon Groce talk about happy accidents in the life of creative and entrepreneurs. 

Tony Daussat shares with us his ups …

In this episode, we talk with Scott Dasse on what propels young creatives to make major strides in their careers, get hired, grow their skill set and MUCH MORE. Scott Dasse is a principal at Upstatement where he leads …

Ana Santos is a UX Consultant, coach and educator, who shares with us her journey of working with global brands like Google to become a full time …

James Martin shares with us his back story, how he got into branding & logo design, as well as starting his own agency BabyGiant Design Co.
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In this episode Ryan & Brandon get into what has gone over well for us in 2019 and what we are looking forward to moving into in 2020. You can find us online here:  📲Instagram: …

User flow is the path taken by a prototypical user on a website or app to complete a task. The user flow takes them from their entry point through a …

Jeff White, Cofounder @ Kula Partners & Previous UX & Design Professor at NSCAD, shares with us what has propelled designers to create …

Creative professionals often find themselves in the middle of everything and everyone. Therefore, you should prepare yourself to convince a room full …

In this episode John D Saunders shares his journey as a Digital Marketing Strategist with over a decade of experience helping SMBs, non-profits and Fortune 500 companies find success through online marketing. How he’s …

Jacob Cass shares with us how he’s built his business from the ground up, worked with brands such as NINTENDO, NIKE, Red Bull, Disney, Powerade, …

Ryan Hayward shares with us how he built his start up PitchProof in 3 days, created FrontRow 2019, one of the largest online design conference for designers, and shares with us a little bit behind the curtain how he …

Peter Smart Head of Product at Fantasy.co shares with us: 1. His creative journey to Head of Product @ Fantasy & his challenges 2. How to find a mentor to excel 3. Why Experience will always beat theory 4. How to …

Empathy is the ability to fully understand, mirror, then share another person's expressions, needs, and motivations. In UX, empathy enables us to …

The 5 Main Ingredients of UX: Psychology, Usability, Design, Copywriting, and Analysis.
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Adam Romano is a Creative Director at Jam3 in Toronto Canada. - He and his team have the pleasure of working with brands such as Facebook, Google, eBay, Adidas, Postmates. Today, Adam shares his story of becoming …

Unsung heroes: the best under the radar apps you should check out

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Michael Janda breaks down what is expected from a designer who wants to progress in their career. In this episode, you will learn what skills need to be learned and what to focus on in order to progress from entry-level …

Anfisa Bogomolova shares her journey from traditional “pixel pusher” to UX Strategist, how teaching makes you a better designer, and the pros and …

User Experience, or UX for short, is the term used to describe an innovation process that uses a deep understanding of user needs to help create …

Brandon discusses some common mistakes people make when designers apply for new jobs.
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On this episode Ryan discusses how to start a podcast, why podcasting is growing, and learnings from starting Design Huddle. 

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In the episode of Design Huddle we talk with Goldie Chan the Oprah of LinkedIn.

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In this episode of Design Huddle the mastermind behind UXGoodies on Instagram (Ioana Adriana Teleanu) discusses UX best practices, how to get …

In this episode we discuss our first jobs, how to kickstart your design career, and how to be more teachable.  Jesse Showalter is a full stack …

Brandon and Ryan discuss the growing need to prioritize a work-life balance. They discuss how social media can impact your mental wellbeing, hustle …

In this episode Ryan discusses 8 ways to be a more effective project manager.

The primary challenge of project management is to achieve all of the project goals within the given constraints. This information is usually …

In this episode Brandon and Miriam Issac discuss UX careers and prototyping best practices.
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In this podcast we discuss UX Prototyping best practices.  

A prototype is an early sample, model, or release of a product built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be replicated or learned from. It is …

UX writers write the words we read or hear when we use a digital product. Every user needs some help while using a website, an app, or a software. UX writing bridges a gap between the visual layout and the usability, …

On this episode we talk to Zach Hill about design sprint best practices and how to become a more thoughtful designer. A design sprint is a …

What's the definition of “success” for a product/feature? Sometimes it can be hard to prove the value of your work. It is common to hear things like "user experience is hard to measure" or "how do we know if this design …

The 80/20 rule, also known as the Pareto Principle, states that 80% of results in a system come from 20% of the causes. Its origins stem back to …

A UX design process typically follows something similar to a design thinking approach, which consists of five basic phases: Empathize with the users …

User experience (UX) is all aspects of the end user’s interaction with the company, its services, and its products. Customer Experience (CX) is how customers perceive their interactions with your company. In this ep we …

In this episode of Design Huddle we discuss the business side of design, ways to uplevel your personal brand, and some career advice from our amazing guest - Michael Janda. Michael Janda is an executive-level creative …

One of the most popular UX Instagram handles - UX Bites explains his brilliant content strategy. We discuss how to grow your Instagram account and …

It is easier than ever to pivot from being a graphic designer to a UX designer. 

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Brandon and Ryan reflect on the Entrepreneur article: "10 Lessons From Billion-Dollar 'Unicorn' Startups - Entrepreneur". 

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Ryan has created this reading list for anyone that works on a product, at a start-up, or is simply looking to get inspired. This list includes some …

In this episode Ryan discusses practical ways to prepare for jobs of the future. He discusses soft skills that can accelerate your career and jobs of …

On this episode we guess Roque's journey of becoming a rockstar designer. 

Roque is a designer from Bogota, Colombia and now living in New York City. …

Ran Segall is a full stack designer who helps early stage startups with everything from branding, product design, video and investor decks. He has …

Storytelling describes the social and cultural activity of sharing stories, sometimes with improvisation, theatrics, or embellishment. Every culture …

User research focuses on understanding user behaviors, needs, and motivations through observation techniques, task analysis, and other feedback …

Anchor allows anyone to record or upload high-quality audio, host unlimited episodes, and distribute everywhere with just one click. On this episode we talk to the most down to earth CEO of all of time...Michael …

Matthew Encina is a creative director and brand strategist at Blind. He has created interactive experiences & video content for brands, tech, and video games. He is also a content creator at The Futur, where he …

Brittni Bowering is the head of media at AJ & Smart.  AJ & Smart helps companies build better products faster. Brandon and Brittni discuss creative advertising strategies, creating a brand, and social media …

Ryan and Brandon interview Melinda Livsey. As the founder and brand strategist of Marks and Maker, Melinda unites over ten years of professional …

Web accessibility is the inclusive practice of ensuring there are no barriers that prevent interaction with, or access to, websites on the World Wide Web by people with disabilities. When sites are correctly designed, …

First impressions matter.  Mobile users are very goal-oriented and super impatient. Avoid distracting a user from their goals. Keep your homepage and top landing pages simple. Be sure to have a clear call-to-action and …

Wireframing is a way to design a website service at the structural level. A wireframe is commonly used to lay out content and functionality on a page which takes into account user needs and user journeys. On today's …

There’s a recurring debate in our industry over whether or not designers should write code. Brandon and Ryan debate the pros & cons of learning …

Brandon and Ryan discuss the importance of doing the UX research up front. Ryan talks about his experience redesigning a GE customer support application and how to better put yourself in your user's shoes. The opinions …

Welcome to the design huddle, a podcast where two internet friends breakdown what’s new in tech and design.

Each week we talk about what’s trending in tech, have some hilarious candid interviews with creative …