Talk Product

We talk about what Joel is working on over at Royal.io, as well as discuss how AI is changing the way we design and build products in the future.

Matt and I discuss the changing landscape of the work environment because of AI (LLMs), and how it will effect creatives in the future. 

I had the opportunity to talk to Drew Wilson—an accomplished multi-disciplined designer and web developer—who shares about his successes and failures on running his own products and businesses. We talk about humble beginnings, what it takes to be successful, taking risks, and maintaining a healthy work / life balance. You can follow Drew at https://twitter.com/drewwilson 

This episode my Sister and I talk about life, floods, Playstation and couch forts.

Chris is an accomplished product designer who I get to work with at Experian. I got a chance to catch up and talk about design motivation and how to learn the craft. You can follow Chris on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisholmesdesigns/ 

Adekunle is a hybrid designer & developer. He is a UX engineer that specializes in design systems, UI animation and data visualization. We talked about mental health, philosophy, minimalism and how to sustain a happy life. You can follow Adekunle on twitter at https://twitter.com/adekunleoduye or visit his website http://www.adekunleoduye.com/

Joel is a product designer at Google. We got to talking about making big life transitions, how to become a successful designer, and the music culture of design. You can follow Joel on twitter at https://twitter.com/_bklmn or visit his youtube page at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtUeQvp9b8M 

Greg is an amazing product designer and even more amazing human being. I get to talk to him about his time designing for fintech, what it's like being a new dad, and adjusting to life in NY. You can follow Greg on twitter https://twitter.com/gregchristian or visit his portfolio at https://www.gregorychristian.com/ 

This was a really fun episode. Loren and I got to talk about game design and how he creates pixel art for his games. We also got to discuss NFTs, crypto currency, growing up with video games and how he went from concept to actually launching video games. You can reach him @BathThief on twitter https://twitter.com/BathThief and he also wanted to shout out to Pedro Medeiros for his awesome tutorials @saint11 https://saint11.org.

I got to talk to my friend Ian Smile, a Product Designer at PADI, and the Creative Director of Skateboarding Hall of Fame. We got to talk about skateboarding, mental health, punk rock, philosophy, and the current state of design. You can follow Ian Smile on twitter https://twitter.com/endashes

I got a chance to talk to Aaron Irizarry, a Sr. Director of Design at Capital One to discuss how music inspired his design path, design leadership, and where design is going in a post-covid world. You can follow Aaron @aaroni on twitter, or https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaroni/ on LinkedIn.

Excited to present our very first episode of Talk Product! I talked with Anna Cook — a well known designer in the accessibility space to discuss how to make accessibility a priority in design.