Design Notes Podcast

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Design Notes is a show about creative work and what it teaches us, hosted by Liam Spradlin. Each episode, Liam speaks with people from unique creative fields to discover what inspires and unites us in our work.

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Beyond the Text Field

Liam speaks with Louise Macfadyen as she prepares to launch her new book, "Designing AI Interfaces" with Oreilly this spring.

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Design Can't Rely on Logic

In this episode, I reconnect with my former instructor, type designer and design coach Troy Leinster. Troy shares his journey from graphic design to type design, and explains why learning to make letters makes you a better designer.

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Facing Our Interfaces

Liam talks with the founder of Material Design and Design VP Matias Duarte, whose work on the system has pushed design forward at Google and across devices everywhere.