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“This Is Design School” is a podcast for the growing designer; those interested in design, starting a career in design, or needing a reminder of why they went into design. Jp Avila is the Chair of the Art & Design Department at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Wash. Outside of teaching, Jp is charged with imagining and bringing to life curriculums which will prepare the designers and artists to shape the future of tomorrow. He earned his MFA in Visual Communication from the School of Art Institute of Chicago and holds a BA from Valparaiso University. Chad P. Hall is a Design Director at Artefact in Seattle and a Part-time Lecturer at the University of Washington. He earned his M.Design from the University of Washington and holds a BAC in Communication from Pacific Lutheran University (where he met Jp). Year 04, 05, 06 music composed by Michael Clark (https://www.musiclabtacoma.com/) Year 02/03 Intro/Closing music: “Electronic : Nostalgic” by Paul Tyan (https://soundcloud.com/paultyan/electronic-nostalgic) Year 01 Intro/Closing music: "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Frank Chimero on Putting in the Reps

2021/12/21

On this episode, we talk with Frank Chimero, Creative Director at Fictive Kin, and author of the book ‘The Shape of Design’. Frank talks about how he found design by using it as a foothold to have a deeper relationship with the things he really enjoyed, how designers have the opportunity to teach a commitment and expectation of craft and quality to fellow disciplines, about the value in experience outside of efficiency, and how work and experiences are cyclical in nature.

Mitzi Okou on Looking for the Black Designers

2021/12/14

On this episode, we talk with Mitzi Okou, a Senior Interaction Designer at Spotify and Founder of 'Where are the Black Designers.' Mitzi talks about her journey from studying classical music to UX Design, about how transparency begets a more forgiving culture, and her work in pushing the needle for diversity and representation so we truly don’t have to ask, “Where are the Black designers?” anymore.

Catherine Lim and Jennifer Cheng on Design as a Method for Engagement

2021/12/06

On this episode, we talk with Catherine Lim and Jennifer Cheng. Catherine is a UX Researcher at 98point6, and Jennifer is a UX Lead Product Designer at IQVIA. Catherine and Jenn each talk about their journey to design, their shared critical lens on the design discipline, and their resistance to the pipeline of design school to the mainstream commercial industry. They also discuss how this critical lens, along with a funding opportunity and hearing an interview by an undocumented immigration activist, led to the motivation to create Archivo: A self documentation toolkit. Archivo, designed in partnership with Maru and local community partners, was a project which provided a guide for undocumented people to collect and organize paperwork to prove their continued presence in the U.S.

Leisha Muraki on the Currency of Connection

2021/11/30

On this episode, we talk with Leisha Muraki, a Director of Brand Strategy at RORA, and a Lead in Brand Experience at MDMD. Leisha talks about how graduating in the middle of a financial recession forced her to take risks and work abroad in search of job security; how her experience building a career and practice in Venture Design shifted the judgement of design from aesthetics to strategy; and how the most important currency in the world is not capital but connection, including the connection with one’s self.

Cynthia Lawson Jaramillo on the Politics of Helping

2021/11/23

On this episode, we talk with Cynthia Lawson Jaramillo, Dean of the School of Design Strategies, Associate Dean at Parsons School of Design, and the Conference Co-Chair of the Digitally Engaged Learning (DEL) Conference. Cynthia talks of being an artist who teaches design, and finding her way to the discipline through a passion of Art, a background in Electrical Engineering, and the worldview of growing up as a third culture kid. Cynthia discusses the practice and considerations of Integrated Design, including politicizing acts of helping, removing assumptions that you have what it takes to make someone else’s life better, and the importance of how we each represent history when walking into any given situation.

Debbie Millman on Hope

2021/11/15

On this episode, we talk with Debbie Millman, a designer, author, illustrator, educator, and brand consultant who is currently the Chair and co-founder of the Masters in Branding Program at the School of Visual Arts, the Editorial & Creative Director of Print Magazine, and the Founder and Host of the award-winning podcast Design Matters. In our conversation, Debbie talks about her initial spark in design, working through and understanding cycles of fear and insecurity that led to life changing decisions in her career, planning for the long tail, and persevering through trauma in hope for a better life.

In Memoriam: August de los Reyas on Designing the New American Dream

2021/01/08

On this final episode of Season 05, we talk with August de los Reyes, Chief Design Officer at Varo Money Inc., in San Francisco, California. De los Reyes’ career transcends decades of technological shifts and advancements, and includes work with Microsoft, Google, Pinterest, and Philips. In our discussion, August reflects on his career to date, categorizing it into three decades: the how, the why, and the legacy. He speaks about the future and importance of Inclusive Design, the legacy we might leave behind for future generations of designers to build upon, and living a life of no regrets.

August de los Reyas on Designing the New American Dream

2020/05/25

Annu Yadav on Design as an Act of Service

2020/05/18

On this episode, we talk with Annu Yadav, Head of Design at Aurora Solar in San Francisco, California. Annu is a multidisciplinary practitioner across fine art, design, fashion technology, and business. Yadav discusses how her approach to design brings diverse and unique voices to a team to shape new ideas, how gaining knowledge helps shed fear, and gives us a reminder of how design is inherently an act of service.

Scott Tong on Design Entrepreneurialism

2020/05/11

On this episode, we talk with Scott Tong, a startup advisor in San Francisco, California. Through his career working at RMB Vivid, IDEO, Pinterest, and co-founding IFTTT, Tong has developed the unique perspective of designer as entrepreneur. In our conversation, Scott talks about how his passion for drawing led him to finding design, how learning design thinking helped prepare him to co-found a company, and the value of living in ambiguity.

Diane Lee on Archiving Data

2020/05/04

On this episode, we talk with Diane Lee, an Assistant Professor at San Jose State University in California. Lee is a multi-disciplinary designer who explores work in print, video, writing, sound, code, and physical space. Lee talks about her research in personal archives, the temporality of digital mediums, how the loss of personal data can be an act of identity formation, and how she encourages her students to scratch the itch of curiosity.

MacBeth Watson on Design Endurance

2020/04/27

On this episode, we talk with MacBeth Watson, Vice President of Design & Research at Strava in San Francisco, California. MacBeth’s career spans companies such as Microsoft, Pinterest, Starbucks, and Strava. Watson talks about how her endurance and achievements as an accomplished athlete have helped focus her career goals, the importance of connections in making career changes, and her unique approach to design leadership—focusing on the best approach to take on a project, finding the right people to bring new perspectives, and being confident in your genuine self.

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Nirawit 2019/05/23

Refreshing take on the design podcast genre

So many “design” podcasts are simply focused on interviewing people in the tech indstry and focusing solely on the work of designing apps and websites...

★★★★★

gdgunnink 2019/05/14

Design Insights that Apply to All Areas of Life

I very much enjoy listening to “This Is Design School” despite having no formal design training myself. I find it helpful to see the world through the...

★★★★★

Oliverjohnson 2018/03/11

Really helpful design inspiration.

I learn a lot about how to improve by looking to those who know what they’re doing and stealing the parts that resonate with me. This podcast is inval...

★★★★★

JAE Creative 2016/03/03

Fresh, funny and fascinating look at design and the life of fellow designers

This Is Design School is a awesome podcast for anyone but a must for fellow designers! It is a fascinating, fresh and funny inside look at the lives o...

★★★★★

der keller kinder 2015/10/05

A must for all designers.

JP is an informative and quite inquisitive design professor that everyone should know! They got great cause guests and knowledge for every design stud...

★★★★★

nguyenm7 2015/09/23

Intriguing & informative

The peek into design school is very informative, and what I love most about this podcast is how Chad, JP and their guests apply design topics to broad...

★★★★★

RSJ Creative 2015/04/23

Enjoy the various perspectives!

I really enjoy listening to this podcast - it’s always great to hear from peers and industry professionals making their way in various design jobs tha...

★★★★★

StatenJP 2014/10/20

Ep 3

Loving the episode about Brittany (my sister) its a great conversation. And to be honest I could never tell my friends what my sister did (because as ...

★★★★★

Jessicur_13 2014/10/09

Love it!

I love the idea of this podcast. I think as it progresses, it could turn into an extremely useful tool for people who are in school, about to graduate...

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