Design Better
Design Better co-hosts Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter explore the intersection of design, technology, and the creative process through conversations with guests across many creative fields, helping you hone your craft, unlock your creativity, and learn the art of collaboration.
Whether you’re design curious or a design pro, Design Better is guaranteed to inspire and inform. Vanity Fair calls Design Better, “sharp, to the point, and full of incredibly valuable information for anyone looking to better understand how to build a more innovative world.”
Latest Episode
Design Better Experts in Residence: Roundtable at Sequoia Capital (14.01.2026)
Previous Episodes
- Mikon van Gastel: Co-Founder of Sibling Rivalry on why presentation skills matter more than design skills
- Mark Wilson: Fast Company's Global Design Editor on design's defining moments in 2025
- Video Rewind: Cassie McDaniel: How Medium eliminated its PM function and started moving faster
- Aaron Draplin: Field Notes co-founder on what skate culture taught him about design
- Jessica Hische and Chris Shiflett: Designing business tools that support how creatives actually work
- 2025 Holiday Gift Guide
- Phil Gilbert: Making a 114-year-old, 400,000 person company care about design
- Cecilia Brenner: Moving beyond design theater to measurable impact
- Video Rewind: Jordan Mechner: Pioneering game designer on creating Prince of Persia, Karateka, and a new graphic novel memoir
- Ben Swire: Author of "Safe Danger" on the hidden reason team building efforts fail
- Jeremy Faludi: Sustainability professor on why most sustainable design fails before it starts
- Alison Rand: Leading with radical humanity instead of radical candor
- The Brief: How our recent past should prepare us for the age of AI
- Fitz and the Tantrums: Finding your creative voice in your 40's and why success feels different than you think
- Bonus Episode: 30 years of design with Wert&Co, live in NYC featuring Paola Antonelli, Mark Wilson,Kate Aronowitz, Mike Davidson, and Meaghan Choi
- Rewind: Paola Antonelli: How design shapes culture
- Keith Sawyer: Become more creative by learning to see
- Jae Park: Designing a new generation of vehicles at Ford, and why friction matters in the creative process
- Astro Teller & Ivo Stivoric: Why moonshots require unlearning everything you know
- Henry Modisett: Perplexity’s VP of Design on embracing ambiguity and leading with curiosity
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