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A chill show about creative work and what it teaches us, by @iamli.am

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Liam speaks to Tom Boellstorff, whose ethnographic work in Second Life provides insights into how virtuality informs our lives in actual space.

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Digital Anthropology: Tom Boellstorff, “Coming of Age in Second Life”
Anthropologist Tom Boellstorff on life—and the future—in virtual space.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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In a brand-new Design Notes, I sat down with SVP of Design for Expedia Group (and former colleague) Rachel Been.

We talked about the importance of care in design as we move forward into a new chapter for the conversational surface.

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The Era of the Generalist • Rachel Been, SVP of Design, Expedia Group
Design Notes is a show about creative work and what it teaches us, hosted by Liam Spradlin.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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In this episode, Liam speaks with Judith Donath, the founder of MIT’s Sociable Media Lab, inventor of e-cards, and author of The Social Machine: Designs for Living Online.

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#HCI #Sociology #Podcast
Coding (and Decoding) Social Spaces: Judith Donath, Founder, MIT Sociable Media Group
Exploring potential futures for life online and the joy of learning (and sharing) something new.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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New Design Notes and Doubleshot coming this week :)
November 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Material Design founder Matías Duarte joins the show to explore the inception, evolution, and future of Google’s design approach.

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#MaterialDesign #UIDesign #FutureOfDesign
Facing Our Interfaces: Matías Duarte, Google
Matías Duarte on why the interface's only limitation is imagination... and battery life.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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📣 Calling all Design Notes listeners:

What other design or creative podcasts do you listen to regularly?

Let me know in the replies!

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November 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Liam speaks with Aline Borges, a Zürich-based floral designer who’s made the leap from fashion coordination for magazines to independent floral design and installations.

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#FloralDesign #Creativity
Fearless Design: Aline Borges, The Florist
The power of composition, and the importance of community.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Trying out a new format for podcast uploads on YouTube—a subtle animated background and the show transcript timed to the episode

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October 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Liam speaks with Talbot & Yoon, a New York-based design firm focused on objects and furniture about the importance of play in design.

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#FurnitureDesign #IndustrialDesign
From War Room to Playroom: Talbot & Yoon, Furniture and Object Designers
Talbot & Yoon discuss designing objects that encourage play.
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October 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Can technical expertise be a creative trap?

In a new Design Notes, Fabian Bircher explains how to break free of what's technically possible to make a greater creative impact.

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Other Than Expected: Fabian Bircher on Combining Art, Architecture, and Code
Fabian discusses his unique creative process, where inspiration flows from both artistic concepts and the discovery of new technological possibilities.
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October 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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In this episode, Liam speaks with Conor Grebel about how lived experiences inform and are conveyed through creative work.

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#Art #Creativity #Storytelling #Podcast
Art as Survival: Conor Grebel, Bedtimes
Artist Conor Grebel unpacks the relationship between his personal experiences and creative work.
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October 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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In a 🆕 episode, Zürich-based designer Fabian Bircher talks about exposing unseen elements of the environment around us and his unique creative process which combines art and code.

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October 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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In this episode, guest host Barbara Eldredge turns the tables, interviewing host Liam Spradlin about his own creative journey.

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#Design #CreativeProcess #Podcast
What We Can Learn From Our Work: Liam Spradlin, Host of Design Notes
Host Liam Spradlin reflects on the first 25 episodes of the podcast.
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October 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Want to tune into Design Notes on YouTube? Subscribe here and stay tuned for new episodes 📻✨

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Design Notes is a podcast about creative work and what it teaches us. Hosted by Liam Spradlin, a Senior UX Designer at Google focused on the philosophy of the user interface, the show features convers...
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October 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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🆕 In this episode, type designer, instructor, and design coach Troy Leinster talks about the advantages of a tactile practice, and how learning type design makes you a better designer.

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September 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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A new episode is out next week. Subscribe so you don’t miss it 📻 💛

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September 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Adrian Secord, who describes himself as a “roving engineer” joined the show to talk about Material's evolution.

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#DesignSystems #Engineering
Breaking Silos (and Metaphors): Adrian Secord, ‘Roving Engineer,’ Google
The complexities of large-scale design systems and how designers and engineers can find common ground.
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September 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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A new episode is out next week. Subscribe so you don’t miss it 📻 💛

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Design Notes is a show about creative work and what it teaches us, hosted by Liam Spradlin.
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September 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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This special episode digs into the latest evolution of Google’s design system: Material 3 Expressive.

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#MaterialDesign #DesignSystems #UI #UX #Podcast
Material Design Gets Expressive: Aneesha Kommineni, Andy Stewart, and Michael Gilbert
The latest evolution of Google’s design system: Material 3 Expressive.
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August 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Today’s Doubleshot newsletter explores what distinguishes generation from creation, and the irreplaceable role of the human mind in expression.

Here are a couple of Design Notes eps that follow that theme:

1️⃣ Rob Giampietro on Notion Faces and hand-drawn assets
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August 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Enjoying the show? Leave Design Notes a rating on your favorite podcast platform!

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If you leave a review, you’ll get a shoutout on the next episode 💌

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August 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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In a new episode—Rob Giampietro returns to the show for a case study on @Notion.com Faces. Rob and I cover:

• The irreplaceable joy in hand-drawn assets
• The role of expression in #UX
• How to ship ambitious design projects

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The User Brings the Confetti
Design Notes is a show about creative work and what it teaches us, hosted by Liam Spradlin.
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August 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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A 🆕🆕🆕 episode of the Design Notes #podcast goes out next week!

Tune in and dive into a special case study with me and one of the most influential designers I’ve ever worked with.

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Design Notes is a show about creative work and what it teaches us, hosted by Liam Spradlin.
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August 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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To go along with this week’s Doubleshot newsletter on @interfacecafe.com, take some time to revisit this episode with Cameron Koczon, in which Koczon explains the importance of designing tools—products that simply facilitate user intent.
Designing Tools is Awesome: Cameron Koczon, Partner at Fictive Kin
Fictive Kin’s Cameron Koczon on understanding the foundational impact of design.
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July 31, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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“...The curator asked, ‘Who do you think will buy your paintings?’ And I was like, ‘Maybe someone who’s awkward and lonely and, you know, vulnerable.’ And she said, ‘Oh, you mean everybody?’”

Qianqian Ye on exploring vulnerability through art and code.

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Vulnerability, Technology, and Art
Exploring our shared vulnerabilities—and shared futures—in ink and code.
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July 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM