

Design Life
Design Life is a podcast about design and side projects for motivated creators. It was born after your hosts, two serial side project addicts, saw a gap in the podcast market for a conversational show about design and the issues young creatives face, that was hosted by two females. This show aims to tackle the big issues designers face like getting paid, overcoming a creative block or managing time, to name a few. We want to open up discussion about things we wish we heard people talk about when we were studying, and we want to chat to you about the joys and the frustrations of working in the tech industry by day, and on our passion projects in the rest of our waking hours. We hope that by doing so, Design Life will give you a dose of motivation or inspiration when you need it.
Episodes


324: Collaborating with other design creators on a side project

323: How to land a promotion

322: Our approach to side projects in 2026

321: Knowledge-sharing in a design team (the wins and the failures)

320: The struggle with staying up-to-date with new design tools

319: Balancing speed and quality in design work

318: Revealing our performance reviews as design leaders

317: What it's like to take part in a hackathon

316: The art of giving useful feedback

315: How to hire (and get hired) in a brand design role

314: Coaching ICs as a design manager

313: Building relationships with PM's & Product Marketers

312: Design vision work and how to have a strategic impact

311: Hot takes on Config 2025 and new Figma features

310: Going back to work after an extended break

309: Become a design manager or stay an IC? How to make the choice.

308: Making the jump from mid to senior

307: Will AI take your design job? (Hot takes from later adopters)

306: Building a team for your side projects
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