Design Review

A bi-weekly podcast about products and design from a unique perspective! Your hosts are Chris Liu and Jonathan Shariat.

Each episode, we discuss important design principles and connect it to our own experience working in the field. We hope it will be interesting, informative, and entertaining!

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106 episodes
Updated Jun 15, 2022

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Episode 66 - Moving Beyond Senior Designer
This week Chris and Jon answer a listener question about "how to progress your career once you reach senior designer level". Even if you're not yet a Senior Designer, this is a good introduction to moving forward in your career so listen in and let us know what you think!
Oct 20, 2020 · 1 hr 2 min
Episode 65 - How to Start a New Job
This week Chris and Jon talk about the best ways to start a new job on the right foot! Hint: it starts with making a plan. But we share a lot more useful information, so listen in and kick off your next job in the best way possible!
Oct 6, 2020 · 38 min
Episode 64 - Designing Peace of Mind
This week's episode is sponsored by Webflow! Visit http://wfl.io/designreview and use promo code "designreview" to get 10% off on annual plans for any new account! This week Chris and Jon talk about peace of mind, and how important it is to design things that give users peace of mind. Tune in to get some things to think about and ideas on how to approach this important topic!
Sep 22, 2020 · 55 min
Episode 63 - Writing Design Documentation
This week's episode is sponsored by Webflow! Visit http://wfl.io/designreview and use promo code "designreview" for 10% off on an annual plan for new accounts! Jon and Chris talk about the importance of docuentation for your design projects, and ways to approach the sometimes-arduous task of writing documentation. This is really important to help your projects succeed so tune in to this episode!
Sep 8, 2020 · 57 min
Episode 62 - Ethical Design and Principles
This week Chris and Jon discuss how to use principles in your work to be more ethical. There are many good reasons to bring ethical practices into your work, and leading a project with principles is a great way to get things started. Listen in to learn how to be a more ethical designer!
Aug 26, 2020 · 43 min
Episode 61 - Fear vs Productivity for Designers
This week, Jon and Chris talk about productivity and the fear. A designer’s work is creative which is inherently ambiguous and difficult. Design work can always benefit from more time to explore, research, polish, etc. This leaves the designer to contend with how much time to spend on each step, how good is good enough, and staying on task as they battle the fear. But fear not :). Jon and Chris have some ideas for what we can all do about this. So listen in and get productive!
Aug 10, 2020 · 1 hr 19 min
Episode 60 - The Importance of Research
Jon and Chris are back with an all new show, discussing the importance of research in product development. There are many things you can do to help you do better work, and research is one of them. So stay tuned, you'll love this episode!
Jul 20, 2020 · 1 hr 17 min
Episode 59 - Concluding the Design Process
At long last, episode 59 is here! This week, Chris and Jon conclude the discussion series on what makes a great design process. We talk about some of the issues that impact the "How", the part after you figure out what the design should entail. Stick around for part 3 of this series!
Apr 17, 2018 · 51 min
Episode 58 - You've defined the problem. Now what?!
This week, Chris and Jon continue their series on defining an effective design process. Once you've figured out the problem, what should you do next? There are so many things that can happen (and usually do!) and Chris and Jon give their insights on what to focus on next. Stay tuned to part 2 of this series!
Nov 28, 2017 · 1 hr 1 min
Episode 57 - Defining our Design Process
This week, Chris and Jon talk about defining an effective process. Let's face it. Defining a useful process is hard! There's so many questions about what to do first. And worst of all, it's really easy to start jumping in and making mockups. Stay tuned to this episode to hear about why that may not be the best idea!
Nov 1, 2017 · 38 min
Episode 56 - The 10th Anniversary of the iPhone
This week, Jon and Chris talk about the recent keynote from Apple. The show starts with a quick product review of all the different product announcements made by Tim Cook & co. Then in the second half, they get into a discussion about what's happened with Apple over the past 10 years, and why they may no longer be the center of innovation in the post-Jobs era. Stay tuned for a different kind of Design Review episode!
Oct 3, 2017 · 55 min
Episode 55 - How to Succeed at Interviews
This week, Jon and Chris answer a listener email about how to handle job interviews. Both Chris and Jon give practical tips and information from their experiences as interviewees AND hiring managers! Stay tuned for an informative episode!
Sep 14, 2017 · 58 min
Episode 54 - Don't look... It's car UX!
After 3 attempts, Chris and Jon finally get this one recorded! Phew! Jon interviews Chris about what it's like to work on car stuff, what the future holds, and how YOU could be part of it! Stay tuned for the latest show!
Aug 9, 2017 · 43 min
Episode 53 - Good designers write!
This week, Chris and Jon talk about why good writing skills are essential for doing good design. Obviously other things are important too, but writing is just one of those 'core skills' every designer must have. Stay tuned to this episode!
May 30, 2017 · 46 min
Episode 52 - Meetings are a necessary evil!
This week Chris and Jon talk about awful meetings, why we have to have them, and what we can do about them. There's lots of useful information to help you have better meetings, so definitely stick around for this one!
May 9, 2017 · 44 min
Episode 51 - How to get things made
At long last, here's episode 51! Yay! This week, Chris and Jon discuss production design and how we transition from ideas to implemented products. This is where the rubber meets the road, and you don't want to miss this important episode!
Apr 26, 2017 · 44 min
Episode 50 - Improving Design Culture
It's episode 50 everybody! Woo! We made it! Thanks to everyone for supporting us! It's been a pleasure putting these together for you. This week, Chris and Jon talk about why companies STILL don't get design, and try to figure out some ways that we can all solve this big problem together. Stay tuned for a monumental episode!
Mar 14, 2017 · 44 min
Episode 49 - Our Tools of the Trade
This week Chris and Jon talk about the tools they use to get 'er done! From desks, to pens, to apps, we cover it all. Stay tuned for a more lighthearted episode!
Feb 21, 2017 · 1 hr 12 min
Episode 48 - How to define an MVP
This week, Chris and Jon discuss a listener question on how to define an MVP. Then they discuss what to do with it after launch. It's a great show for people working in startups, and how to successfully navigate the pitfalls of early product lifecycles. Stay tuned!
Feb 1, 2017 · 37 min
Episode 47 - How to plan your design career(from start to finish)
How do you get started in Design? What's next after your first job? What positions should I build to? What are the possible paths for a designer to take? We discuss these important questions and more in this week's podcast!
Jan 5, 2017 · 53 min

Design Review

Episode 66 - Moving Beyond Senior Designer

Episode 65 - How to Start a New Job

Episode 64 - Designing Peace of Mind

Episode 63 - Writing Design Documentation

Episode 62 - Ethical Design and Principles

Episode 61 - Fear vs Productivity for Designers

Episode 60 - The Importance of Research

Episode 59 - Concluding the Design Process

Episode 58 - You've defined the problem. Now what?!

Episode 57 - Defining our Design Process

Episode 56 - The 10th Anniversary of the iPhone

Episode 55 - How to Succeed at Interviews

Episode 54 - Don't look... It's car UX!

Episode 53 - Good designers write!

Episode 52 - Meetings are a necessary evil!

Episode 51 - How to get things made

Episode 50 - Improving Design Culture

Episode 49 - Our Tools of the Trade

Episode 48 - How to define an MVP

Episode 47 - How to plan your design career(from start to finish)