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Payal Arora on Researching and Designing with the Global South
For episode 22 of the podcast, I was joined by my Adobe colleague Laura Herman, a user researcher for some of our mobile and emerging products in the creative...
Jaime Levy on Keeping UX Strategy Relevant
I had a great time speaking with the author, university professor, and UX strategist Jaime Levy. Her best-selling book UX Strategy: How to Devise Innovative Digital Products that People Want...
Philip Golub Shares His Design Journey and Starting a Design Podcast
In this 20th episode, I talk with Phillip Golub, VP, Digital Product Experience and Innovation at Symphony Talent, based in Washington, DC. He shares about his 25-year journey as...
Tom Foley of Monotype on the World of Type Design
In this 19th episode, I talk with Tom Foley, Creative Type Director for Monotype, based in London. Tom reflects on his deep experience designing type in the past 10...
Matt Bennett Envisions A Marketplace for Local Trading to Help Communities Thrive During Covid
In this 18th episode, I talk with Matt Bennett, Founder & Creative Director at iid, a brand strategy & design agency headquartered in San Francisco. He is also a...
ECD at Ogilvy Shanghai, Darren Crawforth, Says Advertising in China Has Changed Dramatically During the Pandemic
In this 17th episode, I talk with Darren Crawforth, Executive Creative Director at Ogilvy Shanghai. Darren shared his experience going back to the office in China. He talks about...
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Lance Shields
Lance is Head of International Design within Adobe Design. He leads a team of designers and engineers whose mission is to create international-first solutions to help Adobe grow in new markets. He started Recliner Designer podcast to support designers and design leaders during Covid-19.

Key Learnings From the First Month of the Recliner Designer Podcast
It’s been a pretty busy first-month launching Recliner Designer, a podcast focused on the varied perspectives of designers and design executives around the world stuck at home during the Covid-19 quarantine. So far 14 interviews have been done remotely in seven countries: the U.S., China, Australia, Estonia, Switzerland, Mexico,...
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Payal Arora on Researching and Designing with the Global South
For episode 22 of the podcast, I was joined by my Adobe colleague Laura Herman, a user researcher for some of our mobile and emerging products in the creative space. As Laura and I are big fans of her work, we were excited to...
Jaime Levy on Keeping UX Strategy Relevant
I had a great time speaking with the author, university professor, and UX strategist Jaime Levy. Her best-selling book UX Strategy: How to Devise Innovative Digital Products that People Want gets top results for UX on Amazon and has just come out in its second...
Philip Golub Shares His Design Journey and Starting a Design Podcast
In this 20th episode, I talk with Phillip Golub, VP, Digital Product Experience and Innovation at Symphony Talent, based in Washington, DC. He shares about his 25-year journey as an information architect, designer, and design leader at a number of companies including his own...