Design Party

Passive aggressive "The Design Tools Survey" review - 022

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 20:21:05 GMT

In this episode of a very attractive title, Helena is joining me in discussing the UX tools survey for 2021. We talk about the state of the tools, give our opinions on whether we agree or if there is something surprising, and as announced - we passively aggressively bash on (almost) everything. Not to be lazy, we also give out a list of tools we would like to see grow, use more or just enjoy using. Find everything notable we mentioned below!

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Demistifying user research - 021

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 14:27:33 GMT

Today’s episode discusses user research: what it is, what types of research are there, how it can help your work, and where to begin.

Resources mentioned:

Don’t make me think by Steve Krug https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Make-Think-Revisited-Usability/dp/0321965515

Just enough research by Erika Hall https://www.amazon.com/Just-Enough-Research-Erika-Hall/dp/1937557103

Article on how to do remote user research https://uxdesign.cc/how-to-do-user-centered-design-during-the-remote-work-period-9ed223673451

CareerFoundry UX research playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGZGDnTY454&list=PL4GEkVtNYGlIcHp9lPMD9KHMlfc-Jbyjp

Norman Nielsen Group - Why you only need to test with 5 Users https://www.nngroup.com/articles/why-you-only-need-to-test-with-5-users

Startup Graveyard https://startupgraveyard.io

Growth.design https://growth.design

Baymard Institute https://baymard.com/blog

Don’t make me think by Steve Krug https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Make-Think-Revisited-Usability/dp/0321965515

Just enough research by Erika Hall https://www.amazon.com/Just-Enough-Research-Erika-Hall/dp/1937557103

Article on how to do remote user research https://uxdesign.cc/how-to-do-user-centered-design-during-the-remote-work-period-9ed223673451

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Predictions for 2022 with Vitali Gusatinsky - 020

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 14:24:05 GMT

Amazing designer Vitali Gusatinsky is joining me in this episode to talk about 2022 and what it means for product design. We speculate what will be trendy this year and where designers' focus will shift in order to craft better experiences.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/designparty/message

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Catching up - 019

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 07:54:36 GMT

After a long 6-month break, Helena and I decided to catch up and talk a bit about what had happened.

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Figma Config 2021 - 018

Sun, 02 May 2021 12:54:39 GMT

In this episode, we deep dive into what happened in Figma Config 2021. Helena didn't watch so I am going through features and how I see them as a product designer.

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Tips for junior designers - 017

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:08:12 GMT

Antonija and Helena discuss tips and tricks for junior designers! As with all tips and tricks, this is just a list what we wish someone told us while we were starting our careers. The tips are divided in three categories - general tips, skill tips and personal development! And as always, we steer away from the topic, but in a good way.

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Hard skills for designers - 016

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 09:59:18 GMT

What are hard skills

knowing your tools (adaptability)
for designing
prototyping
communication
coding?

Design theory

typography
colors
rules of visual perception
common UI patterns
HIG, Material Design

Management - deep dive next time

Other valuable skills

Strategic thinking
networking
negotiation
teamwork
independence
marketing knowledge
business knowledge

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Tools we use for design - 015

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 14:49:53 GMT

Tools mentioned

Productivity tools

Notion

Toggl/Clockify

A timecube!

Linear

Jira

Todoist

Trello

Communication

Slack

Teams

Around

Zoom

Meet

Skype

Design tools

Sketch 🧡

Figma 💜

Principle

ProtoPie

Blush

Spline

Adobe

iPad

Procreate

GoodNotes

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iOS vs. Android - 014

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 15:50:13 GMT

In today's episode, Antonija and Helena discuss iOS vs. Android. Weirdy, we both use Android as our daily driver. Antonija is thinking about switching to iOS, but Helena stays loyal to Android, and why is that? Listen and find out.

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Redesigning the world - 013

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 16:41:32 GMT

Helena and Antonija are discussing non-digital and digital products and ask themselves are they designed for everybody or is accessibility an afterthought?

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Soft skills in designer's life - 012

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 18:41:47 GMT

What are soft skills and why do we need them as a designer and a human being? In this episode Helena and I are talking about — soft skills. Remember to leave us a voice message on Anchor!

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Learning Finnish and life as an immigrant in Finland - 011

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 11:12:06 GMT

In this episode, I had a guest from Belarus living in Finland and a master of languages Maryna! We chat about the struggle to learn Finnish and what do we like about Finland.

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How to run a design business (when just starting) - 010

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 10:12:57 GMT

Many of us want to run our own design business but that's no easy task. In this video episode of the Design Party podcast, I have a guest joining to illuminate the topic and share some tips. Philip Wallage is a designer from the Netherlands and as a business owner, he will share incredible information on how to start and maintain your own business.

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Design Trends - 009

Sat, 19 Dec 2020 09:47:04 GMT

In this episode we are discussing design trends, we also visit into accessibility in design and then we share our views on trends and what's "in" these days.

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Design Systems - 008

Sat, 07 Nov 2020 19:11:34 GMT

Helena and I are chatting about design systems!

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Many lives of a designer with Daniel Motta - 007

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 14:59:21 GMT

Daniel Motta is a design leader from Brasil, now located in Helsinki. I had a blast chatting with Daniel about many lives of a designer where we discuss changing disciplines, learning new ones, and life as a designer in general.

The game I mentioned. It is called Science Kombat. It was made by Daniel's friend Diego Sanches, who's an amazing illustrator who found a niche in Pixel Art.

Meet your hosts

Daniel Motta - https://danielmotta.design

Antonija Pek - https://apek.me

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How did we become designers? - 006

Tue, 06 Oct 2020 13:23:10 GMT

Helena and I are chatting about our journey of becoming designers. All hardships and nice stuff that happened along the way.

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Designing for users - 005

Sat, 29 Aug 2020 15:23:22 GMT

Helena, a designer from Croatia, and I are chatting how to design for users, we also touch Dribbble and asking tools from your managers (and failing). You can see more about Helena on her Linkedin. If you want to leave us a voice message go to anchor.fm/designparty.

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Marketing specialist and a product designer chat about Impostor Syndrome - 005

Sun, 12 Jul 2020 10:21:28 GMT

My friend Lena and I are chatting about Impostor Syndrome and how to overcome it. If you have thoughts about it leave a voice message on Anchor!

Learn more about your host Antonija Pek.
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Moving to another country to work - 004

Mon, 11 May 2020 13:36:34 GMT

My friend and a product designer Samanta joined me to talk about our experiences of moving to another country to work as designers. Samanta moved a bit more, even switched continents between the US and Europe and I talk about my experience moving to Finland.

Follow Samanta on Twitter! Learn more about your host Antonija Pek.

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Music

Funky One by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3790-funky-oneLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Daily routine in freelance product designer's life and chitchat about apps - 003

Mon, 04 May 2020 12:14:46 GMT

Pete Mo is a freelance designer from London and we teamed up in this episode to talk about working remotely, being a freelancer, Pete also illuminated to me that TikTok is for adults as well, and also shared some nice stories and series to watch.

Connect with Pete Mo
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pete-mo/
https://www.instagram.com/iampetemo/
www.iampetemo.com

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Mentioned in episode

Abstract on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/fi-en/title/80057883
Binaural Beats: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=binaural+beats
Lo-fi hip-hop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qap5aO4i9A
Think Like a Spy: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Think-Like-a-Spy-Audiobook/B082WC9PVG

Music
Funky One by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3790-funky-oneLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Personal and professional struggles during COVID19 - 002

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 06:55:22 GMT

I invited my friend and fellow product designer Samanta to join me again and in this episode, we will chat about how Coronavirus impacted our industry, how are we coping with it and what are our personal and professional struggles.

Follow Samanta on Twitter! Learn more about your host Antonija Pek.

Music
Funky One by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3790-funky-one
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Remote work during COVID19 - 001

Thu, 02 Apr 2020 10:26:01 GMT

Today I invited my friend and a product designer Samanta Aquino to talk about remote working during COVID19 and staying productive. Welcome to the first episode! Follow Samanta on Twitter!

Learn more about your host Antonija Pek at https://apek.me/

Apps mentioned in the podcast
linear.app
miro.com
https://store.steampowered.com/app/442070/Drawful_2/

Music
Funky One by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3790-funky-one
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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