Our co-host, Bobby, was an opening speaker at AIGA Conference 2017. Bobby breaks down why the design industry has lost touch with customers and how specialized roles in design continue to fuel the problem. He also offers a mindset change to help your business in a BIG way this year. Join us.AIGA is the profession's oldest and largest professional m…

This bonus episode will officially bring season one of High Resolution to a close. We received a flurry of emails and questions from the community over the past six or so months, we curated twelve questions for this final episode and managed to stay somewhat coherent for an hour. If you still have pressing questions, tweet us and we will do our bes…

Bobby Ghoshal (co-founder of Candid Co.) and Jared Erondu (Design at Lattice) are the co-hosts of High Resolution.In this episode, they turn the cameras—and the questions—on themselves to ask each other 10 questions. From how they both got started as designers, to the lessons that have had the most profound impact on their careers. They give it eve…

In this preview, we drew up 10 questions for each other and things got fiery! Bobby explains the 3 P's you should look for in any job and Jared shares what ticks him off about the design industry. This is the season finale, tune in for the full episode this coming Monday, July 31st! Thank you for tuning in every week, we loved having you.…

Cap Watkins is the VP of Design at Buzzfeed.In this episode, he explains how to apply design to any business challenge, what managers can do to create a more productive environment, and how companies can create a culture that empowers their best people.FOLLOW USTwitter: http://twitter.com/highrespodcastFacebook: http://facebook.com/highrespodcastiT…

Cap Watkins is the VP of Design at Buzzfeed. In this preview, he shares how you can circumvent red-tape and make decisions without being a rebel. He also shares why your personal happiness at work is your responsibility while shining light on where managers can help.

Judy Wert is the co-founder of Wert & Company, a leading international executive search firm specializing in design – for top tier startups and Fortune 500 corps.In this episode, she shares how she’s been recruiting the best designers for more than two decades, what she sees in the top 1% of designers she’s worked with, and how an internal database…

Judy Wert is the co-founder of Wert & Company, a leading international executive search firm specializing in design – for top tier startups and Fortune 500 corps. Here she tells us what the two most important areas of focus should be in career development. She also weighs in on insights that might be lost on the newest generation of designers.…

August de los Reyes is the Head of Design & Research at Pinterest.In this episode, he shares how a personal life event forever altered his outlook on design, what inclusive design means to him, and why diverse teams have the best shot at combatting disabilities and exclusion.FOLLOW USTwitter: http://twitter.com/highrespodcastFacebook: http://facebo…

August de los Reyes is the Head of Design & Research at Pinterest. In this preview he shares how disability frames his perspective on design and shows us a lineage of great product innovations that stemmed from disability.By [email protected] (High Resolution)

Ben Blumenfeld is the co-director of Designer Fund, where he helps designers build businesses with meaningful impact. Before Designer Fund, Ben was the 5th designer at Facebook.In this episode, he explains how designers can become successful founders, how to best develop a learning mindset, and what makes for an effective pitch to the investors at …

Ben Blumenfeld is the co-director of Designer Fund, where he helps designers build businesses with meaningful impact. Before Designer Fund, Ben was the 5th designer at Facebook. In this preview he delves into whether he thinks the fund is an experiment and whether they would've invested in Zuck in 2004.Get early access to Ben’s episode here: http:/…

Kristy Tillman is the Head of Communication Design at Slack. In this episode, she talks about what it’s like building a team from scratch and how brand and communication design plays a role in an organization. She also explains why diversity is less about numbers and more about having the right perspectives present.FOLLOW USTwitter: http://twitter.…

Kristy Tillman is the Head of Communication Design at Slack. We asked how managers might navigate racial or cultural biases when making a decision to promote someone. This was a very eye-opening moment in the High Resolution series.Get early access to Jared’s full episode here: http://highresolution.design/early-access…

Jared Spool is a co-founder of Center Centre and the founder of UIE. In 2016, with Dr. Leslie Jensen-Inman, he opened Center Centre, a new design school in Chattanooga, TN to create the next generation of industry-ready UX Designers.In this episode, he hits on the topics of UX design’s coming of age, the true role design plays in a business, and di…

Jared M. Spool is a co-founder of Center Centre and the founder of UIE. In 2016, with Dr. Leslie Jensen-Inman, he opened Center Centre, a new design school in Chattanooga, TN to create the next generation of industry-ready UX Designers.In this preview he shows us how companies can pin-point what stage of UX maturity they're in and clear steps on ho…

Maria Giudice is the VP of Experience Design at Autodesk and co-author of “Rise of the DEO.”In this episode, she shares how artists can become CEOs, explains what a Design Executive Officer is, and speaks on the skills designers can develop today to help them become the leaders of the future.FOLLOW USTwitter: http://twitter.com/highrespodcastFacebo…

Maria Giudice is the VP of Experience Design at Autodesk and co-author of "Rise of the DEO." In this preview she discusses the key differences and advantages between behaving like a DEO versus a CEO.Get early access to Maria’s episode here: http://highresolution.design/early-accessBy [email protected] (High Resolution)

Ian Spalter is the Head of Design at Instagram. In this episode, he talks about his experiences working with agencies vs. startups, how to build a design team as a company matures, and how a company the size of Instagram manages to iterate so quickly.FOLLOW USTwitter: http://twitter.com/highrespodcastFacebook: http://facebook.com/highrespodcastiTun…

Ian Spalter is the Head of Design at Instagram. In this preview, we discuss what it takes to become a member of the Instagram design team, how designers can feel empowered and how his agency-background has shaped the way he thinks about storytelling.Get early access to Ian’s episode here: http://highresolution.design/early-access…

Tom Kelley is a Partner at IDEO. He's an author of Creative Confidence, The Art of Innovation, and The Ten Faces of Innovation. In this episode, he explains the true definition of innovation and what it takes to build your creative confidence.FOLLOW USTwitter: http://twitter.com/highrespodcastFacebook: http://facebook.com/highrespodcastiTunes: http…

Tom Kelley is a Partner at IDEO. He's an author of Creative Confidence, The Art of Innovation, and The Ten Faces of Innovation. In this preview he shares why developing beginner's-mind is a game-changing skill, plus why we lose our creativity at a young age and how to get it back at any time.Get early access to Tom's episode here: http://highresolu…

Stephen Gates is the Global Head of Design at Citi. In this episode, he explains why creativity is really a blue-collar profession, how to unlock your design process, and defines how a business should really think about "innovation."FOLLOW USTwitter: http://twitter.com/highrespodcastFacebook: http://facebook.com/highrespodcastiTunes: http://bit.ly/…

Stephen Gates is a master communicator. So much of what we do as designers boils down to our ability to communicate clearly and tailor our message, voice and tone for the "room" we're in. This preview sheds light on the blueprint we can use to get there.This full episode goes live on May 22nd, want access on the 19th instead? Subscribe for early ac…

Rich Fulcher leads Material Design and Engineering at Google. In this episode, he walks us through the story of how Material Design came out, what's involved in building your own design system, and the importance of investing in your design culture and how you grow talent.FOLLOW USTwitter: http://twitter.com/highrespodcastFacebook: http://facebook.…