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24 alternatives to Design Life - 001: Why We Have a Side Project

Filling the female design podcast gap

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Design Life - 001: Why We Have a Side Project launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Layout – I wish I could force touch this▲82
A new design podcast by Kevin Clark and Rafael Conde
2015 · layout.fm · its alternatives →
2
Working File Episode 2 — "The Artist and the Problem Solver" with Meg Lewis and Gitamba Saila-Ngita▲60
Discussion about designing collaboratively vs individually
2016 · workingfile.co · its alternatives →
3
The Design Review Podcast - The Power of Saying NO!▲61
Defining priorities for good design and saying no!
2016 · designreviewpodcast.com · its alternatives →
4
Designing Interactions▲91
Interviews with influential designers
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
5
Immutable Podcast▲150
A short, weekly show about design and development
2015 · spec.fm · its alternatives →
6
Working File Episode 3 — A Thing to be Seen with Satchell Drakes and Jen Mussari▲61
A discussion about being a designer in the public eye
2016 · workingfile.co · its alternatives →
7
Hatching – How do we come up with product ideas▲84
A podcast about the inner workings of Need/Want
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
8
The Graphic Sound - 2: Burnout▲55
Podcast on graphic design, illustration, and creativity.
2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
9
Inside Podcasting▲126
Curating the resurgence of the spoken word
2017 · inside.com · its alternatives →
10
UI Breakfast - #9: Designing Products with Amy Hoy▲66
Opinions on and workflow of designing products.
2016 · uibreakfast.com · its alternatives →
11
Discussing Design▲68
Improving communication and collaboration through critique
2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →
12
Six Circles▲74
An experience design framework
2016 · userpathways.com · its alternatives →
13
Designspiration▲135
Discover and share design inspiration
2014 · designspiration.com · its alternatives →
14
Kern and Burn: Conversations With Design Entrepreneurs▲83
Candid conversations with 30 leading designers
2015 · kernandburn.com · its alternatives →
15
Creative Mornings - Design is Capitalism▲56
A conversation on the role of designers in our society
2015 · creativemornings.com · its alternatives →
16
Working File Podcast Episode 1 — "An Industry Inside of Every Industry" with Chappell Ellison & Maurice Cherry▲62
First episode of a new podcast about design practice
2016 · workingfile.co · its alternatives →
17
Bridge▲78
Connecting designers with top startups
2014 · designerfund.com · its alternatives →
18
Descriptive - 22: with Ashley Williams▲54
Building abstractions that aren't ahistorical
2015 · descriptive.audio · its alternatives →
19
Hustle - Ep. 26: Onboarding: Clients and Users▲68
Comparing the mindsets of designing experiences on and off..
2015 · funsize.co · its alternatives →
20
The Hacking UI podcast #11 - Turning our side project into a full time gig▲62
1 month in, and launching The Side Project Accelerator
2016 · hackingui.com · its alternatives →
21
Layout Episode 38: Hashtag Design Drama▲66
Should designers have a portfolio?
2016 · layout.fm · its alternatives →
22
a16z Podcast: Culture and/of Design▲62
"Mobile-first" (now AI-first) has been a mantra in design
2017 · its alternatives →
23
Layout FM — 28: One Hour Long Trailer▲64
Thoughts on Design Disruptors and designing with a vision
2016 · layout.fm · its alternatives →
24
Ladies of Industry▲70
Podcast interviewing women in game development and sciences
2014 · bitchteamalpha.transistor.fm · its alternatives →

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