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24 alternatives to Using Yourself as a Constraint — Working File Episode 6 with Linda Eliasen and Jon Gold

How much should designers care about the means of production

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Using Yourself as a Constraint — Working File Episode 6 with Linda Eliasen and Jon Gold launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Working File Episode 2 — "The Artist and the Problem Solver" with Meg Lewis and Gitamba Saila-Ngita▲60
Discussion about designing collaboratively vs individually
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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 · its alternatives →
3
Design Life - 001: Why We Have a Side Project▲92
Filling the female design podcast gap
2015 · its alternatives →
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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 · its alternatives →
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Working File Episode 4: Making Something that's Missing with Kristy Tillman and Lola Landekic▲60
A chat about the virtues & pitfalls of side projects
2017 · its alternatives →
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Proving Yourself to Yourself — Working File Episode 8▲6
Podcast Episode about Self-Worth & Confidence for Designers
2017 · its alternatives →
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Design Details Podcast▲258
A show about the people who design our favorite products.
2015 · its alternatives →
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Digital Good Times - Ep 61 - Vek Neal and MK▲54
Making art vs graphic design? The symmetry in collaboration.
2016 · its alternatives →
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Layout Episode 38: Hashtag Design Drama▲66
Should designers have a portfolio?
2016 · its alternatives →
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Dwell▲267
A social network for the design-obsessed
2016 · its alternatives →
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Hustle Ep. 54: Design Isn't Just Pixels (feat. Charlie Waite)▲60
A talk about design sensibility and passion for what you do
2016 · its alternatives →
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UI Breakfast Podcast #41: Writing Killer Design Proposals with Nathan Powell▲57
How to produce unbeatable proposals with tiered pricing
2016 · its alternatives →
13
Who Gets to Say No — Working File Episode 5▲61
A conversation about critical discourse in the workplace
2017 · its alternatives →
14
Should Designers Code?▲133
Press spacebar to ponder life.
2015 · its alternatives →
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Project Prescription▲134
The cure for design clients
2016 · its alternatives →
16
Rally Banter: Ep. 19 — Appearance vs Reality▲80
Design systems and shipping software vs concept work
2016 · its alternatives →
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Life of Levi - Constraints are a gift.▲62
Constraints allow us to think and invent. Embrace them!
2017 · its alternatives →
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Love Your Work: How I quadrupled my creative productivity▲60
Creative habit-building and overcoming distraction
2017 · its alternatives →
19
Scaling a Design Team - 1: Billy Kiely, VP Product at Invision▲85
New podcast from HackingUI.com
2015 · its alternatives →
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Immutable Podcast▲150
A short, weekly show about design and development
2015 · its alternatives →
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On-demand feedback from curated designers▲45
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Aurelius Podcast Ep. 3 - Fred Beecher▲54
On design strategy
2016 · its alternatives →
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The Science of Habit-Forming Products▲166
(and how to build them)
2016 · its alternatives →
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Layout episode 39: A Movie for Your Brain▲55
Ending your side-projects and our thoughts on UX vs UI.
2016 · its alternatives →

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