Are We Designers Yet?

Vanya Rawat and Shama Patwardhan

A weekly podcast about design, creativity, and figuring out your creative career. Hosted by Vanya Rawat and Shama Patwardhan, best friends and CMU School of Design grads. arewedesignersyet.substack.com

Episodes

  1. Apr 28

    Episode 8: The 95% Problem

    Episode 8: The 95% Problem - Accessibility, Inclusion, and the Illusion of Universal Design Get full access to Are We Designers Yet? at arewedesignersyet.substack.com/subscribe

    21 min

  2. Apr 14

    Episode 7: Designing what lasts

    Episode 7 – Designing What Lasts:Rethinking Our Relationship With Everyday Objects Get full access to Are We Designers Yet? at arewedesignersyet.substack.com/subscribe

    30 min

  3. Feb 20

    Episode 6: Who does design belong to?

    Episode 6- Who does design belong to? Decolonising Design Get full access to Are We Designers Yet? at arewedesignersyet.substack.com/subscribe

    24 min

  4. Jan 15

    Episode 5: What are we actually designing toward?

    Episode 5: What are we actually designing toward? - Design Futures Get full access to Are We Designers Yet? at arewedesignersyet.substack.com/subscribe

    25 min

  5. 12/28/2025

    Episode 4: Nostalgia and Design

    Episode 4: Nostalgia and Design - Why the past keeps showing up in the future Get full access to Are We Designers Yet? at arewedesignersyet.substack.com/subscribe

    28 min

  6. 12/08/2025

    Episode 3: Designing for AI

    Episode 3: Designing for AI – Moving from using AI to shaping AI experiences. Get full access to Are We Designers Yet? at arewedesignersyet.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to Are We Designers Yet? at arewedesignersyet.substack.com/subscribe

    35 min

  7. 11/25/2025

    Episode 2: AI Took My Job (or Did It?)

    Episode 2: AI Took My Job (or Did It?) — Designing With AI Get full access to Are We Designers Yet? at arewedesignersyet.substack.com/subscribe

    33 min

  8. 11/10/2025

    Episode 1: What Grad School Actually Taught Us

    Episode 1: “Are We Designers Yet? — What Grad School Actually Taught Us” Get full access to Are We Designers Yet? at arewedesignersyet.substack.com/subscribe

    30 min
  • 8 Episodes

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A weekly podcast about design, creativity, and figuring out your creative career. Hosted by Vanya Rawat and Shama Patwardhan, best friends and CMU School of Design grads. arewedesignersyet.substack.com

Information

  • Creator
    Vanya Rawat and Shama Patwardhan
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Are We Designers Yet?
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    Are We Designers Yet?