Growing Design Ed Orozco

Ross Chapman is the Head of Design at Obodo.

In this episode, we talk about using workshops as a way to collaborate with clients and gather feedback, the importance of moving fast in the startup world, and using Airtable to manage your day-to-day operations.

Ross' newsletter → https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/product-design-by-ross-chapman-6861746713904889856/

Obodo's website → https://www.obodo.co.uk/

The Product Design Podcast by Obodo and Ross → https://open.spotify.com/episode/20E9DA9zY7pZrZ1MsmAeHv?si=MxwejzK8RvahZVxFE-G-ww

I had the honor to chat with Jared Spool, one of the most recognized names in UX. In this episode, Jared walks me through the beginnings of usability and what the early usability tests looked like.

Resonant Design is a Berlin-based design agency specialized in interfaces for music production.
In this episode, we talk about their product design process, taking inspiration from the physical world, and the advantages of being specialized in a well-defined niche.

GUESTS
Simon MartinFabian RufHauke Scholz
HIGHLIGHTS
00:00 Intro
08:00 Starting Company & First Clients
11:00 Market Research & Validation
13:00 Desktop Music Production & Hardware
18:00 Product Design Process
20:00 Specific Ux Expertise
25:00 Design & Visual Language
27:00 Deconstructing The Real World
30:00 Tools Blenda, Adobe Ai, Figma
33:00 Sprites
36:00 Designing For Stage
40:00 Testing
48:00 Future Of Ux In Music

CONTACT
resonant.designBehanceLinkedIn

Bao Vo is a musician and visual artist based in Los Angeles, California. In this episode, we talk about the importance of clearly communicating your ideas. Whether as an artist, musician, UX designer, or entrepreneur.

CONNECT WITH BAO
heyitsbao.com
mingping.com
www.linkedin.com/in/baovocreative

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
Spotify http://spoti.fi/3p0eC1G
Apple http://apple.co/3jso39b
Google http://bit.ly/3aNPsOQ

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CHAPTER MARKERS
00:00 Intro
09:45 Ad Agencies & Digital
19:00 Good Design Is Accessible
26:00 Attention To Detail
33:00 Catching Typos. Using Editors
39:00 Providing Design Feedback. Respect Their Talent, Act As A Partner, Be Concise
44:00 Explaining Design Concepts To Clients – Connect To What They Care About
48:00 Be A Better Communicator - Deliver The Key Concepts Firsts
55:00 How Design And Communication Improves Creative Expression


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ABOUT
Welcome to the Growing Design Podcast. A show dedicated to helping you grow as a UX designer.

I’m your host, Ed Orozco - a designer based in France.
I write regularly about UX design in my blog
edorozco.com/blog

Learn more
https://www.growingdesignpodcast.com

Walker Raigh is a design director and podcast producer. In our conversation, we talk about the advantages of creating relationships with your prospects to ramp up your business development efforts. 

Among other things, we talked about networking, the law of reciprocity, and sharing your "secret recipe" with prospects to build relationship leverage. 

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
Spotify http://spoti.fi/3p0eC1G
Apple http://apple.co/3jso39b
Google http://bit.ly/3aNPsOQ

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CHAPTER MARKERS
00:00 Intro 
02:00 Story of Agency 
04:00 Chamber of Commerce Networking and Reciprocity 
06:00 Give Away Your Recipe and Leverage  
10:00 Focus on the Good Clients 
11:00 Format - Very Personal Free Sessions 
12:00 Packaging Your Expertise  
14:00 Switching From Advertising and Branding to UX 
21:00 Message  
26:00 Client Skipping Research 
33:00 Building Teams and Design Ops 
37:00 the One Trait  
39:00 Interviewing and the School of Life 
42:00 The Scratch and Sniff Podcast

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CONNECT WITH WALKER
https://www.walkerraigh.com/
https://www.instagram.com/scratchandsniff_podcast

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ABOUT
Welcome to the Growing Design Podcast

Where we help you grow your design agency

If you want to learn how to 

- How to price your services
- How to sell your expertise
- And how to attract the right type of clients

You've come to the right place. 

I’m your host, Ed Orozco 

Learn more
https://www.growingdesignpodcast.com

Jinny Oh is the founder of WANDR, an award-winning, and fully-remote UX design agency.

CONNECT WITH JINNY
https://wandr.studio
https://jinnyoh.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jinnyohh/

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ABOUT THE PODCAST
Welcome to the Growing Design Podcast, where we help you grow your design agency

If you want to learn how to 

- How to price your services
- How to sell your expertise
- And how to attract the right type of clients

You've come to the right place. 

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
Spotify http://spoti.fi/3p0eC1G​
Apple http://apple.co/3jso39b​
Google http://bit.ly/3aNPsOQ​

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ABOUT ED
I'm Ed Orozco. I help UX agencies become more profitable by better pricing their services, streamlining their processes, and selling their expertise. 

Resources on growing your design agency 
https://www.edorozco.com/