Podcasts by Design Edu Today
Design Edu Today is the podcast series discussing what is necessary to be a successful designer in a contemporary, screen-based interactive world.
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064: The Differences Between Skinning and Designing with Heather Quinn from 2018-12-10T09:00
Heather Quinn, Professional Lecturer at DePaul University, joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the differences between skinning and designing, her journey from pre-responsive design to post responsive des...
Listen063: Lessons Learned from 200 Design Interviews with Dave Senior from 2018-11-29T09:00
Dave Senior, Chief Growth Officer, and Partner at Playground Inc., joins Gary Rozanc to discuss his article “What I learned from 200 design interviews.” This episode goes into the nuts and bolts of...
Listen062: Graphic Design Student and Graphic Design Professional Q&A Discussion from 2018-07-03T09:00
Design Edu Today celebrates its three year anniversary. To mark the anniversary Lauren Spielman and Kelly Stelmack, students in UMBC’s Graphic Design program, take over as co-hosts to ask designers...
Listen061: Lessons Learned Hosting Revision Path from Diversity to Design with Maurice Cherry from 2018-05-29T09:00
Maurice Cherry, Content Marketer at Fog Creek Software, and host of the award winning podcast Revision Path joins Gary Rozanc to discuss what he has learned over 5 years and 240 episodes of hosting...
Listen060: Working Remotely on an In-house Team vs. Working at a Large Digital Agency with Steph Loughran from 2018-05-15T09:00
In episode 60 of Design Edu Today, Steph Loughran, Art Director at Outstand, joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the differences between working remotely on an in-house team versus working at a large digi...
Listen059: The Differences Between Agency and Freelance Life and Design Fundamentals with Chris Cashdollar from 2018-04-30T09:00
Chris Cashdollar, Principal of Cashdollar Design, joins Gary Rozanc to discuss a wide array of topics. The conversation starts off with a discussion on ways to better prepare students for careers a...
Listen058: Using Print Design Principles in Interactive Design Layouts with Lynn Fisher from 2018-04-05T09:00
Lynn Fisher, Phoenix based Artist and Designer currently working at andyet, joins Gary Rozanc to discuss her unique approach to responsive design. The conversation goes into how CSS properties such...
Listen057: The Education of an I-Shaped versus T-Shaped Student with Meena Khalili from 2018-03-06T09:00
Meena Khalili, Assistant Professor at the University of Louisville, joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the education of an I-Shaped versus a T-Shaped student. Meena goes in-depth on what skills actually ...
Listen056: How Students Should Present Their Work Online and In-person with Sam Borowy from 2018-02-20T09:00
Sam Borowy, Senior Experience Designer at T. Rowe Price, joins Gary Rozanc to discuss how students present their work online and in-person during interviews. Sam goes in-depth on how students shoul...
Listen055: Interdepartmental App Design and Development Collaborations with Neil Ward from 2018-02-06T09:00
Neil Ward, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at Drake University, joins Gary Rozanc to discuss collaborations with students in the Art&Design, Computer Science and Journalism departments at Dra...
Listen054: Introducing Collaboration and Coding Concepts Early on to Interactive Design Students with MiHyun Kim from 2018-01-09T09:00
MiHyun Kim, Assistant Professor of Communication Design at Texas State University, joins Gary Rozanc to share her own questions about teaching interactive design. The questions MiHyun Kim suggested...
Listen053: A Design Educator’s View on Front-end Development, Portfolio Courses and More with Yana Sakellion from 2017-11-28T09:00
Yana Sakellion, Associate Professor at the American University in Washington D.C., joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the Student Web Awards and why in an open source industry with a lot of self taught p...
Listen052: Interactive Design Educator and Industry Professional Round Table Discussion from 2017-11-14T09:00
I’m taking a different approach in the form of a round table discussion between an industry professional and interactive design educators. The reason for the departure in this episode stems from th...
Listen051: Part 2: Building an Interactive Design Curriculum with Real World Projects Funded by Grants with RJ Thompson from 2017-10-31T09:00
In part two of episode 51 RJ Thompson, Assistant Professor specializing in Graphic&Interactive Design at Youngstown State University, joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the four interactive courses in YS...
Listen051: Part 1: Building an Interactive Design Curriculum with Real World Projects Funded by Grants with RJ Thompson from 2017-10-17T09:00
In part one of episode 51 RJ Thompson, Assistant Professor specializing in Graphic&Interactive Design at Youngstown State University, joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the four interactive courses in YS...
Listen050: The Differences and Commonalities Between User Experience, Interactive, and Print Design with Tim Hykes from 2017-10-03T09:00
Tim Hykes, User Experience Designer at Wells Fargo Advisor, joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the differences between User Experience Design, Interactive Design, and Print Design. The conversation goes ...
Listen049: Two Years of Takeaways From Interviewing Interactive Industry Experts with Gary Rozanc from 2017-06-06T09:00
Gary Rozanc reflects on what he has learned from hosting the Design Edu Today podcast on its two-year anniversary by revealing his top five takeaways including the right amount of HTML and CSS for ...
Listen048: Part 2 - The Ins and Outs of Ux and Ui Bootcamps Vs. Traditional 4 Year Graphic Design Programs with Mike Joosse from 2017-05-24T09:00
In part two of episode 48 Mike Joosse, Partner and Community Director at DESIGNATION, joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the ins and outs of UX and UI bootcamps vs. traditional 4 year graphic design prog...
Listen048: Part 1 - The Ins and Outs of Ux and Ui Bootcamps Vs. Traditional 4 Year Graphic Design Programs with Mike Joosse from 2017-05-08T09:00
In part one of episode 48 Mike Joosse, Partner and Community Director at DESIGNATION, joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the ins and outs of UX and UI bootcamps vs. traditional 4 year graphic design prog...
Listen047: Finding the Right Balance Between Teaching Visual Design, Front-end Development, and User Experience with Lauren Meranda from 2017-04-27T09:00
Lauren Meranda Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at Judson University joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the different approaches to teaching web and interactive design within a traditional graphic d...
Listen046: The Difference Between User Experience Design and Service Design with Ji Su Hiatt from 2017-04-11T09:00
Ji Su Hiatt Experience Designer at Capital One joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the difference between user experience design and service design and just how much visual designers need to embrace these...
Listen045: The Education Necessary for Someone to Become a User Experience Designer with Rachel Inman from 2017-03-16T09:00
Rachel Inman UX Designer at Google joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the education necessary for a someone to become a User Experience Designer. We go into specifics on the different education paths ope...
Listen044: The Core User Experience Design Principles Graphic Design Educators Should Be Teaching with Karelia Jo Moore from 2017-02-28T09:00
Karelia Jo Moore Experience Lead at Huge joins Gary Rozanc to discuss what makes User Experience Design different from Interactive Design. We will also discuss the User Experience Design process an...
Listen043: The Ins and Outs of Designing a Political Campaign With Marne Pike and Mike Brophy from 2017-01-31T09:00
Marne Pike Chief Operating Officer and Senior Digital Strategist, and Mike Brophy Creative Director at Veracity Media join Gary Rozanc to discuss the process behind designing a political campaign f...
Listen042: The User Experience Design Process and Its Fits Into the Overall Design Process with Anne Petersen from 2017-01-17T09:00
Anne Petersen Director of User Experience at Fastspot joins Gary Rozanc to discuss what makes user experience design different from interactive design. Anne also describes the user experience desig...
Listen041: The Ins and Outs Of How Designers and Developer Work Together with Alexis Findiesen and Zaid White of CHIEF from 2017-01-03T09:00
Alexis Findiesen Senior Developer, and Zaid White Senior Art Director at CHIEF join Gary Rozanc to discuss the ins and outs of how designers and developer work together. The discussion goes into th...
Listen040: The Entry Level Designer’s Struggle to Keep Up the Necessary Work Pace with Kelly Driver from 2016-12-20T09:00
Kelly Driver, Senior Interactive Designer at idfive, joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the interactive design process including how designers and developers work together, how much HTML and CSS designer...
Listen039: The Interactive Design Process and Curating the User’s Journey with Vijay Mathews from 2016-12-06T09:00
Vijay Mathews, W&CO Co-founder, joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the interactive design process for the Newark Walks app. The conversation goes into specific details on curating the user’s journey thro...
Listen038: The Differences Between Brand Design and User Experience Design with Robyn Kanner from 2016-11-22T09:00
Robyn Kanner, UX Designer at Amazon, joins Gary Rozanc to discuss non-traditional paths to becoming a graphic designer and the differences between Brand Design and User Experience Design. We will a...
Listen037: The Proliferation of Design Titles and Is the Training for Each Really That Different with Emelyn Baker from 2016-11-08T09:00
Emelyn Baker, Product Designer with Brit + Co., joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the staggering number of industry specific titles out there used to categorize designers, and the not always perfect ste...
Listen036: The Ins and Outs of Email Design and Development with Shannon Crabill from 2016-10-25T09:00
Shannon Crabill, Email Developer at T. Rowe Price, joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the design of emails for a global investment management firm. Shannon goes in-depth on the need to research and under...
Listen035: A Portrait of the Contemporary Interactive Designer with Jay Fanelli from 2016-10-12T09:00
Jay Fanelli, co-founder of Cotton Bureau, joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the skills necessary to be a contemporary designer such as designing micro interactions, and design systems (not style guides)...
Listen034: The Challenges of Teaching Responsive Web Design in a Single Class with Chris Hallahan from 2016-09-27T09:00
Chris Hallahan, User Experience Designer and Design Educator at Kent State University, joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the nuts and bolts of teaching responsive web design in a single class including ...
Listen033: Building a Website from Initial Client Meeting to Final Launch with W&CO’s Vijay Mathews from 2016-09-13T09:00
Gary Rozanc reflects on what he has learned from hosting the Design Edu Today podcast on its two-year anniversary by revealing his top five takeaways. Gary also discusses the upcoming hiatus so he ...
Listen032: How User Experience Design is Different from Graphic Design with Lucas Roe from 2016-08-30T09:00
Lucas Roe, User Experience Designer at Fastspot, joins Gary Rozanc to discuss what the hiring process looks like for web and user experience designers, what should be in a student’s portfolio if th...
Listen031: Responsive Design Pitfalls and Avoiding the Stuff of Front-end Developers’ Nightmares with Meagan Petri from 2016-08-16T09:00
Meagan Petri Digital Art Director at Planit joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the pitfalls of responsive web design, from site performance to digital typography. Meagan also shares her thoughts on HTML ...
Listen030: Tools, Teams, and Process - a Digital Design Workflow with Meagan Petri from 2016-08-02T09:00
Meagan Petri Digital Art Director at the Baltimore firm Planit joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the details of the design workflow at a large agency. Meagan covers tools for design through team communi...
Listen029: Responsive Web Design&How the Web is a Different Medium with Tsilli Pines and Mark Hoffmann from 2016-07-19T09:00
Tsilli Pines Digital Creative Director, and Mark Hoffmann Director of Interactive Technology at FINE joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the pitfalls of responsive web design including how visual designer...
Listen028: The Ins and Outs of Digital Design Workflow with Tsilli Pines from 2016-07-05T09:00
Tsilli Pines, Digital Creative Director at FINE joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the in-depth details of the digital design workflow at FINE. Tsilli starts from the very beginning of the process, the i...
Listen027: The Ins and Outs of Content Strategy From the Graphic Design Perspective with Dana Pavlichko from 2016-06-21T09:00
Dana Pavlichko, Designer at Happy Cog, joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the ins and outs of content strategy from the graphic design perspective. This includes where content strategy fits into the over...
Listen026: How Information Architecture Utilizes Stakeholder Interviews to Inform Visual Design with Dorelle Rabinowitz from 2016-06-07T09:00
Dorelle Rabinowitz, Senior Director of UX for PayPal’s Next Gen Commerce, joins Gary Rozanc for an in-depth discussion about Information Architecture and how it fits into the UX process from the de...
Listen025: The D.I.Y. Mentality of Early Web Designers and How Sketching Can Save Time with Sabella Flagg from 2016-05-24T09:00
Sabella Flagg, an Interaction Designer at Artefact, joins Gary Rozanc to discuss how the D.I.Y. mentality and the early web inspired her to become a designer. Sabella goes in depth about how sketch...
Listen024: Why Designers Are Joining Executive Boards and Becoming CEO’s with Brad Smith from 2016-05-10T09:00
Brad Smith founder of Wayward Wild, a product studio and incubator, joins Gary Rozanc to discuss how the inherent problem solving skills of graphic and interactive designers can apply to more than ...
Listen023: The Ins and Outs of Working in Virtual Team’s with Brad Frost from 2016-04-26T09:00
Brad Frost joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the ins and outs of working in virtual teams. Brad covers everything from how to remotely handle client meetings, improving designer/developer collaborations...
Listen022: HTML and CSS are the New Design Handcraft Reminiscent of Silkscreening with RuSean Myers from 2016-04-14T09:00
RuSean Myers, Senior UX/UI Designer at CentreTek Solutions joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the changes in the design industry such as how HTML and CSS is becoming the new handcraft like silkscreening ...
Listen021: Be Willing to Deep Dive Into Somebody’s Shoes with Christina Storm from 2016-03-28T09:00
Christina Storm, Director of Design at Microsoft for Cortana Analytics family: including Azure Machine Learning, Data Factory and Stream Analytics, joins Gary Rozanc to discuss what skills are nece...
Listen020: Designing Interactive Software for Interactive Designers with Demian Borba from 2016-03-15T09:00
Demian Borba, Product Manager on the Experience Design CC team at Adobe joins Gary Rozanc to discuss creating Xd CC from the ground up. Demian hares what they learned from interactive designers to...
Listen019: The Night and Day Differences Between Print and Interactive Design With Tracey Halvorsen from 2016-03-01T09:00
Tracey Halvorsen President and Chief Visionary Officer at Fastspot joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the night and day differences between the finality of print design and ever evolving nature of intera...
Listen018: The Importance of Being Multidisciplinary and Learning on Your Own with Joni Trythall from 2016-02-16T09:00
Joni Trythall Head of Design at NowSecure joins Gary Rozanc to discuss how she became the multidisciplinary illustrator, designer, and front-end developer. Joni also cover the importance of learnin...
Listen017: The Different Job Titles at Digital Agencies and The Similarities in Print and Web Typography with Melissa Showalter from 2016-02-02T09:00
Melissa Showalter Art Director at Instrument joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the different roles and job titles at a digital agency such as Art and Creative Director, Technology Director and Developer...
Listen016: Succeed as an Interactive Designer by Leveraging Internships and Self Learning with Bri Picarri from 2016-01-19T09:00
Bri Picarri Developer at The Infantree joins Gary Rozanc to discuss what it takes for a student to succeed as an interactive designer including: leveraging multiple internships and the need for sel...
Listen015: Working in Teams on Large Scale Projects and User Experience Design with Rita Troyer from 2016-01-05T09:00
Rita Troyer Digital Designer at Airbnb joins Gary Rozanc to discuss how visual designers, developers, and user experience designers work on large scale projects together. Rita also discusses her p...
Listen014: Interactive Designers Need to Design in Context and Better Understand Web Typography with Amanda Buck from 2015-12-08T09:00
Amanda Buck Designer at Happy Cog joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the need for interactive designers to design in the different context user will view your work in. We also discuss the differences in ...
Listen013: Preparing Students Entering a Field That Significantly Changed From Its Print Dominant Days with Julia Zeltser from 2015-11-24T09:00
Julia Zeltser founding partner and Creative Director of Hyperakt joins Gary Rozanc to discuss what she wants to read in an introductory email and resume before she will look at a portfolio and she ...
Listen012: Being Excited About the History of Your Profession and Breaking Trends with Michael Ellsworth from 2015-11-10T09:00
Michael Ellsworth Co-Founder and Principal of Civilization in Seattle joins Gary Rozanc to discuss how a universal foundations taught by artists poorly fits into a design program. He also discusses...
Listen011: Why HTML and CSS Needs to Be Taught Early in Design Programs with Courtney Sabo from 2015-10-27T09:00
Courtney Sabo Designer at Happy Cog joins Gary Rozanc to discuss why HTML and CSS needs to be taught in the very early stages of a graphic design students education to empower them to find their pa...
Listen010: How to be a Team Player at an Interactive Agency and Demonstrating Process in a Portfolio with Joe Rinaldi from 2015-10-13T09:00
Joe Rinaldi President of Happy Cog joins Gary Rozanc to discuss what it is like being a team player at an interactive design agency including how visual designers, front-end and back-end developers...
Listen009: Designing Iteratively for the Responsive Web Versus Static Print with Jay Fanelli from 2015-09-29T09:00
Jay Fanelli co-founder of Cotton Bureau joins Gary Rozanc to discuss getting started in the interactive design field, specifically how to build a portfolio from scratch. Jay also talks about how pr...
Listen008: A Two Day Interview Process and How to Work as a Team with Ryan Harasyn and Zachary Smith from 2015-09-15T09:00
Ryan Harasyn Vice President of Design, and Zachary Smith Vice President of Technology at Substantial join Gary Rozanc to discuss the differences between websites and products. The conversation goes...
Listen007: The Interactive Design Process at a Digital Agency and Design Patterns with Jason Dziak from 2015-09-01T09:00
Jason Dziak Experience Director at Context Digital joins Gary Rozanc to discuss working at a digital design agency, from working in teams to conducting user research before designing begins. Jason ...
Listen006: The Skills and Inquisitive Nature It Takes to Succeed and Just Being Friendly with Meg Lewis from 2015-08-18T09:00
Meg Lewis founder of Ghostly Ferns and Scouted joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the different paths to becoming an interactive designer, including creating your own interdisciplinary degree and online ...
Listen005: The Medium of Interactive Design Versus Print Design with Bob Gillespie from 2015-08-04T09:00
Bob Gillespie Principal at The Creative Foundation joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the role of design educators in the 9 to 5 workaday design community and if they have enough practical experience to ...
Listen004: The In’s and Out’s of Motion for Interactive Design with Val Head from 2015-07-21T09:00
Val Head designer, speaker, author and co-author of the Motion and Meaning podcast discussing motion for digital designers joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the tools, training, and role of motion desig...
Listen003: How to Bring Performance Into Graphic Design Courses with Lara Hogan from 2015-07-07T09:00
Lara Hogan Senior Engineering Manager of Performance at Etsy joins Gary Rozanc to discuss performance for interactive designers from, how to take better photos to better understanding file formats....
Listen002: The Need to Teach Professional Communications and the Web is Not Print with Drew Thomas from 2015-06-23T09:00
Drew Thomas founder and Chief Creative Officer of Brolik joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the preparedness of students entering the industry. The discussion goes into details on their design skills inc...
Listen001: The Balance of Skills Necessary for a Contemporary Design Practice with Dan Mall from 2015-06-09T09:00
Dan Mall founder and design director at SuperFriendly joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the ever changing role of interactive designers from simply designing visuals to not only needing to understanding...
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