Elijah Woolery

Last week, @aarron and I interviewed OK Go—one of the most creative rock bands around right now—for a new series about the creative process on Design Better. We can't wait to help you get inspired and learn new creative tips and tactics, with guests including David Sedaris (extremely funny author), Autumn Durald Arkapaw (cinematographer for Loki and Wakanda Forever), Scott Hansen/Tycho (musician and designer), Ed Catmull (Pixar co-founder) and more surprise guests in store. Check out the trailer below (sound on preferably!), and subscribe here so you don't miss this series when it airs in the Fall: designbetterpodcast.com

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@EricIdle John Cleese has been on our show Design Better to talk about his creative process, any chance you'd come on to talk about your new book and why your creative process is better than his? designbetterpodcast.com/p/john-cleese-…

And there’s this tomorrow if you’re in Sydney and would like a signed book. I guess they would take phone orders too.

@Chepe @aaronstump @aarron Stay tuned, José, we are hoping to have a home for them soon! 📙📘📗

@ewoolery @aaronstump @aarron Where I can find the handbooks that were stored in DesignBetter.Co?

You may have noticed a few changes to the Design Better Podcast in recent months, including a re-brand by the extremely talented @aaronstump. We also have some news to share: Design Better is now independently run by @aarron and me. We are deeply grateful to InVision's leadership, where our show began, and to our loyal listeners, some of whom have been with us since our start in 2017. For more details on our announcement, and to learn about our exciting plans for the show, visit our Substack: designbetterpodcast.com/p/announcement

David Sedaris makes creativity look effortless but there's a specific process he's developed over decades that makes inspiration superfluous. Learn the secrets of David Sedaris' creative process in the latest episode of the Design Better #podcast. #details" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">designbetterpodcast.com/p/david-sedari…

@charbeljsimon @aaronstump @aarron Thanks Charbel!

@ewoolery @aaronstump @aarron Congrats! Looking forward to it

@diegonmtz @aaronstump @aarron Gracias, Diego! hope you're doing well 😄

@ewoolery @aaronstump @aarron Congratulations, my friend. I'm so happy and proud of both of you. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@vickiheart Hope to see you there!

Excited and nervous to see y'all at Config this week, it's been so long since we all did the conference thing! Say hi if you wanna grab a coffee or a bite afterwards too✨

@2020cv_inc now do the Jack Black version! 🤣

Team standups in 2024

@debbiemillman I was just watching it again last night…such an amazing film.

2001: A Space Odyssey just gets better and better with time. A masterpiece.

One of the things we've been experimenting with on the Design Better Podcast is a post-show discussion about the episode between my co-host @aarron and me. I've also been playing with ways to make an animated version of these segments. I tried the generative AI route with tools like D-ID and others, but the results typically have that uncanny-valley creepiness factor to them. The most success I've had so far is with Adobe's animate-from-audio tool, but it would be nice to have more options to create customized characters that don't look like bad Hanna-Barbera characters from my childhood 😅 Anyone have ideas? Anyway, here's a clip from our post-show discussion after our chat with @johnmaeda. You can find the rest of the audio on our Substack (we talk about AI ethics, the Fermi Paradox, and more): thecuriositydepartment.substack.com/p/john-maeda-a…

@MarcoSuarez ALso love his late string quartets (e.g op 130-131)...back when I played cello it was my goal to be able to play them. didn't get to it, but could play some bach cello suites (poorly). maybe will get back to it sometime!

His Symphony no 7, Opus 92: 2 Allegretto is amazing. So much melody and emotion in so few notes.

To try to get my mind off work I've been reading Beethoven's bio. It's a bit of a slog but I've really been enjoying revisiting his music. Another example of a tragically afflicted person who's able to generate some of the most beautiful work the world has heard.

@MarcoSuarez Orbiting the giant hairball! Gordon MacKenzie, exec at Hallmark Cards

So many business and management books are written from the experience in tech. I’d love to read a good book from a wildly different perspective like manufacturing, healthcare, retail, etc.

@kevinbethune Looking forward to it, Kevin!

We're so very excited to welcome @g_hoffm as our next guest lecturer for the Liu Lecture Series at @stanforddschool , happening May 23rd at 4:30 p.m. PT. Greg is the former Chief Marketing Officer of @Nike, and author of Emotion by Design. In his talk, Greg will share lessons and stories on the power of creativity drawn from almost three decades of experience at the Nike brand, where he went from design intern to CMO. Greg brings to life the essential characteristics to cultivate within your brand, your team, and yourself, to create powerful emotional attachments between your products and the people you serve. We have a limited number of in-person tickets for the on-campus event, and you can also attend via Zoom: lnkd.in/gys33DEV If you'd like to learn more about Greg before the talk, take a listen to Aarron Walter and me chatting with him on the Design Better Podcast: lnkd.in/gNeeD8-p

@kevinbethune @aarron Thanks so much for being on the show and sharing your story, Kevin!

@MarcoSuarez Same! Thought it might be loss of dexterity as I age, but glad to hear others are having the same issue!

I feel like I make more typos typing on my iPhone now than I used to. Is there a change to how they autocorrect or am I just getting sloppier?

“I have superpowers within my vulnerability and my insecurities, and I’ve employed those throughout my entire adult life with the work I’ve presented as a public figure, as a pop star, as a songwriter, as an artist, and as a photographer.” —Michael Stipe: tinyurl.com/WebbyDMCM