Fonz Morris, a ‘deadass SMART effing product designer,’ stopped by to chat during the HOW Design Live in Boston this year.
We talk about his journey to becoming a Lead Product Designer at Netflix; giving back through launching a mentorship program that creates a ux/ui pathway for those enrolled at historically black Colleges and Universities; building an inclusive product; and more.
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Zipeng Zhu stopped by to chat during the HOW Design Live in Boston this year. He was spending the previous days changing a lot of the talk he would give, still called “Rainbow”, which he describes as using as a metaphor about the beauty after hardship. We also talk about his project of creating fun and playful representations of the anatomical features of male super heroes.
Zipeng also discusses his work on Stop Asian Hate that was displayed all over Times Square, as well as the work and process he uses at Dazzle.
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So much happened during HOW Design Live in Boston this year, that I barely left the convention center at all. On the middle day though, I did make my way the three blocks to Johnny Cupcakes, and then across the street to a Harry Potter store. It was there that I ran into The Reflex Blue Show co-founder Nate Voss, and we decided to take the time to record a show together (First time in-person, since…checking…2013? Surely that can’t be…). As circumstances would dictate, when we were figuring out the logistics, Stefan Mumaw was setting up his talk in room 210, and we just put the microphone next to where he was and started recording.
We talk about Stephanie Voss’ presentation the next day, Star Wars, Street Fighter II, Mumaw’s talks on how to manage chaos and rapid ideation, what goes into a presentation, how many props Mumaw kept setting up, bail money, and more.
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Robyn Kanner met with me at HOW Design Live in Boston to talk about her talk on the last ‘6 Novembers’. We also talk about her love of New Wave film, her work as the Senior Creative Advisor at Biden for President, her current work at Studio Gradients, and more.
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Gary Kopervas (Syndicated Cartoonist, and SVP Creative Strategy at Finch Brands), met with me at HOW Design Live in Boston. We discuss his ‘Doodle or Die’ workshop focusing on getting the ideas out of the the back of your brain, and onto paper where people can understand them. We also discuss how doodling can be used to bring a team together, and get others excited about the idea.
Then things turn to Zorro, Mag Magazine, being a syndicated cartoonist, and more.
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