{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"068: People May be the Most Important Thing You Build as a Designer with Braden Kowitz","description":"Braden Kowitz reveals how human-centered design has everything to do with the humans we design and build with every day. He advocates for a genuinely supportive environment where it\u2019s okay to be who you are, and where you\u2019re encouraged to speak up, and openly share how you\u2019re truly feeling. He reminds us to acknowledge that life isn\u2019t perfect, and neither are we\u2026and that\u2019s also okay. He articulates the origin story and evolution of design patterns and explains why \u2018ugly\u2019 may sometimes appear to win. He also challenges us to consider how the metrics we typically depend on, may not be telling us the complete story.  Free Time (7:49) Grounding Techniques (8:36) Mindful Techniques (9:26) Origin Story (16:25) Form, Function, and Balance (19:38) Managing Design Ambiguity (26:50) Establishing Design Patterns (37:57) What Have You Been Up To? (47:05) From Designer to Co-Founder (49:09) Dealing with Tradeoffs (52:02) Creative Side Hustles (52:41) Who Is This Product For? (53:47) Design Superpower (57:00) Design Kryptonite (58:15) UX Superhero Name (59:45) Habit of Success (1:01:03) Recommended Book (1:02:59) Best Advice (1:04:13) Tips on Culture (1:05:11)  Check out the detailed show notes including mentioned links, transcript and Eli Jorgensen\u2019s astonishing superhero artwork at userdefenders.com\/068 This episode is brought to you by UC Irvine\u2019s executive master\u2019s program for Human-Computer Interaction and Design. As a user experience professional, UCI\u2019s hybrid program will allow you to maintain your job while pursuing the master\u2019s degree that will propel your career forward. Visit userdefenders.com\/uci to learn more. This episode is also brought to you by Porkbun. Head to userdefenders.com\/porkbun now and use coupon code DEFENDERS on the checkout page to get literally a free year of a .design domain name. ","author_name":"User Defenders \u2013 UX Design &amp; Personal Growth","author_url":"https:\/\/userdefenders.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/11773832\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/11773832"}