Flipp Picks | Design Podcasts to Help You Learn, Grow, and Get Inspired

Design is about more than just visuals — it’s about bringing ideas to life. Podcasts have become a great outlet for designers to share their ideas and experiences. This month, we’re sharing six of our favourite design podcasts that you can enjoy during your commute, jog, or whenever you need a burst of inspiration.

Masters of Scale — Reid Hoffman

Hosted by the co-founder of LinkedIn, this podcast goes into detail on the stories of the most iconic entrepreneurs and how they built their companies from the ground up. Through interviews with these entrepreneurs, we learn about their ingenious tactics and how bold thinking leads to big concepts.

Design Matters — Debbie Millman

Design Matters is the world’s first and longest-running design podcast. After a 14-year run, you can safely bet that the most influential creative leaders have been featured on it. Through conversations with designers, writers, artists, curators, and musicians, this podcast fuels motivation and new ways of thinking.

The Design Better Podcast — Aarron Walter & Eli Woolery

If customer experience and product design is your jam, this is the podcast for you. Brought to you by InVision, this series uncovers insights from the world’s top design leaders. Topics range from tools for scaling design to working efficiently across different teams. Learn from designers and directors at Facebook, Google, Airbnb and more.

Design Details — Marshall Bock & Brian Lovin

With a more informal structure, the hosts of the show explore the design process and culture behind many of the websites and apps we use every day. Episodes include product design critiques and practical tips for designers. Expect some show recommendations and cool updates about the tech world at the end of each episode.

Wireframe — Khoi Vinh

Brought to you by Adobe and Gimlet Creative, Wireframe is a podcast about good user experience design. Through topics like design ethics and the language of emojis, this series dissects how we mold technology to fit our lives.

Monocle on Design — Josh Fehnert

Keep up with the latest news from the world’s most exciting design studios and learn about graphics, fashion, architecture, and more. What makes food packaging stand out? How does design impact a country’s image? These are the kind of questions answered in this fresh podcast.

We’d love to know what you’re listening to for inspiration. Comment with your favourite podcasts below so we can listen in, too!