Design Notes

Liam Spradlin

Design Notes is a podcast about creative work and what it teaches us. Hosted by Liam Spradlin, a Senior UX Designer at Google focused on the philosophy of the user interface, the show features conversations with people from unique creative fields, uncovering what inspires and unites us in our practice. Tune in to learn how UX design connects to creative work across disciplines and around the world. Find episodes on your favorite platform at design-notes.show

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Design Notes

Episodes (66)

Yesterday There Is No Neutral Design: Megan Kasselberg, Senior UX Writer and Content Designer, Material Design
Feb 17th Beyond the Text Field: Louise Macfadyen, Author of Designing AI Interfaces
Nov 25, 2025 The Era of the Generalist: Rachel Been, SVP of Design for Expedia Group

Design Notes

Jul 15, 2026
37½ minutes
52 MB

This episode, I talked with my coworker Megan Kasselberg, whose work as a senior UX writer and content designer touches billions of users through the Material Design system. In our conversation, Megan and I dug into the storytelling and strategy that goes into a design system as vast as Material, including the language of guidelines assets, the effect of earnest expression, and how UX writing is changing in an age of AI. Read a full transcript at interfacecafe.com. In the episode, Megan mentions psychologist and behavioral economist Daniel Kahneman, plus a s...

Design Notes

There Is No Neutral Design: Megan Kasselberg, Senior UX Writer and Content Designer, Material Design

Liam Spradlin

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