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Design Notes

Liam Spradlin

Booking Overview

This is an interview show focused on UX design, interface philosophy, and lessons from creative work across disciplines, typically featuring senior practitioners, design leaders, and authors. Suitable pitches include UX executives, design-system specialists, UX writers, AI-interface experts, and authors with substantive perspectives on design practice; booking difficulty is medium because the show has featured both major-company leaders and credible specialist practitioners.

Metrics

Episodes: 67

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Listener location: USA

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Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

liam@dadapixel.com

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Host

Liam Spradlin - Senior UX Designer at Google focused on the philosophy of the user interface and the relationship between UX design and creative work across disciplines.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Senior UX and product designers, design-system specialists, design executives, or published authors with substantial experience in interface design and emerging technology.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership of widely used digital products or design systems, Senior design leadership roles at major technology companies, Published books or recognized expertise in design and artificial intelligence

Recent Guest Discussions

Megan Kasselberg - UX Writing, Behavioral Science, Design-system Documentation, Expressive Interface Design, And The Impact Of Artificial Intelligence On UX Writing.

Louise Macfadyen - Designing AI Interfaces, User Expectations Of Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Skills For Designers And Product Teams, And Ethics And Safety In AI Products.

Rachel Been - Design Leadership, Generalist Designers, Designing For Non-deterministic AI Experiences, And Maintaining Human-centered Craft In Product Development.

Recent Topics

Ux Design, Interface Design, Design Systems, Design Leadership, Creative Work

Episodes

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Jarrett Fuller, Author, Graphic Designers After Graphic Design

October 27, 2026

📖 Get Jarrett's book, Graphic Designers after Graphic Design: https://jarrettfuller.store/products/graphic-designers-after-graphic-design In this episode of Design Notes, I sit down with Jarrett Fuller—a multidisciplinary designer, educator, writer, and host of the Scratching the Surface podcast. We dug into some of the most fundamental questions surrounding the field today: What is design, how do we do it, and why does it matter?Drawing from his latest book, Graphic Designers After Graphic D...

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

July 15, 2026

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 mention...

Beyond the Text Field: Louise Macfadyen, Author of Designing AI Interfaces

February 17, 2026

This episode, I got to sit down with my friend, podcast cohost on Away from Keyboard, and former coworker Louise Macfadyen as she prepares to launch her new book Designing AI Interfaces with Oreilly this Spring.We had a lot to talk about, from managing the conceptual distance between what AI actually does and what people imagine it can do, to the new skills designers, engineers, and PMs need to work with models, the potential harms of new technology, and some of the patterns designers can use...

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How do I get in touch with Design Notes?

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What is the email for Design Notes?

The publicly listed email for Design Notes: liam@dadapixel.com.

How many listeners does Design Notes have?

Podseeker estimates Design Notes reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Design Notes?

Design Notes typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Senior UX and product designers, design-system specialists, design executives, or published authors with substantial experience in interface design and emerging technology. Common among recent guests: Leadership of widely used digital products or design systems; Senior design leadership roles at major technology companies; Published books or recognized expertise in design and artificial intelligence. Recent guests include Megan Kasselberg, Louise Macfadyen, and Rachel Been.

How hard is it to get booked on Design Notes?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does Design Notes cover?

Recent episodes cover Ux Design, Interface Design, Design Systems, Design Leadership, and Creative Work. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

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