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Interviews

Idea Generation

Ingrid Fetell Lee: Our Surroundings Have a Profound Influence On Our Well-Being

In her new book 'Joyful', author and IDEO Fellow Ingrid Fetell Lee embraces color, abundance and bubbles. And you should too.

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How Robinhood uses design to make stock trading accessible.
Interviews

How Robinhood Emphasizes Design to Make Stock Trading More Accessible

Robinhood’s senior designer explains how the app’s user-friendly design is making stocks, ETFs, options, and crypto more approachable.

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The Messy Middle; Scott Belsky
Get More Done

Scott Belsky: How to Navigate the Messy Middle of a Creative Venture

The starts and finishes of a project seem to get all the headlines and press, but they don’t adequately reflect the extreme swings that occur during the middle section of a journey. In his new book, The Messy Middle, 99U Founder Scott Belsky shares lessons in entrepreneurship around the crucial, but overlooked part of a creative endeavor.

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Radim Malinic
Interviews

What It Takes to Launch a Profitable Side Hustle

A creative director finds purpose and profit in self-publishing.

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Get Creating

Two Designers Start a No-Judgment Conversation about Mental Health, Creativity, and Work

Designers Dani Balenson and Indhira Rojas interviewed each other about redefining the language of mental health, growing into their illnesses and developing communities around their work.

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Personal Growth

John Maeda: How a Fall Opened a New Chapter of Identity and Inclusion

John Maeda speaks with 99U about a life-changing fall that ultimately motivated him to focus the most recent chapter of his career on inclusive design.

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James Freeman Blue Bottle
Idea Generation

Blue Bottle Founder James Freeman’s Journey From Mozart to Cortados

James Freeman started Blue Bottle Coffee as a side hustle and the company has grown from a single espresso cart to 40 locations around the world today. In this interview, he discusses how he used negative space to create a signature design aesthetic, how Blue Bottle carved out its own space in a crowded industry, and how his previous career as a musician influenced his approach to business.

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Amos Kennedy photographed by Marissa Gawel
Career

10 Ways to Lead a More Fulfilling Creative Career

What is the secret sauce to looking back on a job well done, a satisfying career, and a portfolio that makes you proud?

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Adam Higton; Crafting your sales pitch
Risk-Taking

Perfecting Your Sales Pitch to Get Your Ideas the Green Light

As designers strive to build businesses and brands of their own, many find they need to be fluent in more than Photoshop to spark the interest of the investment community. And for those looking to launch a company or clearly articulate a new business idea, veteran investor Tige Savage, Managing Partner at Revolution Ventures, offers his best advice on how to craft a winning pitch.

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