In this episode of Daily Deluxe, Jo talks about Todo Tiles, a productivity technique that uses pen & paper to get a great overview of your day. You can read more about it here: https://johannesippen.com/2019/todo-tiles/ Music by our all-time favourite David Cutter: @dcuttermusic / http://www.davidcuttermusic.com

Jo talks about office space - what is good, what is bad and where you can get most productive.

Do we even need to read? Jo explains why reading books on complex topics is still more advanced than watching Tutorials. Here is his list of books that UX designers should read: Don’t make me think – Steve Krug The Design of everyday Things – Don Norman The Power of Moments – Chip & Dan Heath More book recommendations here: https://johannesippen.com/2017/good-reads/ Music by our all-time favourite David Cutter: @dcuttermusic / http://www.davidcuttermusic.com

Jo talks about how Human Deluxe uses Trello, Post-its and glass-house plastic boards to organize the studio work Music by our all-time favourite David Cutter: @dcuttermusic / http://www.davidcuttermusic.com

Today, Daily Deluxe is coming from the airport ✈️

It’s Jo’s birthday! 🎂 He takes the opportunity to talk about Human Deluxe, his design studio in Berlin – and, more importantly – Human Experience Design. There‘s also an article he wrote about that: https://johannesippen.com/2019/humans-not-users/ Music by our all-time favourite David Cutter: @dcuttermusic / http://www.davidcuttermusic.com

Making this podcast a habit is Jo’s mission – but how long do you need until you create a habit? We will talk about the 2 numbers that seem to matter and find our own, seemingly good middle ground. Music by our all-time favourite David Cutter: @dcuttermusic / http://www.davidcuttermusic.com

20 episodes! Jo recaps on the Daily Deluxe podcast and explores how to make a daily podcast. There is two big things that help building a habit, explained in this episode. Music by our all-time favourite David Cutter: @dcuttermusic / http://www.davidcuttermusic.com

Are designers really that important? Nico and Jo discuss John Maeda’s point: https://www.fastcompany.com/90320120/john-maeda-in-reality-design-is-not-that-important.   Jo’s interview with Adobe XD's Khoi Vinh: https://johannesippen.com/2017/khoi-vinh/  Article about the role of the designer in 2019: https://johannesippen.com/2019/designer-skills/ Daily Deluxe Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1121762316/playlist/7wUbhSKNwdi5lr1Sb32Jaj?si=EBwiYIyfQjW8aucgKEdRnA Music by our all-time favourite David Cutter: @dcuttermusic / http://www.davidcuttermusic.com

What is your favourite music to work to? Jo and Nico discuss J Dilla, Trent Reznor and beta rhythms. Jo actually wrote an article about the topic – read it here: https://johannesippen.com/2017/playlist/. Daily Deluxe Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1121762316/playlist/7wUbhSKNwdi5lr1Sb32Jaj?si=EBwiYIyfQjW8aucgKEdRnA Our favourite focus music: https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX3XlP43fJptv?si=mJ7UlhLlSI-mEgLidJuHLQ  Music by our all-time favourite David Cutter: @dcuttermusic / http://www.davidcuttermusic.com