Design Life
Design Life
Charli Prangley, Femke Van Schoonhoven
Design Life is a podcast about design and side projects for motivated creators. It was born after your hosts, two serial side project addicts, saw a gap in the podcast market for a conversational show about design and the issues young creatives face, that was hosted by two females. This show aims to tackle the big issues designers face like getting paid, overcoming a creative block or managing time, to name a few. We want to open up discussion about things we wish we heard people talk about when we were studying, and we want to chat to you about the joys and the frustrations of working in the tech industry by day, and on our passion projects in the rest of our waking hours. We hope that by doing so, Design Life will give you a dose of motivation or inspiration when you need it.
325: Goals and creative aspirations for 2026
Charli and Femke talk about their goals for 2026
Feb 2
30 min
324: Collaborating with other design creators on a side project
Femke and Charli discuss how to collaborate effectively with other design creators on side projects.
Jan 20
34 min
323: How to land a promotion
Femke and Charli talk about how to secure a promotion.
Dec 16, 2025
35 min
322: Our approach to side projects in 2026
Charli and Femke discuss their evolving perspectives on side projects
Nov 10, 2025
37 min
321: Knowledge-sharing in a design team (the wins and the failures)
Femke and Charli discuss how to foster a culture of knowledge sharing at a workplace.
Oct 27, 2025
33 min
320: The struggle with staying up-to-date with new design tools
Femke and Charli discuss strategies for staying up-to-date with the latest AI tools and integrating them into your workflow.
Oct 13, 2025
30 min
319: Balancing speed and quality in design work
Femke and Charli discuss whether to optimize for speed or quality when building new features.
Sep 29, 2025
39 min
318: Revealing our performance reviews as design leaders
Charli and Femke share their experiences with performance reviews and the feedback they received.
Sep 15, 2025
36 min
317: What it's like to take part in a hackathon
Femke and Charli share their experiences with hackathons.
Sep 1, 2025
29 min
316: The art of giving useful feedback
Charli and Femke talk about how to give good design feedback.
Aug 11, 2025
31 min
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