<p>Special guest Mike Essl joins the program. He’s the dean of the Cooper Union School of Art in New York, and we discuss the role and importance of formal education in the design world today.</p>
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<h4 style='display: inline;'>Guest Starring:</h4> <p style='display: inline;'><a href='http://www.relay.fm/people/mikeessl'>Mike  Essl</a></p>
<h4>Links and Show Notes:</h4>  <h5><a href='https://relayfm.memberful.com/checkout?plan=13391'>Support Presentable with a Relay FM Membership</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://cooper.edu/welcome" target="_blank">The Cooper Union</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://cooper.edu/art/people/mike-essl" target="_blank">Mike Essl biography</a></h5> <h5><a href="http://mike.essl.com/" target="_blank">Mike Essl's Website</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.instagram.com/b_w_h_a_m/" target="_blank">💥BWHAM💥 (@b_w_h_a_m) on Instagram</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://twitter.com/essl?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" target="_blank">Mike Essl (@essl) on Twitter</a></h5>

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The Presentable Podcast focuses on how we design and build the products that are shaping our digital future. We'll track the tools, trends, and methods being used by teams from the biggest companies and latest startups. In each episode, Jeff will bring over two decades of experience as a designer, developer, entrepreneur, and investor as he chats with guests about how design is changing the world. Hosted by Jeff Veen.