Design Table Podcast
Design Table Podcast
Podcast Description
Get a seat at the table and build the design career you want. This podcast is for designers looking to break in, level up, and take control of their careers—whether you're freelancing, climbing the corporate ladder, or just trying to get noticed. Every two weeks, we dive into career fundamentals, design best practices, and the hottest topics in the design community.
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Explores themes such as design career fundamentals, client relationships, and the broader impact of design with episodes like 'The ROI Lie: Why Design is More Than Just Pretty Pixels,' focusing on the intersection of design value and business outcomes.
Get a seat at the table and build the design career you want. This podcast is for designers looking to break in, level up, and take control of their careers—whether you’re freelancing, climbing the corporate ladder, or just trying to get noticed. Every two weeks, we dive into career fundamentals, design best practices, and the hottest topics in the design community.
You’re stuck building your portfolio. Should you use Webflow? Framer? WordPress?
Maybe you rebuild everything from scratch and start over? There are so many opinions on design social media that it is impossible to know what to do.
In this episode of the Design Table Podcast, we discuss why designers obsess over portfolio tools and why that’s (mostly) a waste of time.
We talk about what actually matters when someone reviews your work, why presentation beats platform, and how small details like having a custom domain has more impact than the tools you use.
We also cover platform tradeoffs (in case it matters), cost considerations, and when it actually makes sense to switch.
This episode is about focusing on what actually gets you hired instead of getting stuck in tool discussions. It is a must-listen for any designer building or rebuilding their portfolio.
In this episode you’ll learn:
🔸 Why portfolio tools don’t matter as much as you think
🔸 What hiring managers actually care about
🔸 What custom domains tell your audience
🔸 When platform choice does matter
🔸 The hidden cost of switching tools
🔸 Why shipping your portfolio matters more than perfecting it
⏱ Chapters
00:00 The portfolio tool debate
03:00 Why designers overthink tools
07:00 What actually matters
12:00 Custom domains and perception
18:00 Platform tradeoffs
25:00 Just ship it
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More about Tyler and Nick
Tyler: https://www.designtablepodcast.com/hosts/tyler-white
Nick: https://www.designtablepodcast.com/hosts/nick-groeneveld
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