Design Table Podcast
Nick Groeneveld, Tyler White
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I Spent a Month Trying to Quit Figma. It Failed.
Everywhere we look, product designers are sick and tired of AI this, AI that.It feels like every day, there is a new tool, a new workflow, a new “Figma is dead” post, a new vibe coding demo, and…
Product Design Perfectionism: Why 97 Out of a 100 Is Not Good Enough
Two episodes of telling their career stories, and Nick and Tyler kept noticing the same thing: the lessons that actually mattered came from the rejections, the steps backward, and the ego traps…
I Got Let Go Twice. Here’s How I Still Built a 16-Year Design Career
Most product designers want to have the clean career story. First, you go to school. You build a portfolio and get hired. Then you get promoted and become a senior product designer. Post something…
How Nick Became a Freelance Product Designer Making Six Figures
Lots of product designers dream about going freelance. No boss. No performance reviews. And you decide where and when you work.And then reality shows up.No guaranteed paycheck. No HR department. No…
Why The Best Product Designers SAY LESS In Interviews
Most product designers spend weeks (or even months) polishing their portfolio website. And then they get into the actual interview, open their mouth, and suddenly their clean case study turns into a…
If Figma Disappeared Tomorrow, Would You Still Have a Job?
Like many product designers, you’ve probably ran into one of the following challenges. One PM shows up with a prototype, an engineer suggests a user flow, or someone who has never opened Figma…
The AI Skill Most Product Designers Are Sleeping On
Like many product designers, you’re using AI. You get decent results by prompting and copy-pasting. Yet, you're still doing all the work. WHat if you didn't have to?In this episode of the Design…
Your Portfolio Platform Doesn't Matter (Stop Overthinking It)
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…
This Product Designer Built a SaaS Product in a Weekend (And There's No Way Back)
You keep hearing that UX and product designers should build. Yet, most designers don’t.Why is that? Are designers right? Is it just a case of social media nonsense?To find out, we looked at what…
How Designers Actually Get Hired (After Being Laid Off)
You lose your job. No warning. Or maybe you felt it coming. Either way… now you’re sitting there thinking:“What the hell do I do next? How do I find a new product design role?!”In this episode of the…
How to Survive as the Only Product Designer at a Company
You join a new company. First of all; congratulations!You arrive on day one and what do you see? There are engineers, product managers, marketers, and a sales team. But there is no design team. Turns…
Everyone Can Ship Now… But Should They? Product Designers, AI, and the Shipping Problem
Designers can ship code now. That's what social media and your manager is telling you. AI tools, vibe coding, and new prototyping workflows mean designers are getting closer to production than ever…
How Two Product Designers Actually Use AI (Prompting, Vibe Coding, and Real Work)
AI won’t replace designers. But designers who don’t know how to use AI properly are already falling behind. That's what you see a thousand times a day on social media. It is maddening.In this…
Generalist vs. Specialist Designers: Why “Doing Everything” Is Back (and Who It Hurts)
Should you specialize or become a generalist as a product designer?Everyone has an opinion. Social media says pick a niche. Job listings say “end-to-end.” Who's right?! Designers are stuck wondering…
Why (Real) User Research Is Becoming a Career Advantage for Designers (Feat. Sara Fortier)
Your stakeholders say research is a waste of time. Just ship it. We’ll figure it out later. But later never comes. The product misses the mark, teams scramble, and you end up doing twice the work…
Users Lie, Data Misleads, and Why UX Research (Still) Matters
Users say one thing. Then they do something completely different. Nick, co-host at the Design Table Podcast, just found out the hard way.In this episode of the Design Table Podcast, we discuss why…
Your Stakeholders Don't Care About UX. Now What?!
Your stakeholders tell you to skip research and just ship it. We'll test later is what they say, but later never comes. The design misses the mark. And now you're doing twice the work to fix what…
The 4 Real Reasons Companies Hire Designers (And How to Prove Your Value) | Part 2
Everyone tells you design is about making things look good. But it is not. Design is about saving time, reducing risk, and creating leverage inside a business. That's what we're talking about in this…
The 4 Real Reasons Companies Hire Designers (And How to Prove Your Value) | Part 1
While most designers talk about “crafting delightful experiences", companies hire designers for something else entirely. And that's a problem... for designers looking to get hired.In this episode,…
Why I'm Building My Own Tools (And Why You Should Too)
In this episode of The Design Table Podcast, Tyler and Nick discuss a shift that most SaaS and startups are not ready for: internal tools are getting real investment in 2026. That's because their…
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