PREVIEW #23: The two most important areas of focus for your career, also what inexperienced designers should think about

Our co-host, Bobby, was an opening speaker at AIGA Conference 2017. Bobby breaks down why the design industry has lost touch with customers and how specialized roles in design continue to fuel the problem. He also offers a mindset change to help your business in a BIG way this year. Join us. AIGA is the profession's oldest and largest professional membership organization for design, AIGA advances design as a professional craft, strategic advantage, and vital cultural force. Bobby Ghoshal is the co-host of High Resolution and co-founder of Candid Co.

This bonus episode will officially bring season one of High Resolution to a close. We received a flurry of emails and questions from the community over the past six or so months, we curated twelve questions for this final episode and managed to stay somewhat coherent for an hour. If you still have pressing questions, tweet us and we will do our best to answer them. Enjoy and godspeed!

Bobby Ghoshal (co-founder of Candid Co.) and Jared Erondu (Design at Lattice) are the co-hosts of High Resolution. In this episode, they turn the cameras—and the questions—on themselves to ask each other 10 questions. From how they both got started as designers, to the lessons that have had the most profound impact on their careers. They give it everything they've got. FOLLOW US Twitter: http://twitter.com/highrespodcast Facebook: http://facebook.com/highrespodcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/highresitunes Google Play: http://bit.ly/highresgoogle Get early access to the next episode: http://highresolution.design/early-access THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS Squarespace – Squarespace is a SaaS-based content management system offering a website builder, eCommerce, and domains. We're big fans of Squarespace, they're a must-have for startups, photographers, bloggers or hobbyists looking to put up a beautifully designed digital presence! Get 10% off your first purchase on Squarespace. http://bit.ly/sqspacesponsorlink InVision – InVision is the world's leading product design platform, powering the future of digital product design through our deep understanding of the dynamics of collaboration. Teams that build digital products are at a serious advantage when they use InVision's suite of prototyping tools. They're a great way of getting everyone on board. Get 3 full months on InVision FREE http://bit.ly/invisionpartner Searle Video – Searle Video is a creative studio based out of Portland, Oregon. They've helped the creative community tell stories for over 10 years. They've done advertisements, behind the scenes stories, and documentaries for companies like Slack, Intel, Adobe, Google and the XOXO festival. http://bit.ly/searlesponsor

In this preview, we drew up 10 questions for each other and things got fiery! Bobby explains the 3 P's you should look for in any job and Jared shares what ticks him off about the design industry. This is the season finale, tune in for the full episode this coming Monday, July 31st! Thank you for tuning in every week, we loved having you.

Cap Watkins is the VP of Design at Buzzfeed. In this episode, he explains how to apply design to any business challenge, what managers can do to create a more productive environment, and how companies can create a culture that empowers their best people. FOLLOW US Twitter: http://twitter.com/highrespodcast Facebook: http://facebook.com/highrespodcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/highresitunes Google Play: http://bit.ly/highresgoogle Get early access to the next episode: http://highresolution.design/early-access THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IBM – IBM's mission is simple: put the user at the center of our products. If you are a passionate problem-solver, able to empathize with users and turn that empathy into design insight, we want you to join us in creating exceptional experiences that span our vast product portfolio. Learn about the team! http://bit.ly/ibmsponsor InVision – InVision is the world's leading product design platform, powering the future of digital product design through our deep understanding of the dynamics of collaboration. Teams that build digital products are at a serious advantage when they use InVision's suite of prototyping tools. They're a great way of getting everyone on board. Get 3 full months on InVision FREE http://bit.ly/invisionpartner Searle Video – Searle Video is a creative studio based out of Portland, Oregon. They've helped the creative community tell stories for over 10 years. They've done advertisements, behind the scenes stories, and documentaries for companies like Slack, Intel, Adobe, Google and the XOXO festival. http://bit.ly/searlesponsor

Cap Watkins is the VP of Design at Buzzfeed. In this preview, he shares how you can circumvent red-tape and make decisions without being a rebel. He also shares why your personal happiness at work is your responsibility while shining light on where managers can help.

Judy Wert is the co-founder of Wert & Company, a leading international executive search firm specializing in design – for top tier startups and Fortune 500 corps. In this episode, she shares how she’s been recruiting the best designers for more than two decades, what she sees in the top 1% of designers she’s worked with, and how an internal database they created years ago is helping to understand how design has changed over the years. FOLLOW US Twitter: http://twitter.com/highrespodcast Facebook: http://facebook.com/highrespodcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/highresitunes Google Play: http://bit.ly/highresgoogle Get early access to the next episode: http://highresolution.design/early-access THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS Squarespace – Squarespace is a SaaS-based content management system offering a website builder, eCommerce, and domains. We're big fans of Squarespace, they're a must-have for startups, photographers, bloggers or hobbyists looking to put up a beautifully designed digital presence! Get 10% off your first purchase on Squarespace. http://bit.ly/sqspacesponsorlink InVision – InVision is the world's leading product design platform, powering the future of digital product design through our deep understanding of the dynamics of collaboration. Teams that build digital products are at a serious advantage when they use InVision's suite of prototyping tools. They're a great way of getting everyone on board. Get 3 full months on InVision FREE http://bit.ly/invisionpartner Searle Video – Searle Video is a creative studio based out of Portland, Oregon. They've helped the creative community tell stories for over 10 years. They've done advertisements, behind the scenes stories, and documentaries for companies like Slack, Intel, Adobe, Google and the XOXO festival. http://bit.ly/searlesponsor

Judy Wert is the co-founder of Wert & Company, a leading international executive search firm specializing in design – for top tier startups and Fortune 500 corps. Here she tells us what the two most important areas of focus should be in career development. She also weighs in on insights that might be lost on the newest generation of designers.

August de los Reyes is the Head of Design & Research at Pinterest. In this episode, he shares how a personal life event forever altered his outlook on design, what inclusive design means to him, and why diverse teams have the best shot at combatting disabilities and exclusion. FOLLOW US Twitter: http://twitter.com/highrespodcast Facebook: http://facebook.com/highrespodcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/highresitunes Google Play: http://bit.ly/highresgoogle Get early access to the next episode: http://highresolution.design/early-access THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IBM – IBM's mission is simple: put the user at the center of our products. If you are a passionate problem-solver, able to empathize with users and turn that empathy into design insight, we want you to join us in creating exceptional experiences that span our vast product portfolio. Learn about the team! http://bit.ly/ibmsponsor InVision – InVision is the world's leading product design platform, powering the future of digital product design through our deep understanding of the dynamics of collaboration. Teams that build digital products are at a serious advantage when they use InVision's suite of prototyping tools. They're a great way of getting everyone on board. Get 3 full months on InVision FREE http://bit.ly/invisionpartner Searle Video – Searle Video is a creative studio based out of Portland, Oregon. They've helped the creative community tell stories for over 10 years. They've done advertisements, behind the scenes stories, and documentaries for companies like Slack, Intel, Adobe, Google and the XOXO festival. http://bit.ly/searlesponsor

August de los Reyes is the Head of Design & Research at Pinterest. In this preview he shares how disability frames his perspective on design and shows us a lineage of great product innovations that stemmed from disability.