Design Party
Episodes
Job Hunting in 2026? Honest Advice From a Designer and a Researcher
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's tough out there. Whether you're fresh out of school, switching industries, or just trying to stand out in a sea of AI-generated applications, the...
Job Hunting in 2026? Honest Advice From a Designer and a Researcher
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's tough out there. Whether you're fresh out of school, switching industries, or just trying to stand out in a sea of AI-generated applicati...
Job Hunting in 2026? Honest Advice From a Designer and a Researcher
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's tough out there. Whether you're fresh out of school, switching industries, or just trying to stand out in a sea of AI-generated applications, the...
Building Apps Solo with AI / Canva vs Adobe Showdown / Staying Competitive with AI Tools
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Antonija and Vitali dive into the chaotic state of the design industry while running on fumes. From mass layoffs at Microsoft, Amazon, and Salesforce ...
Death of Interfaces? / ChatGPT Psychosis / Figma MCP
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Antonija and Vitali dive deep into the weird, wild, and wonderful future of design, AI, and everything in between.Topics we cover:🤖...
Figma Sites Fail / AI Design Trends / Prototyping Showdown
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 72: Vitali and Antonija dive into Figma Config 2025, why Figma Sites aren’t production-ready, first impressions of Figma Buzz and Make, and ...
Figma’s Villain Arc / Dev Mode Drama / Anxieties About Future
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Antonija and Vitali catch up after a weird week in tech, starting with Figma’s unexpected “villain arc” and all the drama around Dev Mode. They ...
The Death of Traditional Design? / AI’s Impact on Careers / How to Stay Relevant
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What We Talked AboutAI is eating our jobs? Or is it just making everything more annoying?Ethics in design: Can you really be a “good” designer w...
Why UX Gets Worse in Big Companies / AI in Design & Code / Arc & The Browser Wars
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re getting into why UX tends to go downhill as companies get bigger, how AI is shaking up design and coding, and what’s going ...
Working with Developers / Design Tools & Future / Designers vs. Coding
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Antonija and Vitali on Design Party as they dive into enhancing designer value by understanding developer needs, improving workflows, and fosteri...
The Death of .IO / Figma's Controversial UI3 / The Future Figma Needs
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the unexpected controversy surrounding .io domains as the UK's handover of Indian Ocean territories to Mauritius raises ...
Figma And AI / Canva Price Hikes 300% / Design Creativity vs. AI
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Design Party, Antonija and Vitali dive into the hot topic of AI in design. They discuss Figma's new AI features and the excitem...
Figma's New Pricing Model / How To Move Figma Library To A New File / Zeplin To The Rescue
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Design Party, Antonija and Helena dive into the intricacies of Figma's Dev Mode pricing, explore Zeppelin as a valuable alternative...
Figma Dev Mode Pricing / How To Organise Figma / New Website! / Lunacy
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode of Design Party, we dive into the nuances of Figma's Dev mode and explore the benefits of organizing a Figma file efficiently. We ...
Navigating Tech Layoffs / Figma's DevMode Pricing / Amie and Posts Launch
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Design Party Podcast, our hosts Antonija, Vitali, and Helena delve into several pressing topics in the tech and design industry. Th...
Adobe IS NOT Buying Figma / Figma Wins? / 2023 Wrap!
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Helena and Antonija are commenting the dramatic Adobe and Figma divorce. As this is the last episode of the year we are taking some ti...
Nokia Layoffs / Figma vs. Design System Roles / Job Market Dumpsterfire
09 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join hosts Antonija and Vitali in this episode of Design Party as we delve into the dynamics of the design world. We explore the challenges in the tec...
Adobe Annual Contract?! / Design Systems Gatekeeping / Figma Variables / Photomator
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Design Party Podcast, hosts Helena and Antonija dive into the murky waters of dark UX patterns, with a particular focus on Adobe's ...
Perfect Job Doesn't Exist? / Figma is Gatekeeping?! / BeMore Festival 2023
02 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, hosts Antonija and Helena dive into the complexities of job hunting, discussing the importance of self-awareness and asking the right...
The LTT Drama / Making Time for Learning / FOMO vs. Mental Health
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
🎤 Antonija podcasts through her fifth day with Covid. 🎧 The team delves into the unexpected drama of Linus Tech Tips. 📚 Discussion on th...
Figma Config 2023 / Where Figma Falls Short... / It's Hard To Keep Up With The Industry
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Antonija, Vitali, and Helena in this episode as they discuss the latest trends and developments in the design industry. They share their insights...
Secrets of Design Mentors
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Antonija and Ali discuss the pros and cons of different mentorship platforms, including the importance of finding the right fit for individual learnin...
Uhm, Figma Commenting Sucks? / Company Culture / Big News
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Design Party, the hosts dive into a thought-provoking Twitter discussion about design collaboration and the role of tools like Figm...
Apple's AR Future / AI Tools That We Love / Deepfake Dangers
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this riveting episode, our hosts dive into the fascinating and sometimes controversial world of AI. They explore the cutting-edge tool Supernormal,...
Designer Anxieties Pt. 1
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Antonija delves into designers' work anxieties by gathering insightful responses from the Posts app. Join Antonija and Vitali as ...
Complexity vs Simplicity in Product Design And Beyond
22 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Antonija welcomed a guest this time, Dima, who suggested to chat about simplicity and complexity in context of product design. It's not so simple!...
The Value of Customer Support Pt. 2 / Designing Exit Journeys / Again AI Stuff
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Antonija and Helena met once again to continue from where they have left of a couple of weeks ago. The chat start with sharing good and bad customer s...
Elon vs Halli / Are Online Communities Depressing? / OpenAI in design and coding
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Antonija, Helena, and Vitali are chatting about the recent Twitter fiasco involving the firing of Halli, the famous designer from Ice...
The Value of Customer Support Pt. 1
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, hosts Antonija Pek and Helena Bukovac discuss the value of customer support in informing and inspiring better user-centered design de...
Hot Takes on Generative AI: Shaping the Future of Product Design
26 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we're joined by Antonija and Vitali to discuss their views on ChatGPT and generative AI, and the impact it will have on design. One o...
Design Tokens & How Can AI Fuel Design
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we dive into the world of design tokens and explore the relationship between designers and developers. Join us as we delve into the wo...
Which is better? Spotify vs Apple Music vs Youtube Music!
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Antonija, Helena and Vitali share their experiences in using music apps and comment their usability, features and everything in between.
Wrapping up 2022
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Finally, we have the magical trio - Helena, Vitali and Antonija gathered for one last episode of 2022. Check Vitali’s design course https://fraktio....
Agency life
27 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Vitali shares his experiences from an agency life!
Handling error messages
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Antonija and Vitali share their experiences around error handling and some good practices.
Subscription Hell
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Helena and Antonija visit their list of apps with paid subscriptions and come to a shocking realization. Do we live in the era of subscription hell? I...
Designing with code in mind
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Here are resources for further reading. https://www.nngroup.com/articles/design-operations-101/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylDed18OVdY https://w...
What?! Figma is sold to Adobe!
17 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Vitali's presentation https://youtu.be/cwLepGcOANs
Prototyping
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Antonija and Vitali chat about prototyping — why do we need it? What tools are out there? And share our own experiences.
The past, the present and the future of our design paths
17 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Vitali and I went to the public library Oodi in Helsinki and recorded our episode there. We took a walk down a memory lane and reflec...
The Future of Figma
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Antonija and Vitali are recording for the first time ever in the same room! We are talking about the future of Figma, going into detail about wh...
Processes in design teams
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Antonija and Vitali share tips and insights on design processes. Tools mentioned: https://spline.design/ https://rotato.app/ https://jitter.video/ ht...
Frustrations in product design
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Vitali and Antonija go through responses Vitali got from designers on a meetup. The question was, "what are your biggest frustrations...
New breed of designers?!
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hi, your host Antonija here. I met Riley through Good News and we had a little discussion about the new breed of designes. Who are they? What do we me...
How to have an eye-catching portfolio when you work under NDAs
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Helena and Antonija are discussing ways to show your work while having all of those NDAs hovering around you
How to handle rejection from a job application
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Antonija and Vitali are chatting about getting rejected from job applications. We are sharing tips on how to apply, how to handle rejects, and sharing...
Interfaces and user-experiences we don't really like
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Antonija, Helena and Vitali are discussing about services and apps they don't like because of a bad UX
Chatting while watching Apple event (extra episode)
12 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Vitali and Antonija are watching Apple event and sharing their thoughts.
How to survive being the solo designer in an early startup?
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Antonija invited a guest co-host Stefan to talk about startups and being the only designer. Contact for design help @heystefan_ @antonijapek
How to handle stress and avoid burnout
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Antonija and Vitali talk about handling stress and avoiding burnout. We all know recovery is important, but what are the signs we sho...
Design s#x test
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Helena and Antonija share tips on how not to embarrass yourself when you are naming your product that will ship globally. We share a little anecdote f...
How do we handle time management
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Helena and Antonija discuss what organization and self-organization are. How do we keep up with our daily private and work tasks, and...
Passive aggressive "The Design Tools Survey" review
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of a very attractive title, Helena is joining me in discussing the UX tools survey for 2021. We talk about the state of the tools, giv...
Demistifying user research
29 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode discusses user research: what it is, what types of research are there, how it can help your work, and where to begin.Resources menti...
Predictions for 2022 with Vitali Gusatinsky
15 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Amazing designer Vitali Gusatinsky is joining me in this episode to talk about 2022 and what it means for product design. We speculate what will be tr...
Catching up
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After a long 6-month break, Helena and I decided to catch up and talk a bit about what had happened.
Figma Config 2021
02 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we deep dive into what happened in Figma Config 2021. Helena didn't watch so I am going through features and how I see them as a prod...
Tips for junior designers
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Antonija and Helena discuss tips and tricks for junior designers! As with all tips and tricks, this is just a list what we wish someone told us while ...
Hard skills for designers
10 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What are hard skills knowing your tools (adaptability) for designing prototyping communication coding? Design theory typography colors rules of...
Tools we use for design
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tools mentioned Productivity tools Notion Toggl/Clockify A timecube! Linear Jira Todoist Trello Communication Slack Teams Around Zoom Meet Skype Desi...
iOS vs. Android
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Antonija and Helena discuss iOS vs. Android. Weirdy, we both use Android as our daily driver. Antonija is thinking about switching...
Redesigning the world
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Helena and Antonija are discussing non-digital and digital products and ask themselves are they designed for everybody or is accessibility an aftertho...
Soft skills in designer's life
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What are soft skills and why do we need them as a designer and a human being? In this episode Helena and I are talking about — soft skills. Remember...
Learning Finnish and life as an immigrant in Finland
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I had a guest from Belarus living in Finland and a master of languages Maryna! We chat about the struggle to learn Finnish and what d...
How to run a design business (when just starting)
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us want to run our own design business but that's no easy task. In this video episode of the Design Party podcast, I have a guest joining to i...
Design Trends
19 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are discussing design trends, we also visit into accessibility in design and then we share our views on trends and what's "in" thes...
Design Systems
07 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Helena and I are chatting about design systems!
Many lives of a designer with Daniel Motta
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Motta is a design leader from Brasil, now located in Helsinki. I had a blast chatting with Daniel about many lives of a designer where we discu...
How did we become designers?
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Helena and I are chatting about our journey of becoming designers. All hardships and nice stuff that happened along the way.
Designing for users
29 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Helena, a designer from Croatia, and I are chatting how to design for users, we also touch Dribbble and asking tools from your managers (and failing)....
Marketing specialist and a product designer chat about Impostor Syndrome
12 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My friend Lena and I are chatting about Impostor Syndrome and how to overcome it. If you have thoughts about it leave a voice message on Anchor! Learn...
Moving to another country to work
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My friend and a product designer Samanta joined me to talk about our experiences of moving to another country to work as designers. Samanta moved a bi...
Daily routine in freelance product designer's life and chitchat about apps
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pete Mo is a freelance designer from London and we teamed up in this episode to talk about working remotely, being a freelancer, Pete also illuminated...
Personal and professional struggles during COVID19
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I invited my friend and fellow product designer Samanta to join me again and in this episode, we will chat about how Coronavirus impacted our industry...
Remote work during COVID19
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today I invited my friend and a product designer Samanta Aquino to talk about remote working during COVID19 and staying productive. Welcome to the fir...