This is a conversation with Kathrin Radtke from Spellgarden Games, the tiny development team behind Sticky Business and Ritual of Raven. We talk about making successful cozy games, scope, marketing and more.Links to my Guests ➤ Sticky Business on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2303350/Sticky_Business/ ➤ Ritual of Raven on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2066520/Ritual_of_Raven/ ➤ Spellgarden Website (Social Media links etc): https://spellgardengames.com/ Listen to the

Send us a text In this episode of UX Leadership by Design, Mark Baldino sits down with Sara Fortier, CEO and founder of Outwitly, a UX talent solutions firm that evolved from a UX consultancy into a staffing partner for UX, research, and service design teams. Sara shares her journey from agency consulting to UX staffing, explaining how shifting market dynamics, including digital transformation, AI disruption, and the rise of the blended workforce, led to her firm’s transformation. She and Mar...

Urban Wilding Hub is a new not-for-profit with the mission to mainstream rewilding in towns and cities across Europe. In this episode I explain why I'm launching this and how you can get involved. Website Wilding Partners Urban Wilding Projects Map Contact about volunteering or collaboration Join Urban Wilding Hub Newsletter - - - Subscribe to the Green Urbanist Newsletter Consulting and training: https://greenurbanist.org/ Get in touch: https://greenurbanistpod.com/contact The Green Urba...

Watch out for creepers, as Shell Little takes us on a journey to the blocky world of Minecraft. They progressed from vanilla gameplay to modded Minecraft, drawn to the game's complete transparency—where the mechanics are fully documented—which satisfies their need for efficiency and deep knowledge. The game serves multiple roles in Shell’s life: a source of min-maxing satisfaction, a social connector for building relationships with geographically dispersed friends, a therapeutic outlet for burnout,

Grace navigates the potent liminal time after Francesca's death, attends her funeral, is folded into her loving community, and welcomes a quiet reconciliation with Ned. Get full access to Homecoming at juliegabrielli.substack.com/subscribe

S7 E21: In this episode, we speak with Gita Rebbapragada, COO at Crunchyroll, the global entertainment platform specializing in anime, manga, and Asian media. Anime is a hand-drawn or computer-generated animation style typically originating from Japan– but now coming from all corners of the planet. And it’s an entertainment sector estimated to reach $60B over the next few years. This is a fascinating and far-reaching conversation about community and creative processes, big business and the

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter: http://andyjpizza.substack.com--- Find your niche. Stand out from the competition. Find your unique selling point. Easier said than done. Right? In this episode we explore where your creative edge might be hiding and how to strategically think about your place within the creative markets you find yourself in. SHOW NOTES: Get the Creative Career Path Handbook by

This past May at the Luxury Home Design Summit Steve Siegel had a bit of a “moment.” With about sixty seconds to spare at the mic, he rolled out a description of what he and his company does—structural engineering—in a way that set the room of about 400 designers, builders, architects, and trade partners abuzz. It was great writing and a great delivery, making the work of structural engineering feel like something altogether new. While KCB has worked with Steve on several projects and has kno...

In this episode, Bruno Falcone sits down with Renee James in Sydney to discuss her passion and commitment to holistic healing.Renee shares insights from her 25 years of experience in modalities spanning nutrition, fitness, natural medicine, energy healing, and spiritual healing. She emphasizes the importance of addressing emotional and spiritual aspects, not just physical symptoms, for true healing.Renee recounts her journey from a dark place, through her efforts to heal her dog, to helping others

In this conversation, Iain Montgomery and Anupam Yog delve into the concept of urban mindfulness and its implications for city design. They explore how mindfulness can enhance urban living, the importance of community engagement, and the potential of lesser-known cities like Ramsgate as models for transformation. The discussion emphasizes the need for compassion in urban planning and the idea that cities should facilitate a balance between movement and stillness. Anupam shares insights from his

"You can do this" This episode sheds light on a mindset that divides Americans into "us" and "them," based on differences in ethnicity, religion, or politics, leading to conflict, discrimination, and division. In a metaphorical sense, "them" refers to those who came to America illegally, while "us" represents those who followed the proper protocols. Support the show Apaj's Log Episode

Economist Bryan Caplan reminds us that builders aren’t criminals, complainers are the minority, and there’s no way around it: we have to build more homes to meet demand.If you’ve already read too many boring articles on the subject, Professor Caplan has the solution: a scientific comic book. Turns out, it’s actually fun being a YIMBY!

In this special live-audience recording, Anthony Burke joins Timothy Alouani-Roby at The Beacham in Sydney to discuss his globe-trotting story across architecture, academia and television, as well as housing crises and questions of home in Australia. Stories Indesign

Send us a text Design That Lasts: Innovation and Sustainability Today we’re excited to welcome Andreina Valentini, the Design Manager at DV Kitchen and Bath, a leader in kitchen and bath solutions, to explore how innovation, technology and sustainability are shaping the future of kitchen and bath design. With years of experience helping clients transform their spaces, she brings a wealth of knowledge about design trends, functionality, and the art of creating spaces that truly reflect how peo...

We reflect on what can be gleaned from years of design discussion and studio visits, featuring highlights from Do Ho Suh, Faye Toogood and Bisila Noha.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peter Brophy is a top-knotch saddler from down under. He talks about his journey of saddle and tree making along other tales that you'll like. If you're not following Peter's work, you should be.

In Episode 2 we are joined by Chris White who tells the story of how he made it to Construction Project Management. His story has some twists and turns from changing degrees, changing careers, and moving cities. He looks back at what he has gained from every phase of his journey, his personal skill sets, and explains why that makes him a better Project Manager today. Even though changing course can be scary, Chris shows that it's never impossible.

In this episode, I speak with Michelle, creative director and founder of the Singapore-based design agency Tofu. Tofu has been providing creative branding solutions, integrated campaigns, pop-up experiences, and more since 2011.  After 14 years at Tofu, Michelle shares how her love of food has guided her practice into a more purposeful direction through their new food design unit at Nottofu—a platform where food meets climate-conscious design.

Chuck Marohn of Strong Towns joins me in the studio to dive deeply into the world of housing finance and housing policy, fresh on the heels of his book, Escaping the Housing Trap: The Strong Towns Response to the Housing Crisis. For an architect and engineer to dive into this world might seem anathema to economists, but we go there anyway. The topics range from the thirty year mortgage and its distortions on the housing market to yield curve control to how social trust impacts the whole