Works But Makes Noises

By David McGillivray & Jacob Heftmann

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Episodes: 13

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Two designers on opposite coasts talk their way through creativity, culture, and tech. It’s a podcast about everything except design, that somehow always ends up being about design.


Episode Date
Designing With Emotion, Elastic Branding, and Band Dynamics with guest Estee Kim, VP of Design at Soft Services
May 11, 2026
Getting Good Design Feedback, Figma Comments, and Electric Car Shopping
Apr 13, 2026
Surf Apps & 70’s Surf Racks, Figma Config, Homebrew Study Aides, Hand-Finished Design, Reverse Airbnb, and Design Team Retreats
Mar 30, 2026
Special Guest Allan Yu on Going From Designer to Founder, Pivoting Your Startup, and Why AI Should Be Invisible
Mar 16, 2026
The End of Wireframes, a Robot Vacuum Army, and Why Designing Backwards is the Way Forward
Mar 02, 2026
Jony Ive’s Ferrari, AI Copycats, Human-Washed Brands, and Faux Scribbles
Feb 16, 2026
Special Guest Elizabeth Goodspeed on Design Education, Experimental Branding, Weird References, and Archiving Everything
Jan 26, 2026
The Rise of Home-Cooked Software, Authenticity & Imperfection, and When to Start a Design Studio
Jan 10, 2026
Robot Lamps, Apple’s New Design Era, Utah 2034, Iconic Olympic Brands
Dec 09, 2025
Zohran’s Campaign Design, Geriatric Millennials, and Ten Foot Skeletons
Nov 10, 2025
Personal uniforms, electric bikes, and 90's ad agencies.
Oct 17, 2025
Two weddings, one Subaru, and an AI that designs your company
Sep 26, 2025
Art, Aging, and AirPods That Randomly Beep
Sep 06, 2025