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Who Is It For? | Understanding design

Who Is It For? | Understanding design

By Marcus Fleckner

A new way to understand design. ~ A multilingual design podcast - answering the big question: Who Is It For?


Dansk og engelsk sproget podcast om design. Faktisk om alt slags design. Som navnet på podcasten angiver (Who Is It For? | Forstå design), så er hoved præmissen i podcasten at se på hvem man designer til og hvorfor man gør det.

Der er fokus på alt fra grafisk design til byrumsdesign. Hvorfor skal vi have fokus på design? Hvorfor er det overhovedet vigtigt at være opmærksom på hvad der er dårligt og godt design?
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Episode 20: Dark mode. Is it better?

Who Is It For? | Understanding designFeb 08, 2020

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Episode 33: Restarting Your Creativity
Feb 25, 202115:13
Episode 32: Working remotely - w. Maria Andersen (@mariajandersenart)
May 02, 202050:34
Episode 31: Work from home - w. Frederik Rømming

Episode 31: Work from home - w. Frederik Rømming

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic a lot of us are now facing a new reality, where we have to adapt to working from home for a period of time. 

That's exactly what Frederik and I discuss and check in one another the hear how we both are dealing with this unusual situation. Listen along, their might be some great tips on how to keep up motivation and creativity.  


PLEASE REMEMBER TO WASH YOUR HANDS, DON'T TOUCH YOUR FACE AND KEEP YOUR DISTANCE. 

Apr 06, 202049:17
Episode 30: Staying focused in chaos

Episode 30: Staying focused in chaos

This episode is not solely about COVID-19. But about how to stay focused in times of chaos and uncertainty. 

Listen along and please stay safe and be thoughtful of others.


3 simple rules: 

1. WASH YOU HANDS. 

2. DON'T TOUCH YOUR FACE. 

3. KEEP YOUR DISTANCE. 

Mar 30, 202011:03
Episode 29: The Value of UX - w. Xhensila Reci (@xhensilareci)

Episode 29: The Value of UX - w. Xhensila Reci (@xhensilareci)

In todays episode I explore the value of UX together with UX'er and project manager Xhensila Reci. This episode is a bit longer than the usual. But it so much worth it. Xhensila and I discover so many parts of what the core value of UX really is.  More about Xhensila right here: http://xhensilareci.dk/ & https://www.instagram.com/xhensilareci/ Listen along. Follow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wiifdesign/  and consider supporting on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wiif
Mar 10, 202001:07:15
Episode 28: The Gestalt Principles (part 2)

Episode 28: The Gestalt Principles (part 2)

Second episode of the Gestalt principles. 

In this episode Marcus rounds up the last principles in the Gestalt theory. Listen to last weeks episode (#26) to hear all of the principles explained. 

Mar 07, 202008:47
Episode 27: Designing a design podcast - w. Tony Daussat (@xdpodcast)
Mar 03, 202052:13
Episode 26: The Gestalt Principles (part 1)

Episode 26: The Gestalt Principles (part 1)

I discuss and explore the world of the Gestalt principles. To not make this episode to long, it's a two part. So next episode will be out next friday.
Feb 28, 202008:46
Episode 25: Hvordan aninmerer man? - m. Maria Andersen (@mariajandersenart)
Feb 25, 202056:12
Episode 24: Public Transportation Design

Episode 24: Public Transportation Design

In this episode I focus on (very briefly), the danish version of the Oyster card - called Rejsekort and talk about my dislikes about it. And why this type of design doesn't fit well in, in Denmark. 

Follow the podcast on Instagram: www.instagram.com/wiifdesign

Feb 21, 202007:16
Episode 23: Design systems are important! - w. Miriam Isaac (@misaac85)

Episode 23: Design systems are important! - w. Miriam Isaac (@misaac85)

I had the honor of being joined by Miriam Isaac. If you have the slightest interest in UX and UI design, you need to follow and stay up to date with her instagram - https://www.instagram.com/misaac85/ - Miriam has more than 25.000 followers on Instagram. 


We sat down and had a talk about design systems and how they shape our daily life and how useful they actually can be. Listen along. 


Follow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wiifdesign/

Feb 19, 202035:30
Episode 22: Feedback design - not the kind you're thinking of

Episode 22: Feedback design - not the kind you're thinking of

In design feedback is essential to the way we interact with objects. And it can make or break a product if the feedback of a design is bad or non-existing. 


Feb 14, 202012:39
Episode 21: Brancheforståelse i design - m. Frederik Rømming
Feb 12, 202046:25
Episode 20: Dark mode. Is it better?
Feb 08, 202012:19
Episode 19: Professionel kreativitet(?) - m. Michael Biskjær
Dec 02, 201942:14
Episode 18: How Mental Health Affects Your Creativity - w. Ioana Teleanu (@UXgoodies)
Nov 17, 201952:29
Episode 17: Design til blinde - m. Biljana Celebija
Sep 19, 201942:30
Episode 16: The Difficult Task of Designing Across Cultures - w. Jon Vieira
Sep 04, 201951:50
Simply Put: About Your Podcast Host
Aug 28, 201911:60
Episode 15: Dårligt UX design - m. Julie Ravn-Nielsen

Episode 15: Dårligt UX design - m. Julie Ravn-Nielsen

I 15. episode gæster Julie Ravn-Nielsen podcasten. Julie er direktør i det kreative digitale bureau Et al. Vi tager en snak om hvordan det egentlig kan være at dårligt UX design stadig er noget som man gang på gang kan støde på i den digitale verden her i anno 2019?

Julie og Marcus ser på en række forskellige eksempler på dårligt UX både digitale men sågar også helt "almindelige" designede løsninger som du nok støder på dagligt. 

Syntes du om podcasten, så vil jeg sætte stor pris på en vurdering og anmeldelse af den på Apple Podcast. Det hjælper podcasten rigtig meget med at blive synlig overfor andre potentielle lyttere som endnu ikke har fundet podcasten. Mange tak. 

Få mere design og kreativitets inspiration og viden på podcastens Instagram: www.instagram.com/wiifdesign

Aug 21, 201951:09
Episode 14: Is UX Design A Universal Language? - w. Helen Demina of @UI.Helen
Aug 07, 201943:20
Episode 13: Typografi der flytter tanker - m. Nanna Nør fra @by_nannanoer
Jul 17, 201942:51
Episode 12: UX portfolios: why are they important? - w. Alexa Herasimchuk

Episode 12: UX portfolios: why are they important? - w. Alexa Herasimchuk

We kick of the first episode english spoken episode on this podcast with a bang. In this episode, Marcus is joined by Alexa Herasimchuk, who by day is a product designer at Zendesk in San Fransisco, CA. But besides her day job, Alexa have a thriving YouTube channel named "Hello, I'm Alexa" (click the link to see more),  where she shares videos about her job as a product designer and the life in general as a designer in tech. If you have tuned in to listen to this episode, I will then highly recommend you to give Alexa's channel a look and while you're at it stop by her Instagram where more UX/product design related posts can be found. 

Interested in UX and product design? - check out the podcasts Instagram


If you enjoyed this episode please do rate it in whatever podcast app you listen to it from. Big thanks! 


Jul 03, 201950:50
Kort Fortalt: Webshops #4
Jun 26, 201918:24
Kort Fortalt: Webshops #3
Jun 19, 201913:39
Kort Fortalt: Webshops #2
Jun 12, 201918:33
Kort Fortalt: Webshops #1
Jun 05, 201920:06
Episode 11: Hvad er UX? - m. Caglar Araz
Apr 17, 201952:09
Episode 10: MobilePay - den bedste app? - m. Peter Gregersen
Mar 20, 201942:17
Episode 9: Ikon eller symbol? - m. Helena Wendt
Mar 06, 201937:38
Episode 8: Begrænsninger er godt - m. Biljana Celebija

Episode 8: Begrænsninger er godt - m. Biljana Celebija

 Det er vigtigt at kunne sætte begrænsninger op for sig selv og andre når man arbejder med design for at kunne udvikle sin kreative proces. 'Begrænsning' har på dansk en negativ konation. Derfor er det vigtigt at vide at netop det at begrænse sig og kunne sætte nogle ramme op for sig selv og andre vil uanfægtet hvad man arbejder med gøre ens proces bedre og mere effektiv (over tid).  

Læs mere på www.WIIF.dk 

Feb 19, 201932:30
Episode 7: Mindre affald, bedre nudge design - m. Lykke Kjær
Feb 05, 201956:47
Episode 6: Sundhedsdesign, hvem er det til? - m. Kathrine Gade
Jan 15, 201935:00
Episode 5²: Menuer - på digitale og analoge platforme - m. Rikke Lind

Episode 5²: Menuer - på digitale og analoge platforme - m. Rikke Lind

 Hvorfor skal menuer på hjemmesider altid være så besværlige og svære at navigerer i og er det på tide at man dropper denne "klassiske" form for menustruktur?
Dette er nogle af de spørgsmål som vi i denne episode prøver at besvare og nørde lidt omkring. Udover det så forsøger vi også at se nærmere på sammenhængen mellem traditionelle menuer som man kender fra restauranter og andre former for papirs-menuer og til menuer af den digitale form.  Se mere på www.WIIF.dk 

Jan 08, 201928:50
Episode 5¹: Menuer - på digitale og analoge platforme - m. Rikke Lind
Jan 01, 201930:01
Episode 4: Farver - m. Lise Berntsen
Dec 18, 201836:59
Episode 3: Alle kan tegne - m. Kia Kruse
Dec 05, 201844:53
Episode 2: Dårligt interface på sociale medier - m. Biljana Celebija
Nov 21, 201841:29
Episode 1: Er det let at være cyklist i København? - m. Ditte Munk
Nov 14, 201851:25
Hvem er det egentlig vi designer til? | Who Is It For? | Forstå design *TEASER*
Nov 11, 201803:15