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In this episode from Season 2’s themed Life Lessons To My Younger Self, we unpack Tim’s sixth lesson— If Your Life Were a Book, Your Actions...
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Unpacking Design is a podcast that shares the perspectives, thoughts, and ideas of two architects from New York on topics ranging from technology, lifestyle, career, health, and news.

In this episode from Season 2’s themed Life Lessons To My Younger Self, we unpack Tim’s sixth lesson— If Your Life Were a Book, Your Actions...

In this episode from Season 2’s themed Life Lessons To My Younger Self, we unpack Mike’s sixth lesson—Make Empathy Your Superpower

In this episode from Season 2’s themed Life Lessons To My Younger Self, we unpack Tim’s fifth lesson—Never Ask for Permission. Ask for Guida...

In this episode from Season 2’s themed Life Lessons To My Younger Self, we unpack Mike’s fifth lesson—Become the Hero of Your Own Story.

In this episode from Season 2’s themed Life Lessons To My Younger Self, we unpack Tim’s fourth lesson—Have a Financial Plan.

In this episode from Season 2’s themed Life Lessons To My Younger Self, we unpack Mike’s fourth lesson—Burnout is Real.

In this episode from Season 2’s themed Life Lessons To My Younger Self, we unpack Tim’s third lesson—Plan Less. Do More.

In this episode from Season 2’s themed Life Lessons To My Younger Self, we unpack Mike’s third lesson—Lean into who you are. Let go of who y...

In this episode from Season 2’s themed Life Lessons To My Younger Self, we unpack Tim’s second lesson—find your voice.

In this episode from Season 2’s themed Life Lessons To My Younger Self, we unpack Mike’s second lesson—practice matters more than the result...

In this episode from Season 2’s themed Life Lessons To My Younger Self, we unpack Tim’s first lesson—speak with clarity.

In this episode from Season 2’s themed Life Lessons To My Younger Self, we unpack Mike’s first lesson--pace yourself.

After 3 years and 150 episodes, we believe that the show is due for a change. In this episode, we discuss what you can expect moving forward...

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What book has influenced the way that you think about your approach to your life and finding clarity to the things that you do? Learn more a...

How much meaning does winning an award have to you? Why do you feel that way about awards? Mike and Tim talk about the application processes...

Have you ever thought about selling digital products online in a place like Etsy? What kinds of people and designers are on there and what a...

How do we identify a toxic work environment and what are some examples of them? How do we get out of a toxic work environment and/or help so...

One of the things many designers have been trained to believe is to work through design problems on their own and to only share their comple...

How do you stay consistent in all of your pursuits, especially the ones that are long term like building a brand or a business? What are som...

Should you go back to design school during the pandemic? What are the benefits of going back to school during this time? Learn more about wh...

At some point in every designer’s career, they face a moment where they feel like there’s so much left to do for a project, but the deadline...

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic spreading throughout the world, businesses are feeling its effects on the economy. The stock market is be...

How do you keep a team of designers motivated throughout an entire project? What are effective ways of giving all members of a design team o...

Have you ever had trouble getting yourself to start a project that you really wanted to pursue? Or spending a lot of time on a project, but...

In order to get better at our pursuits in our lives, we need to know what our current strengths and weaknesses are so that we can embrace th...

Every year, there are more people entering college with an increase in the number of people pursuing design related fields. Every designer w...

All designers have ideas for speculative projects that they believe will influence the world in some way. From architectural proposals of ne...

One of the habits of all designers is the pursuit of free work for family, friends, competitions, and so on. We all have the tendency to wan...

There’s no question about the benefits of living a healthy life and its positive impacts on a designer’s ability to focus and be creative. F...

What happens from the time a designer gets up in the morning to the time they go to sleep on an average day? Learn more about what a typical...

When we think about the work being created at design firms, there’s often a dilemma of ownership that employees face. Who owns the work that...

When designers enter their profession and start working at a firm, there are some who find themselves with consistent upward movement to hig...

What does it mean to stay focused in our lives and what does it look like? In the 21st century, we’re constantly being bombarded by informat...

As a predominantly service based profession, our businesses and livelihoods rely on designing for clients who in turn pay us. What makes a c...

What does it mean to be authentic with the designs that we develop, products that we create, and lives on social media? How do we maintain o...

In this episode, Mike briefly talks about Tim Ferriss’ book, Tribe of Mentors, and asks Tim 10 questions that Ferriss asks all of his guests...

How do you know if you’re designs will be accepted by your client? What about society? How many times do you ask yourself if your designs ar...

In this episode, Mike and Tim talk about the importance of mentoring others and providing guidance to younger and lesser experienced creativ...

In this episode, Mike and Tim talk about how they’ve burned out in their lives as creatives. Mike’s personal journey through burnout came fr...

How does sleep help designers work efficiently, get new ideas, and stay focused? Learn more about Mike and Tim’s thoughts on why sleep is on...

How can designers come together and address the pay gaps within all design professions? What are some of the implicit biases that we have ab...

In this episode, Mike and Tim talk about what being a designer means to us and how it influences our lives. They talk about how being a desi...

In this episode, we talk about what it means to fail as a designer working on a project and in general. We discuss the mindset of people who...

In this episode, we talk about the influence of Gary Vaynerchuk’s book, Crush It!, which has influenced both Mike and Tim’s careers and live...

Welcome to the Unpacking Design Podcast! We're your hosts, Mike LaValley and Tim Ung and we're excited to share products and ideas from our...