Designer News Podcast with Randy J. Hunt of Etsy

Dropmark is happy to sponsor this week’s episode of DN FM, the Designer News podcast.

In this episode, host Sam Solomon talks with Randy J. Hunt about software design, developing true empathy for users, holistic design, and business models. Randy, VP of Design at Etsy, shares what it was like helming early design projects, challenges growing the team and how Etsy’s mission attracts the calibre of designers it does.

The episode also starts off with a panel on the state of design tools with Payam Rajabi of Shopify and Kieran Rheaume of Designer News. Discussion revolves around popular apps like Photoshop and Sketch, as well as newcomers like Figma, Subform, and Affinity Designer.

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