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Design DowntimeAuthor: Guy Segal
"Design Downtime" celebrates the joys of living a balanced creative life outside the pixels and wireframes. Join your host, Guy Segal, a design director, on this journey to redefine what it means to be a successful design professional, as each episode features a conversation with a talented design expert, delving into the world beyond their design screens and uncovering the passions that fuel their imagination. We invite you to break free from the shackles of hustle culture and embrace the full spectrum of human experience because life is too precious to be spent only in pursuit of productivity. Language: en Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Vitaly Friedman Loves Techno
Episode 16
Thursday, 12 February, 2026
It’s the season 4 finale and we’re celebrating at 150 bpm, when Vitaly Friedman joins us to talk about his lifelong journey through techno music. It all began in Belarus when, as a child, he discovered The Prodigy on cassette, continuing into his teens, that were spent obsessively exploring every possible musical avenue. Vitaly explains his preference for minimal, melodic, and "honest" techno over mainstream EDM, emphasizing his deep appreciation for the craft, passion, and commitment artists put into their work. He discusses how music serves different functions in his life, whether providing flow and calmness while working, or creating vivid, cinematic experiences at live concerts, and reveals his practice of continuously discovering new artists to avoid getting stuck.Guest BioVitaly Friedman (he/him) loves beautiful content and does not give up easily. Born in Minsk, Belarus, he studied computer science and mathematics in Germany. While writing algebra proofs and preparing for software engineering at nights in the kitchen, at the same time he discovered passion for typography, interface design and writing. After working as a freelance designer and developer for 6 years, he co-founded Smashing Magazine back in 2006, a leading online magazine for designers and developers. His curiosity drove him from interface design to front-end to performance optimization to accessibility and back to user experience over all the years. Vitaly is the author, co-author and editor of Smashing Books (https://www.smashingmagazine.com/books), and a curator of Smashing Conferences (https://www.smashingconf.com). He is the UX lead with the European Parliament and Smashing Magazine and front-end/UX consultant in Europe and abroad, working with large and small companies and organizations like Haufe-Lexware, Axel-Springer and others. He also runs Measure UX (https://measure-ux.com) and Smart Interface Design Patterns (https://smart-interface-design-patterns.com), friendly video courses on UX and design patterns, along with a live UX training for passionate UX and product designers. LinksVitaly on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vitalyfriedmanAmelie Lens at EXIT 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80jdSJxZUAEAmelie Lens — Live In the tunnel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1-Xc7EfT44Worakls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXJawwVI03EPaul Kalkbrenner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YPbpWeIx2QExtrawelt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryc3YudCYXUProdigy — Out of Space: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4eav7dFvc8CreditsCover design by Raquel Breternitz.
