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Paper and Pain

The art of being a designer and the pains we deal with daily

Paper and Pain is a podcast channel for product designers who want to learn more about the industry in Singapore and Southeast Asia. Hosted by Kristian and Steve, two experienced product designers based in Singapore, the

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  • 7. 25 - Learning from failures

    57:05||Season 2, Ep. 7
    Why products fail, how to learn from a failure, and what happens to those who resist the opportunity to improve: in today's episode.

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  • 6. 24 - Our design process

    01:07:51||Season 2, Ep. 6
    Tune in as we discuss how we do design, which steps in the design process are essential, and how to plan and execute your research successfully.Check out "Design in Theory and Practice" by Ernest Allen here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132372634-design-in-theory-and-practice-classic-reprint-paperback-2012-auth
  • 5. 23 - Toxic positivity

    43:28||Season 2, Ep. 5
    How LinkedIn and other social platforms affect our careers and personalities, and how to stay sane while building your online persona.
  • 4. 22 - Pain

    45:16||Season 2, Ep. 4
    Designing for mental healthHow to stay sane amidst layoffs, why products for mental health matter, and how to find support in a loving community. Looking for answers with Sangeetha, our own Chief Growth Officer.
  • 3. 21 - Insights

    51:26||Season 2, Ep. 3
    Johannes, CEO of Formbricks, joining us in this episode to discuss the value of customer insights, how open source tools help democratise user data gathering, and why designers should join open source projects today.
  • 2. 20 - Burnout

    49:32||Season 2, Ep. 2
    The brain is on fire! Kristian and Steve sit down with Gabe Kwakyi, the CEO of Lingvano and a career coach, to discuss burnouts: what they are, how to avoid them, and what to do when you can't take it anymore.
  • 1. 19 - Corporations vs creativity

    53:52||Season 2, Ep. 1
    Paper and Pain comes back for its second season! In this episode, Kristian and Steve debate whether corporate life is the ultimate killer of creativity, or big company is the right place for a designer to thrive.We’d love to hear from you! Do drop us a message at hi@pain.design if you want to share anything with us.