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Building in the Age of Agents with Alex Wilson, Engineering Leader at T. Rowe Price.
May 13, 2026
53m 07s
Building Trust: Designing Product Ecosystems in the Age of AI
Mar 10, 2026
33m 52s
Inside the Alaska–Hawaiian Merger: Shipping a Multi-Brand Experience in 10 Months
Feb 10, 2026
41m 04s
Designing the Learning Loop: Context, AI, and Compound Systems
Jan 27, 2026
48m 22s
DSP 139. Why the Future of Digital Production Starts With Code, Not a Canvas
Dec 17, 2025
34m 39s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/13/26 | Building in the Age of Agents with Alex Wilson, Engineering Leader at T. Rowe Price.✨ | agentic AIenterprise software+3 | Alex Wilson | T. Rowe Price | — | AIengineering+3 | — | 53m 07s | |
| 3/10/26 | Building Trust: Designing Product Ecosystems in the Age of AI✨ | product designAI systems+3 | Andi Rusu | Disney | — | digital productsinterfaces+3 | — | 33m 52s | |
| 2/10/26 | Inside the Alaska–Hawaiian Merger: Shipping a Multi-Brand Experience in 10 Months✨ | mergershipping+4 | Noelle LansfordForrest Akemann | Alaska AirlinesHawaiian Airlines | — | Alaska AirlinesHawaiian Airlines+5 | — | 41m 04s | |
| 1/27/26 | Designing the Learning Loop: Context, AI, and Compound Systems✨ | systems thinkingAI+3 | Dave Brown | Qualtrics | — | AIsystems thinking+3 | — | 48m 22s | |
| 12/17/25 |  DSP 139. Why the Future of Digital Production Starts With Code, Not a Canvas✨ | digital productioncode+3 | — | — | — | digital productioncode+5 | — | 34m 39s | |
| 12/4/25 |  DSP 138. Scaling Inclusive Design: An Accessibility Conversation with Anna Thielke✨ | accessibilityinclusive design+4 | Anna Thielke | Mantis and Company | — | accessibilityinclusive design+5 | — | 24m 54s | |
| 11/11/25 |  DSP 137. Why You Shouldn’t Aim for Perfect: Building Design Systems That Deliver Business Value with Noelle Lansford✨ | design systemsbusiness value+3 | Noelle Lansford | ShepFortune 5+1 | — | design systemsbusiness value+5 | — | 44m 45s | |
| 7/22/25 |  DSP 136. Are Design Systems Still for People? A Conversation with Elyse Holladay✨ | design systemsAI+4 | Elyse Holladay | Color HealthOn Theme | — | design systemsAI+3 | — | 45m 32s | |
| 7/8/25 |  DSP 135. The Infrastructure Behind Digital Production: A Conversation with Steve Dodier-Lazaro✨ | design systemsdigital product creation+4 | Steve Dodier-Lazaro | — | — | design systemsdigital production+5 | — | 36m 38s | |
| 6/13/25 |  DSP 134 Modernizing a Legend: Catherine Dubut Builds the Future at Ford Pro✨ | automotive legacydigital ecosystem+3 | Catherine Dubut | Ford Pro | — | Ford ProCatherine Dubut+3 | — | 30m 33s | |
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| 5/27/25 |  DSP 133. Garth Braithwaite on Design Tokens, Governance, and Scaling Spectrum at Adobe | Send us feedback or episode suggestions. The design token nerds are taking over the pod! In this episode, guest host Christopher Bloom sits down with Garth Braithwaite, Lead Senior Staff Design Engineer at Adobe, for a deep dive into the inner workings of Spectrum’s design tokens. Garth shares how Adobe manages the complexity of scaling a multi-platform design system, and how thoughtful collaboration across teams builds real value for users. They get into the weeds on cross-team communication... | 59m 34s | ||||||
| 4/29/25 |  DSP 132. The Evolution of Digital Production: TJ Pitre Talks Flash, Figma, and the Future of Dynamic Design | Send us feedback or episode suggestions. In this episode, TJ Pitre, founder of South Left, joins the podcast to trace the real evolution of digital production — from the early days of Flash and Fireworks to today's dynamic, system-driven workflows. TJ shares his journey bridging design and development, reflects on the rise of modern tools like Figma, and explores the shift toward more connected, production-ready design. Along the way, he breaks down the growing role of the design engineer, th... | 29m 49s | ||||||
| 4/15/25 |  DSP 131. DSP Rewind | Rick Rodriguez on Building an Adaptable and Scalable Design system | Send us feedback or episode suggestions. This week, we're digging into the Design Systems Podcast archives. Guest host Richard Banfield, VP of Design Leadership at Knapsack, revisits a 2020 conversation between host Chris Strahl and Rick Rodriguez, then Head of Design Systems at Walmart Labs. Rick shares how his team developed Living Design, Walmart’s internal design system, to support both customer-facing and associate-facing digital products. The conversation explores what it takes to desig... | 31m 59s | ||||||
| 4/2/25 |  DSP 130. Jon Warden on How GSK Uses Design Systems to Balance Scale, Flexibility, and Innovation | Send us feedback or episode suggestions. In this episode of the Design Systems Podcast, guest host Andrew Rohman sits down with Jon Warden to explore how GSK leverages design systems to drive consistency, innovation, and efficiency across a highly complex global organization. With multiple brands, multi-product ecosystems, and diverse regional needs, GSK must balance scale and flexibility while embracing automation, AI, and modern workflows—all while keeping the customer experience at the cen... | 41m 08s | ||||||
| 3/18/25 |  DSP 129. Mashup | The Future of AI and Digital Production | Send us feedback or episode suggestions. In this episode of The Design Systems Podcast, guest host Richard Banfield takes us on a journey through the intersection of artificial intelligence and design systems. We revisit some of the most compelling discussions featuring experts David Calleja, Nick Hahn, Ranjeet Tayi, and Kate Moran. Together, they unravel how AI is transforming the way digital products are designed and developed. From AI's potential as a creative partner to its role in automa... | 48m 21s | ||||||
| 3/11/25 |  DSP 128. Rewind | Emily Campbell: Design and code convergence | Send us feedback or episode suggestions. in this episode Knapsack's VP of Design Leadership, Richard Banfield takes a look back at a conversation between Chris Strahl and Emily Campbell. They discuss the convergence of design and code, and what that actually looks like. They walk through what a designer role looks like in a modern digital product team and Emily explains her idea that design and development are the same. They just have different approaches to the same process or medium. Other... | 42m 44s | ||||||
| 2/4/25 |  DSP 127. Building a Unified Design System for Instacart’s Multi-Product Ecosystem: Lessons for Success from Miranda Bouck | Send us feedback or episode suggestions. Increasingly, design systems need to support multi-product ecosystems with a diverse array of consumers and stakeholders. This week, Chris Strahl sits down with Miranda Bouck from Instacart to explore the intricacies of managing a multi-faceted design system. Miranda delves into the challenges and strategies of balancing the diverse needs of consumer apps, internal apps, and enterprise retail partners, all while maintaining system flexibility and perfo... | 31m 46s | ||||||
| 1/21/25 |  DSP 126. Scaling Avalara's Design System to Support a Growth-By-Acquisition Strategy | Send us feedback or episode suggestions. Many enterprise organizations face the challenge of scaling their design systems as the scope of product support expands through adoption and acquisition. In this episode of the Design Systems Podcast, host Chris Strahl speaks with Will Rodenbough, Senior UX Designer at Avalara, about the critical role of design systems in enabling scalability and supporting a growth-by-acquisition strategy. Key Topics Covered: Scaling Through Systems Thinking: How Ava... | 26m 06s | ||||||
| 1/7/25 |  DSP 125. Inside H-E-B’s Digital Transformation: Adriana Morales on Design Systems That Empower Teams | Send us feedback or episode suggestions. In our first episode of 2025, Chris Strahl sits down with Adriana Morales, Design Principal at H-E-B, to explore the evolution, challenges, and triumphs of design systems in organizations at different stages of maturity. Adriana shares her journey from IBM to H-E-B, highlighting how each company’s unique financial priorities and cultural dynamics shape the mission and execution of their design systems. Together, they discuss the paradox of design syste... | 37m 33s | ||||||
| 12/10/24 |  DSP 124. From Ideas to Impact: Chris Strahl and Evan Lovely on Five Years of Design Systems Innovation | Send us feedback or episode suggestions. In this special episode of the Design Systems Podcast, co-founders Chris Strahl and Evan Lovely celebrate five years of the podcast and reflect on their journey from agency work to building Knapsack. They discuss the evolution of design systems, lessons learned from working with global enterprise clients, and the importance of composability, constraints, and community in driving innovation. Enjoy anecdotes from their early days and a look ahead at the ... | 34m 02s | ||||||
| 11/26/24 |  DSP 123. Adoption, Efficiency, and Value: insights from KickstartDS’s Jonas Ulrich and Daniel Ley | Send us feedback or episode suggestions. In this episode, Chris talks with Daniel Ley and Jonas Ulrich from KickstartDS, a framework designed to simplify design system creation and drive meaningful adoption. They dive deep into what adoption really means, moving beyond metrics like component coverage to focus on efficiency, team morale, and an iterative approach. Drawing on real-world examples like UNICEF Germany, they share how effective adoption strategies can reduce complexity, speed up de... | 27m 57s | ||||||
| 11/12/24 |  DSP 122. Creating Cohesion from Chaos: The Role of Language and System Design with Ben Callahan | Send us feedback or episode suggestions. Language shapes the way we think and structure the world we build. On this episode of The Design Systems Podcast, Chris Strahl sits down with Ben Callahan, co-founder of Sparkbox, to explore the critical role of language and communication in team dynamics, problem-solving, and system structures. Ben shares insights on how linguistic choices shape product creation and drive organization-wide cohesion. He argues that while common ground is essential, des... | 44m 37s | ||||||
| 10/29/24 |  DSP 121. The Intersection of Urban Planning and Design Systems: Insights from Andii Hei | Send us feedback or episode suggestions. Explore the unique parallels between urban planning and design systems with Andii Hei. Discover how cities and digital landscapes share principles of structure, adaptability, and creative constraints. Andii offers insights into how these connections reveal new ways to think about system design, collaboration, and the evolution of digital experiences. Whether you're building cityscapes or digital ecosystems, this episode uncovers the essential blueprint... | 32m 04s | ||||||
| 10/15/24 |  DSP 120. From Designer to Design System Leader: Insights from Allison Shaw's Career Journey | Send us feedback or episode suggestions. On today's episode of The Design Systems Podcast, Allison Shaw, Director of Design at Adobe, shares insights from her expansive journey in design systems. From her early days modernizing Yelp’s desktop experience to her pivotal roles at Zendesk and Adobe, Allison talks openly about transitioning from a designer IC role to management, the power of humility, and the importance of fostering strong mentor relationships. Check it out! View the transcript o... | 33m 55s | ||||||
| 10/1/24 |  DSP 119. Rethinking Design Consistency: Debating Tokens vs. Components with ADPs Alice Preisler | Send us feedback or episode suggestions. Are components a necessary part of a design system? In this episode of The Design Systems Podcast, Alice Preisler, the Product Owner of Design System at ADP challenges the idea that all design systems start with a component library. Alice and host, Chris Strahl discuss what starting with documentation and design tokens instead of components might do for a design system and product teams. Alice shares her vision of using a linting tool to enforce design... | 32m 00s | ||||||
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