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Cover art of Canva's 'Design Surfaces' podcast, featuring the words 'Design Surfaces' appearing in different colours

My interview on the Canva design podcast

November 10, 2024May 12, 2024

Baby’s first podcast appearance — product, content design, naming things, and Shakespeare.

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A sheet ghost floats over a pink background with the words "Content Design" in the background

The logical fallacy haunting content design

August 26, 2024March 29, 2024

Once you see it, you can’t un-see it.

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IG commenters are content designers now

August 26, 2024March 15, 2024

There are dozens of us! Dozens!!

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Valentine Watkins

Val is a content designer interested in tech, wine and internet economics.

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