Hi! My name is Eugen and I am the host of Laroche.fm. This podcast is a chance for me to share with you my knowledge and passions. Join me for weekly episodes about design and the business side of it. From time to time I also have a guest on the podcast that will share useful and practical insights from their experience
Design Context, Saying No To Features - Raw 6, Laroche.fm
More thoughts on design context, how you prioritise a design process, where do you start and saying no to features.
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I am building Shosho, an app for your writing: shosho.co
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8 Sept 2020
How to Hire a Designer - Laroche.fm, Ep.51
Some quick thoughts on what to do and not do when hiring a designer. Lately I have been talking with many managers that are trying to hire a designer and I noticed a couple of things we can all do better.
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I am building Shosho, an app for your writing: https://shosho.co/
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Read my articles on: medium.com/@eugenesanu
Learn about my work: https://eugenesanu.com
Follow the podcast on Spotify: tinyurl.com/y5langqg
Or Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/y5jj7ukh
30 Oct 2019
How Descriptive Norms Influence Human Behaviour
Millions of years ago, on the continent of Africa, humans who survived and emigrated to other parts probably did so because when they saw many beings running in the opposite direction, they followed them. Herd mentality and conforming to group norms is almost always a positive approach for your survival. We survived because we followed and mimicked others. This helped us develop norms. Learn what is a norm and how to use them to design better products.
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28 Oct 2019
Books to Read for Building and Designing Great Products and Brands
In this episode I will share with you some of the best books I have read on business, design and behavioural economics. These are an important read for anyone who wants to design great products and experiences. Here is the full list of all books mentioned:
The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman
Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug
Inspired by Maty Cagan
Nudge by Richard Thaler
Alchemy by Rory Sutherland
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Creativity, Inc by Ed Catmul
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
Brand Thinking by Debbie Milman
How to think Like a Great Graphic Designer also by Debbie
All books by Marty Neumeier (Brand Gap, Scamble, Zag, etc)
Flow and Creativity by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (2 books)
Zero to One by Peter Thiel
Creators and Intellectuals by Paul Johnson (2 books)
Poor Charlie's Almanack by Charlie Munger
23 Oct 2019
Changing the way we perceive value - Raw 5 - Laroche.fm
Welcome to a new Raw! Behavioral economics, how we make choices, and how we can change value perceived by only changing a name and wallpaper and many more. Random thoughts expressed logically :)
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My portoflio: https://www.laroche.co
21 Oct 2019
How consistent writing makes you a better designer - Laroche.fm - Ep.48
In previous episode we discussed 5 most important skills a designer must have. One of them was communication skills, but I did not discuss how to develop them. And one way is writing.
You can read the full article on Medium: https://tinyurl.com/y25g5njv
Study 1: https://tinyurl.com/y7qetd6s
Study 2: https://tinyurl.com/y4cnsvzh
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My portoflio: https://www.laroche.co
1 Sept 2019
Most Important Skills Designers Must Have - Laroche.fm Ep.47
In this episode I will talk about the most important skills any designer must have - communication skills. These skills go above any other. I will give you examples from my experience and how to apply them.
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Link to the article: https://goo.gl/3TT9RG
Follow me on Medium: https://medium.com/@eugenesanu
My work: https://www.laroche.co/
my product: https://www.shosho.co/
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