a pretty sick design podcast hosted by Ava Liao. prescribing taste through conversations about the games industry, design craft, and everything else with industry guests & friends.

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a pretty sick design podcast hosted by Ava Liao. prescribing taste through conversations about the games industry, design craft, and everything else with industry guests & friends.
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Publishing Since
12/24/2024
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Recent Episodes

January 28, 2026
Game jams and changing industries
<p>This episode’s guest is Michelle Choi, a Principal UI/UX Designer at PlayStation in the Creative Arts department, where she designs game interfaces for PlayStation Studios and partners. Most recently, she worked on the newly announced Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls.</p><p>We talk about transitioning from print & ecommerce design into game UX, being emotionally invested (or not) in your work, and using game jams to hone your craft.</p><p>This episode was recorded on October 1, 2025.</p><p>Music by <a href="https://abstractionmusic.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Abstraction</a>.</p>

January 28, 2026
Work-life balance and the AAA-indie dichotomy
<p>This episode’s guest is Joie Cao, a visual design artist at Riot Games. She currently works on Teamfight Tactics, where she creates UI for future sets as part of the core gameplay team. Before that, she worked on League of Legends, where she designed interfaces for game modes and limited-time events.</p><p>We talk about work-life balance, Roblox side projects, and what makes someone great to work with.</p><p>Apologies for the bad audio! This episode was recorded on September 19, 2025.</p><p>Music by <a href="https://abstractionmusic.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Abstraction</a>.</p>

April 20, 2025
Craft and care: the making of a UX director
<p>We talk about cursed UX problems in games, mentorship and knowing whether the manager path is for you, and why design orgs in tech tend to be more mature than those in games.</p><p>This episode’s guest is Julie McConnell, a UX Director at <a href="https://www.epicgames.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Epic Games</a> working on Fortnite. With almost 15 years of experience, she's a veteran of Riot Games, Google, and Bungie, working on some of the most prestigious franchises in the games industry.</p><p>Music by <a href="https://abstractionmusic.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Abstraction</a>.</p>
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