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Quartz Creative

Uncovering Life's UX

  • 26 minutes 34 seconds
    Weddings: Designing the Perfect Day

    Millennials aren’t killing the wedding industry, but they are reshaping it. Jess Levin Conroy, co-founder and CEO of wedding vendor directory Carats & Cake, joins us to discuss how the site’s approach to user-focused design has helped it respond to the shifting demands of a new generation of couples.

    For more from Quartz Creative, follow us on Instagram or visit us at our website, Creative.QZ.com.

    Recording space provided by The World of McIntosh (WoM), an iconic, invite-only townhouse located in the heart of Soho that was designed as an immersive sensory experience to showcase McIntosh Group brands’ products.

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    21 August 2019, 5:43 am
  • 19 minutes 34 seconds
    The Strand: Redesigning the Bookstore in the Age of Amazon

    The Internet was supposed to kill bookstores; instead, it’s revitalized them. Nancy Bass Wyden, owner of New York City’s bookstore-meets-cultural-institution The Strand joins us to talk about how the store has reinvented itself for an age that’s anything but post-retail.

    For more from Quartz Creative, follow us on Instagram or visit us at our website, Creative.QZ.com.

    Recording space provided by The World of McIntosh (WoM), an iconic, invite-only townhouse located in the heart of Soho that was designed as an immersive sensory experience to showcase McIntosh Group brands’ products.

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    14 August 2019, 5:38 am
  • 25 minutes 22 seconds
    Haunted Houses and the UX of Fear

    The best haunted houses are more than just jump scares. On this episode Quartz Creative branded content editor Alexandra Owens talks to Scott Simmons, creative director at Pittsburgh’s ScareHouse, about how he uses sociology, physics, and even geometry to bring nightmares to life.

    For more from Quartz Creative, follow us on Instagram or visit us at our website, Creative.QZ.com.

    Recording space provided by The World of McIntosh (WoM), an iconic, invite-only townhouse located in the heart of Soho that was designed as an immersive sensory experience to showcase McIntosh Group brands’ products.

    This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    7 August 2019, 5:30 am
  • 24 minutes 50 seconds
    Designing the Impossible Burger

    What makes meat taste like meat? On this episode Quartz Creative branded content editor Ricardo Bilton talks to Impossible Foods senior flavor scientist Laura Kliman about how her team designed a vegan burger that even meat eaters can’t help but love.

    Recording space provided by The World of McIntosh (WoM), an iconic, invite-only townhouse located in the heart of Soho that was designed as an immersive sensory experience to showcase McIntosh Group brands’ products.

    For more from Quartz Creative, follow us on Instagram or visit us at our website, Creative.QZ.com.

    This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    31 July 2019, 10:00 am
  • 24 minutes 21 seconds
    Pandemic and the Rules of Fun

    On this episode, Quartz Creative branded content editor Ricardo Bilton talks to Matt Leacock, creator of the board game Pandemic, about how user-first design helps him create board games that are easy to enjoy, but hard to win.

    For more from Quartz Creative, follow us on Instagram or visit us at our website, Creative.QZ.com.

    Recording space provided by The World of McIntosh (WoM), an iconic, invite-only townhouse located in the heart of Soho that was designed as an immersive sensory experience to showcase McIntosh Group brands’ products.

    This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    19 July 2019, 8:28 pm
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