Ramblings of a Designer podcast is a weekly design news and discussion podcast hosted by Adan Zepeda (twit: @adanzepeda, insta: @adanz.designs) and Terri Rodriguez-Hong (@flaxenink, insta: flaxenink.design). Send us feedback! ramblingsofadesignerpod@gmail.com, Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/ramblingsofadesigner   This week we talk about: Exclusive: A first look inside Google’s top-secret design lab https://www.fastcompany.com/90378288/exclusive-a-first-look-inside-googles-top-secret-design-lab Tokyo subway’s humble duct-tape typographer https://medium.com/@chrisgaul/tokyo-subways-humble-duct-tape-typographer-a8c84bb6b99b https://www.google.com/search?q=%E4%BD%90%E8%97%A4%E4%BF%AE%E6%82%A6&tbm=vid&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwij_t6hwvLjAhWjMX0KHXp6AlYQ_AUIDSgC&biw=859&bih=629&dpr=2 7 simple & effective methods to get better at Visual/UI Design https://uxdesign.cc/7-simple-methods-to-get-better-at-visual-ui-design-21fec0f417b5 Design Debate: Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Inspiration? https://99u.adobe.com/articles/59641/design-debate-is-there-such-a-thing-as-too-much-inspiration?utm_source=UX+Links&utm_campaign=34a392da3f-UX_COLLECTIVE_2019_08_03_12_12&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_44948c461b-34a392da3f-106061197