Women Designers You Should Know Podcast

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Redesigning history by celebrating women. Amber Asay (host and designer) highlights groundbreaking contributions of women designers who have shaped the world we live in today. From graphic designers to architects, industrial designers to fashion icons, we explore the inspiring stories of the women who came before us, breaking barriers and paving the way for future generations.

There's a dual approach in each episode, with a designer as a featured guest, we'll uncover the remarkable journey of a historical figure, shedding light on their innovative designs, their challenges, and their triumphs. The goal is to make these extraordinary women household names, ensuring that their legacies are rightfully celebrated and recognized for their profound impact on design history.

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Here's a quick summary of the last 5 episodes on Women Designers You Should Know.

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Amber Asay

Previous Guests

Maria Giudice
Maria Giudice is a trailblazing designer, creative leader, and author who has spent over three decades redefining what it means to lead with empathy. She is the founder of Hot Studio, one of the first woman-led digital design studios in the country, which was acquired by Facebook in 2013. Maria went on to become Director of Product Design at Facebook and later VP of Experience Design at Autodesk, helping bring people-centered thinking into the heart of tech culture. She is the co-author of 'Rise of the DEO' and 'Changemakers', two influential books that empower designers to lead change. From painting in Staten Island to reshaping Silicon Valley, Maria's story is as bold as it is inspiring.
Tomoko Miho
Tomoko Miho (1931-2012) was a pioneering American graphic designer known for her elegant use of space, clarity, and restrained modernism. A graduate of the Institute of Design in Chicago, she worked for George Nelson Associates and Unimark International before founding her own studio, Tomoko Miho & Co. Her clients included Herman Miller, MoMA, and the Smithsonian, and in 1993, she was awarded the AIGA Medal for her outstanding contributions to design. Miho's work masterfully blended Swiss modernism, American pragmatism, and Japanese aesthetics to create timeless, poetic visual communications.
Jessica Strelioff
Jessica Strelioff is the founder and creative director of Goodside Studio, a design practice known for its emotionally resonant, timeless branding. With a background in creating thoughtful, human-centered design, Jessica builds brands that are both strategic and soulful, always with a strong editorial and visual clarity. Her work embodies restraint and intentionality, carrying forward the spirit of designers like Tomoko Miho into a modern, digital world.
Alex Proba
Alex Proba is a German-born, New York-based multidisciplinary designer and the founder of Studio Proba. Known for her playful use of color and pattern across murals, furniture, textiles, installations, and branding, she has collaborated with global brands like Nike, Google, and Louis Vuitton. Her iconic Poster a Day project launched her career and continues to inspire creatives worldwide with its message of consistency and exploration.
Tamara Mellon
Tamara Mellon is a British-American fashion designer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of luxury shoe brand Jimmy Choo. A former accessories editor at British Vogue, Mellon played a pivotal role in shaping the brand's aesthetic and global success. She later launched her own label, Tamara Mellon Inc., where she continues to design with a focus on empowering women and disrupting the fashion business model.
Rachelle Bergstein
Rachelle Bergstein is a writer and cultural commentator, best known as the author of 'Women from the Ankle Down: The Story of Shoes and How They Define Us.' Her work explores the intersection of fashion, identity, and culture. With a background in literature and a sharp eye for symbolism in style, Bergstein brings a unique voice to fashion history and its impact on women's lives.
Amy Hood
Amy Hood is a co-founder of Hoodzpah, a branding agency based in Southern California. Along with her twin sister, Jennifer, she has developed a reputation for creating bold and strategic design work for major brands such as Disney, Nike, and 20th Century Fox. Amy is also an author of 'Freelance and Business and Stuff,' a guide aimed at helping creatives navigate the business side of their careers. She is passionate about empowering the next generation of designers through resources and courses.
Jennifer Hood
Jennifer Hood is a co-founder of Hoodzpah, a branding agency known for its innovative and personality-driven design work. Together with her twin sister, Amy, she has worked with high-profile clients and has contributed to the creative community by writing 'Freelance and Business and Stuff,' which provides practical advice for running a creative business. Jennifer is dedicated to uplifting other creatives and has developed various resources to support their growth in the industry.

Topics Discussed

design burnout big tech leadership culture women in design Tomoko Miho Jessica Strelioff branding modernism graphic design soulful brands persistence creative rituals color multidisciplinary design murals posters product lines Studio Proba Tamara Mellon Jimmy Choo luxury fashion Rachelle Bergstein women in fashion resilience cultural insight Susan Kare Amy Hood Jennifer Hood Apple Macintosh Hoodzpah creative business strategies

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0:00 49:13

041. Maria Giudice: Design Superpowers, Burnout, Big Tech

Hosts
Amber Asay
Guests
Maria Giudice
Keywords
design burnout big tech leadership culture women in design

This episode features legendary designer and leader Maria Giudice, who shares her journey from Staten Island art kid to founding Hot Studio, navigating Facebooks acquisition, and using design to shift culture, leadership, and the C-suite.

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About Maria:

Maria Giudice is a trailblazing designer, creative leader, and author who has spent over three decades redefining what it means to lead with empathy. Shes the founder of Hot Studio, one of the first woman-led digital design studios in the country, which was acquired by Facebook in 2013. Maria went on to become Director of Product Design at Facebook and later VP of Experience Design at Autodesk, helping bring people-centered thinking into the heart of tech culture. Shes the co-author of Rise of the DEO and Changemakers, two influential books that empower designers to lead change. From painting in Staten Island to reshaping Silicon ValleyMarias story is as bold as it is inspiring.

Follow Maria:

Instagram: @mgiudice
LinkedIn: Maria Giudice
Rise of the DEO
Changemakers

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0:00 56:41

040. Tomoko Miho and Jessica Strelioff: Designing Space with Soul

Hosts
Amber Asay
Guests
Tomoko Miho Jessica Strelioff
Keywords
Tomoko Miho Jessica Strelioff design branding modernism graphic design soulful brands

This dual feature episode explores the legacy of Tomoko Miho’s masterful use of space and quiet modernism, alongside Jessica Strelioff’s thoughtful approach to building timeless, soulful brands through her studio, Goodside.

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Have a 1:1 mentor call with Amber Asay: intro.co/amberasay

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About Tomoko:

Tomoko Miho (1931–2012) was a pioneering American graphic designer known for her elegant use of space, clarity, and restrained modernism. A graduate of the Institute of Design in Chicago, she worked for George Nelson Associates and Unimark International before founding her own studio, Tomoko Miho & Co. Her clients included Herman Miller, MoMA, and the Smithsonian, and in 1993, she was awarded the AIGA Medal for her outstanding contributions to design. Miho’s work masterfully blended Swiss modernism, American pragmatism, and Japanese aesthetics to create timeless, poetic visual communications.

About Jessica:

Jessica Strelioff is the founder and creative director of Goodside Studio, a design practice known for its emotionally resonant, timeless branding. With a background in creating thoughtful, human-centered design, Jessica builds brands that are both strategic and soulful, always with a strong editorial and visual clarity. Her work embodies restraint and intentionality, carrying forward the spirit of designers like Tomoko Miho into a modern, digital world.

Follow Jessica:

Goodside Studio Website: goodside.studio
Threads: @jessicastrelioff
Instagram: @jessicastrelioff
LinkedIn: Jessica Strelioff
Behance Portfolio: behance.net/strelioff
 

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0:00 40:46

039. Alex Proba on Persistence: From Pools to Posters and More

Hosts
Amber Asay
Guests
Alex Proba
Keywords
persistence creative rituals color multidisciplinary design murals posters product lines Studio Proba

In this episode, multidisciplinary designer Alex Proba shares how persistence, daily creative rituals, and an unwavering belief in color have shaped her global design career—from posters and murals to pools and product lines.

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Have a 1:1 mentor call with Amber Asay: intro.co/amberasay

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Alex Proba is a German-born, New York-based multidisciplinary designer and the founder of Studio Proba. Known for her playful use of color and pattern across murals, furniture, textiles, installations, and branding, she has collaborated with global brands like Nike, Google, and Louis Vuitton. Her iconic “Poster a Day” project launched her career and continues to inspire creatives worldwide with its message of consistency and exploration.

Follow Alex:

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0:00 38:02

038. Tamara Mellon: The Woman Behind Jimmy Choo (w/ Rachelle Bergstein)

Hosts
Amber Asay
Guests
Tamara Mellon Rachelle Bergstein
Keywords
Tamara Mellon Jimmy Choo luxury fashion Rachelle Bergstein women in fashion resilience cultural insight

This episode we talk about the high-heeled rise, fall, and fierce reinvention of designer Tamara Mellon, co-founder of Jimmy Choo, whose resilience redefined what it means to be a woman in luxury fashion—with cultural insight from author Rachelle Bergstein.

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This show is powered by branding and design studio  Nice People
Join this podcast and the Patreon community: patreon.com/womendesignersyoushouldknow
Have a 1:1 mentor call with Amber Asay: intro.co/amberasay

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Tamara Mellon is a British-American fashion designer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of luxury shoe brand Jimmy Choo. A former accessories editor at British Vogue, Mellon played a pivotal role in shaping the brand’s aesthetic and global success. She later launched her own label, Tamara Mellon Inc., where she continues to design with a focus on empowering women and disrupting the fashion business model.


Rachelle Bergstein is a writer and cultural commentator, best known as the author of Women from the Ankle Down: The Story of Shoes and How They Define Us. Her work explores the intersection of fashion, identity, and culture. With a background in literature and a sharp eye for symbolism in style, Bergstein brings a unique voice to fashion history and its impact on women’s lives.

Follow Rachelle:

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0:00 1:19:24

037. Susan Kare and Amy & Jennifer Hood: Pixel Pushing and Powerful Branding

Hosts
Amber Asay
Guests
Amy Hood Jennifer Hood
Keywords
Susan Kare Amy Hood Jennifer Hood branding graphic design Apple Macintosh Hoodzpah creative business strategies

This dual feature episode explores the legacy of Susan Kare, the designer behind the original Mac icons, with guests Amy and Jennifer Hood, the twin creatives behind Hoodzpah, known for their bold branding and empowering creative business strategies.

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Support this podcast with a small donation: Buy Me A Coffee
This show is powered by Nice People
Join this podcast and the Patreon community: patreon.com/womendesignersyoushouldknow
Have a 1:1 mentor call with Amber Asay: intro.co/amberasay

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About Susan

Susan Kare is a graphic designer and pioneering iconographer best known for her work on the original Apple Macintosh in the early 1980s. With a background in fine arts, she had no prior experience in computer graphics when she was hired to design the first digital icons and typefaces for the Mac. Using graph paper and pixel constraints, she created some of the most enduring symbols in tech history, including the Happy Mac, the Command key symbol, and the original Mac fonts like Chicago and Geneva. Her designs humanized technology, making computers intuitive and accessible to non-technical users. After Apple, she continued shaping digital interfaces at NeXT, Microsoft, Facebook, and Pinterest, and today, she serves as a Design Architect at Niantic Labs while selling limited-edition prints of her iconic designs.

About Amy & Jen Hood

Amy and Jen Hood are the twin sister duo behind Hoodzpah, a Southern California-based branding agency known for its bold, strategic, and personality-driven design work. Since founding Hoodzpah in 2011, they have worked with major brands like Disney, Nike, and 20th Century Fox, creating memorable identities and custom typefaces. Beyond client work, they are passionate about helping creatives build successful careers—they wrote Freelance, and Business, and Stuff, a practical and empowering guide to running a creative business, and have launched resources for designers, including brand identity courses and custom fonts. With a fearless approach to branding and a deep understanding of creative entrepreneurship, Amy and Jen have carved out a distinctive place in the design world while uplifting the next generation of creatives.

Amy and Jen's Book: Freelance and Business and Stuff by Amy Hood and Jennifer Hood

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