In this episode of Now and Next, Kimo sits down with Paulius Zutautas β Product Designer, Data Visualisation Designer, and Developer β for an open, reflective conversation about personal experiences, career moments, and lessons learned along the way.
This is not a βhow-toβ episode.
Itβs a human conversation about work, identity, creativity, uncertainty, and growth β shared from lived experience.
π ABOUT THE GUEST
π±π»ββοΈ Paulius Zutautas
π» Design, Data & Code.
π LinkedIn | Paulius Ε½utautas | https://www.linkedin.com/in/zutautaspaulius
π EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Now and Next, Kimo dives into:
- 00:00 β Welcome & setting the context
- 02:45 β Background and design journey
- 06:00 β Discovering design and data visualization
- 14:20 β Early work experiences and learning moments
- 20:15 β Design responsibility and quality
- 25:00 β Communication through data
- 36:55 β Function vs aesthetics in visualization
- 41:40 β Exploratory vs message-driven design
- 50:05 β Audience, context, and meaning
- 57:00 β AI, speed, and accountability
- 01:08:55 β Design systems and machine-readable design
- 01:18:10 β The design job market today
- 01:32:25 β Industry transition and uncertainty
- 01:42:55 β Human judgment, creativity, and AI
- 01:55:00 β Closing reflections
Get ready for a mix of real stories, psychology, design thinking, and life lessons β all in a simple, human, easy-to-remember way.
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