Pikselien Takana Podcast

Annika and Tuomas list ten summer tasks for designers: portfolio, Figma, AI tools, UX research, accessibility, and LinkedIn.

Annika and Tuomas debate which matters more: visually stunning design or flawless usability. Real examples from analytics dashboards, fashion sites, and job portfolios.

Annika and Tuomas on early-career UX: what they wish they had known, feedback habits, perfectionism, and lessons from first client projects.

Mikki and Annika open up the real life of a design consultant: client work, sales, prospecting, Claude Code, and building a studio alongside delivery.

Mikki and Annika on the paths into entrepreneurship: what raised the bar, what lowered it, and what nobody tells you before you jump.

Why Claude Code has edged out Figma Make in daily design work: Mikki and Tuomas compare speed, interactions, workflows, and where Figma still wins.

Aksel walks through six traits of strong designers: what is innate, what you can train, and what separates good work from work that ships.

Mikki and Aksel compare Figma, code, and AI in 2026: when each tool is the right call, and why "Figma is dead" misses the point.

Mikki and Annika on remote work at a design studio: productivity, loneliness, boundaries, and the dream of a shared space you actually want to visit.

Mikki and Annika on 2026 design trends: which ones change how teams work, which are conference-stage hype, and how to tell the difference.

Tuomas and Mikki on junior, mid, and senior UX: how growth really works, honest billing, and the questions that unlock better design.

Annika’s path into UX: children’s TV, South Korea, graphic design, 3D, and how an unlikely route became an asset at The Good Side.

Is UX research obsolete when AI builds fast? Tuomas and Annika on data, humans, AI limits, and why research matters more, not less.

Will AI replace designers? Mikki and Aksel on what AI cannot do, design-led companies like Linear and Notion, and ambition as the real edge.

Impostor syndrome and being a woman in tech: Mikki and Annika on validation, industry bias, and building confidence through the work.

Aksel and Mikki on AI in UX work: Figma Make, Lovable vs Cursor, faster iteration, and whether you can work without AI tools.

Launch episode: why Finland needed a UX podcast, why design is hard to sell, and how The Good Side works as a fractional design partner.