<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"><channel><title><![CDATA[Are We Designers Yet?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A weekly podcast about design, creativity, and figuring out your creative career. 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Decolonising Design</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Are We Designers Yet? at <a href="https://arewedesignersyet.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">arewedesignersyet.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><link>https://arewedesignersyet.substack.com/p/episode-6-who-does-design-belong</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:188567417</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Are We Designers Yet?, Vanya Rawat, and Shama Patwardhan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:31:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/188567417/879183c5bb67b843f675e57dc5f18aed.mp3" length="17234278" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Are We Designers Yet?, Vanya Rawat, and Shama Patwardhan</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>1436</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/6765547/post/188567417/68c1f535aa4176458a0a8f9a76536e61.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>6</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 5: What are we actually designing toward?]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Episode 5: What are we actually designing toward? - </strong>Design Futures</p><p></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Are We Designers Yet? at <a href="https://arewedesignersyet.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">arewedesignersyet.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><link>https://arewedesignersyet.substack.com/p/episode-5-what-are-we-actually-designing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:184623512</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Are We Designers Yet?, Vanya Rawat, and Shama Patwardhan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 04:43:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/184623512/c579746c87bae88a7fa5a656523d7c5a.mp3" length="18230797" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Are We Designers Yet?, Vanya Rawat, and Shama Patwardhan</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>1519</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/6765547/post/184623512/568d69caaaad39de46af06a571f3b9c7.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>5</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 4: Nostalgia and Design]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Episode 4: Nostalgia and Design </strong>- Why the past keeps showing up in the future</p><p></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Are We Designers Yet? at <a href="https://arewedesignersyet.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">arewedesignersyet.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><link>https://arewedesignersyet.substack.com/p/episode-4-nostalgia-and-design</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:182748521</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Are We Designers Yet?]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 06:32:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/182748521/28df101b49b686893e3e248bd556d319.mp3" length="20353298" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Are We Designers Yet?</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>1696</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/6765547/post/182748521/d0d79b176701d2738af9026eb7f2081e.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 3: Designing for AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Episode 3: Designing for AI – Moving from using AI to shaping AI experiences. 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