Data is the story, Design is the storyteller - With Paulius Zutautas | Episode 04
In this episode of Now and Next, Kimo sits down with Paulius Zutautas — Product Designer, Data Visualisation Designer, and Developer — for an open, reflective conversation about personal experiences, career moments, and lessons learned along the way.
This is not a “how-to” episode.
It’s a human conversation about work, identity, creativity, uncertainty, and growth — shared from lived experience.
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😎 ABOUT THE GUEST
👱🏻♂️ Paulius Zutautas
💻 Design, Data & Code.
👉 LinkedIn | Paulius Žutautas | https://www.linkedin.com/in/zutautaspaulius [https://www.linkedin.com/in/zutautaspaulius]
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📝 EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Now and Next, Kimo dives into:
* 00:00 – Welcome & setting the context
* 02:45 – Background and design journey
* 06:00 – Discovering design and data visualization
* 14:20 – Early work experiences and learning moments
* 20:15 – Design responsibility and quality
* 25:00 – Communication through data
* 36:55 – Function vs aesthetics in visualization
* 41:40 – Exploratory vs message-driven design
* 50:05 – Audience, context, and meaning
* 57:00 – AI, speed, and accountability
* 01:08:55 – Design systems and machine-readable design
* 01:18:10 – The design job market today
* 01:32:25 – Industry transition and uncertainty
* 01:42:55 – Human judgment, creativity, and AI
* 01:55:00 – Closing reflections
Get ready for a mix of real stories, psychology, design thinking, and life lessons — all in a simple, human, easy-to-remember way.
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