Toke Nygaard's guest appearances

Toke Nygaard

Hustle

The Creative Rising 

Dan Mall

Fabian Williams

Ryan Gravel

Ryan Wilson

Ben Johnson

Katie Dill

Andy Vitale

Justin Dauer

Braden Kowitz

Chris Messina

Peter Merholz

Todd Henry

Bobby Martin

Helen Tran

Amena Brown

OwlTail

In this first episode with Tony Sanchez as an official co-host, we were honored to be joined by a design legend. Toke Nygaard is the Chief Creative Officer at Zendesk. With more than 20 years of experience designing digital experiences, Toke Nygaard oversees Zendesk’s brand and product UX/UI. In this role, he is constantly developing and building the Zendesk brand with his global team of passionate creatives, keeping the product experience true to its origins of being simple and easy to use. Before joining Zendesk, Toke was a founding partner of one of the largest pioneering design communities, K10k. He was also the founder and creative director at Cuban Council, a digital-design company, where he helped design the original Facebook identity, and worked with a range of clients from Tyra Banks and Francis Coppola, to Apple and NASA. Previously, he worked for Danish web-design frontrunner Araneum and later helped start the Oven Digital offices in London. Outside of the office, Toke enjoys spending quality time with his family and is a table tennis aficionado.@tokenygaardIn this episode we cover:The intersection of design and artFantasy illustrationsVisual design educationMoving from a startup to IPOTransitioning from designer to managerIn-house vs. agencyBalancing quality and productionAnd more!Visit the Funsize websiteSubscribe to The Funsize Digest

In this first episode with Tony Sanchez as an official co-host, we were honored to be joined by a design legend. Toke Nygaard is the Chief Creative Officer at Zendesk. With more than 20 years of experience designing digital experiences, Toke Nygaard oversees Zendesk’s brand and product UX/UI. In this role, he is constantly developing and building the Zendesk brand with his global team of passionate creatives, keeping the product experience true to its origins of being simple and easy to use. Before joining Zendesk, Toke was a founding partner of one of the largest pioneering design communities, K10k. He was also the founder and creative director at Cuban Council, a digital-design company, where he helped design the original Facebook identity, and worked with a range of clients from Tyra Banks and Francis Coppola, to Apple and NASA. Previously, he worked for Danish web-design frontrunner Araneum and later helped start the Oven Digital offices in London. Outside of the office, Toke enjoys spending quality time with his family and is a table tennis aficionado.<a href="https://twitter.com/tokenygaard?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@tokenygaard</a>In this episode we cover:<ul><li>The intersection of design and art</li><li>Fantasy illustrations</li><li>Visual design education</li><li>Moving from a startup to IPO</li><li>Transitioning from designer to manager</li><li>In-house vs. agency</li><li>Balancing quality and production</li><li>And more!</li></ul><a href="https://www.funsize.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Visit the Funsize website</a> <a href="https://www.funsize.co/newsletter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe to The Funsize Digest</a>

Hustle: Leading with Vision (Toke Nygaard, Zendesk)

What happens when career and ambition suddenly get halted due to uncontrollable factors? In this episode, host Blake Howard sits down with Toke Nygaard, the Chief Creative Officer at Zendesk, to talk about his story, an unexpected disease, and the power of empathy in action. For more on Toke visit him on twitter: @tokenygaard Special thanks to Matchstic: www.matchstic.com Hosted and produced by Blake Howard Editing by Michael Engelking Illustration by Rachel Eleanor www.rachel-eleanor.com 

What happens when career and ambition suddenly get halted due to uncontrollable factors? In this episode, host Blake Howard sits down with Toke Nygaard, the Chief Creative Officer at <a href="https://www.zendesk.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zendesk</a>, to talk about his story, an unexpected disease, and the power of empathy in action. <ul><li>For more on Toke visit him on twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/tokenygaard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@tokenygaard</a> </li><li>Special thanks to Matchstic: <a href="http://www.matchstic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.matchstic.com</a> </li><li>Hosted and produced by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blakehoward/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blake Howard</a> </li><li>Editing by Michael Engelking </li><li>Illustration by Rachel Eleanor <a href="http://www.rachel-eleanor.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.rachel-eleanor.com</a> </li></ul>

Empathy in Action with Toke Nygaard