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This week, we answer two listener questions about designing for the tech-unsavvy and providing value as an inexperienced designer. In news, we discuss the latest anniversary set from Ugmonk and a new audio-only feature from Periscope. Lastly, we wrap up with cool things, including a ridiculously thorough typeface and a utility that remembers your window layouts. Follow-up: Michael Knepprath’s last name is pronounced kuh-NEPP’-rath with a non-silent “K” The same is true of Morgan Knutson News: Jeff Sheldon of Ugmonk just released the 10th Anniversary Set (but it sold out in less than 24 hours) He also made a Kickstarter for Gather, which is a minimal, modular organizer that cuts clutter He tweeted his design process for the 10th Anniversary Set If you live in SF, the Mountains shirt is ubiquitous @Jack tweeted about a new audio-only broadcasting feature for Periscope Listener Questions: Robert Spivack asks: “Why are products like Dropbox, YouTube, and Facebook with millions of users (and tons of on-staff designers) such a piece of crap to use from the point of view of real-world, non-Silicon Valley, Kool-aid-drinking, average users?” The NES controller is simple The PS4 controller is complicated A redesign of the Save icon used to live here, but it seems to be gone now Sam Chang asks: “What are your thoughts on how to provide value early on as an inexperienced designer?” Bob Baxley spoke about providing value in Design Details 158: D.R.E.A.M. (feat. Bob Baxley) One Cool Thing: Brian shared InterUI by Rasmus Andersson Just a reminder: he failed to best Marshall at the Helvarial Quiz last episode in Design Details 263: News, News, and More News Marshall shared Stay, which is a great companion to Moom Golden Krishna talks about how No Interface Is the Best Interface Siri Shortcuts are coming in iOS 12 Design Details on the Web: We are @designdetailsfm Brian is @brian_lovin Marshall is @marshallbock Sarah is @sarahberus Drew is @luperdev Join the conversation on Spectrum Leave us a review on iTunes This week's episode was brought to you in part by Asana: Asana is growing, and they’re looking to hire 6 new product designers and design managers via a few days of interviews in Chicago and Austin. Find out more by clicking on the links at the top of https://asana.design. This week's episode was also brought to you in part by InVision Studio: InVision Studio is the world’s most powerful screen design tool that brings together design, prototyping, animation, and collaboration all in one place. Check it out and get started for free at https://www.invisionapp.com/studio.

This week, we discuss a bunch of news, including a Twitter reply threading concept, a new Apple Watch face, Principle 4.0, and Chrome with a Material Design 2 overhaul. Then we share a couple cool things: Marshall is hype on an upcoming game, and Brian invites you to test your typography chops. Follow-up: Iheanyi Ekechukwu was our guest last week Thanks to friend-of-the-pod Michael for leaving us a review on iTunes News: Twitter shared a new threaded reply concept A new Apple Watch face Daniel Hooper announces Principle 4.0 Chrome 69 rolling out a Material Design refresh One Cool Thing: Marshall shared Cyberpunk 2077 Gameplay Reveal — 48-minute walkthrough Brian shared Arial vs. Helvetica Design Details on the Web: We are @designdetailsfm Brian is @brian_lovin Marshall is @marshallbock Sara is @sarahberus Drew is @luperdev Join the conversation on Spectrum Leave us a review on iTunes This week's episode was brought to you in part by InVision Studio: InVision Studio is the world’s most powerful screen design tool that brings together design, prototyping, animation, and collaboration all in one place. Check it out and get started for free at https://www.invisionapp.com/studio

This week, we talk with Iheanyi Ekechukwu about his side project Seeker, starting from scratch at a new gig, and the best advice he's ever gotten. Then we share a few cool things, including a tracing library, a decentralized phone, and a Mac utility. Follow-up: The results of our Twitter poll were... unsurprising. Interview: Iheanyi is @kwuchu Digital Ocean is an infrastructure experience Github is a development platform Go is an open-source programming language React is a Javascript library for building user interfaces Brian explains React in "260: Mutual Admiration Society" Seeker is the easiest way to host your own job board Steve Schoger made Heroicons and Refactoring UI The Reilly Program (AL/ENG Dual-Degree) at Notre Dame IBM Watson is a deep learning AI "A Career Cold Start Algorithm" explains how to start strong at a new job Two Black Nerds with I. Romeo Kwihangana One Cool Thing: Iheanyi shared Lightstep: A distributed tracing library Brian shared Clarity: A decentralized communication device Marshall shared Moom: Move and zoom windows Design Details on the Web: We are @designdetailsfm Brian is @brian_lovin Marshall is @marshallbock Sara is @sarahberus Drew is @luperdev Join the conversation on Spectrum Leave us a review on iTunes This week's episode was brought to you in part by InVision Studio: InVision Studio is the world’s most powerful screen design tool that brings together design, prototyping, animation, and collaboration all in one place. Check it out and get started for free at https://www.invisionapp.com/studio

This week, Brian and Marshall debate the length of time between whiteboard sketches and high-fidelity mocks. In news, Discord announces a store, Breaker announces a podcast marketplace, and Refactoring UI is going to be a book. Finally, a couple cool things like a wall-mounted home gym and a book about capturing attention. Follow-up: King Midas The Rules of Jinxing Nathan Gathright updated Podlink News: "The Discord Store Beta" Breaker Upstream Steve Schoger and Adam Wathan recently tweeted about their new book Refactoring UI Point/Counterpoint: Slow Iteration vs Fast HiFi: How should we start new projects? Should we slowly build to high-fidelity, or is it okay to jump quickly into pixel-perfect mocks? One Cool Thing: Marshall shared Tonal (hat tip to Michael Boswell) Brian shared The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads Design Details on the Web: We are @designdetailsfm Brian is @brian_lovin Marshall is @marshallbock Join the conversation on Spectrum Leave us a review on iTunes This week's episode was brought to you in part by InVision Studio InVision Studio is the world’s most powerful screen design tool that brings together design, prototyping, animation, and collaboration all in one place. Check it out and get started for free at https://www.invisionapp.com/studio

This week, Brian explains React to Marshall like he's five, we recap some highlights from the Zeit React meetup, and then discuss the eternal quandary that is password management. Note: Unfortunately, Brian had to record remotely in suboptimal conditions this week, so the quality of his audio ain't great. Our apologies. We'll do better. Probably. Recap: How's our driving? Let us know with one of them sweet, sweet iTunes reviews News: Zeit hosted a React meetup and posted the video Next.js Diana Mounter was kind enough to tweet a link to her slides, built with MDX Deck Explain Like I'm Five r/explainlikeimfive React 5 Levels video playlist by WIRED (not Vox) Jason Fried of Basecamp shares "The Writing Class I'd Like to Teach" Expanding Brain aka Galaxy Brain meme One Cool Thing: Marshall shared 1Password Brian shared Back Your Stack Wassup Design Details on the Web: We are @designdetailsfm Brian is @brian_lovin Marshall is @marshallbock Join the conversation on Spectrum Leave us a review on iTunes This week's episode was brought to you in part by InVision Studio InVision Studio is the world’s most powerful screen design tool that brings together design, prototyping, animation, and collaboration all in one place. Check it out and get started for free at https://www.invisionapp.com/studio

This week, we recap last week's Fight Me poll results, cover some news on React and Firefox, answer a listener question about professional labels, review a listener's side project, and share a couple cool things. Recap: "Stock vs. Third-Party Apps" Poll Results Pocket Casts Overcast Microsoft Outlook News: "How are you getting prepared for Framer X?" from the Spectrum Framer Community React for Designers by Zach Johnston Meng To is considering a sequel to his own React for Designers (no relation) "Evolving the Firefox Brand" Instagram Icon Family from Brand New: "New Icon for Instagram Done In-house Office 2011 for Mac Icon Suite from Brand New: "Office for Mac Icons Get Tangled" Chevron Logo Note: Marshall is dumb and said "The Fox Is Black" when he was probably thinking of Watch Dogs or something. Listener Question: @CrowCrane asks: "In the world of product design, I’ve found it’s often difficult to define your roll. Who am I?!" Got your own questions? Ask us on Twitter or Spectrum! Side Project Review: Note: Because digital design is ephemeral, the project linked below may no longer match the version we reviewed on the podcast. Just a heads-up :) PodLink by Nathan Gathright Note: Marshall is dumb and said "bounce light" when the actual thing is called "ambient illumination". Got your own side project you want reviewed? Tell us about it on Twitter or Spectrum! One Cool Thing: Brian shared "The Bullshit Web" and "The Cost of Javascript" Marshall shared "Dissect Podcast" by Cole Cuchna Design Details on the Web: Join the conversation on Spectrum Leave us a review on iTunes We are @designdetailsfm Brian is @brian_lovin Marshall is @marshallbock This week's episode was brought to you in part by InVision Studio InVision Studio is the world’s most powerful screen design tool that brings together design, prototyping, animation, and collaboration all in one place. Check it out and get started for free at https://www.invisionapp.com/studio

This week, we debut the new show format! First, Marshall formally introduces himself, and we answer a listener's question about how to get their foot in the UX door. Then we cover a few headlines, fight about stock vs. third-party apps, and share a couple cool things. If you have any feedback on the new format, hit us up on Twitter, because we'd love to hear it :) Listener Question: @RaceSwisher asks: "How do I get my foot in the door in the field of UX?" Got your own questions? Ask us on Twitter or Spectrum! References This Week: Spec.fm Framer X Makers by Product Hunt Evergreen by Segment The Ecosystem Explained by Marques Brownlee Things 3 by Cultured Code Refresh Browser by Julius Sohn and Julius Gehreg Design Details on the Web: Join the conversation on Spectrum Leave us a review on iTunes We are @designdetailsfm Brian is @brian_lovin Marshall is @marshallbock This week's episode was brought to you in part by InVision Studio InVision Studio is the world’s most powerful screen design tool that brings together design, prototyping, animation, and collaboration all in one place. Check it out and get started for free at https://www.invisionapp.com/studio

In this quick episode, we welcome Marshall Bock as a new co-host and offer a sneak peek of the show's future format. Tune in next week for a full episode! Design Details on the Web: Leave us a review on iTunes Follow @DesignDetailsFM Brian is @brian_lovin Marshall is @marshallbock

Today's episode is our final recording with Bryn, and to send him off we had none-other than our very first Design Details guest, Sam Soffes, back on the show. In this episode we talk about side projects, celebrity, knowing when to stop working on an idea, and what's next for the three of us. Design Details will continue on! Follow us on Twitter for updates in the coming week about new ideas and changes coming to the show. Sam on the Web: Twitter Website GitHub Dribbble YouTube Instagram Sponsors Thanks to Abstract for sponsoring today's episode! ✨Abstract is a secure, version-controlled hub for your design files. Salespeople have Salesforce, Developers have Github, Marketers have Marketo and now designers have Abstract. You can try Abstract free for one month! Just visit www.goabstract.com for more information.

Today we caught up with Charlie Sutton, a Product Design Director at Facebook currently working on Games and Video, previously working on Social VR. In this episode we dig into the world of gaming and Facebook's involvement in the growing industry, taking on large unknown responsibilities at a young age, sticking around at companies to the bitter end, and so much more. Charlie on the Web: Website Twitter Sponsors Thanks to Abstract for sponsoring today's episode! ✨Abstract is a secure, version-controlled hub for your design files. Salespeople have Salesforce, Developers have Github, Marketers have Marketo and now designers have Abstract. You can try Abstract free for one month! Just visit www.goabstract.com for more information.

Today we caught up with Fabian Perez, the Director of Product Design at Splice, previously the Director of Product Design at GitHub. In today's episode we talk about the state of the music industry, the revolution of version control, becoming a manager at a young age, knowing when to switch jobs, and so much more. Fabian on the Web: Twitter GitHub Dribbble Medium Sponsors Thanks to Abstract for sponsoring today's episode! ✨Abstract is a secure, version-controlled hub for your design files. Salespeople have Salesforce, Developers have Github, Marketers have Marketo and now designers have Abstract. You can try Abstract free for one month! Just visit www.goabstract.com for more information.

Today we sat down with May-Li Khoe and Chikezie Ejiasi to talk about building diverse teams. We dig deep into the problems of monocultures, how to think about team building as both an individual contributor and as a manager, actionable tactics to safely onboard and encourage a culture of diversity, and so much more. May-Li on the web: Website Twitter Instagram Chikezie on the Web: Twitter Website Instagram Sponsors Thanks to Swipies & Abstract for sponsoring today's episode! ✨Abstract is a secure, version-controlled hub for your design files. Salespeople have Salesforce, Developers have Github, Marketers have Marketo and now designers have Abstract. You can try Abstract free for one month! Just visit www.goabstract.com for more information. 📝Swipies are a reusable, durable, synthetic paper made for creative, productive people. They're designed to be used with wet-erase pens, allowing your work to stay put until rinsed with water. They're the perfect companion in the home and in the office. We use them here at Spec and now listeners will receive 10% off the entire store with promo code SPECFM Check it out and make the switch at http://www.swipi.es/

Today we caught up with Mu-An Chiou, a developer working on the web systems team at GitHub, previously a product designer at GitHub. In this episode we dig into what Mu-An is excited about in the world of web development and upcoming browser APIs, transitioning from product design to development, and the long journey to landing a gig at GitHub. Mu-An on the web Twitter GitHub Dribbble Instagram Website Sponsors Thanks to Swipies & Abstract for sponsoring today's episode! ✨Abstract is a secure version-controlled hub for your design files. Salespeople have Salesforce, Developers have Github, Marketers have Marketo and now designers have Abstract. You can try Abstract free for one month! Just visit www.goabstract.com for more information. 📝Swipies are a reusable, durable, synthetic paper made for creative, productive people. They're designed to be used with wet-erase pens, allowing your work to stay put until rinsed with water. They're the perfect companion in the home and in the office. We use them here at Spec and now listeners will receive 10% off the entire store with promo code SPECFM Check it out and make the switch at http://www.swipi.es/

Today we caught up with Stephanie Engle, a product designer in SF currently working on self-driving cars at Cruise, previously designing social experiences in VR at Facebook. In this episode we dig into Stephanie's current work in the auto industry, and what it's like designing in-car experiences for self-driving cars. We also get into Stephanie's background as a designer, including how she found her way into the industry, how she ended up on the social VR team at Facebook, and so much more! Stephanie on the web Website Dribbble Twitter Medium Sponsors Thanks to Swipies & Abstract for sponsoring today's episode! ✨Abstract, is a secure version-controlled hub for your design files. Salespeople have Salesforce, Developers have Github, Marketers have Marketo and now designers have Abstract. You can try Abstract free for one month! Just visit www.goabstract.com for more information. 📝Swipies are a reusable, durable, synthetic paper made for creative, productive people. They're designed to be used with wet-erase pens, allowing your work to stay put until rinsed with water. They're the perfect companion in the home and in the office. We use them here at Spec and now listeners will receive 10% off the entire store with promo code SPECFM Check it out and make the switch at http://www.swipi.es/

We made it! Another milestone in the Design Details archive: episode 250 🎉 For this special episode we hosted a live show with our friends May-Li Khoe, Katie Dill, and Soleio Cuervo. In the conversation we dig into hiring junior designers, how to identify talent, equity and salary negotiations, building a career rubric, and so much more. Also, a huge thank you to Combine for hosting us in their beautiful new space! To everyone who's joined us on this 250 episode marathon: thank you! Whether this is your first or 250th episode listening in, we appreciate your support and feedback; thank you! We also want to announce - to avoid too big of a surprise - that after episode 256 Bryn will be stepping away from the show. We'll have more updates on Twitter in the coming weeks if you'd like to stay posted. Now, on to the show! May-Li on the web Twitter Katie on the web Twitter Soleio on the web Twitter Sponsors Thanks to Abstract for sponsoring today's episode! ✨Abstract is a secure version-controlled hub for your design files. Salespeople have Salesforce, Developers have Github, Marketers have Marketo and now designers have Abstract. You can try Abstract free for one month! Just visit www.goabstract.com for more information.

Today we caught up with Priyanka Kodikal, a product designer currently working at WhatsApp. In this episode we dig into Priyanka's work at WhatsApp and what it's like shipping to more than a billion people around the world. We also learn about Priyanka's journey from India to WhatsApp, and the winding path it took to land at her dream job. Priyanka on the web Dribbble Medium Twitter Website Sponsors Thanks to Abstract for sponsoring today's episode! ✨Abstract is a secure version-controlled hub for your design files. Salespeople have Salesforce, Developers have Github, Marketers have Marketo and now designers have Abstract. You can try Abstract free for one month! Just visit www.goabstract.com for more information.

Today we caught up with Josh Dunsterville, a designer and community manager currently building the community at Figma. In this episode we dig into Josh's work at Figma, diving deep into what it really means to grow a healthy online community. We also caught up with Josh about his journey into design, coming from a small town in Nevada to working remote for a technology company. Josh on the web Dribbble Twitter Medium Sponsors Thanks to Swipies & Abstract for sponsoring today's episode! ✨Abstract, is a secure version-controlled hub for your design files. Salespeople have Salesforce, Developers have Github, Marketers have Marketo and now designers have Abstract. You can try Abstract free for one month! Just visit www.goabstract.com for more information. 📝Swipies are a reusable, durable, synthetic paper made for creative, productive people. They're designed to be used with wet-erase pens, allowing your work to stay put until rinsed with water. They're the perfect companion in the home and in the office. We use them here at Spec and now listeners will receive 10% off the entire store with promo code SPECFM Check it out and make the switch at http://www.swipi.es/ Get in Touch If you'd like to talk about today's episode, ask us or today's guest a question or just say, "hello", We've got a place for that in our Spectrum.chat community channel

Today we caught up with Kyle Turman, a product designer on the design systems team at Etsy. In this episode we dig into Kyle's work at Etsy on building seller-facing design systems, working remotely, the value of craft, and Bryn and Brian get a free therapy session. Kyle on the web Website Twitter Medium Instagram Sponsors Thanks to Swipies & Abstract for sponsoring today's episode! ✨Abstract, is a secure version-controlled hub for your design files. Salespeople have Salesforce, Developers have Github, Marketers have Marketo and now designers have Abstract. You can try Abstract free for one month! Just visit www.goabstract.com for more information. 📝Swipies are a reusable, durable, synthetic paper made for creative, productive people. They're designed to be used with wet-erase pens, allowing your work to stay put until rinsed with water. They're the perfect companion in the home and in the office. We use them here at Spec and now listeners will receive 10% off the entire store with promo code SPECFM Check it out and make the switch at http://www.swipi.es/

Today we dipped into a double-guest episode with our friends Diana Mounter and Brent Jackson! Diana and Brent are some of the best people working on design systems today, and in this episode we get to dig into the tools and workflows they've developed when working on systems, what they're excited about in design systems, and we even get technical to talk about the technologies that are change the way we build. Diana on the web Website Twitter GitHub Medium Dribbble Brent on the web Twitter GitHub Website Compositor Writing Sponsors Thanks to Swipies & Abstract for sponsoring today's episode! ✨Abstract, is a secure version-controlled hub for your design files. Salespeople have Salesforce, Developers have Github, Marketers have Marketo and now designers have Abstract. You can try Abstract free for one month! Just visit www.goabstract.com for more information. 📝Swipies are a reusable, durable, synthetic paper made for creative, productive people. They're designed to be used with wet-erase pens, allowing your work to stay put until rinsed with water. They're the perfect companion in the home and in the office. We use them here at Spec and now listeners will receive 10% off the entire store with promo code SPECFM Check it out and make the switch at http://www.swipi.es/

Today we caught up with Tom Moor, a software engineer building Abstract. In this episode we dig into Tom's journey with startups, including his work at Buffer, Sqwiggle, Speak, Outline, and now Abstract. We also get to talk about Tom's current work at Abstract, evolving the design review, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Tom on the web Twitter Website Outlnie Thanks to 📝 Swipies for sponsoring Today's Episode! Swipies are a reusable, durable, synthetic paper made for creative, productive people. They're designed to be used with wet-erase pens, allowing your work to stay put until rinsed with water. They're the perfect companion in the home and in the office. We use them here at Spec and now listeners will receive 10% off the entire store with promo code SPECFM Check it out and make the switch at http://www.swipi.es/

Today we caught up with Claudio Vallejo, a product designer currently working at Managed by Q in New York. In this episode we dig into Claudio's current work as a designer solving meat-space problems, his journey from Mexico to the United States, self discipline and burnout, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Claudio on the web Dribbble Website GitHub Twitter

Today we caught up with Vlad Magdalin, co-founder and CEO of Webflow. In this episode we dig into Vlad's history, moving from Russia to the US, his journey to Webflow, the challenges of starting up, raising money, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Vlad on the web Twitter Medium

Today we caught up with Victor Kernes, a designer working on reversing type 2 diabetes at Virta. In this episode we dig into transitioning from marketing to design, working in the healthcare industry, advice to young designers, the traitor named Joe, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Victor on the web Website Dribbble Twitter

Today we caught up once again with our good friend Meg Robichaud. Meg draws things for money, and is currently doing so at Lyft. In this episode we dig into what she's been up to over the last two years, the journey to Lyft, freelance vs. in-house, moving to San Francisco, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Meg on the web: Dribbble Medium Twitter Instagram

Today we caught up with Hardik Pandya, a product designer at Google in India, currently working on GSuite and Google Photos. In this episode we dig into Hardik's background and discovery of design, working from startups to Google, the design scene and tech landscape in India, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Hardik on the web: Twitter Medium

Today we caught up with Lin Wang, a product designer working on the Core Passenger team at Lyft. In this episode we dig into Lin's background, her journey from China to SF, moving from graphic to product design, and how she eventually landed a job at Lyft. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Lin on the web: Twitter Instagram

Today we caught up with Julie Delanoy, a product designer currently building things at Product Hunt. In this episode we dig into Julie's journey to Product Hunt, working remotely, designing for communities, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Julie on the web: Dribbble Website Twitter

Today we caught up with Hartley Miller, a product designer at Pinterest. In this episode we dig into what Hartley's working on, the ups and downs of not having a plan, finding meaning in work, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Hartley on the Web: Dribbble Website Twitter

Today we caught up with Charlie Cheever, the founder of Expo, an open source toolchain that helps people build native mobile apps (which we're using to build Spectrum!). In this episode we dig into the Charlie's path to working on Expo, including building calculator games, building Facebook Platform, co-founding Quora, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Charlie on the Web: GitHub Twitter Medium Quora

Today we caught up with Guillermo Rauch, the founder of Zeit. We're huge fans of Guillermo's work, his contributions to the open source community, and the work that his team is doing at Zeit to make cloud computing more accessible. In this episode we dig into Guillermo's philosophies for building products, dive into the nitty gritty technical details of JavaScript and React, learn Guillermo's favorite mental models, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Guillermo on the Web: GitHub Twitter Website Zeit

To kick off 2018 we caught up with PJ Buddhari, a product designer currently working on the design systems team at Adobe. In this episode we dig into what it takes to put together a design system across such a huge lineup of products, moving to the US, PJ's path into design, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Sponsors: Reaktor - Reaktor is a product design studio in NYC, designing and building for forward-thinking businesses and organizations. And they're hiring someone like you! PJ on the Web: Website Twitter Dribbble

Every year at this time we take a break and reflect on all of the wonderful conversations we've had during the past year. For people who are new to Design Details, we hope this is a nice sample of some of the topics and people we were able to meet in 2017. And for long-time listeners, we hope that like us, you'll enjoy this opportunity to recap everything we talked about last year. Best of 2017 pt.1 Best of 2017 pt.2 Best of 2017 pt.3 Best of 2016 pt.1 Best of 2016 pt.2 Best of 2016 pt.3 Best of 2015 pt.1 Best of 2015 pt.2 Best of 2015 pt.3 Best of 2015 pt.4 We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Sponsors: Reaktor - Reaktor is a product design studio in NYC, designing and building for forward-thinking businesses and organizations. And they're hiring someone like you! Design Details on the Web: Spectrum Twitter

Every year at this time we take a break and reflect on all of the wonderful conversations we've had during the past year. For people who are new to Design Details, we hope this is a nice sample of some of the topics and people we were able to meet in 2017. And for long-time listeners, we hope that like us, you'll enjoy this opportunity to recap everything we talked about last year. Best of 2017 pt.1 Best of 2017 pt.2 Best of 2016 pt.1 Best of 2016 pt.2 Best of 2016 pt.3 Best of 2015 pt.1 Best of 2015 pt.2 Best of 2015 pt.3 Best of 2015 pt.4 We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Sponsors: Reaktor - Reaktor is a product design studio in NYC, designing and building for forward-thinking businesses and organizations. And they're hiring someone like you! Design Details on the Web: Spectrum Twitter

Every year at this time we take a break and reflect on all of the wonderful conversations we've had during the past year. For people who are new to Design Details, we hope this is a nice sample of some of the topics and people we were able to meet in 2017. And for long-time listeners, we hope that like us, you'll enjoy this opportunity to recap everything we talked about last year. Best of 2017 pt.1 Best of 2016 pt.1 Best of 2016 pt.2 Best of 2016 pt.3 Best of 2015 pt.1 Best of 2015 pt.2 Best of 2015 pt.3 Best of 2015 pt.4 We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Sponsors: Reaktor - Reaktor is a product design studio in NYC, designing and building for forward-thinking businesses and organizations. And they're hiring someone like you! Design Details on the Web: Spectrum Twitter

Every year at this time we take a break and reflect on all of the wonderful conversations we've had during the past year. For people who are new to Design Details, we hope this is a nice sample of some of the topics and people we were able to meet in 2017. And for long-time listeners, we hope that like us, you'll enjoy this opportunity to recap everything we talked about last year. Best of 2016 pt.1 Best of 2016 pt.2 Best of 2016 pt.3 Best of 2015 pt.1 Best of 2015 pt.2 Best of 2015 pt.3 Best of 2015 pt.4 We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Design Details on the Web: Spectrum Twitter

Today we caught up with Christina Nguyen, a designer in San Francisco currently working on Guilded. In this episode we get nostalgic about video games, talk about balancing hobbies and work when they overlap, going from dream job to startup, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Sponsor: Fuse - Build native apps on iOS and Android. Use the promo code 'dd' to save 70% off the professional plan! Christina on the Web: Website Twitter

Today we caught up with Coleen Baik, an independent designer and advisor en route to NYC via SF. In this episode we talk about Coleen's path into design, her work at Twitter, the responsibilities of designing at scale, expanding perspectives by traveling to North Korea, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Sponsors: .design domains - porkbun is running a promotion on .design domain names - get your non-premium .design domain for $35 today, with promo code 'SPEC' Figma - Figma is hiring designers, design advocates, and content writers to help them build the future of design tools. Coleen on the Web: Website Twitter Medium Dribbble We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Sponsors: Fuse - Build native apps on iOS and Android. Use the promo code 'dd' to save 70% off the professional plan! Coleen on the Web: Website Twitter Medium Dribbble

Today we caught up with Kathleen Warner, a product designer working at Facebook on the newsfeed team. In this episode we dig into Kathleen's path from music to product design, music production, getting to Facebook, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Sponsors: .design domains - porkbun is running a promotion on .design domain names - get your non-premium .design domain for $35 today, with promo code 'SPEC' Figma - Figma is hiring designers, design advocates, and content writers to help them build the future of design tools. Kathleen on the Web: Website Twitter Dribbble

Today we caught up with Rafael Conde, a designer at Netlify and co-host of the Layout podcast. In this episode we talk about our own existential crises, the paths of ICs and managers, Rafa's story and journey to design, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Sponsors: Reaktor - Reaktor is hiring designers and product-minded people to come build exceptional products. Figma - Figma is hiring designers, design advocates, and content writers to help them build the future of design tools. Rafa on the Web: Website Twitter Dribbble GitHub

Today we caught up with Zach Johnston, a designer currently working on the design system at Dropbox. In this episode we talk about design systems, the role of a design system team, Zach's journey to and within Dropbox, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Sponsors: .design domains - porkbun is running a promotion on .design domain names - get your non-premium .design domain for $35 today, with promo code 'SPEC' Fuse - Build native apps on iOS and Android. Use the promo code 'dd' to save 70% off the professional plan! Zach on the Web: Website Twitter

Today we caught up with Courtland Allen, the creator of Indie Hackers. In this episode we dig into Courtland's background in engineering, design, and product building, how he ended up creating Indie Hackers, the journey to the Stripe acquisition, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Sponsor: .design - Porkbun is running a promotion on .design domain names - get your non-premium .design domain for $35 today, with promo code 'SPEC' Fuse - Build native apps on iOS and Android. Use the promo code 'dd' to save 70% off the professional plan! Courtland on the Web: Twitter Indie Hackers GitHub

Today we caught up with Jess Karle, the head of digital design at Everlane. In this episode we dig into Jess's work at the intersection of retail and e-commerce, hiring a design team, navigating startups to big-co, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Sponsor: Figma - Figma is hiring product designers, a community manager, and a content writer. Join this team and build the future of design tools! Fuse - Build native apps on iOS and Android. Use the promo code 'dd' to save 70% off the professional plan! Jess on the Web: Website Dribbble Instagram Twitter

Today we caught up with Fiona Rolander, a designer currently doing work at Spotify. In this episode we dig into Fiona's journey to becoming a designer, the ups and downs of freelancing, nomading, cheese, and so much more! We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Sponsor: Figma - Figma is hiring product designers, a community manager, and a content writer. Join this team and build the future of design tools! Fuse - Build native apps on iOS and Android. Use the promo code 'dd' to save 70% off the professional plan! Fiona on the Web: Twitter Website Dribbble Medium Instagram GitHub

Today we caught up with Chikezie Ejiasi, a designer currently working on Daydream at Google. In this episode we dig into building for VR, moving from softwared to hardware to virtual reality, design tooling, career navigation, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Sponsor: Webflow - Webflow has launched Interactions 2.0! Now with features like parallax scrolling, sequenced and scroll-based animations, it's never been easier to build a responsive website without touching a line of code. Fuse - Build native apps on iOS and Android. Use the promo code 'dd' to save 70% off the professional plan! Chikezie on the Web: Twitter Website

Today we caught up with Melody Quintana, a designer and writer currently working at Dropbox. In this episode we dive into Melody's work on Dropbox Home, moving from content strategy to design, finding the Goldilocks company size, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Sponsor: Webflow - Webflow has launched Interactions 2.0! Now with features like parallax scrolling, sequenced and scroll-based animations, it's never been easier to build a responsive website without touching a line of code. Figma - Figma is hiring product designers, a community manager, and a content writer. Join this team and build the future of design tools! Melody on the Web: Twitter Website Instagram

Today we caught up with Patrick Wong, a design manager currently working at Lyft. In this episode we dig into Patricks journey into design, transitioning into management, preserving culture as a design team scales, working with design systems, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Sponsor: Webflow - Webflow is gearing up to launch Interactions 2.0 which adds features like parallax scrolling, sequenced and scroll-based animations, and much more. Figma - Figma is hiring product designers, a community manager, and a content writer. Join this team and build the future of design tools! Patrick on the Web: Twitter Dribbble Learn Design Website

Today we caught up with Owen Williams, a writer, developer, marketer, and most recently, full-time freelancer. In this episode we dig into building side projects with profitability in mind, making the leap to freelancing, being a generalist, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Sponsor: Fuse - Build native apps on iOS and Android. Simpler. Faster. Use the discount code 'dd' to save 70% on Fuse Professional. Owen on the Web: Website Twitter GitHub Charged Photography

Today we caught up with Tyler Thompson, a designer and artist currently working at Stripe in San Francisco. In this episode we dig into Tyler's background as an artist, creative direction, job titles, escaping tech, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Tyler on the Web: Website Twitter Dribbble

Today we caught up with John Rodriguez, aka J-Ro, a brand and marketing strategist currently working at Stage Two. In this episode we dig into the world of building hardware, brand and product marketing, working with early stage startups, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! J-Ro on the Web: Twitter Website Instagram

Today we caught up with Salih Abdul-Karim, an experience and motion designer at AirBnb and a member of the team that created Lottie, an open source tool to easily add animations to native apps. In this episode we dig into Salih's journey into motion design, moving from NYC to SF, freelancing versus big co work, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Sponsor: Fuse - Build native apps on iOS and Android. Simpler. Faster. Use the discount code 'designdetails' to save 50% on Fuse Professional. Salih on the Web: Website Twitter Instagram Dribbble