Design Details

Today we caught up with our good friend Jeff Smith, a designer at Facebook, a shralper at heart, and an all-around amazing designer. We start off digging into Jeff's background but quickly start to uncover what makes a great manager, how to deal with imposter syndrome, filling in skill gaps, answering the eternal 1x vs 2x debate, and addressing the importance of visual design. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 3,500 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsor: Dropbox UENO Jeff on the Web: Website Twitter Instagram Dribbble Show Notes: Frindle (book) Gene Ross Gene on Design Details Ben Johnson / Elegant Seagulls GoPro MDS Float Label Pattern Pho thoughtbot Geoff Teehan Facebook Design Resources Teehan + Lax Facebook iOS 9 GUI Facebook Devices Hands Kit Julius Tarng Gabriel Valdivia Epicurrence Daily UI Kanye West on Ikea

Today we finally had the chance to catch Marshall Bock on a solo recording! We dig deeper into his background, dive into sketch tips and tricks, talk about grids and guides and how to build great cross-platform experiences. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 3,500 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsor: Dropbox Marshall on the Web: Twitter Website Dribbble Instagram Blog Show Notes: Vicarious YouTube Gaming Spec Network Sarah Jackson Stuff You Should Know WMS Marshall on Design Details pt. 1 Marshall on Design Details pt. 2 Material Design Guidelines Morgan Knutson Morgan on Design Details Design Details exploration of Stripe Dashboard Elle Luna on Design Details Loren Brichter Palm webOS Matias Duarte Jeremy Goldberg Jeremy on Design Details Nudge.it

Today we sat down with Vicki Tan, a designer here in SF working at Lyft and wearing all black. In this episode we get into Vicki's journey to design, crafting a better interview process, management and having successful one-on-ones, hustling, getting a first design job and more. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 3,500 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox UENO Vicki on the Web: Twitter Medium Instagram Show Notes: Lyft Atmosphere Interaction of Color Harrison Bowden Frank Yoo Marc Haumann Open IDEO Cargo Collective Treehouse Ryan Putnam Design Details with Ryan Mackey Saturday Design Details with Mackey

Today we caught up with Joey Banks, a designer here in SF, previously at Scoot Networks. Joey is a self-described junior designer, and in today's show we dig into his journy in the industry, his next projects, what makes a good mentor, how to build your network and more. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 3,500 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Joey on the Web: Twitter Website Blog Dribbble Show Notes: Scoot Networks Pumped Brian on Spotify Joey on Spotify Kerem Suer Kerem on Design Details Operator Figma Dustin Senos Sam Soffes Craft Sketch Data Populator

Today we sat down with Daniel Eden, a design engineer at Dropbox. We dig briefly into Dan's background, talk about the relationship between designers and developers, writing CSS at scale, scratching your own itch and more. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 3,500 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: UENO Dan on the Web: Website Twitter Portfolio Dribbble Show Notes: Dropbox Dropbox Business Dan's side projects Scooter Mark Otto Bootstrap Animate.css Morgan Knutson Morgan on Design Details Quadraat vim Adam Morse Adam Morse on Design Details Swift @ IBM Immutable Digital Ruin Golden Hour The Code Book Drew Wilson Sam Soffes Tim Van Damme

Today we caught up with the designer formerly known as Brad Simpson. Brad currently designs at Medium, but he comes from a highly technical hardware background at IDEO and MIT. We dig into Brad's transition from hardware/mechanical design to software design, the challenges of designing at Medium and more. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 3,500 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Sponsor Spec Brad on the Web: Twitter Medium Show Notes: The Medium Design Team Hackers Flow Wilson Miner Human Centered Design Mike Matas Principles Ev Williams The California Sunday Magazine

Today we have a very special, experimental episode of Design Details. On our last night of Epicurrence #3 we invited folks to come answer one of three questions; the result is a 28-guest mega-episode! Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 3,500 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: UENO UENO's Free Epicurrence Montues Ticket Show Notes: All Epicurrence #3 Folks Kassie Scribner Aubrey Johnson Matt D. Smith Jeff Smith Charles Pearson Ben Johnson Robbin Cenijn Jean-Marc Denis Roxanne Clediere Bobbilee Hartman Courtney Leonard Eric Atwell Jim DeBrock Brian Athey Meredith Schomburg Marc Hemeon Anson Schall Ash Huang Brittany Brown Arthur Armenta Goef Crowl Dann Petty Adam Luptak Gene Ross Zac Keeler Daina Lightfoot Robin Clediere Mackey Saturday

For our third Epicurrence episode we sat down with Mackey Saturday and Meg Robichaud. We catch up on their past year, branding and illustration work, how to navigate company politics, the way to get critique as a freelancer, and a handfull of listener questions at the end! Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 3,000 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Mackey on the web: Website Dribbble Instagram Twitter Meg on the web: Dribbble Website Twitter Behance Instagram Medium Show Notes: Dann Petty + Drew Wilson on Design Details Meg on Design Details Mackey's Studio CGH Gene Ross on Design Details

In another Epicurrence recording of Design Details, we caught up with Ben Cline and Anson Schall of Rally Interactive. We dig into Rally's humble beginnings, the merit of design awards, how designers and developers work together, and the worst kind of client. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 3,500 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: UENO Ben on the web: Dribbble Twitter Behance Medium Anson on the web: Twitter Dribbble Show Notes: Rally Interactive National Parks Case Study Welikesmall Wes Pearce Rally on Dribbble FWA Snowbird Case Study InVision Beta Rally Interactive Teehan+Lax Rally on Twitter

In our first Epicurrence recording we caught up with the talented Amy and Jen Hood, founders of Hoodzpah Design. In this show we chat with the twins about their backgrounds as designers, work life balance, side projects, pricing and how to start a design business. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 3,000 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Amy on the web: Dribbble Instagram Twitter Jen on the web: Dribbble Instagram Twitter Show Notes: Hoodzpah Odds and Sods In Pursuit Of #ConnectingThings Geoff + Bryn's Podcast SoulPancake Kid President Ash Huang Ash Huang on Design Details Mackey Saturday Epicurrence Marc Hemeon A Hoodrat’s Guide to: Starting a Design Business Hoodzpah Instagram Josh Sortino Valio Con Aubrey Johnson Deus Ex Machina Dan Cassaro

In another special roundtable episode of Design Details, we caught up with Drew Wilson and Dann Petty, the creators of the Valio Con and Epicurrence design conferences. We dig into the ethos of their creations, the hardest parts of pulling together a community, and what it takes to create a physical experience for hundreds of people. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 3,000 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsor: UENO Dann on the Web: Behance Dribbble Twitter Medium Instagram Epicurrence Drew on the Web: Website Twitter Dribbble GitHub Plasso Show Notes: Design Details ft. Drew Wilson Design Details ft. Dann Petty Epicurrence Montues Valio Con Pictos Mike Davidson Josh Hemsley Marc Hemeon Tobias van Schneider Daniel Burka Design Details, Epicurrence Live Design Inc. Design Details ft. Gene Ross

This episode with Adam Michela was soopa fun; Adam is a designer at AirBnb, previously at Last, Facebook and Gowalla among others. We caught up to talk about Adam's background as a designer, building style guides at scale, the impact of engineering on user experience, and more. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 3,000 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Adam on the web: Twitter Website Medium GitHub Show Notes: Karri Saarinen Epicurrence Montues Mike Rundle Khoi Vinh Koi Vinh on Design Details Jeffrey Zeldman Designing with Web Standards Mike Davidson Capital Factory Gowalla Foursquare AFNetworking Alamo Fire Josh Williams Flame Wheel Pokémon move Keegan Jones Scott Raymond Blinksale Pack Rat facebook game Jack Dorsey Beluga Tim Van Damme Holly Burns Phil McAllister Facebook Paper Mike Matas Pop on GitHub AsyncDisplayKit Brandon Walkin Kimon Tsinteris Daring Fireball Accidental Tech Podcast Soleio Soleio on Design Details Wilson Miner Wilson Miner on Design Details Lift The Last Guide Company Soma water filter

In another roundtable episode of Design Details, we caught up with Katie Zhu and Tara Mann to chat about social media, personal brands, new media, storytelling and our favorite undiscovered apps! Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 3,000 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsor: Front Conference - Use the promo code 'designdetails' to get $50 off! UENO Katie on the Web: Twitter Medium Instagram Website pamplemousse Tara on the Web: Website Instagram Twitter Show Notes: Peach Threads for dummies, i.e. Brian Kt's Email Newsletter Tobias van Schneider Gary Vaynerchuk Call Your Girlfriend fuckjerry Jerry of the Day Not Jony Ive Daring Fireball Nuzzel Input Pinpoint Caleb Davenport Lickability List App Old Sport Delectable @uberbryn Rumsfeld Solitaire Mike Isaac

Episode 100! We made it - thank you so much to everyone has listened to an episode, shared the show with a friend or reached out to us on Twitter this past year; we wouldn't be here without you. For this special episode we caught up with Daniel Burka to talk about his background, process, critique, what keeps him up at night and more. Enjoy! Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 3,000 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! Daniel on the Web: Twitter Website Instagram GV Profile Medium Show Notes: GV Google Ventures Rebrand Dribbble Irene Au John Maeda Jared Erondu GV Design Team silverorange Jon Hicks on Firefox Branding Kevin Rose Pownce Stewart Butterfield Slack Milk acquisition Sprint Book Design sprints how-to

Today we sat down with Ian Silber, a designer (and design manager!) at Instagram. We dig into his background, talk about taking bets on young designers, his key learnings in management, briefly diverge into cooking, and return back to his process for hiring at Instagram. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 3,000 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsor: UENO Ian on the Web: Twitter Dribbble Website Medium Instagram GitHub Show Notes: typeracer 37signals Campaign Monitor anotepad.com Intab Cookie Clicker AdVenture Capitalist! Josh Puckett Steven Walker Ryan O'Rourke Soleio Soleio on Design Details Josh Puckett on Design Details Hyperlapse Layout Boomerang Chris Connolly Figma Project Comet Principle Flour + Water Soylent Blue Apron

For episode 98 we sat down with Marc Hemeon and Joshua Taylor to talk about their new company, Design Inc. We also dig into their biggest advice for young designers, what they would learn if they could start again, soul vs. ego and what it takes to surround yourself with the best people. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 3,000 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! Marc on the Web: Twitter Website Medium Art Dribbble Instagram Josh on the Web: Website Twitter Dribbble Website Instagram Show Notes: Design Inc. Evernote Watchville Kevin Rose TeeFury Design by Humans iOS HIG Material Spec Marc on Design Process

In today's episode of Design Details we brought the Vicarious crew, Marshall Bock and Josh Sortino, over to have a round table discussion about design leadership. This is a different format from our usual shows, so ping us on Twitter @designdetailsfm with your thoughts and feedback! Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 3,000 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! Sponsors: UENO Josh on the Web: Website Medium Dribbble Twitter Unsplash Instagram Marshall on the Web: Twitter Website Dribbble Instagram Blog Show Notes: Josh on the State of Design Leadership Teespring YouTube Gaming Josh on Instagram Vicarious Podcast Geoff Teehan Julie Zhuo Cap Watkins Daniel Burka Kim Bost Ben Cline Mike Matas @vicarious_fm on Twitter

Today we caught up with Kerem Suer, a product designer at Operator. We've been itching to chat with Kerem for the past year, and it was so fun to finally get to catch up! In this episode we talk about Kerem's background as a designer and sailor, career progression, side projects, and the dumbest domain names we've ever bought. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 3,000 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Epicurrence Montues Kerem on the Web: Website Dribbble Twitter Instagram Show Notes: Operator Fitbit Jonathan Lieberman Design Details ft. Robin and Roxane Clediere Kerem's file naming structure Omada Health

For our first new recording in 2016 we caught up with Brian Benitez, a designer who built Collective Ray over the past 5 years and has just recently joined the team at Weebly. We chat about his origins as a designer, making the switch to Weebly, moving to SF and, of course, sandwich art. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,900 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Ueno Epicurrence Montues Brian on the Web: Twitter Website Dribbble Show Notes: Weebly Collective Ray Jeff Broderick Disqus Magic Digit Principle Flinto Collective Ray on Dribbble Focus Lab Oculus Rift Preorder Pokemon Go Ready Player One Rogie King Morgan Knutson Juan Arreguin

For the next two weeks we're taking some time off with our friends and family - to tide everyone over, we've compiled four episodes with some of our favorite clips of 2015. We hope you enjoy listening back and re-discovering some of our earliest content, and we'll be back with new interviews in 2016! Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,700 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Design Details on the Web: @designdetailsfm on Twitter @specfm Slack Show Notes: 81: It's Complicated... (Live at Etsy, feat. Joel Califa, Jessica Harllee & Justin Edmund) 73: Feedback Friends (feat. Katie Dill) 74: Itchy Feet (feat. Diana Mounter) 70: Nothing's Sacred, Not Even Goats (feat. Ash Huang) 84: Crochet Monotype (feat. Aaron Moodie) 4: Meatspace User Onboarding (feat. Kristy Tillman) 24: Open Source Religion (feat. Kevin Rose) 65: Meatwad Flip-Flops (feat. Linda Eliasen)

For the next two weeks we're taking some time off with our friends and family - to tide everyone over, we've compiled four episodes with some of our favorite clips of 2015. We hope you enjoy listening back and re-discovering some of our earliest content, and we'll be back with new interviews in 2016! Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,700 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: UENO Design Details on the Web: @designdetailsfm on Twitter @specfm Slack Show Notes: 39: YoTube (feat. Mike Essl) 34: Second Shift (feat. Allison House) 37: Crisper Articulation (feat. Julie Zhuo) 29: Bananagrams (feat. Ryan Putnam & Nick Slater) 22: Poor Man's Pokemon (feat. Cennydd Bowles) 20: Soft Computer Hands (feat. Dustin Senos) 17: Ptotes Pterodactyl (feat. Divya Manian & Bradee Evans) 1: How Nerdy of an Answer Do You Want? (feat. Sam Soffes)

For the next two weeks we're taking some time off with our friends and family - to tide everyone over, we've compiled four episodes with some of our favorite clips of 2015. We hope you enjoy listening back and re-discovering some of our earliest content, and we'll be back with new interviews in 2016! Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,700 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro Iconfinder Custom Design Design Details on the Web: @designdetailsfm on Twitter @specfm Slack Show Notes: 61: State of Louisville (feat. Josh Puckett) 45: Year of the Snail (feat. Elle Luna) 67: Open the Kimono (feat. Soleio Cuervo) 77: Pegacorns (feat. Drew Wilson) 78: Bob Ross Petty (feat. Dann Petty)

For the next two weeks we're taking some time off with our friends and family - to tide everyone over, we've compiled four episodes with some of our favorite clips of 2015. We hope you enjoy listening back and re-discovering some of our earliest content, and we'll be back with new interviews in 2016! Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,700 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox UENO Design Details on the Web: @designdetailsfm on Twitter @specfm Slack Show Notes: 63: More Nougat (feat. Jon Lax) 55: Wizards (feat. Wilson Miner and Ryan Sims) 7: VP of Unnecessary Redesign (feat. Cap Watkins) 38: Electronic Parties (feat. Geoff Teehan) 43: Freedom Juice (feat. Jon Gold) 53: Solving the Shout Problem (feat. Sahil Lavingia) 54: Cute Puppy Syndrome (feat. Jacob Thornton)

In our last recorded guest episode of 2015, we were able to catch up with Dan Mall! We couldn't have asked for a more perfect episode to end our year - in this show Dan drops knowledge about freelancing, job titles, and helping people do the best work of their lives. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,600 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro Iconfinder Custom Design Dan on the Web: Website Twitter Writings Dribbble SuperFriendly Typedia Show Notes: Amtrak Writers Residency Jason Santa Maria Design Details with Jason Santa Maria SuperFriendly Dan's Blog Rob Weychert Kevin Cornell Chris Cashdollar April Donovan Big Spaceship Happy Cog A List Apart Zeldman Greg Hoy Dustin Senos Dustin Senos on Design Details Modeling Mentorship Dann Petty Titles Are Important Jeremy Keith The Message Podcast

In this episode we caught up with Justin Pervorse, a designer and illustrator at Dropbox, and previously at MailChimp. We dig into Justin's backstory, making vinyl toys at MailChimp, creating a custom t-shirt deli shop at Dropbox and the worst parts about living in San Francisco. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,500 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox UENO Justin on the Web: Dribbble Website Twitter Show Notes: MailChimp Ron Lewis MailChimp toy Justin as a puppet Linda Eliasen Linda on Design Details Josh Puckett Josh on Desgin Details Carousel Mailbox Dropbox Jobs Scooters Sandwich Shop

This week we caught up with Katie Zhu, an engineer and product manager at Medium. We pick Katie's brain about product management, holacracy and organizational structure, exploring new products, email newsletters, imposter syndrome and more. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,500 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro Iconfinder Custom Design Katie on the Web: Twitter Medium Instagram Website Show Notes: Medium 2.0 Dustin Senos Geoff Teehan Brad Simpson Epicurrence Bryn's mentorship post Medium iOS App Holacracy Where Good Ideas Come From pamplemousse Ann Friedman Weekly Jack Cheng Sunday Tobias van Schneider Jacob Thornton @fat on Design Details Ev Williams Being @fat's Girlfriend Guillermo Rauch

In this episode we finally caught up with Meg Robichaud, a designer and illustrator traveling and freelancing around the world. We talk about her background as a creator, the nomad lifestyle, her illustration processes and some of her latest thoughts and writings. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,500 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox UENO Meg on the Web: Dribbble Website Twitter Behance Instagram Medium Show Notes: Teespring 404s Dann Petty Epicurrence Hacker Paradise Dann Petty on working for free Meg on Behance Meg on Dribbble Cintiq Meg's writing

This week we caught up with Susan Lin, an artist, designer and coder building things over at Treehouse. In this episode we dig into Susan's background as a creative, her process as a designer and developer, how remote work and flat organizations can maximize productivity, and the value of building a personal brand. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,500 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro Susan on the Web: Website Blog Shop Instagram Twitter Dribbble CodePen Show Notes: Treehouse Matt Spiel Chris Michel Open Table Susan's shop A Manufactory Raincat Sketchnotes Creative Mornings

This is the last of our New York recordings with none-other than legendary type designer, Tobias Frere-Jones! Tobias recently released Mallory, his new company's first family, so the timing couldn't have been better. In this episode we learn about Tobias' design process, how he first became interested in type, and just what kind of details go into creating an entire family. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,500 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox UENO Tobias on the Web: Website Mallory Wikipedia Font Bureau Profile Twitter Show Notes: Mallory Sasha Frere-Jones FontShop Font Bureau Dolores Note: MicroFocus renamed to MicroPlus Matthew Carter Linotype Specimens of printing types

Last month while in New York City we got to catch up with Aaron Moodie, a product designer at Etsy. We pick his brain about hustling, portfolio advice, moving around the world for new jobs and the future of apps. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,300 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro Aaron on the Web: Dribbble Website Twitter Instagram Show Notes: Etsy Etsy sell page Design Details ft. Randy Hunt Design Matters with Randy Hunt Slime Atom Sketch Brent Jackson Digit Acorns Operator Magic Facebook M

A few weeks ago we flew to New York City to interview some of our favorite designers. On our first day in the city we had the chance to sit down with Randy Hunt, the VP of Design at Etsy, in front of the entire Etsy design team for a very special live episode! In this show we dig into some of the challenges Randy's facing as the design org continues to expand, his journey to becoming a designer, what keeps him awake at night, and much more. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,400 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox UENO Randy on the Web: Website Twitter Product Design for the Web Show Notes: 3:00 - Introductions Etsy Diana Mounter Aaron Moodie

Today we sat down with Charlie Waite, a designer at GoPro who previously spent time designing at Focus Lab. We explore how design works at GoPro, the key differences between agency and product work, navigating work-life balance and working as a freelancer on the side. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,400 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro Charlie on the Web: Website Behance Dribbble Twitter Show Notes: 4:00 - Introductions GoPro Focus Lab Bill Kenney Katie Dill Katie Dill on Design Details Daniel Burka Erik Reagan Focus Lab on Dribbble Spec Slack team Jared Erondu Bryn is on Dribbble, too Josh Austin

Last weekend we visited New York City to meet some of our favorite designers for Design Details! While we were there, we hosted our first-ever live meetup at the Etsy offices. More than 70 people came to catch up with Justin Edmund, Jessica Harllee and Joel Califa; we picked their brains about their journey, mistakes they've made, mentorship vs. coaching, learning new skills, and more - we even answered questions from the audience! Huge thanks to Aaron, Diana and Floris at Etsy for making this event possible; we can't wait to host our next meetup in San Francisco next year! Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,300 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox UENO Joel on the Web: Blog Website Twitter Dribbble Jessica on the Web: Blog Website Twitter Dribbble Justin on the Web: Blog Website Twitter Dribbble Show Notes: 4:00 - Introductions Design Details ft. Justin Edmund Embroidered Emoji Neopets A List Apart Smashing Magazine Bryn's post on mentorship Tobias Frere-Jones Aaron Moodie Ready Player One Origami

Last weekend we visited New York City and caught up with one of our favorite designers, Jason Santa Maria. We pick his brain about process, mentorship and typography, and he walked us through his journey as a designer. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,200 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro Jason on the Web: Website Twitter Dribbble An Event Apart A Book Apart Show Notes: 4:00 - Introductions Jasons' Website A Book Apart Vox Media Apple News Instant Articles Designing With Web Standards Jeffrey Zeldman Happy Cog Greg Hoy Dan Mall A List Apart Eric Meyer Kevin Cornell 20:00 - Typekit, Editorially, etc. Typekit Jeffrey Veen Greg Veen Editorially Ghost Dustin Senos 40:00 - Type Facit Jason's A Book Apart Inside Paragraphs San Francisco Keynote 45:00 - Process, mentorship Vox Code of Conduct Jason Santa Maria on The Great Discontent Michael Bierut New York Times + VR Glen Keane VR

Today we caught up with Gene Ross, a designer at Luxe currently NOT living in San Francisco. We picked Gene's brain about imposter syndrome, work life balance, his Runescape journey and coming to the west coast. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,200 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox UENO Gene on the Web: Website Twitter Dribbble Feeedback Show Notes: 3:00 - Introductions Luxe Elegant Seagulls Dann Petty Dann Petty on Design Details Ben Johnson Epicurrence Haraldur Thorleifsson Atomic Design Feeedback

We've been waiting to chat with Dann Petty for months now, but finally after returning from Epicurrence No. 2 we made it happen! In this episode we chat about Dann's background as a designer, what's going on with Epicurrence, his advice for freelancers, and tips for young designers just getting started. If you enjoy this episode, go to Epicurrence.com and sign up to come hang out this February in Park City, Utah! Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,200 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro Dann on the Web: Behance Dribbble Twitter Medium Instagram Epicurrence Show Notes: 4:00 - Introductions Epicurrence The Launch of Epicurrence Luxe Epicurrence Oahu Marc Hemeon Tobias Van Schneider 12:00_ - Epicurrence and Diversity [https://twitter.com/donovanxdb](Donovan Bass) Jessica Collier on Epicurrence Dan Mall on Epicurrence Rally Interactive Ben Cline 22:00 - Background, advice Nixon UENO

Today we sat down with Drew Wilson, a prolific designer, developer and product creator who recently moved to the Bay Area to build Plasso. We chat about Drew's background, how he builds so many products, taking risks and his observations on design in the valley. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 1,900 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox One Month - save 25% on the first month with this link! Drew on the Web: Website Twitter Dribbble GitHub Plasso Show Notes: 3:00 - Introductions Walking on Water Drew builds a lot of things FIRERIFT Trailer Quixly Hlvticons Glyphish Pictos Plasso 15:00 - Taking risks, road trips Risk Tolerance Buffalo Whiteboard Filtron Namebox

Today we sat down with Justin Edmund, a designer well known for his work at Pinterest over the last four years. We chat about his background in design, going to design school, what the Pinterest process is like, and how Justin is looking into the future of design. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 1,900 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro Justin on the Web: Blog Website Twitter Dribbble AMA Pinterest Show Notes: 3:00 - Introductions Foundation Justin on Pinterest Cargo Feltron Reporter App Withings Scale June Oven Vessyl Rich pins Designer Fund

Today we sat down with Brent Jackson aka jxnblk to talk about all things design and development! Brent is a prolific creator and we love his tools here at Spec - we chat with him about side projects, being a designer and a developer, building design systems and how he got his nickname. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 1,900 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Ueno Brent on the Web: Website Twitter GitHub Dribbble CodePen Show Notes: 4:00 - Introductions The Grid Wilson Miner on Design Details Jon Gold 9:00 - Jackson's work Brent's Website Adam Morse on Design Details MRSJXN CSS Stats OOCSS PostCSS React Nicolas Gallagher React inline styles Web Components Bootstrap Polymer Project Basscss Tachyons Fitter Happier Text

In today's episode of Design Details we caught up with Diana Mounter, aka Broccolini. Diana is a designer at Etsy, and in this show we chat about her journey to Etsy, why git is a valuable tool for designers and the hardest part about onboarding new hires. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 1,900 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro Diana on the Web: Website Twitter Dribbble GitHub Show Notes: 3:00 - Introductions Etsy @cap Robotodex Design for People 12:00 - Background Digital Eskimo U.S. Web Design Standards Jon Gold StartupBus 28:00 - Coding, git, startups Commit Logs From Last Night Basscss Jackson Black

This week we had the chance to sit down with Katie Dill, the head of experience design at Airbnb. We talked about her background as a designer, what she looks for in new hires, how designers can work more effectively with businesses, and the critique process used at Airbnb. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 1,800 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox One Month - save 25% on the first month with this link! Katie on the Web: Twitter Instagram Crunchbase Show Notes: 2:00 - Introductions Airbnb O'Reilly Conferences 24:00 - Background Frog Design Airbnb Conference

Today we caught up with Morgan Knutson, a co-founder and designer at Shift, notable for his previous work at Dropbox and Google. In this episode we talk about what it takes to get hired as a designer, Morgan's background, working at Google, and how to get things done as a designer. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 1,500 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro Morgan on the Web: Website Dribbble Twitter Instagram Shift Show Notes: 2:00 - Introductions Shift Bring a Trailer Gentry Underwood Shift jobs 11:00 - Getting hired Getting Things Done Dan Eden Marshall Bock Miro 16:00 - Background Downhill Battle OpenCongress Genius Google Photos Andy Hertzfeld Noah Levin

In today's episode we sat down with Maykel Loomans, a designer and developer currently working on search at Facebook and is notable for his previous work at Instagram. In this episode we chat about Maykel's background as a designer, working at scale, mentorship and more. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 1,500 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox One Month - save 25% on the first month with this link! Maykel on the Web: Website Flickr Twitter Instagram Blog Dribbble Show Notes: 3:00 - Introductions Maastricht Treaty Facebook Pop Pete Hunt React Parse 27:00 - Facebook Justin Stahl The Font Game Dustin Senos Framer Koen Bok Blendle Optimizely 56:00 - Mentorship Modeling Mentorship

For episode 70 we sat down with Ash Huang, an independent designer, illustrator and writer here in San Francisco. In the past Ash worked on brand design at Twitter, brand and product design at Pinterest, and has most recently published her own book, The Firesteel. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 900 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro Ash on the Web: Website Twitter Medium Dribbble Instagram Wild Woman Roadtrip Show Notes: 4:00 - Introductions Ash on Twitter The Firesteel The Firesteel on Amazon - Buy direct Wayback Machine The Firesteel on Kickstarter 20:00 - Writing Ash on Medium Thomson-Shore Dave Eggers James Victore Mark Otto A Woman Who Happens to Tech Dan Eden Heath Ceramics Ira Glass, The Gap

Welcome to our first live episode of Design Details! We recorded this show last week at Epicurrence North Shore with Haraldur Thorleifsson and Dustin Senos - we dig into inspiration, mentorship, identifying potential and more. Let us know what you think of this live format on Twitter! Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 1,400 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox NCH Tax and Wealth Advisors Haraldur on the Web: Website Dribbble UENO An Interview with Haraldur Thorleifsson Twitter Instagram Dustin on the Web: Twitter Medium Dribbble Instagram Show Notes: 4:00 - Inspiration Epicurrence Sidewire UENO Dann Petty 12:00 - Mentorship Modeling Mentorship Mission Bit Ev Williams Santa Tracker 24:00 - Sharing work Teehan+Lax case studies The Making of Tiiny 34:00 - Designers Katie Dill Marc Hemeon T-shaped people 45:00 - Q&A

Today we had a very fun, very casual conversation with Katie Rinkevich and Trevor McNaughton, both product designers living here in San Francisco. We chat about A/B testing, accidentally becoming designers and the concept car method of designing products. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 1,400 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro Katie on the Web: Website Instagram Twitter Dribbble Trevor on the Web: Website Photos Twitter Dribbble Show Notes: 3:00 - Introductions, story time Braintree Modest Optimizely Picturelife React Guggenheim Etsy Cap Watkins

Today we caught up with Soleio Cuervo, a designer, advisor and investor. He's well known for laying the groundwork of Facebook's early design team and, of course, his work on the original incarnation of the 'like' button. He currently advises many companies and startups in tech, and we had a blast digging into his stories and lessons learned! Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 900 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: NCH Tax and Wealth Advisors Dropbox Soleio on the Web: Twitter Dribbble Facebook Instagram Show Notes: 3:00 - Introductions Creator of the Like button Blaise DiPersia 13:00 - Facebook Ask Men Profile FB Notes Julie Zhuo Bobby Goodlatte Joey Flynn Drew Hamlin 48:00 - New designers Ira Glass on taste Designing Twitter Video @stammy

For episode 66 we caught up with Ryan Hoover, the founder of Product Hunt. We get insights into PH's latest podcasting branch, building in public, what it's like designing and building Product Hunt, and some of the biggest mistakes Ryan sees people making. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 900 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro Ryan on the Web: Website Twitter Medium Product Hunt Show Notes: 3:00 - Introductions Product Hunt PH Games PH Books PH Podcasts Design Details on Product Hunt This Week in Startups Gimlet Media Startup Podcast Reply All Mystery Show 9:00 - Podcasting, building in public Serial Nomad Podcast Erik Torenberg @producthunt Building in Public Product Hunt Live 42:00 - Designing Product Hunt Shaun Modi Steph Bain We Are TM Brad Feld

Today we sat down with Linda Eliasen to chat about the latest happenings in her career, what it was like illustrating for Cartoon Network and her favorite project at Dropbox. We also take the time to dig through Linda's journey as a designer leading up until now as she sets off on her next adventure. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 900 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Harvest - use the promo code 'designdetails' to save 50% off your first month of Harvest Linda on the Web: Website Dribbble Twitter Medium Instagram Show Notes: 3:00 - Introductions Jon Gold XOXO 10:00 - Stories Morgan Knutson Ryan Putnam The puppet video Cody Osborne Justin Pervorse Film Orange Mr. Meeseeks MailChimp Ben Chestnut Codecademy Squarespace Rasmus

Today we caught up with Alli Dryer, a designer and architect working on the Twitter timeline. In this show we chat about Alli's background in design and architecture, what it's like to design at Twitter and what she's working on next. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 900 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro Alli on the Web: Website Twitter Instagram Capptivate Blog Show Notes: 4:00 - Introductions Capptivate Bottle Rocket Design Details Blog Pttrns Capptivate App 11:00 - Architecture and starting up Architerials Bad Yewex 20:00 - Twitter Alli on Twitter CodePath Flinto InVision Export Sketch files to XCode 36:00 - Interests Oculus Google Cardboard UX Archive Reflector