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The return of Cody Moiseve!! He got lost in LA and is back for more. We're also joined by manager of talent acquisition, Becca Zukowski from 90octane. The Colorado wind made a visit to Michael's backyard. Kyle has some cross browser fun. SuAnne rents a party bus and craziness ensues. Becca went to closing day at Vail ski resort. Becca reviews hundreds of resumes a day. She sheds some light on what really matters on your resume and cover letter.

SuAnne saw Hamilton. Kyle's got the excitement for Westworld Season 2 and a new project. Michael's been organizing the Meetup train. Twitter cuts back on third-party app access. We discuss the shift in the social media movement. LinkedIn introduces hashtags. Netflix debuts their own typeface, saving them money and branding the experience. Great example of guerrilla design for highway signage. Stripe introduces invoicing and recurring fees.

We're joined by Don Abrams from the InVision Studio prototyping team. SuAnne has a travel writer friend in town. Kyle reminisces about his ballroom dancing days. Michael loves the Trader Joe’s almond croissants. Don re-watches his childhood favorite cartoon shows. As usual Kyle tells a story you have never heard. We discuss the origin story of InVision Studio. Kyle asks, why a desktop app and not a progressive web app? A peek behind the curtain. And finally a it about the strategy of InVision Studio and how it was built.

We're joined by Alex Hoffman Product Designer extraordinaire! Michael wants his burritos back and saw Jumanji, Kyle is launching a new tool. SuAnne's taking Google Analytics 101 training. Everything Sketch! What are the must have plugins? The ones that work and the ones that don't. Sketch Runner, Rename It, Zeplin, Keys, Craft and more! How to make design reviews valuable to everyone. Best practices for using modals.

SuAnne's autonomous Volvo. Michael put his foot in his mouth. Kyle's off the sugar. We discuss the rise of design ethics and the responsibility of designers understanding how their products will affect people's lives. How to practice good usability and enable users to find what they need without significant effort.

Kyle's been happy houring it up! Michael can't do the late nights like he used to. SuAnne is grinding on market research and indulges in some self care. Things got spammy for us this week. Android devices get an eyebrow. Amazon Alexa keeps listening. Are inspirational UI designs actually inspirational or are they just fluff?

SuAnne experiences the other side of UX research. Michael hangs with some fam and has a wet dinner experience. Kyle's students make him participate in "Beer-boarding." We talk everything agile from training to standups, retros and introducing agile in organizations.

Kyle loves him some ski train. Michael's meta email experience. SuAnne's hubby is getting old and she tries out Dispatch. Sketch/Craft updates including prototyping in app. How did we get here? We ponder the state of user expectations and how we address how to meet the current level of user expectations.

Michael is consulting and spent some time with the little one in the hospital. Kyle loves hospital food. Shopping cart adventures. SuAnne is rolling high class. Staycation with Kyle's Denver tour. Things get crazy at a web design firm in Boulder, CO. How many tabs do you keep open in your browser? Personal UI design projects; Instagram 95. Background on designing the Winter Olympic icons.

Kyle congratulates his friends with on their Grammy win! Cody is wishing for some cold weather. Micheal is teaching his baby HTML and CSS. More mobile design trends and the state of UX in 2018.

We're joined by the one and only SuAnne Hall! Michael did a podcast panel, Kyle wanted to join and we're recording in a new room! Kyle has a snow guy. Does the Belluminati hold up to the hype? Double decker what what?! And Kyle's still living in a monochromatic world. We're missing Cody... Alexa's voice is changing. Our thoughts on mobile design trends coming in 2018.

The good intro. Kyle takes the grayscale challenge and is obsessed with the Taco Belluminati. Cody has a client slip and upgrade his airfare. Michael hides his time waster apps. How many apps do you actually use on your phone? B.J. Novak’s social app; Kiyo. The many disciplines of UX and anatomy of UX design.

Intro problems. Cody's ready for a snow day, Michael deals with Acrobat changes, and Kyle had a productive week. Zuck responds to the news feed changes. Cody's anti social channels. We're addicted to our smart devices. The psychology of why we can't put them down. Are we going to start living less connected lives? Quantifying your health for motivation. Once upon a time, Michael helped the neighbor kids, and then...

Cody's still in LA and Michael has holiday gifts for the guys. When UX goes bad, Hawaii missile alert system. What effect will Zuck's changes to your Facebook news feed have on your social habits? Coca-cola tries to fix their brand with a new typeface; TCCC Unity. Kyle's strong feelings on Google AMP.

After a month away, the guys are back and motivated to push their UX, design, and tech chops even further in 2018. Michael is enjoying the user experience with his new Apple Airpods while Cody is using Sonos to setup his own version of Home Alone. Meanwhile, Kyle has some thoughts of how Apple should have handled the whole iPhone battery drama.

Day 8! We're joined by Michelle Bergquist; Web Developer and Resident Instructor at Galvanize. Leading the next generation of web. What happens when you combine beer and a Macbook Pro. What are the gaps in bootcamp programs that will stop you from bring hired? Michelle shares her experience with a formal masters degree in Library and Information Science. Our advice for starting out 2018!

Day 7! We're joined by Ashley Carter; UX Designer at Deloitte Digital. Podcast history and our podcast origin story. T-shaped people. Rounding out your skills in any position. Working as a part of a team with varied strengths and skills. Should you make fake designs to test out new ideas? The Dribbble-ization of UX design. Starting new projects with pen and paper or on the screen?

Day 6! We're joined by Ryan Winzenburg; Product & User Experience Consultant at the Department of the Interior. The opportunity that more constraints allow. UPS creating efficiency in shipping with bike transport. Listener questions and our definitions for the varying field of service design. What you a good/bad UX designer?

Day 5! We're joined by Garrett Dawson; frontend developer at Blinker. How frontend development impacts the user experience. The importance of involving development early. Current standards and browser constraints. When will the web be "the" place to experience apps?

Day 4! We're joined by Tyler Merry; a UX Technologist at Universal Mind. Tyler's new theme song. Building Slack bots! Bot, chat bot, machine learning, ai, personal assistant, what do we call it and what does it do? Combating bots in NIKE's sneaker culture. Kyle plays the economics card! Upload your nudes to Facebook so your exs can't. Making recommendations suck less by being friends with the ai.

Day 3! We're joined by John McRee; UX consultant and published author. Solving greater business problems. Cody's hipster pants are slippery. We discuss the loaded perception of personas. What personas are meant to be and do versus how they get used. Leading to user journeys and user roles. Methods to test and validate your theories and designs.

Day 2! We're joined by Missy Bergen. Cody's going to move to Japan to gain work life balance. Some tools we use daily and ALL the shortcuts you could ever want to use. What program should you use to code? Sublime Text, Atom, VS Code, or VIM. We discuss a Spotify Podcast app concept and our listening habits. Can a MacBook Pro be used as a weapon? Kyle's cleansing habits. UI elements that haunt us all.

It's finally here, welcome to Sprinting through the Holidays, Day 1!! We are joined by Kim McCutcheon. Logitech Harmony not all its cracked up to be. Our initial thoughts on iPhone X. Kyle traumatizes his child. The potential of mobile Augmented Reality technology. Use cases from the US Navy, hospitals, and real estate. Be a problem-solver above all else.

Cody's travel rules and airplane etiquette. Michael and Kyle discuss Halloween with the kiddos. It's boardwagon time! Cardhop brings back skeuomorphic design and we discuss do you need a contact manger? User expenditure on apps, Apple vs Android, and subscriptions.

Michael & Cody preorder an iPhone X (10) and carrier draw backs. Air travel and how to get upgraded to first class. Kyle goes to a halloween party... as himself. Stranger Things Season 2 is out! Our thoughts on InVision Studio. We discuss portfolio options. Adobe Portfolio, Dropbox Showcase, Semplice, and Workflow.

Cody's using an Android phone... but he's ordering an iPhone X. Kyle's thinking Pixel 2, not XL. Kyle's teaching again and he's has a secret code for you. Michael's been talking to the students at CU and building case studies. Tease of special Sprint Holiday Episodes. Our thoughts on the Google Calendar major UI update. Tracking time on a calendar view. With Apple removing the home button, how one app adds physical interactions. Kyle finally gets the Hulu redesign UI... he is NOT A FAN.

Cody's so busy he's anti-social, Michael deletes slack, and Kyle installs nothing. The Founder movie has some great UX references. Kyle has a new website that might need some QA. The Google event roundup of Pixel updates and connected devices. Squeeze your phone like an avocado. Little Big Details is back! Waze & Spotify partner with UI inside each other's apps. We discuss our love for AIM as it gets shutdown.

Michael's balancing life and work, Cody's a camping pro, and Kyle's going back to the classroom. Kyle's Android corner, our predictions for the Google Event that just happened. Crazy Alexa family expansion: Echo Plus, Echo Show, Echo Look, Echo Spot, Echo Buttons and Echo Connect; all the Echos!! Twitter adds up to 280 characters. Give a Walmart creeper access to your house to put groceries in your fridge.

It's Denver Start Up week! Cody and Kyle go to weddings and have a good time. We have a listener email, thanks Corey! We discuss our namesake the design Sprint process. Ask why. Star Trek is alive with the premiere of Discovery and a terrible user experience. Special guest star the Colorado sound.

Kyle lost a piece of his professional heart, Cody's self-care with Apple Watch and Michael had a birthday! Android corner is leaking all over the place with Pixelbook and Pixel 2 Phone. Bodega and Kyle hates humanity. Cody's guru advice on where your money is spent. How ratings have changed depending on the medium (pun intended).

We're middle aged. Michael finally has a dining table. Cody remembered it's Michael's birthday! Cody survived a quick business class trip to Tokyo. Kyle's a Broncos fan. Our response to Apple news, iPhone 8, iPhone X, wireless charging, Face ID, Watch Series 3, Animoji and ARkit.

Cody's finally going to Tokyo!! Michael's adjusting to less sleep and Kyle's son escaped. Layoffs at Galvanize. Microsoft finally fixes Outlook emoji, about time! Neilson Norman does a terrible design study to saying flat ui attracts less attention. Michael takes issue. We want to use Sketch Libraries Beta with our design teams. Voice assistant dominance as Cortana and Alexa partner up. Cody's Apple event predictions.

Michael had a baby, Cody bought cookware and Kyle's loving some GoT! Get your first draft out and make it better, design exercise crazy eights. The latest flavor of Android; get ready for Oreo. Android gearing up for instant apps, notifications upgrades, browser passwords and emojis!! Google Pixel Returns.

We're LIVE from Develop Denver. Cody survived a 14er. Michael got trolled by Google. Cody still doesn't like us. Yes, the top of the line iPhone 8 will be crazy expensive. The emergence of the ManCan. The real question... Do you need a portfolio website? Upping your office lunch game, roast a chicken at your desk. Audience QA - Designers you don't want to work with. Would you try another mobile OS for personal use? A book, resource or experience that changed the way we approach design?

Cody has rings of friends... guess which one we are in. We continue with our tips on starting out in ux with nina Haglund. Avoiding burn out and keeping the ux fresh. Ensuring you are getting what you want out of a position and growing your career. Our tips to successfully working remotely. Share your work early and often!

Nina Haglund joins us to discuss how to get started as a newbie in ux. Cody's working... always. Nina's building chatbots. iPhone corner ruins everything, spoilers ahead! Origin stories, expectations for bootcamps, community involvement, differences in work environment (start-ups, agencies and product companies), tools in your belt, and how to turn an interview around; you are interviewing them.

Why people uninstall apps. Deciding when to add visual sugar to your designs. Don't go crazy with those drop shadows, gradients, and sprinkles. Our thoughts on splash screens and ui design basics.

Cody's iPhone corner!! Come see us LIVE at Develop Denver. Apple discontinues iPod models, Adobe kills Flash and Microsoft kills MS Paint. Make empty states your friend and give them the time they deserve.

Our opinions of air travel. Michael recommends a web app and does another sprint. Kyle bonds with his team. All things bottom! Bottom oriented ui solving the problems of expanding screen sizes. Lastly, our thoughts on Amazon jumping into the meal kit game.

We're joined by Drew Dahlman; a creative technologist at Legwork Studio and founder of Develop Denver. Kyle's making dreams come true, Cody is in the studio with a new phone screen, Michael observes the user behavior of hot phones and Drew deals with frozen iPads. Cody's iPhone corner has some ui updates. We discuss our thoughts on gamification in 2017. Does it still exist?

Kyle's been married for 10 YEARS!! Cody's in the house and ready for some self-care. Michael's been babying it u and installing car seats 100 ways. 10 years of iPhone history in 30 secs for Kyle. Alternative ways to unlock your devices. Maps Maps Maps. iOS 11 and Apple CarPlay adds Lane Guidance. The UX of cars is changing. The economics of adding tipping to Uber's platform. Ticketmaster takes on killing lines by using ultrasonic sounds to check tickets.

Cody's in LA enjoying traffic. Michael's been using Sketch. We agree Photoshop sucks for designing products. Kyle's son lives in an imaginary world. We have a sponsor!!! Finkel & Garf Craft Brewery from Boulder, CO. We get philosophical on documentation. Michael is terrible at timezones. Everyone can be a designer and everyone can be a developer. Tools to help communication Trello, InVision Inspect, Zeplin and Paint Code.

Cody's laptop is STOLEN! Sadly LA is not tech friendly. Backup your files to the cloud and recover quick. Michael is learning the UX of a baby. Google Wallet web app fail! Join us LIVE at Develop Denver. All of the Amazon News, let the grocery delivery wars begin! Twitter bubble ui, Snapchat map privacy and Finstas change Instagram.

It's time for some ux discussion! Kyle isn't an Apple fan, who knew? Colorado Dribbbles and Develop Happy Hour Meetups were a success! A Meetup mafia has been formed. We have an iPhone Corner update. Technologies and form factors coming too early. Kyle solves the ux of ordering at a busy bar. We talk about enabling the user's decision points. Cody explains his hold music preferences. Michael talks mower recalls. The TSA wants to speed up your experience by taking your fingerprints. We end with our experiences setting up smart home products.

Cody did the running and survived. Michael is overwhelmed and Kyle's TechCrunch talk is up for your viewing pleasure. We do a round of Win Lose or Draw on WWDC 2017 news: Apple Homepod, iMac Pro, iOS 11 (New Siri voices, Do Not Disturb Driving Mode, Apple Pay Person-to-Person), and ARKit. Our thoughts on Apple's original content play with the launch of Planet of the Apps.

Cody's back from LA!! Baby shower party time. IKEA jumps in the smart lightbulb game. The future of phone hard and how manufacturers are exploring new form factors. We reignite the Web app vs Native app debate with Google Android Instant Apps.

Cody takes Micheal's Meetup day. The legacy of digital design, can digital design be timeless? What digital products do you remember? Google's Homepage, Oregon Trail, Facebook, or MySpace. Microsoft introduces a new design system called Fluent. The transition of digital design back to physical principles. How users evolve your product and change the platform. Finsta and Rinsta accounts for Instagram.

It's Skype time. Kyle has mastered all the engineering and mic drops. We play a new game; Win Lose or Draw. We decide if the tech news means companies are a Win, Lose, or Draw. Apple Innovation WLD? Yelp is having a brutal day, WLD? Amazon Echo Call/Messaging, WLD? Microsoft Surface Laptop, WLD?

Aryel Cianflone; a UX researcher and founder of Mixed Methods podcast/Slack group joins us. Kyle is graduating with a Masters of Engineering Management. A little iPhone Corner news. Lack of innovation from Apple and new Microsoft Surfaces are pretty. Aryel's background and how she got into UX research. Continued learning and her formation of Mixed Methods podcast and Slack. We discuss the importance of community and get down and dirty about UX research. What should you not research? What are the things that we can define and what are the things we cannot? Hulu Redesign and Live service updates. Tinder re-evaluates how to handle gender in a modern dating app.

The near future with autonomous semis/cars and underground highways. Is personal autonomous travel better than public transit? Research methods and techniques. The value of in person user testing when possible. How to tease out user feedback during user testing to get those valuable insights and get them to vocalize their thoughts. Machine pressed juice is far superior to human squeezed. We end on the underwork of dark patterns in juice and coffee dispensing hardware.