This past week we sat down with Ryan Sims, the former head of design at Rdio. We caught up with him about his latest career change as he heads to Adobe, what it was like growing the design team at Rdio and what it means to have a design mentor. This was an insightful episode, and we hope you all enjoy! If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly ! Sponsors: Iconfinder (use promo code 'ROBOT' for 50% off your first mont...
Mar 23, 2015•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 14
This week we caught up with Erika Hall, co-founder of Mule Design and author of Just Enough Research . We dive deep into a handful of topics, from user research to gender in tech, from the Apple Watch to the evolution of San Francisco culture - we had a lot of fun recording this one! If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly ! Sponsors: Iconfinder (use promo code 'ROBOT' for 50% off your first month!) Pixate ( click ...
Mar 16, 2015•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 13
Today we're excited to release a special bonus episode of the Design Details Podcast! After today's Apple Watch event we grabbed Sam Soffes to chat about the implications for us as designers and what the watch means for app design going into the future. This is our first "bonus episode" and we'd love to hear your thoughts! We're excited to explore more weekly episodes in the future but we want to make sure we get the content and format just right. If you have feedback or suggestions on this styl...
Mar 10, 2015•48 min•Ep. 12
This week we caught up with Tim Van Damme , an amazing designer who has been a part of some of our favorite products including Instagram and Dropbox. For this hour we chat about Tim's past experience in design, working on Mailbox, Dribbble and the future of design/technology. We had a lot of fun with this show and we hope you all enjoy the conversation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly ! Sponsors: Iconfinder...
Mar 09, 2015•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 11
For Episode 9, we had our first chat with two guests! This time we caught up with Paul Stamatiou and Avi Cieplinski from the Photo and Video Team at Twitter. We covered a lot this week - chatting about prototyping, wearables, design process and what it's like to work at Twitter and Apple! If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly ! Sponsors: Iconfinder (use promo code 'ROBOT' for 50% off your first month!) Hover (use...
Mar 02, 2015•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 10
Episode 8 everyone! This week we sat down with the lovely Chloe Park, an experience designer making things happen at OpenTable. We chat about everything from the design process at OpenTable to Chloe's biggest problems with relationships in tech. This was a fun episode for us to record and we hope you enjoy it! If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly ! Sponsors: Iconfinder (use promo code 'ROBOT' for 50% off your fi...
Feb 23, 2015•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 9
This week we caught up with Cap Watkins, the recently-appointed VP of design at BuzzFeed. We picked Cap's brain about hiring designers, A/B testing, beard-growing, East Coast design and more. Oh, and robo-horses! If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly ! Sponsors: Weebly and their Dribbble team Hover (use promo code 'bragdriven' to save on your first order!) Cap Watkins on the Web: Website Cap's Blog Twitter Instag...
Feb 16, 2015•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 8
This week we hung out with Marissa Louie - a rather prolific designer, activist, and creator who has worked on many of our favorite products at places like Apple, Yahoo, Ness Computing, and Wanelo, among others. We discussed everything from teddy bears to social justice - and the profound impact of emotional design. If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly ! Sponsors: Weebly and their Dribbble team InVision Marissa ...
Feb 09, 2015•56 min•Ep. 7
This week we had a chat with Gabriel Valdivia, a Product Designer at Facebook. He's a close friend and a remarkable designer best known for his work at Automatic. We had a great time chatting about a lot of Gabe's favorite things - from prototyping to Serial to meat/candy hybrids. If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly ! Sponsors: Weebly and their Dribbble team InVision Gabe Valdivia on the Web: Website Twitter Me...
Feb 02, 2015•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 6
This week we caught up with Kristy Tillman, a former designer at IDEO who now leads the design charge at Society of Grownups. We had a great time chatting across a huge range of topics, from diversity in tech to meatspace user onboarding! If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly ! Sponsors: Weebly (and their Dribbble team ) Hover (use coupon code "thatshouldbeaplugin" to save 10% on your first purchase) Kristy Tillm...
Jan 26, 2015•57 min•Ep. 5
Another Monday means another episode of Design Details! This week we caught up with Wilson Miner, an insanely thoughtful and talented designer well-known for his work at Apple, Rdio and Facebook. In this episode we talked with Wilson about game design, his favorite products and more - we hope you enjoy the show! If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly (designdetailsfm@gmail.com) Sponsors: Weebly and their Dribbble ...
Jan 19, 2015•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 4
Here we go, episode two of the Design Details Podcast! This week we caught up with Nick Slater, an insanely talented designer and illustrator doing wonderful work at Palantir. We had a lot of fun recording this show and we really think you'll enjoy it! Full Disclosure: this episode is a bit longer and does have some strong language. As always, if you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly ! Sponsors: Weebly and their Dri...
Jan 12, 2015•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 3
The first episode of Design Details has arrived! For our opening show, we sat down with designer and developer Sam Soffes to talk about his latest project ( Whiskey ), building in public, brag-driven development and his interest in working as a designer. This is our first episode and we're learning a lot! We'd love your feedback or suggestions - give a shout on Twitter, @designdetailsfm or send us a private email ! Sam Soffes on the Web: Website / Portfolio Twitter Github Instagram Nothing Magic...
Jan 05, 2015•59 min•Ep. 2
This is a little teaser recording for us to test our equipment, set up our feeds and get the website up and running. You can subscribe to the podcast by heading to http://designdetails.fm and following on iTunes, RSS or email! The first Design Details episode is coming January 5th, 2015 - stay posted!
Dec 01, 2014•46 sec•Ep. 1
