This week we finally caught up with our friends at Google, Jean-Marc Denis and Sebastien Gabriel. In this episode we chat Material Design, designing invisible interfaces, current design tools and moving from France to the US. Last week we also announced Spec , a new podcast network for designers and developers! We hope you'll check it out and follow @specfm on Twitter for new shows and updates! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdeta...
Jul 13, 2015•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 44
It's been a week since Apple Music launched giving us the perfect reason to have a round-table discussion about the new app with Marshall Bock and Michael Schultz. We bounce around this episode sharing our thoughts on Apple Music and streaming services in general - we hope you have fun listening! You all got us nominated for Podcast of the Year at The Net Awards! If you can spare the time, we would very much appreciate if you would vote for us, or share the show with a friend! If you have feedba...
Jul 08, 2015•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 43
Today we sat down with Gabe Valdivia and Kyle Ryan to talk about design at Facebook, the progress of their side project, Peek, and the value of obviousness in design. You all got us nominated for Podcast of the Year at The Net Awards! If you can spare the time, we would very much appreciate if you would vote for us, or share the show with a friend! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm ! Sponsors: Iconfinder - use the promo co...
Jul 06, 2015•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 42
On this episode we caught up with Mike Essl: designer, artist, Mr. T memorabilia collector. We talk about Mike's personal story as a designer, Cooper Union, and yes, we chat comics. You all got us nominated for Podcast of the Year at The Net Awards! If you can spare the time, we would very much appreciate if you would vote for us, or share the show with a friend! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm ! Sponsors: Dropbox Mike E...
Jul 01, 2015•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 41
For episode 38, we were joined by Geoff Teehan, a super-talented Canadian designer who is at least partially responsible for several of our favorite products. He has not only worked on some amazing projects for companies like Medium, Google, and now Facebook - he has also built some really great resources for designers. You all got us nominated for Podcast of the Year at The Net Awards! If you can spare the time, we would very much appreciate if you would vote for us, or share the show with a fr...
Jun 29, 2015•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 40
For episode 37, we were lucky enough to get to spend some time with Julie Zhuo! We're both huge fans of her writing on Medium and the way she thinks about design and especially that she shares that with the entire community. Speaking of sharing with the community, you all got us nominated for Podcast of the Year at The Net Awards! If you can spare the time, we would very much appreciate if you would vote for us, or share the show with a friend! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t he...
Jun 24, 2015•56 min•Ep. 39
For episode 36, we got to spend some time with Meng To discussing what makes a great product, how to get started with design and development, and what it takes to build a thing. Meng's an incredibly talented creator and we're grateful he was able to take a break from helping people get started in our industry to hang out with us for an hour or so! In case you haven't noticed, we were nominated for Podcast of the Year at The Net Awards! There's about 2 weeks left and we would love it if you'd tak...
Jun 22, 2015•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 38
For episode 35, we finally convinced the Motherfuton himself, Mr. Noah Stokes, to come hang with us for a bit and talk about lazy web design, ornamentation vs utility, design education and so much more. It was super fun to pick his brain for an hour or so and he brought up some frequently overlooked shortcomings of how we build the web today. In case you haven't noticed, we were nominated for Podcast of the Year at The Net Awards! If you can spare the time, we would very much appreciate a vote !...
Jun 17, 2015•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 37
This week we hopped on a call with the one-and-only Allison House! Allison currently lives in Austin, exploring her way through 3D art and design - in this episode we chat about her background in design, her transition into 3D and what she's excited for in the future. We're also in the running for Podcast of the Year! If you're enjoying the show, we'd love your support - Vote for Design Details . If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm...
Jun 15, 2015•53 min•Ep. 36
The epic conclusion of our first ever two-parter! Marc and Russell were kind enough to come back for round two to discuss Apple's WWDC Keynote, Marc's weird workflows, optical alignment, PDF assets and more! We're also in the running for Podcast of the Year! If you're enjoying the show, we'd love your support - vote for Design Details ! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm ! Sponsor: Dropbox Marc Edwards on the Web Twitter Dr...
Jun 10, 2015•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 35
It's WWDC week, and this time we're catching up with Russell Ivanovic and Marc Edwards, both founders of independent app development companies in Australia. We spent this hour chatting about Google I/O, iOS, Material Design and more. We're also in the running for Podcast of the Year! If you're enjoying the show, we'd love your support - Vote for Design Details If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly ! Sponsor: Icon...
Jun 08, 2015•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 34
This week we caught up with Caleb Davenport and Sam Soffes to chat about the latest Google I/O announcements, our upcoming WWDC wish list, OSX and iOS design and more. We're also in the running for Podcast of the Year! If you're enjoying the show, we'd love your support - Vote for Design Details If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly ! Sponsor: Dropbox Caleb on the Web: Twitter Website Github Instagram Pinpoint Sa...
Jun 03, 2015•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 33
This episode, we geeked out with Didi Medina over photography and music - and we still found time to dig into his origin story a bit. We were nominated for Podcast of the Year at The Net Awards and would very much appreciate a vote ! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm ! Sponsor: Iconfinder Use promo code "Robot" to save 50% on your first month! Didi on the Web: Twitter Instagram Dribbble Show Notes: 2:30 - What Didi's worki...
Jun 01, 2015•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 32
In this episode of Design Details we had the pleasure of catching up with Ryan Putnam and returning-guest Nick Slater! We chat about illustration, designing a company culture, mixing mediums and finding our spirit animals. If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly ! Ryan on the Web: Twitter Instagram Dribbble Website Nick on the Web: Twitter Instagram Dribbble Website Show Notes: 1:00 - What are you working on right ...
May 27, 2015•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 31
This week we caught up with Michael Schultz, a designer living in San Francisco tackling one of the hardest design problems out there: health and medicine. We chat all about the problems he faces designing in the medical world, how to launch and market side projects and we end with a healthy debate about designer job titles. If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly ! Sponsor: IconFinder - Promo code 'ROBOT' for 50% ...
May 25, 2015•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 30
Last week Kim and Cap were in SF for the week and dropped by to record another fun episode of Design Details! We chat about what it's like to be married to a designer, how to hire designers and how to overcome the biggest challenges design managers face. If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly ! Kim on the Web: Twitter Website Instagram Cap on the Web: Twitter Website Instagram Show Notes: 1:00 - We touch base with...
May 20, 2015•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 29
This week we sat down with Sebastiaan de With to chat about everything design (and motorcycles)! We caught up on his evolving career in design, what it's like building a new agency, how to work with international clients and the power of giving design resources away for free. If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly ! Sebastiaan on the Web: Twitter Website Another Website Instagram Dribbble Show Notes: 3:00 - We cat...
May 19, 2015•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 28
This episode, we had two designers building their own companies by building some awesome products that we're super excited about - Chris Kalani of Wake and Danny Trinh from Free. We took a bunch of questions from people watching on Periscope and these guys have some great energy which lead to a fantastic conversation and some "real talk"! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm ! Sponsors: LaunchKit Chris Kalani on the Web Twitter (Wak...
May 13, 2015•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 27
This week we sat down with Kevin Rose - he's a designer, product creator and venture capitalist who has had a prolific presence in the tech community for several years. We chat about the things he's loving right now, watch culture, health and cooking, hiring and so much more! If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly ! Sponsors: IconFinder - Promo code 'ROBOT' for 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro! Code Scho...
May 11, 2015•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 26
This was the most impromptu episode we've ever done. We were just out to dinner with these guys and we were having so much fun debating design things that we decided to record our first-ever 3-guest episode. We made a lot of references to George and Jeremy's last episode - so definitely go check that out . This was a really fun episode for us - hopefully it is for you too! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm ! Sponsors: Code School...
May 06, 2015•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 25
This week we caught up with Cennydd Bowles over Skype for a truly fascinating discussion about cross-OS design, the future of wearables, what it means to be a junior vs. senior designer, and why sound design will be the next big trend. If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly ! Sponsors: IconFinder - Promo code 'ROBOT' for 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro! Code School - Learn to code from the comfort of yo...
May 04, 2015•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 24
This episode, we talked tea with Boba Guys and Tea People co-founder Bin Chen! He's had one of the most unique design careers we've ever heard of and he tells a really great story - which made this episode especially fun for us. Hopefully, you'll dig it too! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm ! Sponsors IconFinder – Promo code ‘ROBOT’ for 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro! Iconfinder's Definitive Guide to Apple Watch Icon...
Apr 29, 2015•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 23
This week we caught up with Dustin Senos, the lead designer at Medium for the past 3 years who has spent his professional career traversing the worlds of design and engineering. We dig into Dustin's background and how design has shaped Medium into the product it is today. If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly ! Sponsor: IconFinder - Promo code 'ROBOT' for 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro! Dustin on the ...
Apr 27, 2015•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 22
This episode, we dug into our concerns after all the Apple Watch reviews came out with a couple of our favorite iOS developers: Caleb Davenport and Jake Marsh. This episode was completely ridiculous and fun (even moreso if you caught the Periscope livestream featuring the inimitable Marc Hemeon). We discuss the models that each of us pre-ordered as well as Amazon Dash and our most-hoped-for features of the Apple Watch when it finally comes out! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t he...
Apr 22, 2015•52 min•Ep. 21
This week we broke up our regular string of web designer guests to chat with Stone Librande, lead designer at Riot Games. Stone was also the lead designer of Diablo 3, SimCity and Spore; he's an incredibly talented creator who shared so much insight with us on this episode of Design Details! If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly ! Sponsors: IconFinder - Promo code 'ROBOT' for 50% off your first month of Iconfinde...
Apr 20, 2015•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 20
This week we hung out with Divya Manian and Bradee Evans from the Photoshop team at Adobe. This was a really, really fun episode to record and Divya and Bradee were amazing guests. We got to talk about everything from important issues around diversity to just making dumb jokes about pterodactyls and unicorns. We hope you enjoy it half as much as we enjoyed recording it. If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly ! Div...
Apr 15, 2015•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 19
This week we caught up with Khoi Vinh, an insightful and talented designer making Wildcard in New York City. In this Skype chat we talked about designing for the tablet, honesty on the web and how Khoi manages to maintain so many projects! If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly ! Sponsors: IconFinder - Promo code 'ROBOT' for 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro! InVision Khoi on the Web: Twitter Website Wild...
Apr 13, 2015•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 18
This is our first time to have a second episode scheduled for the week! We're excited to try out this new format, kicking things off with two guests: Jeremy Goldberg and George Kedenburg. We chat about design at Facebook, their journeys as designers and how they're growing within such a large organization! If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly ! Jeremy on the Web: Twitter Dribbble Website George on the Web: Twitt...
Apr 08, 2015•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 17
This week we hung out with Jared Erondu, a designer well-known for his work at Lift, Omada Health, The Industry and his current role as Creative Director at Teespring. We covered a lot of ground – from the future of user interfaces to donuts to whether or not “UX designer” should be a job title anymore! This was a great conversation and, for the first time ever, we have another one coming on Thursday where we discuss the announcements from the F8 conference with Facebook designers Jeremy Goldber...
Apr 06, 2015•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 16
We had an amazing conversation this week with Maurice "Mo" Woods, a senior visual designer at Yahoo and founder of the Inneract Project. We chat about what he's doing in design education, diversity in design and how his background as a pro basketball player has served him in his career as a designer. 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!...
Mar 30, 2015•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 15
