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 spec...
Oct 28, 2015•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 76
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 wit...
Oct 26, 2015•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 75
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...
Oct 21, 2015•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 74
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 h...
Oct 19, 2015•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 73
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 ...
Oct 14, 2015•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 72
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 ...
Oct 12, 2015•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 69
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 d...
Oct 07, 2015•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 71
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 j...
Oct 05, 2015•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 70
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 commu...
Sep 30, 2015•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 68
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...
Sep 28, 2015•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 67
For episode 63 we sat down with Jon Lax, one of the design directors at Facebook overseeing the Utility Org. Jon is well-known for his writings during his time at Teehan+Lax, the design agency he co-founded with Geoff Teehan. In this show we talk about his work at Facebook, design culture, designing at scale, and of course, Jon's backstory as a designer. 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 n...
Sep 23, 2015•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 66
In today's episode we caught up with Alice Lee, a designer, illustrator and developer living in San Francisco. Alice is well-known for her work at Dropbox, illustrating for the New York Times, and her latest freelance work across a range of amazing companies. In this show we chat about her journey as a designer and illustrator, the story behind Dropbox and Carousel and the latest projects Alice is working on. Come chat with us in our new Slack team ! Over 900 designers and developers have alread...
Sep 21, 2015•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 65
In today's show we caught up with Josh Puckett, a designer and developer living in Palo Alto. We talk about Josh's journey at Dropbox and what it was like to build Carousel, how he manages to make so many apps, the current state of design tools, and the world of freelance designing. Stick around after the show to hear our 30 minutes of bonus conversation about the latest Apple event! Come chat with us in our new Slack team ! Over 900 designers and developers have already joined our team, chattin...
Sep 16, 2015•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 64
In this episode we sat down with Ayaka Nonaka and Sam Soffes to deconstruct the new Apple announcements from last week. We dig through each product and talk about the design and development implications we can expect in the future! 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 Sl...
Sep 14, 2015•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 63
For episode 59 we caught up with Tara Mann, a product designer and sneaker collector currently making things at Twitter. In this show we dig into Tara's background and discuss what it means to grow as a new designer. We also chat about the recent Google rebrand, entrepreneurial thought leaders and design school. Come chat with us in our new Slack team ! Over 800 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also ...
Sep 09, 2015•59 min•Ep. 62
In this episode we caught up with Kyle Meyer and Charlie Deets, two product designers that have a huge range of experience in the design and development world. We chat about design at Facebook, remote working, unsolicited redesigns and the power of sound. Come chat with us in our new Slack team ! Over 750 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 jo...
Sep 07, 2015•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 61
In this episode, we hung out with Robin and Roxane Clediere. They're a pair of French designers who not only are married, but work together on design projects. We discussed working together as a couple, joining Facebook, and moving from a small town in France to San Francisco. If you missed it, we recently announced Spec , a new podcast network for designers and developers and our first new show, Immutable ! We hope you'll check it out and follow @specfm and @immutablefm on Twitter for new shows...
Sep 02, 2015•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 60
In this episode we sat down with Adam Morse, aka mrmrs, a front-end developer and designer. Adam shares his knowledge of building systems and making the internet better. If you missed it, we recently 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 @designdetailsfm ! Sponsors: Harvest Iconfinder - use t...
Aug 31, 2015•58 min•Ep. 59
They're back! In this episode we sat down with Wilson Miner and Ryan Sims to chat about their latest adventures in design, Apple Music, design collaboration and job transitions. If you missed it, we recently 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 @designdetailsfm ! Sponsors: Dropbox Hired Wils...
Aug 26, 2015•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 57
Today we sat down with Jacob Thornton, co-founder of Bootstrap and previously an engineer at Twitter and Medium. Jacob tells us all about his magical experience with Snoop Dogg, the history of CSS and the free software movement. If you missed it, we recently 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...
Aug 24, 2015•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 56
Today we caught up with Sahil Lavingia, the founder and CEO at Gumroad. We chat about building an audience online, the challenges of being a designer, engineer and founder, and what the hiring process looks like at Gumroad. If you missed it, we recently 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 @...
Aug 19, 2015•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 55
Today we sat down with Malthe Sigurdsson, the current Head of Design at Stripe. Before joining Stripe, Malthe was the VP of Product at Rdio, and before that he was the Creative Director at Skype. In this episode we dig into Malthe's journey through these amazing companies, diving deep into hiring and scaling design teams and how to think like a product designer. If you missed it, we recently announced Spec , a new podcast network for designers and developers! We hope you'll check it out and foll...
Aug 17, 2015•59 min•Ep. 54
It's teaser time! This episode we caught up with Sam Soffes and Marshall Bock, two upcoming hosts on the Spec Network! In this show we chat about the future of Spec and dive deep into some Sketch pro tips. If you missed it, we recently 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 @designdetailsfm ! ...
Aug 12, 2015•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 53
For our 50th episode we sat down with Steph Monette and Liam Campbell, developers at Mule Design, to chat about CSS, startups versus agencies and the state of tech in San Francisco. If you missed it, we recently 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 @designdetailsfm ! Sponsors: Dropbox Iconfi...
Aug 10, 2015•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 52
Today we sat down with Anand Sharma, founder of Gyroscope and an insanely-talented designer/developer. We caught up about his work on Gyroscope, the future of health tracking and how the quantified self is changing the world. If you missed it, we recently 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...
Aug 05, 2015•58 min•Ep. 51
Happy Monday! Today we caught up with Floris Dekker, senior design manager at Etsy and founder of Little Big Details! In this show we chat about Little Big Details, management as a design problem, gardening and what Floris is excited about in the world of design. If you missed it, we recently 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 hes...
Aug 03, 2015•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 50
Today we caught up with Mark Otto, the creator of Bootstrap and designer at GitHub. We go deep into the CSS/front-end world on this one, we hope you enjoy listening! If you missed it, we recently 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 @designdetailsfm ! Sponsors: Code School Dropbox Mark on th...
Jul 29, 2015•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 49
Today we caught up with Josh Sortino, designer at Teespring, startup advisor and photographer. We chat about design and communication, the design world in San Francisco, photography and how designers can get a seat at the table. If you missed it, we recently 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...
Jul 27, 2015•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 48
It's time for a break from the normal conversations we have here on Design Details; today we stepped back to try and see the bigger picture with Elle Luna. Elle is a writer, designer, artist, entrepreneur and life adventurer, and in this episode she helps us navigate some of the bigger questions in our lives and in our careers. If you missed it, we recently 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...
Jul 22, 2015•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 47
For episode 44 we caught up with Haraldur Thorleifsson, a designer and agency founder leading the amazing team at UENO. In this show we chat about Haraldur's background and journey to starting UENO, the state of web design, Apple Watch, burnout and more. We recently 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...
Jul 20, 2015•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 46
