Episode 85: No Limit [recorded October 9th, 2014]
This week we talked about sticking to a process and saying no. Also, Dan is looking for another designer at FitMob. You can email dan at fitmob dot com.
Defining the Visual Style of Southern Hip Hop
Webstock ‘13: Mike Monteiro - How Designers Destroyed the World
Episode 84: Big in Germany [recorded October 2nd, 2014]
This week we wondered why we’re talking about Ello and Adobe let us see a slide deck preview of this Keynote on Thursday.
Episode 83: Office Space [recorded September 25th, 2014]
This week we answered some listener mail about the spaces we work in and how we design our lives.
Note: the audio issues early in the episode only last for the first minute.
Episode 82: Dan Auer could be Banksy [recorded September 18th, 2014]
This week we talked about symbols… or people. Also:
Episode 81: Praiseworthy [recorded September 11, 2014]
This week, Andy talks to us about the closing of Berg
Reactions on Twitter: @maxfenton @heavymeta @pieratt @tealtan @greatdismal @gsvoss @juhavantzelfde
Episode 80: Die Neue Web Typographie [recorded September 4th, 2014]
This week we talked about subjective vs. objective design decisions and:
Twitter changes font again because everyone hated the old one
Rdio updates apps and web client with major redesign
Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio
Episode 79: Average Confidence [recorded August 29th, 2014]
Matt was on vacation Dan and Andy talked to Mills Baker about Confidence and:
Episode 78: Unqualified [recorded August 21st, 2014]
We discussed the events in Ferguson and explored how the media has affected it.
Episode 77: Contested [recorded August 14th, 2014]
This week Andy shared an experiment with us and we discussed:
Dan Cassaro doesn’t work for free
Episode 76: Say You Don’t Know [recorded August 7th, 2014]
We were joined by Gitamba Saila Ngita to talk about his work in Strategic Design and:
Dan Hill - Dark Matter & Trojan Horses
99% Invisible: Ten Thousand Years
First Things First 1964 manifesto
Larry Page Wants Earth To Have A Mad Scientist Island
Episode 75: A Very Particular Set of Skills [recorded July 31, 2014]
This week we were joined by Ellen Chisa. We discussed:
Episode 74: Better Judgement [recorded July 24, 2014]
This week we talked about criticism and judgement. Also:
r/TumblrInAction vs r/ShitRedditSays
Kim Kardashian may make 85 million from her app
Episode 73: The Stories We Tell Ourselves [recorded July 17th, 2014]
This week we talked about launching new identities, telling stories, and:
The International Dota 2 Championships
College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy
Episode 72: Turning the Knobs [recorded July 3rd, 2014]
This week we talked about Facebook's emotional contagion experiment. Also:
What the Facebook Controversy is Really About
Experimental evidence of massive-scale emotional contagion through social networks
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Episode 71: Forever the Devil’s Advocate [recorded June 26th, 2014]
This week Emily Haasch of Cards Against Humanity joined us for an hour to talk about place and social design. We mentioned:
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