Design Details

301: Android vs. iOS

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This week, we answer a few listener questions, including the difference between the philosophies behind the Android and iOS design systems and why we prefer an 8pt grid. In News, Brian gives a quick rundown on Figma's new Plugins Beta. And as always, we share a couple cool things like some isometric dioramas and a modular key and wallet system.

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    • News:
    • The Figma Plugins Beta lets you extend the app by using their API
      • Listener Questions
      • Sahil Chaturvedi asks what an "IC" is
      • An individual contributor is "someone who contributes individually and who does not manage a team"
      • "Closer to the metal"
      • Anonymous asks about the 8pt vs. 10pt grid
      • Former co-host Bryn Jackson wrote a great rundown called The 8-Point Grid
      • Kelly Smith asks about the difference between iOS and Android
      • Material Design Guidelines
      • Apple Human Interface Guidelines
      • iOS Materials
      • Scrim is another term for a transparent overlay, typically used to separate a foreground layer from a background layer
      • A Device-Independent Pixel (or dp) is "a physical unit of measurement based on a coordinate system held by a computer and represents an abstraction of a pixel for use by an application that an underlying system then converts to physical pixels"
      • The Dark Mode section of the HIG sadly doesn't provide any actual colors
      • Video: "What's New in iOS Design" dives deep on colors and materials
      • WWDC is Apple's annual Worldwide Developer Conference
      • We talked about Google I/O back in Episode 296
        • One Cool Thing:
        • Brian shared some amazing isometric dioramas from Roman Klčo, Guillaume Kurkdjian, and Jarlan Perez
        • Marshall shared Ferris, a Kickstarter campaign for "a modular key and wallet system"
        • Distil Union also makes the Wally Micro, MagLock Sunglasses, and many more quality products
        • Video Review: MODULAR Everyday Carry (EDC)?! - Distil Union Ferris System - First Look
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