Complementary

Complementary

By Anthony Hobday, Katie LangermanArtsDesign
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Complementary episodes

  • 48: Ghosts of Software Past, Present and Future

    Anthony and Katie bring on the holiday vibes by discussing the past, present and future of software design. Bah humbug!


    New design systems podcast Katie mentioned: On Theme


    Hosts:

    Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman

    36 min
  • 47: People We Admire

    Designers and developers that have influenced us.


    The folks we mentioned:


    Stephanie Eckles

    Andy Bell

    Brad Frost

    Elizabeth Goodspeed

    Frank Chimero

    David Pye


    Hosts:

    Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman

    46 min
  • 46: Design for Developers with Nate Butler

    What does it really mean to design for developers? Should you cater to power users or beginners? Anthony, Katie and Nate discuss this (and more) with lots of spicy takes and speculation.


    Nate Butler: https://nate.cv/


    Hosts:

    Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman

    1 hr
  • 45: Constraints

    What are the different kinds of constraints and how do they impact design? Anthony and Katie break it down into several types of constraints including: arbitrary, technical, principled, and convenient.


    Hosts:

    Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman

    44 min
  • 44: How to be a more strategic designer with Jared Spool

    Jared Spool joins Anthony and Katie to discuss what it means to be a strategic designer. We cover what strategy means, different leadership styles, and the difference between outcomes vs outputs.


    Find Jared Spool on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmspool/


    Hosts:

    Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman

    59 min
  • 43: Design for Customization

    What's the difference between customization and personalization in interface design? Anthony and Katie discuss this along with the benefits/downsides of designing for customization.


    Hosts:

    Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman

    41 min
  • 42: Performative Good Design

    It's a ranty one folks. What is performative design, and why does it exist?


    Hosts:

    Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman

    46 min
  • 41: Elegance vs. Extravagance

    Anthony shares a quote to define elegance vs. extravagance as "do a lot with a little vs. a lot with a lot". Katie and Anthony discuss how this relates to interface design and the impact it has on interaction design and product longevity.


    Hosts:

    Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign⁠⁠⁠

    Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman

    44 min
  • 40: Should Designers Code?

    How might designers learning how to code impact interface design? Enjoy this extremely reasonable conversation between Katie and Anthony.


    Hosts:

    Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign⁠⁠

    Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman

    43 min
  • 39: Possible Futures for AI in Interface Design with Maggie Appleton

    Anthony, Katie and special guest Maggie Appleton speculate about how AI could impact interface design in the future.


    The five possible futures we discussed:


    1. AI replaces designers and developers completely

    2. AI produces a rough draft, a designer “tidies it up”

    3. AI builds the interface out of supplied components and a description of how the interface works

    4. AI produces content/components on demand, designers change it to suit, then put the interface together

    5. Designers ask AI focused questions to get inspiration


      6. You can find Maggie on Twitter or on the web at https://maggieappleton.com/


      Hosts:

      Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign⁠⁠

      Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman

      57 min

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    A podcast about the principles and practices of interface design.