Complementary

By Anthony Hobday, Katie Langerman

A podcast about the principles and practices of interface design.... more

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How many episodes does Complementary have?

The podcast currently has 76 episodes available.

Complementary episodes:

September 03, 2023 16: Layout
Anthony and Katie discuss layout. Take our poll on main content alignment with a sidebar: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign/status/1698041067914801515?s=20

Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
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53min
August 20, 2023 15: Color with Lukas Oppermann
Anthony, Katie and special guest Lukas Oppermann discuss color. Check out Lukas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lukasoppermann⁠.

Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
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55min
August 06, 2023 14: Typography
Anthony and Katie discuss the various properties that make up typography.

Links mentioned:
https://designregression.com/article/line-length-revisited-following-the-research
https://abookapart.com/products/on-web-typography

Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
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1h 2min
July 24, 2023 13: Looks Pretty vs. Works Good
Anthony and Katie discuss a listener topic around "looks pretty vs. works good".

Books mentioned:
Form Design Patterns, Adam Silver
Designing Interactions, Bill Moggridge

Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
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44min
July 10, 202312: Coherent Interface Design
Anthony and Katie discuss the term “coherent” as it relates to interface design (after a bit of banter).

Figma Config talks mentioned:
Ashley Seto: Using color at scale for aesthetics and accessibility

Duolingo: Embracing art to enhance your product

CSS talk: The future of responsive design

Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
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53min
June 25, 2023 11: The Value of Visual Design to your Career
Anthony and Katie discuss why visual design is valuable for your career as a designer.

Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
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45min
June 18, 202310: Taking Interaction Design from Good to Great
Anthony and Katie discuss what takes interaction design from good to great.
Things look like they act and act like they look

Useful animation

Physical/spatial consistency

Speed and responsiveness

Fiddle factor

Context awareness

Links:
WWDC talk on fluid interfaces

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

Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
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51min
June 04, 2023 09: Pace Layering
Anthony and Katie discuss pace layering, design systems and AI.

Articles mentioned:
Nathan Curtis: Design System UI is More Expensive than a Product Team's UI
Mark Boulton: The Fast and Slow of Design

Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
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46min
May 14, 202308: Conveying Good Taste in a Design Portfolio
Anthony and Katie discuss design portfolios, case studies, and networking.

Links mentioned:
Original tweet

Button design walkthrough

Anthony's website

Checkbox design

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

Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
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43min
May 07, 202307: The Three Pillars of Visual Design: Typography, Layout, and Color
Anthony and Katie discuss what makes typography, layout and color the three pillars of visual design.

Links mentioned:
Non Designers Design Book

Grid systems

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

Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
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41min

FAQs about Complementary:

How many episodes does Complementary have?

The podcast currently has 76 episodes available.