Design Details

Design Details

By Brian Lovin, Marshall BockTechnologyArtsDesign
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Design Details episodes

  • 214: Hot Weather Hugs (feat. Greyson MacAlpine)

    Today we caught up with Greyson MacAlpine, a freelance designer currently working on Wild & Grey, a new creative studio. In this episode we dig into growing up, changing career paths, Greyson's road to design, and so much more.

    We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in.

    We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat!

    Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel!

    Sponsor:
    • Fuse - Build native apps on iOS and Android.
    • Simpler. Faster. Use the discount code 'designdetails' to save 50% on Fuse Professional.
      Greyson on the Web:
      • Dribbble
      • Twitter
      • Website
      • Instagram
      • Medium
      • Thanks To Today's Sponsor: Fuse

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        Check them out at Fusetools.com and if you want that discount just use "designdetails" at checkout.

        1 hr 12 min
      • 213: 5,000 Horsepower (feat. Will Peng)

        Today we caught up with Will Peng, a designer, investor, and co-founder of a new startup, Northstar. In this episode we talk about building a company, transitioning from design to VC, making the leap out of VC, and so much more.

        We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in.

        We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat!

        Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel!

        Will on the Web:
        • Website
        • Twitter
        • 1 hr 12 min
        • 212: Extreme Portfolio Makeover (feat. Conway Anderson)

          Today we caught up with Conway Anderson, a designer and developer currently working on connecting designers and opportunities with a new, unreleased product. In this episode we dig into Conway's beginnings, finding design, hiring and getting hired, faking it, and so much more.

          We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in.

          We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat!

          Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel!

          Sponsor:
          • Abstract - Abstract is a platform for modern design teams to work together. Join now to try Abstract free for one month.
          • Conway on the Web:
            • Dribbble
            • Twitter
            • 1 hr 18 min
            • 211: Sunshine In A Bag (feat. Mercedes Bazan)

              Today we caught up with Mercedes Bazan, a designer at Stripe by way of Argentina. In this episode we dig into Mechi's background, her journey into design, moving to the US, designing for print inside a high tech company, and so much more.

              We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in.

              We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat!

              Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel!

              Sponsor:
              • Abstract - Abstract is a platform for modern design teams to work together. Join now to try Abstract free for one month.
              • Mercedes on the Web:
                • Dribbble
                • Twitter
                • Béhance
                • 1 hr 2 min
                • 210: Did I Write This? (feat. Jules Forrest)

                  Today we caught up with Jules Forrest, a product designer making her way to Credit Karma by way of Sequoia, Medium, Optimizely, and more. In this episode we dig into Jules' background, building and launching side projects, discovering design systems, and so much more.

                  We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in.

                  We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat!

                  Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel!

                  Sponsor:
                  • Shopify - Shopify is hiring designers, content strategists, researchers, and UX leads!
                  • Abstract - Abstract is a platform for modern design teams to work together. Join now to try Abstract free for one month.
                  • Jules on the Web:
                    • Website
                    • Twitter
                    • Dribbble
                    • GitHub
                    • Women Who Design
                    • 1 hr 4 min
                    • 209: Charmander++ (feat. Brian Lovin & Bryn Jackson)

                      This week we caught up with...us. Over the last two and a half years people have asked us questions about our own backgrounds, our journeys into design, starting side projects, building companies, how we manage working with each other so much, and more. So today we spent a while talking it through - we hope you enjoy listening!

                      We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in.

                      We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat!

                      Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel!

                      Sponsors:
                      • Shopify - Shopify is hiring designers, content strategists, researchers, and UX leads!
                      • Abstract - Abstract is a platform for modern design teams to work together. Join now to try Abstract free for one month.
                      • 1 hr 39 min
                      • 208: Say More Things (feat. Josh Brewer)

                        Today we caught up with Josh Brewer, the co-founder and CEO at Abstract, previously a principal designer at Twitter. In this episode we dig into the design tools ecosystem, how to launch a startup, social responsibility in product design, and so much more.

                        We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in.

                        We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat!

                        Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel!

                        Sponsor:
                        • Shopify - Shopify is hiring designers, content strategists, researchers, and UX leads!
                        • Josh on the web:
                          • Website
                          • Twitter
                          • 1 hr 7 min
                          • 207: Livin' The Target Life (feat. Alex Estrada)

                            Today we caught up with Alex Estrada, a product designer living in Salt Lake City, currently working at Jane.com. In this episode we dig into Alex's background in design, navigating startup highs and lows, moving to new cities, building teams, and so much more.

                            We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in.

                            We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat!

                            Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel!

                            Sponsor:
                            • Shopify - Shopify is hiring designers, content strategists, researchers, and UX leads!
                            • Readydesk - The standing desk for perfect posture. Use the coupon code 'DESIGN' to save $10!
                            • Alex on the web:
                              • Twitter
                              • Website
                              • Instagram
                              • Dribbble
                              • 1 hr 16 min
                              • 206: Aspirational Open Mindedness (feat. Mills Baker)

                                Today we caught up with Mills Baker, a Design Manager at Quora, and previously a Product Designer at Facebook. In this extra-long episode, we dug into Mills' background, life in New Orleans, social mechanics, epistemology, and much more.

                                We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in.

                                We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat!

                                Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel!

                                Sponsor:
                                • Shopify - Shopify is hiring designers, content strategists, researchers, and UX leads!
                                • Readydesk - The standing desk for perfect posture. Use the coupon code 'DESIGN' to save $10!
                                • Mills on the web:
                                  • Twitter
                                  • Website
                                  • Blog
                                  • Medium
                                  • Quora
                                  • Instagram
                                  • The Manual
                                  • 1 hr 47 min
                                  • 205: New York Calls (feat. Robyn Kanner)

                                    Today we caught up with Robyn Kanner, currently designing products at Etsy, co-founded MyTransHealth, and was previously an art director at Amazon (among other amazing roles). In this episode we dug into Robyn's background, her journey into the design field, escaping small towns, building MyTransHealth, and so much more.

                                    We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in.

                                    We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat!

                                    Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the Design Details frequency, and share feedback in hugs-n-bugs!

                                    Sponsor:
                                    • Shopify - Shopify is hiring designers, content strategists, researchers, and UX leads!
                                    • Readydesk - The standing desk for perfect posture. Use the coupon code 'DESIGN' to save $10!
                                    • Robyn on the web:
                                      • Twitter
                                      • Website
                                      • Instagram
                                      • Dribbble
                                      • The Great Discontent
                                      • MyTransHealth
                                      • 1 hr 14 min

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