August 14th, 2014

This week Andy shared an experiment with us and we discussed:

The $5 Logo

Dan Cassaro doesn’t work for free

Andy’s contest page on 99Designs

Design as Commodity: An Experiment with 99 Designs

August 7th, 2014

We were joined by Gitamba Saila Ngita to talk about his work in Strategic Design and:

Hartford Whalers

Dan Hill - Dark Matter & Trojan Horses

99% Invisible: Ten Thousand Years

The Black Cube

First Things First 1964 manifesto

First Things First 2014

Larry Page Wants Earth To Have A Mad Scientist Island

Questions for the New Design Observer

John Maeda

Black Jesus

July 31, 2014

This week we were joined by Ellen Chisa. We discussed:

Globe Script by Dai Foldes

Ellen’s reasons for going to Harvard Business School

My Dream Design Curriculum

Calvin and Hobbes

Dear Mr. Watterson

Gutenberg Chews

July 24, 2014

This week we talked about criticism and judgement. Also:

Soylent

Tuft & Needle

The Disapproval Matrix

Design Observer

Medium / Branch

r/TumblrInAction vs r/ShitRedditSays

Chatroulette

Kim Kardashian may make 85 million from her app

You are not a storyteller - Stefan Sagmeister

Textile or Markdown. Whichever you prefer.

Recorded on July 17th, 2014

This week we talked about launching new identities, telling stories, and:

Video Games: The Movie

The International Dota 2 Championships

College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy

Airbnb's new mark and identity 

Our friends call us The Shack

MercyCorps on Brand New

Original Nike Logo

xkcd

The Book of Warriors

recorded July 3rd, 2014

This week we talked about Facebook's emotional contagion experiment. Also:

Game of Thrones Cosplay

Darkon

What the Facebook Controversy is Really About

Experimental evidence of massive-scale emotional contagion through social networks

OkTrends

Gone Home

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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:

Svpply shutting down

Kickstarter for new Svpply

The Return of Upcoming.org

Everyblock

Pielab

Design Book Club

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recorded June 19th, 2014

This week we answered a listener email about inspiration. We mentioned:

No Man’s Sky

Harley-Davidson Project Livewire

DesignLab at MailChimp

PatternTap

Graphic Ambient

Eyes, Eyes, and Filters

Tag Savage: A Man

recorded June 15th, 2014

Andy couldn’t make it this week, so we were joined by Aaron Heth, who used to co-host Read Between the Leading with Matt, and we talked about:

You Smell Soap

Turner Duckworth’s Metallica Death Magnetic Packaging 

Stiffed by 'Shark Tank' 

Aaron’s Revui Channel

Diegetic Interface

The Division: Holographic Map [1:26]

Tearaway