Redlines

Are recent graduates better off taking a design job at a small company or a larger one? We share our own personal experience and discuss the merits and pitfalls of both options, including compensation, job responsibilities, corporate bureaucracy, and opportunities for career growth. Also, we react as Google, Apple, and Microsoft all try to better position themselves as the best platform for getting work done remotely.

It's a question that has been asked for millenia: should designers learn to code? This week we share our own thoughts on the matter, with Aaron as a developer-turned-designer and Omri as a designer with developer aspirations. We discuss how programming knowledge can positively change your relationship with engineering teams, enable self-sufficiency as a freelancer, and possibly even help you in a job interview. Also, we react to news of the imminent death of Adobe Flash and an intriguing new video chat startup.

In our inaugural episode, we discuss the impact of the coronavirus and remote work on our livelihoods, productivity, and well-being. We share how we’ve adapted (or struggled to adapt) to working from home, and dream up better solutions for designing products and connecting with co-workers from afar. Also, we react to news of major tech companies spinning up permanent remote work policies, and ponder the upsides and downsides of these moves.