In this episode, we sit down with Estonian designer, Ilya Miskov, and dive into being low-key Twitter/X famous, his love for iconography, and getting started in design.

Correction: I mistakenly said 40th episode, when this is only the 39th.

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In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein and Logan Liffick dive into the biggest mindset shift that they face while switching disciplines (marketing vs product), the recent Dribbble branding redesign, and how to focus better.

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In this episode, Blake Everingham returns to the pod with some more design drip. Topics include his fitness app side project, his gorilla strategy for user research, what he learned using his instincts at a startup vs. enterprise, and of course how to begin chiseling away at the design leadership mindset.

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In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) chats with Logan Liffick (@logan_liffick) about Design Twitter / X content influencers, the plummeting design process many of us adhere to, becoming a solopreneur, and way more.

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In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) sits down with Matthieu Salvaggio (@BlazeFoundry), CEO and founder of Blaze Foundry, a typography foundry that’s designed tons of impressive typefaces that are actually affordable! We discussed everything from how he chooses which typefaces to sell, to the inner workings of a foundry as a business and how he DOES NOT recommend it.

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(00:00) - Intro

(04:47) - Who is Matthieu

(07:52) - How to run a type foundry

(09:01) - Why create a type foundry

(10:31) - What it takes

(14:03) - Where the name came from

(15:32) - Deciding which typeface to design

(16:21) - Area typeface inspiration

(18:51) - Hi most popular typefaces

(20:42) - Brands and typefaces

(22:35) - Drawing from inspiration

(27:24) - Maintaining typefaces

(30:55) - Variable typefaces

(34:08) - Selling typeface variants

(34:43) - Inspiration for Apoc

(38:48) - How to design a typeface

(46:19) - When are typefaces done?

(50:47) - Least and most favorite typefaces

(51:54) - German type

(55:23) - Why recreate Helvetica

(01:01:00) - How has design shaped you?

In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) brings on Dan Hollick (@DanHollick) to discuss his recently released advanced Framer course, controversies among the design community such as outdated color standards, and more.

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In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) discusses some thoughts about Twitter/X users chasing follower counts, subscription agency downsides, and designers facing depression.

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Mitchell (@mitchbernstein) and Paul Lapkin (@DesignedByPaul) launch into a discussion about all things typography, choosing the right typeface, transitioning from traditional graphic design into digital product design, sources of typography inspiration, and covering much of his recent notoriety all over the Framer universe.

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In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) chats with Logan Liffick (@logan_liffick) about his current job as Head of Product & Design at Makelog. We discuss some learnings up-and-coming designers should listen to, how he benefits as a designer from understanding code, even talking about a trip down memory lane, and much more.

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In this episode, Mitchell Bernstein (@mitchbernstein) chats with Fabio (@fffabs) about his adventures designing a multitude of incredibly well known software including for Porsche, Bumble, and more! We dived into his thoughts on the subscription design agency trend going around and how he chooses to select projects based on what he aims to learn—an admirable approach you don’t hear about often enough. You’ll also be introduced to his incredible thought process around design.

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