The MechCast

Episode 15 - Welcome back to The MechCast! In this month’s episode, we will be discussing the best ways to mitigate the aftermath of a bad product release. We hope you enjoy the discussion and find some useful takeaways!

Episode 13 - After a long deadline-mandated hiatus The MechCast returns with a promised discussion on productivity. We begin by introducing new members of our growing team and then get into a passionate discussion on how we each define being productive and in turn productivity. We then talk about the tools and inspirations of our productivity.

Episode 12 - Happy Holidays! Give yourself the gift of Indie Game the Movie, then be sure to tune into our discussion on this excellent documentary. Antonio, Ben, and Roma sit down to talk about the many interesting ideas covered in this film: from the challenges faced by small independent teams of creatives to the growing role of video games in our lives. It's been a great year and we hope you have all enjoyed the return of the Mechcast. If you're looking for that perfect gift for the wonderful geek in your life, be sure to check out our gift guide. See you next year!

Episode 11 - In this edition of The Mechcast, Dave Fletcher, Founder and Executive Director of The Mechanism, speaks about a brief encounter with a colleague that initiated some thoughts about what makes some creative agencies different from others.

Episode 10 - In this edition of The Mechcast, featuring Dave, Antonio, Ben, Chaz and surprise guest Michael, we discuss Mike Monteiro's Design Is A Job, the book we read as part of The Reading Mechanism, our new book club introduced not too long ago here. A lively conversation that touches on money, clients, expectations and real world vs book world situations. We conclude the podcast with a section we call Burst The Bubble, where we share things that we enjoy for you to discover.

Episode 9 - Christy Gurga (The Mechanism) presents different perspectives on formatting type online and demonstrates methods one can use right away. While only basic CSS knowledge is required, Christy covers advanced techniques that are applicable for front-end developers of any level. Learn how to establish the CSS foundation for your type using relative font sizes and ems, implement text replacement practices for specially formatted headers and polish your typography with extra detail!

Episode 8 - Dave, Josh and Jeff debate the best pizza in New York (Dave and Jeff recommend New York's Pizza Suprema at (212) 594-8939), the joy of Morris Dancing, running the New York Web Standards Meetup Group, new projects, tastyapps.com, Jeffrey's love of his new Flappy and other nonsense.

Dave, Josh, Jeff and Tony chatter about recent projects, 30 Days 'til I'm Famous and celebrity racism. theMechanism also talks about bad design, using cute characters in design, celeb designers and more about Anna Nicole Smith.

Dave, Josh, Jeff and Tony drone on endlessly about Jeffrey's first month, Anna Nicole Smith, the UK Space Program, NASA, adult diapers and the Grammys. theMechanism also tells The Police where to find us for their necessary new web design in our first podcast of 2007.

Dave and Josh chat about design, the future of publishing online, Gene Simmons Family Jewels, Democrats and the recent Britany and K-Fed split. Bill C. English's absence is also explained in theMechanism's pre-holiday spectacular.