Thunder Nerds

In this episode we get to talk with Charli Marie: Web Designer, YouTuber, Podcaster, and Design educator. We speak with Charli about how she got her start in London and is now working for ConvertKit. We discuss why Charli started her YouTube channel CharliMarieTV and her podcast Design Life.

We also examine the importance of community, and how it provides a nurturing platform for elevating one’s skills.

Show Links

* Blog: https://charlimarie.com/

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/charliprangley

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charli-prangley-1b6a2958/

* Podcast: https://designlife.fm/

* Join the Design Life Community: https://designlife.fm/community/

* CharliMarieTV: https://www.youtube.com/charlimarietv

* Instagram: http://instagram.com/charliprangley

* Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/charlimarieTV

* ConvertKit: Email marketing for online creators https://convertkit.com

* Joshua Tree Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09LBr-SufXE

* iPad Pro review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG8lwt9W7R4

* My Week in Outfits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd9tpL5mW1s

* Mackenzie Child: https://www.youtube.com/user/mackenziechild

* Flux: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN7dywl5wDxTu1RM3eJ_h9Q

* https://webflow.com

* https://shoptalkshow.com

* FALL OUT BOY https://falloutboy.com/

Spotlight

* Brian: Guttenberg – The new Gutenberg editing experience – WordPress – A new editing https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/  https://gutenberg.courses/development/

* Frederick: Anchor https://anchor.fm

* Charli:

* SVGOMG https://jakearchibald.github.io/svgomg/

* Sad Boyz Podcast

* https://twitter.com/sadboyzpod

* https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sad-boyz/id1296625412

In this episode we get to speak with Joel Califa: professional problem solver and Senior Product Designer at GitHub. We talk with Joel about his journey to becoming the Product Designer he is today. We also discuss what it means to be a Product Designer, and how to take ownership of your own professional progress. We’ll dive into Joel’s presentation on Full Stack Anxiety, and the steps for overcoming the overwhelming amount of technology there is to be learned today.

Show Links

* Joel’s Website: http://joelcalifa.com/

* Twitter: @notdetails https://twitter.com/notdetails

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/califa/

* Joel Califa’s original portfolio site: http://acceptjoel.com

* Joel Califa: How I Got Hired by Digital Ocean: http://joelcalifa.com/blog/how-i-got-hired-by-digitalocean/

* Joel Califa: How I Got Hired by GitHub: http://joelcalifa.com/blog/how-i-got-hired-by-github/

* https://github.com/sindresorhus/refined-github

* User Defenders (Hi, Jason Ogle!) Designing for Designers: Building InVision Studio with Tom Giannattasio https://userdefenders.com/podcast/designing-for-designers-building-invision-studio-with-tom-giannattasio/

* DigitalOcean https://www.digitalocean.com/

* GitHub https://github.com

* Design Disruptors: DESIGN DISRUPTORS | InVision https://www.designdisruptors.com

* Full Stack Anxiety: http://videos.onedayout.io/full-stack-anxiety-by-joel-califa

* Joey deVilla: DevFest Florida 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlG3fEHlF3E

* Sponsor the show https://www.patreon.com/thundernerds

Spotlight

* Brian: Focos: Focos on the App Store – iTunes – Apple https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/focos/id1274938524?mt=8

* Frederick: Apple Watch: Watch – Apple https://www.apple.com/watch/

* Jenell: https://www.wish.com

* Joel: Black Panther: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1825683/

In this episode we talk with the hosts of the In Reality Podcast, Joe Johnson and Joe Bardi. We talk about business opportunities in the VR and AR landscape, and adoption projections for actual real world implementations.

About the In Reality podcast

The In Reality podcast is a weekly deep dive into news from the Augmented & Virtual Reality Industries by industry vets & experts.

Guest Co-Host

Jenell Pizarro

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/nellarro

* Website: https://www.jenellpizarro.com

Show Links

Guest: In Reality Podcast

Twitter: https://twitter.com/inrealitypod

Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/in-reality-podcast-todays-augmented-virtual-reality/id1232627518

Joe Bardi: Senior Content Strategist at Marxent

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joebardi/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/joebardi

Joe Johnson: Marketing Creative Director at Marxent

https://www.marxentlabs.com/job/how-we-got-here-joe-johnson/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-johnson-a3a30719/

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/inrealitypodcast

Bio: The In Reality podcast is a weekly deep dive into news from the Augmented & Virtual Reality Industries by industry vets & experts. Sponsored by marxent.com and hosted by Joe Bardi and Joe Johnson, In Reality is produced bi-weekly and is available both on soundcloud and marxent.com

Marxent: https://www.marxentlabs.com

ARKit: ARKit – Apple Developer

IKEA Place: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ikea-place/id1279244498?mt=8

Halolens: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/hololens

Intel Vaunt Glasses: https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/5/16966530/intel-vaunt-smart-glasses-announced-ar-video

Lawnmower Man: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lawnmower_Man_(film)

VR Conferences: http://www.dogheadsimulations.com

By 2020, 100 million consumers will shop in augmented reality.

Tango: https://developers.google.com/tango/

Oculus:

In this episode we get to speak with User Experience Director, Andy Vitale. We discuss what it means to be a design leader, direct a team, and provide value for your users. We chat a bit about Andy’s start in the industry, and how his past wrestled him into the design leader he is today.

Andy’s Bio

Andy Vitale is the Director of User Experience at Polaris Industries, a global powersports leader, where he is responsible for leading user experience design across Polaris’ innovative product lines. He is focused on translating human insights into actionable experiences that fuel the passion of riders, workers, and outdoor enthusiasts.

Throughout his career, Andy has held multiple roles such as a designer, entrepreneur, education department chair, and design leader. Aside from his primary role at Polaris, Andy serves as Director of Design Impact for AIGA Minnesota and often speaks and writes about design.

Guest Co-Host

Jenell Pizarro

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/nellarro

* Website: https://www.jenellpizarro.com

Show Links

* Guest: Andy Vitale

* Andy’s Website http://www.andyvitale.com

* Andy’s Twitter https://twitter.com/andyvitale

* Andy’s LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/andyvitale

* Polaris Industries https://offroad.polaris.com/en-us/

* Polaris Industries Twitter https://twitter.com/polarisorv

* User Defenders: Design in Life or Death Situations with Andy Vitale https://userdefenders.com/podcast/037-design-in-life-or-death-situations-with-andy-vitale/

* InVision Studio https://www.invisionapp.com/studio

* Andy Law “Be a leader even when you don’t have the title…” https://www.designbetter.co/design-leadership-handbook/becoming-a-design-leader

* Understand the ecosystem of the physical and digital realm. https://youtu.be/x4H5o96gf1Q

* Andy Vitale: 2017 Year in Review https://medium.com/@andyvitale/2017-year-in-review-573d77ffbd42

Spotlight

* Brian: RightFont https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rightfont/id1271732065

* Frederick: Google Search Console Beta https://webmasters.googleblog.com/2018/01/introducing-new-search-console.html

* Jenell: Bear http://www.bear-writer.com

* Andy: First We Feast – The Burger Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDETPQioYUE and Wyze Camera https://www.wyzecam.com/product/wyze-cam/

This November 11th is the 2nd annual DevFest Florida. An annual tech conference, covering all that’s hot in technology from Machine Learning, Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality, Angular, Android, Kotlin, Internet of Things and Cloud computing. DevFest Florida is hoping to shine a light on the awesome technologists working in the sunshine state.

DevFest Florida is organized by local Google Developer Groups in Tampa Bay, Central Florida & the Space Coast AND is presented by Google Developers & Traversoft Software Consulting.

* Website: https://devfestflorida.org

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/devfestflorida

* Facebook: https://facebook.com/devfestflorida

In this episode we speak with: Sandra Persing, Brandy Morgan, Julien Vehent, Victoria Dieterle, Christopher Lorenzo and John Riviello.

Watch on YouTube

* Sandra Persing https://youtu.be/kT8u6l-G8yM

* Brandy Morgan https://youtu.be/67cv6cSpk9I

* Julien Vehent https://youtu.be/mMC5gtL5haE

* Victoria Dieterle https://youtu.be/_yZa17yBuXE

* Christopher Lorenzo and John Riviello https://youtu.be/0JCRGIjJutY

This November 11th is the 2nd annual DevFest Florida. An annual tech conference, covering all that’s hot in technology from Machine Learning, Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality, Angular, Android, Kotlin, Internet of Things and Cloud computing. DevFest Florida is hoping to shine a light on the awesome technologists working in the sunshine state.

DevFest Florida is organized by local Google Developer Groups in Tampa Bay, Central Florida & the Space Coast AND is presented by Google Developers & Traversoft Software Consulting.

* Website: https://devfestflorida.org

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/devfestflorida

* Facebook: https://facebook.com/devfestflorida

In this episode we speak with: Sandra Persing, Brandy Morgan, Julien Vehent, Victoria Dieterle, Christopher Lorenzo and John Riviello.

Watch on YouTube

* Sandra Persing https://youtu.be/kT8u6l-G8yM

* Brandy Morgan https://youtu.be/67cv6cSpk9I

* Julien Vehent https://youtu.be/mMC5gtL5haE

* Victoria Dieterle https://youtu.be/_yZa17yBuXE

* Christopher Lorenzo and John Riviello https://youtu.be/0JCRGIjJutY

This November 11th is the 2nd annual DevFest Florida. An annual tech conference, covering all that’s hot in technology from Machine Learning, Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality, Angular, Android, Kotlin, Internet of Things and Cloud computing. DevFest Florida is hoping to shine a light on the awesome technologists working in the sunshine state.

DevFest Florida is organized by local Google Developer Groups in Tampa Bay, Central Florida & the Space Coast AND is presented by Google Developers & Traversoft Software Consulting.

* Website: https://devfestflorida.org

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/devfestflorida

* Facebook: https://facebook.com/devfestflorida

In this episode we speak with: Jenell Pizarro, John Papa, Mete Atamel and Victoria Gonda.

Watch on YouTube

* Jenell Pizarro https://youtu.be/9AAshnoaNAA

* John Papa https://youtu.be/pte4qsPQVig

* Mete Atamel https://youtu.be/6gTNeYrSlkE

* Victoria Gonda https://youtu.be/RqVH51WtxeI

This November 11th is the 2nd annual DevFest Florida. An annual tech conference, covering all that’s hot in technology from Machine Learning, Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality, Angular, Android, Kotlin, Internet of Things and Cloud computing. DevFest Florida is hoping to shine a light on the awesome technologists working in the sunshine state.

DevFest Florida is organized by local Google Developer Groups in Tampa Bay, Central Florida & the Space Coast AND is presented by Google Developers & Traversoft Software Consulting.

* Website: https://devfestflorida.org

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/devfestflorida

* Facebook: https://facebook.com/devfestflorida

In this episode we speak with: Jenell Pizarro, John Papa, Mete Atamel and Victoria Gonda.

Watch on YouTube

* Jenell Pizarro https://youtu.be/9AAshnoaNAA

* John Papa https://youtu.be/pte4qsPQVig

* Mete Atamel https://youtu.be/6gTNeYrSlkE

* Victoria Gonda https://youtu.be/RqVH51WtxeI

This November 11th is the 2nd annual DevFest Florida. An annual tech conference, covering all that’s hot in technology from Machine Learning, Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality, Angular, Android, Kotlin, Internet of Things and Cloud computing. DevFest Florida is hoping to shine a light on the awesome technologists working in the sunshine state.

DevFest Florida is organized by local Google Developer Groups in Tampa Bay, Central Florida & the Space Coast AND is presented by Google Developers & Traversoft Software Consulting.

* Website: https://devfestflorida.org

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/devfestflorida

* Facebook: https://facebook.com/devfestflorida

In this episode we speak with: Kesha Williams, Joey deVilla, Annyce Davis and David Khourshid.

Watch on YouTube

* Kesha Williams https://youtu.be/fkwuLT8NLYc 

* Joey deVilla https://youtu.be/AlG3fEHlF3E

* Annyce Davis https://youtu.be/bXvsuySRhxE

* David Khourshid https://youtu.be/ulxg0bS5Nn4

This November 11th is the 2nd annual DevFest Florida. An annual tech conference, covering all that’s hot in technology from Machine Learning, Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality, Angular, Android, Kotlin, Internet of Things and Cloud computing. DevFest Florida is hoping to shine a light on the awesome technologists working in the sunshine state.

DevFest Florida is organized by local Google Developer Groups in Tampa Bay, Central Florida & the Space Coast AND is presented by Google Developers & Traversoft Software Consulting.

* Website: https://devfestflorida.org

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/devfestflorida

* Facebook: https://facebook.com/devfestflorida

In this episode we speak with: Kesha Williams, Joey deVilla, Annyce Davis and David Khourshid.

Watch on YouTube

* Kesha Williams https://youtu.be/fkwuLT8NLYc 

* Joey deVilla https://youtu.be/AlG3fEHlF3E

* Annyce Davis https://youtu.be/bXvsuySRhxE

* David Khourshid https://youtu.be/ulxg0bS5Nn4