Rasmus Andersson is a seasoned designer and software developer integral to startups like Spotify, Facebook, Dropbox, and Figma. Rasmus also dedicated thousands of hours to creating Inter, one of the world's most loved typefaces, used by NASA, GitHub, Pixar, and more. In this episode, we dive into his next chapter, a fun and ambitious operating system called Playbit. We also discuss quality AI use-cases, what makes a great programmer, how to get started with your first typeface, and what are the signs of upcoming burnout if your are working in a startup.

Watch the full interview on YouTube:

https://yo.fm/rsms

Sponsor:

A massive love-filled thanks to Webflow who encouraged me to go all-in on the video format. They are the full season 3 sponsor <3

Chapters:

(00:00) Loading VHS
(01:19) A delivery for the King
(03:36) Intermission: No Context
(05:58) Programming advice
(13:26) Sponsor: Webflow
(14:41) Playbit discussion starts
(15:09) Q: Jorn van Dijk (Framer)
(15:43) Productive product building
(22:42) Venture-backed positive stress
(25:30) Q: Yann-Edern Gillet (Linear)
(25:49) Operating Systems vs Apps
(30:51) Q: Ridd (Dive)
(32:02) Our Future with AI
(43:28) Intermission: Overrated Underrated
(46:00) Online Privacy
(49:15) Promo: Show Them
(49:32) What's left for Inter
(53:08) Q: Vijay Verma
(53:54) Crafting typefaces
(58:39) Q: Soleio
(58:51) Inter in the wild
(01:00:24) Q: Roy Quilor
(01:00:43) Letter spacing advice
(01:01:32) Inter serif pairing
(01:04:18) Q: Pedro (Raycast)
(01:05:06) Startup health advice
(01:15:49) Making coffee for ABBA
(01:16:54) Outro
(01:19:30) Ejecting VHS

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