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In this episode, we get to talk with Paul Stamatiou: Writer, Photographer, Designer, and Front-end Developer. We discuss how Paul got his start in the industry, his day-to-day at Twitter, and we take a deep dive into his writing process. We also explore Paul’s blog and the value of getting your ideas out there. Audio Marks Guest Intro – 3:30Paul in New York – 4:40Paul’s car – 5:50Paul’s start in technology – 7:00Paul’s startup experience – 9:50Paul’s day-to-day at Twitter – 17:00About Paul’s blog – 23:00Paul’s writing process – 32:20Stammy story – 39:20Lightning Round – 43:00 Episode Sponsor https://pantheon.ioEverything your business needs for digital speed and agility. Show Links Paul’s website: https://paulstamatiou.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/StammyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/pstamatiou/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauls/DevFest Florida: https://devfestflorida.org/Google Video released: https://paulstamatiou.com/google-video/Flock review: https://paulstamatiou.com/the-definitive-flock-beta-1-review/Flock (web browser): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flock_(web_browser)Web 2.0: https://paulstamatiou.com/intro-to-web-20/Netflix Watch Now: https://paulstamatiou.com/thoughts-on-netflix-watch-now/Building a Lightroom PC: https://paulstamatiou.com/building-a-windows-10-lightroom-photo-editing-pc/Made on an iPad Pro: https://paulstamatiou.com/made-on-an-ipad-pro/Move to New York: https://paulstamatiou.com/new-york/Jekyll: https://jekyllrb.com/Building Design Systems – Unify User Experiences through a Shared Design Language: https://www.amazon.com/Building-Design-Systems-Experiences-Language/dp/148424513X

In this episode, we get to talk with Jen Simmons: speaker: teacher, Senior Staff Designer and Developer Advocate at Mozilla. We discuss how Jen got her start in theater and why she got into web design. Then we drop an exclusive about a new Mozilla video resource and what it’s all about. We also take a deep dive into CSS Grid, Firefox Grid Inspector, and the impressive array of goodies that come free with Firefox Developer tools. Episode Sponsor https://pantheon.ioEverything your business needs for digital speed and agility. Website: https://jensimmons.comLabs: https://labs.jensimmons.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/jensimmonsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jensimmons/Mozilla Developer Videos Launching Tuesday, Oct 1Preview of videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgjjGlfBflIRqdK2IsnQfijfKLHbBTBnuURL will be: http://youtube.com/MozillaDeveloperCurrent URL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh5UlGiu9d6LegIeUCW4N1w Layout Land: https://www.youtube.com/layoutland/Talks: https://talks.jensimmons.com

In this episode we get to chat with Maria Lamardo: Speaker, Front End Engineer, Vue Vixens NC chapter leader, Community Organizer, and Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst. We discuss how Maria went from a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst to a career in development with a focus on Web Accessibility. We explore her unique journey, and how it’s changed her life. We dive into all things about Web Accessibility: the challenges, the legal ramifications, and having an authentic impression in user experience. We point out some real ways to affect the things we build, and how to implement them. …and listen to the very end for something that you didn’t know about Lucky Charms. Episode Sponsor https://pantheon.ioEverything your business needs for digital speed and agility. Show Links Personal Website: https://mlama007.github.io/Portfolio/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MariaLamardoMaria Lamardo ⚡️ VueConf US 2019: https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/04/maria-lamardo-vueconf-us-2019/Vue Vixens: https://www.vuevixens.org/Websites need to be more accessible for disabled people: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/2/5/18210912/websites-ada-compliance-lawsuitsLawsuit: https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/1/20750913/dominos-pizza-website-accessible-blind-supreme-court-lawsuitWeb Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Overview: https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/Mac Accessibility Tools: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204434Windows Accessibility Tools: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13810/windows-keyboard-shortcuts-accessibilityChrome Vox: https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/7031755?hl=enFunkify: https://www.funkify.orgChrome Audits: https://developers.google.com/web/tools/chrome-devtools/accessibility/referenceLighthouse: https://developers.google.com/web/tools/lighthouse/Web Accessibility with Vue.js: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHubDB6DIfEVue Announcer: https://github.com/vue-a11y/vue-announcer

In this episode, we get to speak with Jason Lengstorf: Software Architect, Developer Advocate, Designer, and Keynote Speaker. We talk to Jason about his start as an emo rockstar, workaholic, and professional working with Gatsby. We discuss how easy it is to burnout, and what to do in order to achieve a better work-life balance. We also learn more about “Learn With Jason”, Jason’s weekly stream where he pairs up with another developer in the community and learns something new. Then we dive into Gatsby: what it is, and when to use it. Episode Sponsor https://pantheon.ioEverything your business needs for digital speed and agility. Show Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/jlengstorf @jlengstorfWebsite: https://lengstorf.com/Learn With Jason: https://learnwithjason.devTwitch: http://twitch.tv/jlengstorfLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jlengstorf/Building Your First Simple CMS: https://css-tricks.com/php-for-beginners-building-your-first-simple-cms/Gatsby: https://www.gatsbyjs.org/Glitch: https://glitch.com/Beyond Static With Gatsby & Apollo (Talk from GraphQL Summit 2018 – Nov 8, 2018): https://youtu.be/wNUg1jpj9T0How I Cut My Working Hours in Half and Somehow Managed to Get More Done: https://www.ustream.tv/recorded/114944097Minus My Thoughts: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2XHeWHZsdpsWnkTaZ9sB96?si=6Pi0hqqeQCq9pzYhHZpkkwThe Market Theater Gum Wall(Not in Portland) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gum_Wall

In this episode we get to speak with Jason Pamental: Design Strategist, UX Leader, Typographer, Speaker, and Author. We discuss the value of Variable Fonts, and the new opportunities they present to make the web a better place. Episode Sponsor https://pantheon.ioEverything your business needs for digital speed and agility. Episode Links Jason’s website: https://rwt.ioJason’s web typography newsletter: https://rwt.io/newsletterJason’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpamental/Jason’s Twitter: @jpamental https://twitter.com/jpamentalJason’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jpamental/Jason on Medium: https://medium.com/@jpamentalJason’s Github: https://github.com/jpamentalJason on Codepen: http://codepen.io/jpamentalAtypi:https://www.atypi.org/https://www.atypi.org/conferencesATypI Tokyo: https://rwt.io/events/2019/09/atypi-tokyoTalks: https://rwt.io/presentationsAn Event Apart: https://aneventapart.com/speakers/jason-pamentalMichelle Barker: https://codepen.io/michellebarker/pen/bPEWGKCan I use: https://caniuse.com/#feat=variable-fontsVariable Fonts: https://variablefonts.dev/V-Fonts: https://v-fonts.com/Adidas variable font: https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/adidas-new-variable-font-has-a-geometric-bite/Ff meta: https://www.monotype.com/fonts/variable-fontsTruetype GX: http://www.truetype-typography.com/ttgx.htm

In this episode we get to speak with Eva Sofianos: speaker, lecturer of Computer Science at Lehman College. We talk with Eva about her career path and dive into her day-to-day. We also chat about women in tech, and the future of the industry. Episode Sponsor https://pantheon.io Everything your business needs for digital speed and agility. Episode Links Eva’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/evasofianosEva’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eva-sofianos-a48a7047/Lehman College: http://www.lehman.edu/Women in Tech: https://lehmanmeridian.squarespace.com/articles/2019/3/30/lehman-women-are-innovating-techGoogle Developer Group (GDG) Bronx: https://www.meetup.com/GDG-Bronx/Allen Firstenberg: https://twitter.com/@afirstenbergDevFest: https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/01/eva-sofianos-devfest-florida-2019/

In this episode we chat about the mythical strategy of Work-Life Balance, and how to minimize the friction between work and other life roles. We discuss Investing yourself wholly in the momentHow to work remotely, and not “bring your work home”When do you get time for your family, exercise, etcWhere do you find the time to learnHow realistic is it for people to stop doing what they hate Episode Sponsor https://pantheon.io/Everything your business needs for digital speed and agility. Show Links Syntax.fm: https://syntax.fm/show/142/travis-neilson-on-skills-gap-design-focus-and-working-at-google

In this episode we get to speak with Sarrah Vesselov & Taurie Davis. We discuss their book Building Design Systems. We chat about the process of writing their book, who it’s for, and the value that a design system brings to a team. Episode Sponsor https://pantheon.io/Everything your business needs for digital speed and agility. Show Link Sarrah VesselovTwitter: https://twitter.com/SVesselovLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarrahvesselov/Website: http://sarrahvesselov.com/Taurie DavisTwitter: https://twitter.com/tauriedLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tauriedavis/Website: http://tauriedavis.com/GitLab: https://about.gitlab.com/Book: Building Design Systems – http://www.buildingdesignsystems.design/Your Turn: A Board Game Cafe: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grayboardgamer/your-turn-a-board-game-cafe/Aerial: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw0b01WAml4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkGoofy Cartoon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFHT1lw3vSIJoJos Bizarre Adventure: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JoJo%27s_Bizarre_Adventure

In this episode we get to speak with Aarron Walter: Author, Speaker, Co-host of The Design Better Podcast, and VP of Design Education at InVisionApp Inc. We discuss Aarron’s career path, what he is doing today at InVision, and how to employ emotions to design long-lasting memories. Episode Sponsor https://pantheon.io/Everything your business needs for digital speed and agility. Show Links LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aarron/Website: http://aarronwalter.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/aarronOf Montreal: https://www.ofmontreal.net/MailChimp: https://mailchimp.com/R.E.M. – Nightswimming: https://youtu.be/ahJ6Kh8klM4InVision: https://www.invisionapp.com/DesignBetter: http://DesignBetter.Cohttps://www.invisionapp.com/design-better/design-maturity-modelJulie Zhuo’s book – THE MAKING OF A MANAGER: http://www.juliezhuo.com/book/manager.htmlThe Design Better Podcast: https://www.designbetter.co/podcastAn Event Apart: https://aneventapart.com/event/washington-dc-2019Emotion Make Memories: https://youtu.be/jmlMui5HynsDesigning for Emotion: https://abookapart.com/products/designing-for-emotionPrinciples of Product Design: https://www.designbetter.co/principles-of-product-design/

In this episode we get to speak with Chris Alvarez & Jeff Rodanski: the co-founders of RAD Summit. We talk about why and how they created the conference, what attendees can expect from the experience, and their surprise plans for this year. https://radsummit.co ‘RAD’ stands for ‘Research And Design.’ The camp founders and our speakers are all creative professionals each with over 10 years of industry experience building amazing products who want to share what they know with you. RAD isn’t just learning from other experts though: it is also about learning about you. At RAD Summit, we will help you learn about yourself by channeling that kid inside who craves ‘rad’ experiences. Episode Sponsor https://pantheon.io/Everything your business needs for digital speed and agility. Show Links RAD Summit: https://radsummit.co/Twitter: https://twitter.com/radsummitGet $100 off your ticket with checkout code THUNDERFRIENDSAugust 15-18 2019Chris Alvarez https://twitter.com/longlivetheuxhttp://www.chrisalvarez.design/https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-alvarez/Jeff Rodanskihttps://twitter.com/jeffrodanskihttps://pivotal.io/serviceshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrodanski/Tessa Reuber: https://twitter.com/tessareuberStrava: https://www.strava.com/Campy Shady Brook: https://www.ppymca.org/camp-shady-brookWorkshopshttps://radsummit.co/agendahttps://radsummit.co/workshops/whats-your-missionLevon Sharrow: http://www.leeevon.com/RAD SUMMIT 2018 Photos: https://vertuccivisual.pixieset.com/g/radsummit2018/