

Design Details
Brian Lovin, Marshall Bock
A weekly conversation about design process and culture. Hosted by Marshall Bock and Brian Lovin.
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Jul 21, 2022 • 28min
444: Writing Effective Self-Reviews
This week, we share our tips for writing better self-reviews during performance review season.The Sidebar:The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at patreon.com/designdetails.Latest VIP Patrons:Samuel Ong Mun KeongNicole OMalleyLauren MelenudoPer KarlssonTrang Minh NguyenGabe de la MoraLena LamRadek BerkaDan V PetersonYurong ZhengMain Topic:This week, we share our tips for writing better self-reviews during performance review season.Guarang Alat asks on GitHub:It's performance review season again! Would love to hear from you two about strategies, frameworks and tips you typically use while writing self-reviews, especially when you are aiming to level up to the next level as a product designer. Beyond using metrics, how can I effectively present the overall impact of my work as an IC?Writing better self reviewsJob Board:We're curating the best product design roles from the world's most design-forward companies.👉 Design Details Job BoardFigma — Figma is looking for designers to help shape the future of FigJam. They have a few open roles right now focused on everything from core product and meeting experiences to onboarding, user education, and templates.Universe — Universe is hiring a Product Designer who is obsessed with the delightful possibilities of software and sees UI design as an artistic medium, not just a method of problem solving. Join a new kind of design studio and shape a product that represents a radically better internet.Webflow — Webflow is hiring designers across their various product pillars focused on growth, collaboration, the designer, and site capabilities. This role is remote-first with the option to work in our SF office.Materialize — Materialize is building a reactive database to disrupt batch data warehouses like Snowflake and BigQuery, and they’re looking for their first full-time, in-house designer to come in and own the product design for Materialize Web UI. Technical and developer tools experience is a huge plus!Cool Things:Brian shared The Bear, a story about a young fine-dining chef who returns to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop. It's good, and keep an eye out for episode 7!Marshall shared all the "-dles"WordleHeardleFramedPosterdleMoviedleCinenerdleMy First MillionInterview with Dharmesh ShahDesign Details on the Web:📻 We are @designdetailsfm🎙 Brian is @brian_lovin🎙 Marshall is @marshallbock 🙌 Support us on Patreon - your support literally makes this show possible. Thank you ❤️❓ Got a question? Ask it on our Listener Questions Hub, and we'll do our best to answer it on the show :)⭐️ Enjoying the show? Leave us a review on iTunes.Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on SpotifyByeee!

Jul 8, 2022 • 36min
443: Design Systems Interviews
This week, we talk about interviewing for roles in design systems, what to prepare, and how many different kinds of skills are relevant in the field.The Sidebar:The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at patreon.com/designdetails.Latest VIP Patrons:MatchaiLois YangShankarVuokko AroKirill SlavetskiAshwin K STiffany C YuIzabela BulskaAdithya JayanSylvester LauDario CamachoMain Topic:This week, we talk about interviewing for roles in design systems, what to prepare, and how many different kinds of skills are relevant in the field.Atomic DesignEric asks on GitHub: How do you explain what you do?Job Board:We're curating the best product design roles from the world's most design-forward companies.👉 Design Details Job BoardFigma — Figma is looking for designers to help shape the future of FigJam. They have a few open roles right now focused on everything from core product and meeting experiences to onboarding, user education, and templates.Universe — Universe is hiring a Product Designer who is obsessed with the delightful possibilities of software and sees UI design as an artistic medium, not just a method of problem solving. Join a new kind of design studio and shape a product that represents a radically better internet.Mercury — Mercury is hiring product designers! Mercury powers the banking stack for companies like Linear, Maven & Mighty. Join them to build beautiful software for founders. Learn about the remote-friendly team & roles at https://mercury.design — disclaimer: Mercury is a financial technology company that works with banks.Current — Current is on a mission to help people create better financial outcomes for their lives, and they’re hiring a talented senior mobile product designer with great visual design and UX skills. You’ll be involved in the full product development cycle: from early research and product strategy, to design and developer hand-off.Cool Things:Brian shared Iron Chef: Question for an Iron Legend — even if you're not into cooking shows, this is worth a watch.Marshall shared Stranger Things S4. It's good, especially if you didn't make it through S3.Everything you need to know before watching Stranger Things Season 4Design Details on the Web:📻 We are @designdetailsfm🎙 Brian is @brian_lovin🎙 Marshall is @marshallbock 🙌 Support us on Patreon - your support literally makes this show possible. Thank you ❤️❓ Got a question? Ask it on our Listener Questions Hub, and we'll do our best to answer it on the show :)⭐️ Enjoying the show? Leave us a review on iTunes.Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on SpotifyByeee!

Jun 23, 2022 • 31min
442: It Doesn't Have to Be Right
This week, we share stories and lessons from some of our most memorable mentors.The Sidebar:The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at patreon.com/designdetails.Latest VIP Patrons:Nick CrawfordJonas SchützJasonHenri RaadiEva DufeySarai VillalobosJoyce XiaoIlias ManolisHai PiaoMattlouie solomonAlexBen TildenJordan BoudreauJessica HuQuinn HoangFollow up:We're switching the show to a bi-weekly cadence. As always, our supporters on Patreon will get bonus episodes.Main Topic:This week, we share stories and lessons from some of our most memorable mentors.Job Board:We're curating the best product design roles from the world's most design-forward companies.👉 Design Details Job BoardUniverse — Universe is hiring a Product Designer who is obsessed with the delightful possibilities of software and sees UI design as an artistic medium, not just a method of problem solving. Join a new kind of design studio and shape a product that represents a radically better internet.Mercury — Mercury is hiring product designers! Mercury powers the banking stack for companies like Linear, Maven & Mighty. Join them to build beautiful software for founders. Learn about the remote-friendly team & roles at https://mercury.design — disclaimer: Mercury is a financial technology company that works with banks.Raycast makes it simple, fast and delightful to control your tools. They’re looking for an experienced individual to join their small team to redesign and improve core app functionality, tools to enable Developers to create new Extensions, and rethink components across the platform.Webflow — Webflow is hiring designers across their various product pillars focused on growth, collaboration, the designer, and site capabilities. This role is remote-first with the option to work in our SF office.Cool Things:Brian shared Nashville, where he has spent his past two weeks. If you haven't been: strong recommend! Tons of fun, clean, easy to get around, and great food.Marshall shared Cash In Cash Out, the music video, by Pharrell Williams, 21 Savage, and Tyler, The Creator. NSFW, but it's very, very good.Design Details on the Web:📻 We are @designdetailsfm🎙 Brian is @brian_lovin🎙 Marshall is @marshallbock 🙌 Support us on Patreon - your support literally makes this show possible. Thank you ❤️❓ Got a question? Ask it on our Listener Questions Hub, and we'll do our best to answer it on the show :)⭐️ Enjoying the show? Leave us a review on iTunes.Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on SpotifyByeee!

Jun 9, 2022 • 54min
441: WWDC 2022
This week, we recap all of our favorite...design details...announced at this week's WWDC.The Sidebar:The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at patreon.com/designdetails.Latest VIP Patrons:Cody RamseyBarac JohnGrantSam CroswellKatie ZengAllen ShiAJZuki ModunkwuJoel Milleryue yangKyle LambertChao LiTLLoren TracyYue GaoMike RileyStrahinja TodorovicFollow up:Two plugins to change your canvas color for Figma's dark mode:Darker PagesDark MatterMain Topic:This week, we recap all of our favorite...design details...announced at this week's WWDC.Watch the WWDC KeynoteM2 MacBook AiriOS 16macOS VenturaiPadOS 16watchOS 9Job Board:We're curating the best product design roles from the world's most design-forward companies.👉 Design Details Job BoardGlow is building the most elegant, powerful, and reliable crypto wallet. To do this, they need great designs — ones that are simple, familiar, and smart. Their small team is growing, and you’ll work closely with the team to craft new user experience patterns for interacting with crypto that will become the new normal for millions of people in the future.Notion — Imagine in the 1970s thinking through how computing should be like. That's what Notion is trying to build — beautiful software that fits everyone's needs. They have infinite challenges that can only be solved by someone with innate product sense, technical aptitude, great taste, and impeccable craft.Materialize — Materialize is building a reactive database to disrupt batch data warehouses like Snowflake and BigQuery, and they’re looking for their first full-time, in-house designer to come in and own the product design for Materialize Web UI. Technical and developer tools experience is a huge plus!Patreon is building the future of the creative economy, and they’re looking for Product Designers at all levels to solve the needs of creators and members on our platform. Their roles are based in SF and NY.Cool Things:Brian shared two things!Campsite — the home for your team's work in progress. It's my new project, and something I'm really excited to share with design teams out there. Make a reservation!Top Gun: Maverick — go see it in a Dolby theater. You'll thank me later.Marshall shared Bo Burnham's The Inside Outtakes — tons of extra content, great and memorable songs, and a peek inside Bo's creative process.Design Details on the Web:📻 We are @designdetailsfm🎙 Brian is @brian_lovin🎙 Marshall is @marshallbock 🙌 Support us on Patreon - your support literally makes this show possible. Thank you ❤️❓ Got a question? Ask it on our Listener Questions Hub, and we'll do our best to answer it on the show :)⭐️ Enjoying the show? Leave us a review on iTunes.Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on SpotifyByeee!

May 25, 2022 • 29min
440: Don’t Call It a Design Critique
This week, we talk about how to make design critiques more fun, and how to encourage teams to share their work-in-progress more often.Supported by:Play — Play is the first native iOS design tool built for creating mobile prototypes. They recently launched Play for iPad, giving designers more room to create pixel-perfect and native-first prototypes directly on their device. The app is intuitive, powerful, and damn fun to use. Level up your prototype game today with Play!Get your full access invitation now.Zeplin recently shipped Flows!Flows are a fast/effortless way to create and outline user flows and journeys. Designers can use flows to connect screens in seconds and map complete user journeys, showing not just the happy path but all possible paths and behaviors.Learn more about Zeplin FlowsWatch a demo on YouTubeThe Sidebar:The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at patreon.com/designdetails.Latest VIP Patrons:Tzu-Ling TsengAntonia SullivanJames CarthewSharada KrishnamurthyAri CurtisMarius libmanJaclyn SaikDaniel KlingMartin WiesemborskiNoah LevinOwen AndrewsJosh KParth KapadiaYang ChengJessica Rae VergaraJordi EnricAndy StapleAndreas FörsterDeborah JohnsonJustine WinClarenceYifan PengMike PorterfieldIoana KardosHello HillTomás LMain Topic:This week, we talk about how to make design critiques more fun, and how to encourage teams to share their work-in-progress more often.Amie Chen asks on GitHub: I have a question: I'm part of a design team that has lots of talented designers and everyone is supportive, humble, and doing great work. But no one seems to want to sign up for weekly design critiques (but rather like sharing WIP in slack) and every time my manager encourages she would hear all kinds of excuses. Curious how does your team establish a recurring design critique sessions? Is it mandatory? Or does everyone just love to share? What's the process of signing up one?Job Board:We're curating the best product design roles from the world's most design-forward companies.👉 Design Details Job BoardCALA — CALA is building a next-generation platform and supply chain to allow anyone, anywhere to build and scale their fashion brand. They’re hiring a product designer to help customers — from streetwear legends, to sports teams, to the biggest fashion players — bring their ideas to life.Universe — Universe is hiring a Product Designer who is obsessed with the delightful possibilities of software and sees UI design as an artistic medium, not just a method of problem solving. Join a new kind of design studio and shape a product that represents a radically better internet.Mercury — Mercury is hiring product designers! Mercury powers the banking stack for companies like Linear, Maven & Mighty. Join them to build beautiful software for founders. Learn about the remote-friendly team & roles at https://mercury.design — disclaimer: Mercury is a financial technology company that works with banks.Current — Current is on a mission to help people create better financial outcomes for their lives, and they’re hiring a talented senior mobile product designer with great visual design and UX skills. You’ll be involved in the full product development cycle: from early research and product strategy, to design and developer hand-off.Cool Things:Brian shared Headless UI — unstyled, fully accessible UI components, designed to integrate beautifully with Tailwind CSS. They are magical and make developing websites so much easier.Also shoutout to an alternative: Radix UI.Marshall shared the Balmuda Toaster, a luxurious but oh-so-good toaster that gets you that perfect toast, every time. And it’s beautiful!Design Details on the Web:📻 We are @designdetailsfm🎙 Brian is @brian_lovin🎙 Marshall is @marshallbock 🙌 Support us on Patreon - your support literally makes this show possible. Thank you ❤️❓ Got a question? Ask it on our Listener Questions Hub, and we'll do our best to answer it on the show :)⭐️ Enjoying the show? Leave us a review on iTunes.Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on Spotify

May 12, 2022 • 56min
439: Config 2022
This week, we cover all of the exciting new releases from Config 2022, and do a deep dive into the new version of Auto Layout.Supported by:Clay — Clay is the beautiful and private home for all your relationships. Populated from the ground up using your calendar and social history, Clay is the most stunning, powerful way to remember who you’ve met—and what matters to them.Get two months freeEnjoy Clay's beautiful websiteClay is hiring product designersZeplin recently shipped Flows!Flows are a fast/effortless way to create and outline user flows and journeys. Designers can use flows to connect screens in seconds and map complete user journeys, showing not just the happy path but all possible paths and behaviors.Learn more about Zeplin FlowsWatch a demo on YouTubeThe Sidebar:The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at patreon.com/designdetails.Latest VIP Patrons:KarloGiladOscar NilssonMike RileyIsaac TanYeon KimNick TrombleySean LeachKyle TaylorMain Topic:This week, we cover all of the exciting new releases from Config 2022, and do a deeper dive into the new Auto Layout.What's new at Figma Config 2022Job Board:We're curating the best product design roles from the world's most design-forward companies.👉 Design Details Job BoardNotion — Imagine in the 1970s thinking through how computing should be like. That's what Notion is trying to build — beautiful software that fits everyone's needs. They have infinite challenges that can only be solved by someone with innate product sense, technical aptitude, great taste, and impeccable craft.Materialize — Materialize is building a reactive database to disrupt batch data warehouses like Snowflake and BigQuery, and they’re looking for their first full-time, in-house designer to come in and own the product design for Materialize Web UI. Technical and developer tools experience is a huge plus!Webflow — Webflow is hiring designers across their various product pillars focused on growth, collaboration, the designer, and site capabilities. This role is remote-first with the option to work in our SF office.GitKraken — GitKraken is building tools to visualize complex systems and improve productivity for millions of developers. They’re looking for designers with Git experience who are excited by the challenge of designing delightful, efficient, and themeable interfaces that make Git easier and safer to use.Cool Things:Brian shared Eagle, a wonderful application for bookmarking and organizing visual inspiration. The app is fantastic, and its integration with their browser extensions is top-notch.Marshall shared Bullsh*t The Gameshow, a new Netflix gameshow that feels like Who Wants to be a Millionaire, but with a twist.Design Details on the Web:📻 We are @designdetailsfm🎙 Brian is @brian_lovin🎙 Marshall is @marshallbock 🙌 Support us on Patreon - your support literally makes this show possible. Thank you ❤️❓ Got a question? Ask it on our Listener Questions Hub, and we'll do our best to answer it on the show :)⭐️ Enjoying the show? Leave us a review on iTunes.Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on SpotifyByeee!

May 6, 2022 • 39min
438: Dissecting Substack’s Podcast Player
This week, we dissect Substack’s new podcast player design, talking about both the pixels and the strategic advantage of sharing craft-specific content on Twitter. In the Sidebar, we talk about the nature and risks of critiquing software as podcasters and design practitioners.Supported by:Zeplin recently shipped Flows!Flows are a fast/effortless way to create and outline user flows and journeys. Designers can use flows to connect screens in seconds and map complete user journeys, showing not just the happy path but all possible paths and behaviors.All you need to do is add screens you want in a flow, then add a connector which will snap into place to connect screens or design elements. You even add a label to clarify edge cases or error paths.As you publish new versions of designs, your flows and connectors will get updated automatically as screens change.Learn more about Zeplin FlowsWatch a demo on YouTubeThe Sidebar:The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at patreon.com/designdetails.Latest VIP Patrons:Vincent van der MeulenMisterMicronautDominic HolmesDavid PierceTyler NishidaErzhao SongRobert ByeJamesPaula PecynaAnthony SchmiedelerAdrian SpiegeltJames CiprianoSpace LemonHugoMark GuillDylan LucasGuerin HoltermannMain Topic:This week, we dissect Substack’s new podcast player design, talking about both the pixels and the strategic advantage of sharing craft-specific content on Twitter.Alex’s tweetsSubstack for iOSStammy’s post about designing Twitter VideoFacebook.designJob Board:We're curating the best product design roles from the world's most design-forward companies.👉 Design Details Job BoardMercury is hiring product designers! Mercury powers the banking stack for companies like Linear, Maven & Mighty. Join them to build beautiful software for founders. Learn about the remote-friendly team & roles at https://mercury.design — disclaimer: Mercury is a financial technology company that works with banks.Current is on a mission to help people create better financial outcomes for their lives, and they’re hiring a talented senior mobile product designer with great visual design and UX skills. You’ll be involved in the full product development cycle: from early research and product strategy, to design and developer hand-off.Patreon is building the future of the creative economy, and they’re looking for Product Designers at all levels to solve the needs of creators and members on our platform. Their roles are based in SF and NY.Raycast makes it simple, fast and delightful to control your tools. They’re looking for an experienced individual to join their small team to redesign and improve core app functionality, tools to enable Developers to create new Extensions, and rethink components across the platform.Cool Things:Brian shared Tweetbot, a fantastic third-party Twitter app that takes some time to get used to, but is well worth it for a more peaceful user experience.Marshall shared NFC sticker tags, a handy way to trigger events around your smart home, track the things you’re doing, or...anything else you can dream up!Design Details on the Web:📻 We are @designdetailsfm🎙 Brian is @brian_lovin🎙 Marshall is @marshallbock 🙌 Support us on Patreon - your support literally makes this show possible. Thank you ❤️❓ Got a question? Ask it on our Listener Questions Hub, and we'll do our best to answer it on the show :)⭐️ Enjoying the show? Leave us a review on iTunes.Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on SpotifyByeee!

Apr 27, 2022 • 30min
437: Scaling Design Critique
This week, we talk about methods to scale design critiques with a growing team. In the Sidebar, we dig into the...details...of Figma's latest UI changes which added file type icons to file tabs.Golden Ratio Supporters:Zeplin recently shipped Flows!Flows are a fast/effortless way to create and outline user flows and journeys. Designers can use flows to connect screens in seconds and map complete user journeys, showing not just the happy path but all possible paths and behaviors.All you need to do is add screens you want in a flow, then add a connector which will snap into place to connect screens or design elements. You even add a label to clarify edge cases or error paths.As you publish new versions of designs, your flows and connectors will get updated automatically as screens change.Learn more about Zeplin FlowsWatch a demo on YouTubeJob Board:We're curating the best product design roles from the world's most design-forward companies.👉 Design Details Job BoardUniverse is looking to hire a mid-level or higher product designer for remote work anywhere in the US. Universe opens up the possibilities of the internet, allowing anyone on earth to build a custom website or online store in seconds — without code, all from a phone. They’re looking for a Product Designer who is obsessed with the delightful possibilities of software and sees UI design as an artistic medium, not just a method of problem solving.Dynaboard is the fastest way for developer teams to go 0 -> 1 on new web apps such as dashboards, admin panels, and approval flows. It combines multiple aspects of design and development tools into a single, collaborative experience. They are looking for their first Product Designer to join their high-velocity, early team to own the process of creating a new category of creative tool.Glow is building the most elegant, powerful, and reliable crypto wallet. To do this, they need great designs — ones that are simple, familiar, and smart. Their small team is growing, and you’ll work closely with the team to craft new user experience patterns for interacting with crypto that will become the new normal for millions of people in the future.Vagaro is hiring designers to build the booking, payments, and marketing solutions for growing businesses in the beauty, wellness and fitness industries around the world. if you want to have an immediate, direct and high impact through design, join Vagaro.The Sidebar:The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at patreon.com/designdetails.Latest VIP Patrons:Tolu AlderDaniel GraungaardRyan StoneDorian GreyRishi ModyLaura SchweigerDennis HarrisNick MyersMain Topic:This week, we talk about methods to scale design critiques with a growing team.Ryan Stone asks on GitHub:Hey friends! My UX team has grown immensely in past year, to 30+ members. We have weekly 1-hour design crits where anyone can share work & receive feedback. This has been helpful in leveling up presentation and feedback-giving skills, as well as unblocking team members and maintaining alignment.This has become challenging at scale though. Any tips to make crits more useful for larger teams, or are we destined to break apart?Around can transcribe and collect meeting notes automatically.Cool Things:Brian shared Nightmare Alley, the latest screenplay from Guillermo del Toro. No spoilers here!Marshall shared Play for iPad — native mobile prototyping, now on the big screen. It's good!Design Details on the Web:📻 We are @designdetailsfm🎙 Brian is @brian_lovin🎙 Marshall is @marshallbock 🙌 Support us on Patreon - your support literally makes this show possible. Thank you ❤️❓ Got a question? Ask it on our Listener Questions Hub, and we'll do our best to answer it on the show :)⭐️ Enjoying the show? Leave us a review on iTunes.Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on SpotifyByeee!

Apr 20, 2022 • 23min
436: Reclaiming Your Focus
This week, we share our tips and strategies for reclaiming our focus to do deep design work. In the Sidebar, we revisit last week's conversation about the value of ideas and finding the right time to share an idea with the world.Golden Ratio Supporters:Vagaro is hiring designers to build the booking, payments, and marketing solutions for growing businesses in the beauty, wellness and fitness industries around the world. If you want to have an immediate, direct and high impact through design, learn more about designing at Vagaro.The Sidebar:The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at patreon.com/designdetails.Latest VIP Patrons:Shogo TsurudaØyvind HjartnesAdrien DomkenRavi AujlaJavin TowersMain Topic:This week, we share our tips and strategies for reclaiming our focus to do deep design work.Cool Things:Brian shared The Always Sunny Podcast, a happy-place podcast that shares the backstory and inside jokes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.Apple PodcastsSpotifyYouTubeMarshall shared Balance Lock, a macOS utility app that locks the balance on your sound output.Design Details on the Web:📻 We are @designdetailsfm🎙 Brian is @brian_lovin🎙 Marshall is @marshallbock 🙌 Support us on Patreon - your support literally makes this show possible. Thank you ❤️❓ Got a question? Ask it on our Listener Questions Hub, and we'll do our best to answer it on the show :)⭐️ Enjoying the show? Leave us a review on iTunes.Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on SpotifyByeee!

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Apr 13, 2022 • 29min
435: New Feature Launch Checklist
This week, we share the checklist that we use when launching new features to make sure we’re not missing certain states, flows, or edge cases. In the Sidebar, we talk about working in public and the risk of people stealing your ideas.Golden Ratio Supporters:Vagaro is hiring designers to build the booking, payments, and marketing solutions for growing businesses in the beauty, wellness and fitness industries around the world. if you want to have an immediate, direct and high impact through design, learn more about designing at Vagaro.The Sidebar:The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at patreon.com/designdetails.Latest VIP Patrons:PredragusJosh AllenLukas OppermannYi-Xuen TanZoë SmithVeronica LinLin QiuBlueDogCristian IordanTøirdheålbhåch VåinåmøinenMain Topic:This week, we share the checklist that we use when launching new features to make sure we’re not missing certain states, flows, or edge cases.Kriss Patel asks on GitHub:When there is new feature in app, how do you guys make sure that you considered all the scenarios and designed all the screens which will be affected by this change?A gut-check checklist:Talk to eng!Design systems!Retrospectives and learning from mistakesNo data, some data, lots of dataLong strings, short strings, emoji, other user generated contentNew user (to product and to feature)Network status — offline state / network changeLoading statesError statesScreen sizes / orientationAccessibility settings (text size, contrast modes, voiceover)Entry points (deep link, email)Signed in, signed out, other authentication statesPermissions statusColor themesPerformanceMetrics / analyticsProduct-specific settingsProduct-specific plans (free, pro, etc.)Product-specific content (moderation, pending requests, etc.)Cool Things:Brian shared Midsommar and Severance — lots of wholesome, lighthearted material for your week.Marshall shared the Spelling Bee daily puzzle from the New York Times.Design Details on the Web:📻 We are @designdetailsfm🎙 Brian is @brian_lovin🎙 Marshall is @marshallbock 🙌 Support us on Patreon - your support literally makes this show possible. Thank you ❤️❓ Got a question? Ask it on our Listener Questions Hub, and we'll do our best to answer it on the show :)⭐️ Enjoying the show? Leave us a review on iTunes.Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on SpotifyByeee!