Design Details

To kick off 2018 we caught up with PJ Buddhari, a product designer currently working on the design systems team at Adobe. In this episode we dig into what it takes to put together a design system across such a huge lineup of products, moving to the US, PJ's path into design, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Sponsors: Reaktor - Reaktor is a product design studio in NYC, designing and building for forward-thinking businesses and organizations. And they're hiring someone like you! PJ on the Web: Website Twitter Dribbble

Every year at this time we take a break and reflect on all of the wonderful conversations we've had during the past year. For people who are new to Design Details, we hope this is a nice sample of some of the topics and people we were able to meet in 2017. And for long-time listeners, we hope that like us, you'll enjoy this opportunity to recap everything we talked about last year. Best of 2017 pt.1 Best of 2017 pt.2 Best of 2017 pt.3 Best of 2016 pt.1 Best of 2016 pt.2 Best of 2016 pt.3 Best of 2015 pt.1 Best of 2015 pt.2 Best of 2015 pt.3 Best of 2015 pt.4 We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Sponsors: Reaktor - Reaktor is a product design studio in NYC, designing and building for forward-thinking businesses and organizations. And they're hiring someone like you! Design Details on the Web: Spectrum Twitter

Every year at this time we take a break and reflect on all of the wonderful conversations we've had during the past year. For people who are new to Design Details, we hope this is a nice sample of some of the topics and people we were able to meet in 2017. And for long-time listeners, we hope that like us, you'll enjoy this opportunity to recap everything we talked about last year. Best of 2017 pt.1 Best of 2017 pt.2 Best of 2016 pt.1 Best of 2016 pt.2 Best of 2016 pt.3 Best of 2015 pt.1 Best of 2015 pt.2 Best of 2015 pt.3 Best of 2015 pt.4 We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Sponsors: Reaktor - Reaktor is a product design studio in NYC, designing and building for forward-thinking businesses and organizations. And they're hiring someone like you! Design Details on the Web: Spectrum Twitter

Every year at this time we take a break and reflect on all of the wonderful conversations we've had during the past year. For people who are new to Design Details, we hope this is a nice sample of some of the topics and people we were able to meet in 2017. And for long-time listeners, we hope that like us, you'll enjoy this opportunity to recap everything we talked about last year. Best of 2017 pt.1 Best of 2016 pt.1 Best of 2016 pt.2 Best of 2016 pt.3 Best of 2015 pt.1 Best of 2015 pt.2 Best of 2015 pt.3 Best of 2015 pt.4 We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Sponsors: Reaktor - Reaktor is a product design studio in NYC, designing and building for forward-thinking businesses and organizations. And they're hiring someone like you! Design Details on the Web: Spectrum Twitter

Every year at this time we take a break and reflect on all of the wonderful conversations we've had during the past year. For people who are new to Design Details, we hope this is a nice sample of some of the topics and people we were able to meet in 2017. And for long-time listeners, we hope that like us, you'll enjoy this opportunity to recap everything we talked about last year. Best of 2016 pt.1 Best of 2016 pt.2 Best of 2016 pt.3 Best of 2015 pt.1 Best of 2015 pt.2 Best of 2015 pt.3 Best of 2015 pt.4 We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Design Details on the Web: Spectrum Twitter

Today we caught up with Christina Nguyen, a designer in San Francisco currently working on Guilded. In this episode we get nostalgic about video games, talk about balancing hobbies and work when they overlap, going from dream job to startup, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Sponsor: Fuse - Build native apps on iOS and Android. Use the promo code 'dd' to save 70% off the professional plan! Christina on the Web: Website Twitter

Today we caught up with Coleen Baik, an independent designer and advisor en route to NYC via SF. In this episode we talk about Coleen's path into design, her work at Twitter, the responsibilities of designing at scale, expanding perspectives by traveling to North Korea, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Sponsors: .design domains - porkbun is running a promotion on .design domain names - get your non-premium .design domain for $35 today, with promo code 'SPEC' Figma - Figma is hiring designers, design advocates, and content writers to help them build the future of design tools. Coleen on the Web: Website Twitter Medium Dribbble We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Sponsors: Fuse - Build native apps on iOS and Android. Use the promo code 'dd' to save 70% off the professional plan! Coleen on the Web: Website Twitter Medium Dribbble

Today we caught up with Kathleen Warner, a product designer working at Facebook on the newsfeed team. In this episode we dig into Kathleen's path from music to product design, music production, getting to Facebook, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Sponsors: .design domains - porkbun is running a promotion on .design domain names - get your non-premium .design domain for $35 today, with promo code 'SPEC' Figma - Figma is hiring designers, design advocates, and content writers to help them build the future of design tools. Kathleen on the Web: Website Twitter Dribbble

Today we caught up with Rafael Conde, a designer at Netlify and co-host of the Layout podcast. In this episode we talk about our own existential crises, the paths of ICs and managers, Rafa's story and journey to design, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Sponsors: Reaktor - Reaktor is hiring designers and product-minded people to come build exceptional products. Figma - Figma is hiring designers, design advocates, and content writers to help them build the future of design tools. Rafa on the Web: Website Twitter Dribbble GitHub

Today we caught up with Zach Johnston, a designer currently working on the design system at Dropbox. In this episode we talk about design systems, the role of a design system team, Zach's journey to and within Dropbox, and so much more. We've also got a big announcement: we're building a new thing for you! It's called Spectrum and it's a place for the community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, and anything else you might be interested in. We're still in beta, so expect bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks, but in the meantime we'd love to hang out with you and chat! Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the SpecFM community, and share feedback in our Spectrum bug report channel! Sponsors: .design domains - porkbun is running a promotion on .design domain names - get your non-premium .design domain for $35 today, with promo code 'SPEC' Fuse - Build native apps on iOS and Android. Use the promo code 'dd' to save 70% off the professional plan! Zach on the Web: Website Twitter