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Today we caught up with Kevin Smith, co-founder and CTO at Abstract. In this episode we dig into Kevin's origins, the state of design tools and design workflows, focus and productivity, 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 Design Details frequency, and share feedback in ~hugs-n-bugs! Sponsor: We're looking for sponsors! If you or your team are hiring, launching a new product, or just want to get your message out to designers around the world, reach out to us through our sponsors page Kevin on the Web: Twitter GitHub Website Blog Show Notes: Abstract On LayerVault Kelly Sutton Electron Sketch 43 Max Schoening Adobe XD Matthew Smith Hipstamatic Josh Brewer Tim Van Damme Tim on Design Details Tom Moor

Today we caught up with Laura Helen Winn, an independent designer and photographer in San Francisco. In this show we dig into Laura's background, planning life, self employment, overwork, happiness and listening, 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 Design Details frequency, and share feedback in ~hugs-n-bugs! Sponsor: Flow - Simple project management for designers. Save 20% when you sign up for a monthly trial, and save 30% when you start the annual trial! Laura on the Web: Website Twitter Dribbble Instagram Show Notes: Danielle Evans The Secret Handshake Lisa Frank Elephant Michael Bierut About Me Smart Design Netta Marshall Daniel Burka Daniel on Design Details Makeshift Society Mule Hello!Lucky Rena Tom Bright Bright Great Ash Huang Ash on Design Details Stewart Scott-Curran Stewart on Design Details Celeste Prevost Neurolace Social Study

Today we caught up with Joel Califa, a design manager at Digital Ocean. In this episode we discuss the state of design Twitter, design quality and process, managing up, hiring designers, rethinking empathy, 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 Design Details frequency, and share feedback in ~hugs-n-bugs! Sponsor: Flow - Simple project management for designers. Save 20% when you sign up for a monthly trial, and save 30% when you start the annual trial! Joel on the Web: Website Twitter Dribbble Medium Show Notes: NYC Live Design Details Full Stack Anxiety Digital Ocean Jesse Chase Soleio Soleio on Design Details Forrst Dribbble comment generator Managing Humans Jenna Zeigen Two Black Nerds Iheanyi Ekechukwu I. Romeo Kwihangana Spectrum Jon Gold Jon on Design Details Jakob Nielsen Dustin Senos Dustin on Design Details Out of Office Hours OOOH on Spectrum Caylee Betts Design Details feat. Athyuttam Reddy

Today we sat down with Will Newton, a product designer at Gusto who previously worked on Crossfader. In this episode we dig into Will's upcoming April Fools hijinks, his journey to San Francisco, finding balance in self-improvement, the triangle of passions, 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 Design Details frequency, and share feedback in ~hugs-n-bugs! Sponsor: Flow - Simple project management for designers. Save 20% when you sign up for a monthly trial, and save 30% when you start the annual trial! Will on the Web: Twitter Website Instagram Dribbble Mixcloud Medium Show Notes: Gusto Bombing Science The rejection letter post Grooveshark Crossfader Postmark

Today we caught up with Christine Røde, a brand and interaction designer working in Amsterdam who previously worked at Facebook on Workplace and search. In this episode we dig into Christine's background, her journey to San Francisco, navigating startup and big company life, and her advice to folks outside the Bay Area. 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 our community to hang out and share what's going on in design, development, podcasts, news, music, and more. We're still in beta, so expect a few bugs and lots of improvements over the next few weeks! But in the meantime, we'd love to hang out with you and chat...in real time. Sign up at Spectrum.chat, join the Design Details frequency, discover communities in ~discover, and share feedback in ~hugs-n-bugs! Sponsor: We're looking for sponsors! If you or your team are hiring, launching a new product, or just want to get your message out to designers around the world, reach out to us through our sponsors page Christine on the Web: Website Twitter Medium Show Notes: Glue To Save Everything, Click Here Dave Eggers The Circle Workplace

Today we caught up with Max Stoiber, the creator of Styled Components and React Boilerplate (among many other projects), and a massive contributor overall to the world of open-source Javascript. We dig into Max's background, designing with code, building in the open, and so much more. Come chat with us in our Slack team! Over 7,000 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsor: We're looking for sponsors! If you or your team are hiring, launching a new product, or just want to get your message out to designers around the world, reach out to us through our sponsors page Max on the Web: Website Twitter Medium Blog GitHub Show Notes: Daybook Thinkmill Styled Components React Boilerplate Bryn's Website Glen Maddern Angular Ember Spector Formidable Radium Glamor Aphrodite Learn React on Educative Wes Bos Wes on Developer Tea pt. 1 Wes on Developer Tea pt. 2 React Conf Josh Puckett Josh on Design Details The Gap by Ira Glass Ugmonk Jeff Sheldon

Today we caught up with Kathy Zheng, a designer at GitHub, previously at Patreon. In this episode we dig into failure and taking chances, hiring early designers, learning how to communicate, and so much more. Come chat with us in our Slack team! Over 7,000 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsor: We're looking for sponsors! If you or your team are hiring, launching a new product, or just want to get your message out to designers around the world, reach out to us through our sponsors page Kathy on the Web: Website Twitter Instagram GitHub Dribbble Show notes: GitHub Patreon Pokémon Adventures Daniel Waldron Buffer Connor Sears Mark Otto Mark on Design Details Gitter Fox doodles

Today we caught up with Ryhan Hassan, a designer at Dropbox who previously worked on Paper. We dig into Ryhan's background, his transition from development to design, building side projects, easter eggs, and more. Come chat with us in our Slack team! Over 7,000 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsor: We're looking for sponsors! If you or your team are hiring, launching a new product, or just want to get your message out to designers around the world, reach out to us through our sponsors page Ryhan on the Web: Website Twitter Dribbble Blog GitHub Show notes: Dropbox Adam Michela Adam on Design Details Soleio Soleio on Design Details

Today we caught up with Sarah Pease, a designer at Facebook, previously building Figma. In this episode we go deep on buckets and furniture design, designing for civic engagement, taking risks, and so much more. Come chat with us in our Slack team! Over 7,000 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsor: We're looking for sponsors! If you or your team are hiring, launching a new product, or just want to get your message out to designers around the world, reach out to us through our sponsors page Sarah on the Web: Website Twitter Show notes: Figma Designer Bridge RISD STEAM Greycork Dwell Sketch Dylan Field Evan Wallace 18F

Today we caught up with Matt Spiel, the Director of Design at Treehouse, visiting us by way of Missouri. We learn about his destiny in Arizona, design activism, remote work, company hierarchy, taking bets on people, managing designers, and so much more. Come chat with us in our Slack team! Over 7,000 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsor: We're looking for sponsors! If you or your team are hiring, launching a new product, or just want to get your message out to designers around the world, reach out to us through our sponsors page Matt on the Web: Dribbble Twitter Treehouse Medium Show notes: Treehouse Danny Jones Keegan Jones Ryan Sims Ryan on Desgin Details Only You Can Prevent Alt Facts @trumpdraws Crucial Conversations