

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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Jan 6, 2016 • 1h 7min
93: Best of 2015 - Part 3
For the next two weeks we're taking some time off with our friends and family - to tide everyone over, we've compiled four episodes with some of our favorite clips of 2015. We hope you enjoy listening back and re-discovering some of our earliest content, and we'll be back with new interviews in 2016!
Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,700 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!
Sponsors:
UENO
Design Details on the Web:
@designdetailsfm on Twitter
@specfm
Slack
Show Notes:
39: YoTube (feat. Mike Essl)
34: Second Shift (feat. Allison House)
37: Crisper Articulation (feat. Julie Zhuo)
29: Bananagrams (feat. Ryan Putnam & Nick Slater)
22: Poor Man's Pokemon (feat. Cennydd Bowles)
20: Soft Computer Hands (feat. Dustin Senos)
17: Ptotes Pterodactyl (feat. Divya Manian & Bradee Evans)
1: How Nerdy of an Answer Do You Want? (feat. Sam Soffes)

Jan 4, 2016 • 1h 1min
92: Best of 2015 - Part 2
For the next two weeks we're taking some time off with our friends and family - to tide everyone over, we've compiled four episodes with some of our favorite clips of 2015. We hope you enjoy listening back and re-discovering some of our earliest content, and we'll be back with new interviews in 2016!
Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,700 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!
Sponsors:
Dropbox
Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro
Iconfinder Custom Design
Design Details on the Web:
@designdetailsfm on Twitter
@specfm
Slack
Show Notes:
61: State of Louisville (feat. Josh Puckett)
45: Year of the Snail (feat. Elle Luna)
67: Open the Kimono (feat. Soleio Cuervo)
77: Pegacorns (feat. Drew Wilson)
78: Bob Ross Petty (feat. Dann Petty)

Dec 30, 2015 • 1h 11min
91: Best of 2015 - Part 1
For the next two weeks we're taking some time off with our friends and family - to tide everyone over, we've compiled four episodes with some of our favorite clips of 2015. We hope you enjoy listening back and re-discovering some of our earliest content, and we'll be back with new interviews in 2016!
Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,700 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!
Sponsors:
Dropbox
UENO
Design Details on the Web:
@designdetailsfm on Twitter
@specfm
Slack
Show Notes:
63: More Nougat (feat. Jon Lax)
55: Wizards (feat. Wilson Miner and Ryan Sims)
7: VP of Unnecessary Redesign (feat. Cap Watkins)
38: Electronic Parties (feat. Geoff Teehan)
43: Freedom Juice (feat. Jon Gold)
53: Solving the Shout Problem (feat. Sahil Lavingia)
54: Cute Puppy Syndrome (feat. Jacob Thornton)

Dec 28, 2015 • 1h 7min
90: Master Yodan (feat. Dan Mall)
In our last recorded guest episode of 2015, we were able to catch up with Dan Mall! We couldn't have asked for a more perfect episode to end our year - in this show Dan drops knowledge about freelancing, job titles, and helping people do the best work of their lives.
Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,600 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!
Sponsors:
Dropbox
Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro
Iconfinder Custom Design
Dan on the Web:
Website
Twitter
Writings
Dribbble
SuperFriendly
Typedia
Show Notes:
Amtrak Writers Residency
Jason Santa Maria
Design Details with Jason Santa Maria
SuperFriendly
Dan's Blog
Rob Weychert
Kevin Cornell
Chris Cashdollar
April Donovan
Big Spaceship
Happy Cog
A List Apart
Zeldman
Greg Hoy
Dustin Senos
Dustin Senos on Design Details
Modeling Mentorship
Dann Petty
Titles Are Important
Jeremy Keith
The Message Podcast

Dec 23, 2015 • 50min
89: Sh**s & Gigs (feat. Justin Pervorse)
In this episode we caught up with Justin Pervorse, a designer and illustrator at Dropbox, and previously at MailChimp. We dig into Justin's backstory, making vinyl toys at MailChimp, creating a custom t-shirt deli shop at Dropbox and the worst parts about living in San Francisco.
Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,500 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!
Sponsors:
Dropbox
UENO
Justin on the Web:
Dribbble
Website
Twitter
Show Notes:
MailChimp
Ron Lewis
MailChimp toy
Justin as a puppet
Linda Eliasen
Linda on Design Details
Josh Puckett
Josh on Desgin Details
Carousel
Mailbox
Dropbox Jobs
Scooters Sandwich Shop

Dec 21, 2015 • 1h 4min
88: Deuces, Coding (feat. Katie Zhu)
This week we caught up with Katie Zhu, an engineer and product manager at Medium. We pick Katie's brain about product management, holacracy and organizational structure, exploring new products, email newsletters, imposter syndrome and more.
Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,500 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!
Sponsors:
Dropbox
Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro
Iconfinder Custom Design
Katie on the Web:
Twitter
Medium
Instagram
Website
Show Notes:
Medium 2.0
Dustin Senos
Geoff Teehan
Brad Simpson
Epicurrence
Bryn's mentorship post
Medium iOS App
Holacracy
Where Good Ideas Come From
pamplemousse
Ann Friedman Weekly
Jack Cheng Sunday
Tobias van Schneider
Jacob Thornton
@fat on Design Details
Ev Williams
Being @fat's Girlfriend
Guillermo Rauch

Dec 16, 2015 • 55min
87: Chillustrations (feat. Meg Robichaud)
In this episode we finally caught up with Meg Robichaud, a designer and illustrator traveling and freelancing around the world. We talk about her background as a creator, the nomad lifestyle, her illustration processes and some of her latest thoughts and writings.
Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,500 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!
Sponsors:
Dropbox
UENO
Meg on the Web:
Dribbble
Website
Twitter
Behance
Instagram
Medium
Show Notes:
Teespring 404s
Dann Petty
Epicurrence
Hacker Paradise
Dann Petty on working for free
Meg on Behance
Meg on Dribbble
Cintiq
Meg's writing

Dec 14, 2015 • 1h 6min
86: Adult Recess (feat. Susan Lin)
This week we caught up with Susan Lin, an artist, designer and coder building things over at Treehouse. In this episode we dig into Susan's background as a creative, her process as a designer and developer, how remote work and flat organizations can maximize productivity, and the value of building a personal brand.
Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,500 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!
Sponsors:
Dropbox
Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro
Susan on the Web:
Website
Blog
Shop
Instagram
Twitter
Dribbble
CodePen
Show Notes:
Treehouse
Matt Spiel
Chris Michel
Open Table
Susan's shop
A Manufactory
Raincat
Sketchnotes
Creative Mornings

Dec 9, 2015 • 51min
85: Lettering Liaison (feat. Tobias Frere-Jones)
This is the last of our New York recordings with none-other than legendary type designer, Tobias Frere-Jones! Tobias recently released Mallory, his new company's first family, so the timing couldn't have been better. In this episode we learn about Tobias' design process, how he first became interested in type, and just what kind of details go into creating an entire family.
Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,500 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!
Sponsors:
Dropbox
UENO
Tobias on the Web:
Website
Mallory
Wikipedia
Font Bureau Profile
Twitter
Show Notes:
Mallory
Sasha Frere-Jones
FontShop
Font Bureau
Dolores
Note: MicroFocus renamed to MicroPlus
Matthew Carter
Linotype
Specimens of printing types

Dec 7, 2015 • 1h 2min
84: Crochet Monotype (feat. Aaron Moodie)
Last month while in New York City we got to catch up with Aaron Moodie, a product designer at Etsy. We pick his brain about hustling, portfolio advice, moving around the world for new jobs and the future of apps.
Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,300 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!
Sponsors:
Dropbox
Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro
Aaron on the Web:
Dribbble
Website
Twitter
Instagram
Show Notes:
Etsy
Etsy sell page
Design Details ft. Randy Hunt
Design Matters with Randy Hunt
Slime
Atom
Sketch
Brent Jackson
Digit
Acorns
Operator
Magic
Facebook M