Design Details

A few weeks ago we flew to New York City to interview some of our favorite designers. On our first day in the city we had the chance to sit down with Randy Hunt, the VP of Design at Etsy, in front of the entire Etsy design team for a very special live episode! In this show we dig into some of the challenges Randy's facing as the design org continues to expand, his journey to becoming a designer, what keeps him awake at night, and much more. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,400 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 Randy on the Web: Website Twitter Product Design for the Web Show Notes: 3:00 - Introductions Etsy Diana Mounter Aaron Moodie

Today we sat down with Charlie Waite, a designer at GoPro who previously spent time designing at Focus Lab. We explore how design works at GoPro, the key differences between agency and product work, navigating work-life balance and working as a freelancer on the side. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,400 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 Charlie on the Web: Website Behance Dribbble Twitter Show Notes: 4:00 - Introductions GoPro Focus Lab Bill Kenney Katie Dill Katie Dill on Design Details Daniel Burka Erik Reagan Focus Lab on Dribbble Spec Slack team Jared Erondu Bryn is on Dribbble, too Josh Austin

Last weekend we visited New York City to meet some of our favorite designers for Design Details! While we were there, we hosted our first-ever live meetup at the Etsy offices. More than 70 people came to catch up with Justin Edmund, Jessica Harllee and Joel Califa; we picked their brains about their journey, mistakes they've made, mentorship vs. coaching, learning new skills, and more - we even answered questions from the audience! Huge thanks to Aaron, Diana and Floris at Etsy for making this event possible; we can't wait to host our next meetup in San Francisco next year! 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 UENO Joel on the Web: Blog Website Twitter Dribbble Jessica on the Web: Blog Website Twitter Dribbble Justin on the Web: Blog Website Twitter Dribbble Show Notes: 4:00 - Introductions Design Details ft. Justin Edmund Embroidered Emoji Neopets A List Apart Smashing Magazine Bryn's post on mentorship Tobias Frere-Jones Aaron Moodie Ready Player One Origami

Last weekend we visited New York City and caught up with one of our favorite designers, Jason Santa Maria. We pick his brain about process, mentorship and typography, and he walked us through his journey as a designer. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,200 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 Jason on the Web: Website Twitter Dribbble An Event Apart A Book Apart Show Notes: 4:00 - Introductions Jasons' Website A Book Apart Vox Media Apple News Instant Articles Designing With Web Standards Jeffrey Zeldman Happy Cog Greg Hoy Dan Mall A List Apart Eric Meyer Kevin Cornell 20:00 - Typekit, Editorially, etc. Typekit Jeffrey Veen Greg Veen Editorially Ghost Dustin Senos 40:00 - Type Facit Jason's A Book Apart Inside Paragraphs San Francisco Keynote 45:00 - Process, mentorship Vox Code of Conduct Jason Santa Maria on The Great Discontent Michael Bierut New York Times + VR Glen Keane VR

Today we caught up with Gene Ross, a designer at Luxe currently NOT living in San Francisco. We picked Gene's brain about imposter syndrome, work life balance, his Runescape journey and coming to the west coast. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,200 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 Gene on the Web: Website Twitter Dribbble Feeedback Show Notes: 3:00 - Introductions Luxe Elegant Seagulls Dann Petty Dann Petty on Design Details Ben Johnson Epicurrence Haraldur Thorleifsson Atomic Design Feeedback

We've been waiting to chat with Dann Petty for months now, but finally after returning from Epicurrence No. 2 we made it happen! In this episode we chat about Dann's background as a designer, what's going on with Epicurrence, his advice for freelancers, and tips for young designers just getting started. If you enjoy this episode, go to Epicurrence.com and sign up to come hang out this February in Park City, Utah! Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,200 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 Dann on the Web: Behance Dribbble Twitter Medium Instagram Epicurrence Show Notes: 4:00 - Introductions Epicurrence The Launch of Epicurrence Luxe Epicurrence Oahu Marc Hemeon Tobias Van Schneider 12:00_ - Epicurrence and Diversity [https://twitter.com/donovanxdb](Donovan Bass) Jessica Collier on Epicurrence Dan Mall on Epicurrence Rally Interactive Ben Cline 22:00 - Background, advice Nixon UENO

Today we sat down with Drew Wilson, a prolific designer, developer and product creator who recently moved to the Bay Area to build Plasso. We chat about Drew's background, how he builds so many products, taking risks and his observations on design in the valley. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 1,900 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 One Month - save 25% on the first month with this link! Drew on the Web: Website Twitter Dribbble GitHub Plasso Show Notes: 3:00 - Introductions Walking on Water Drew builds a lot of things FIRERIFT Trailer Quixly Hlvticons Glyphish Pictos Plasso 15:00 - Taking risks, road trips Risk Tolerance Buffalo Whiteboard Filtron Namebox

Today we sat down with Justin Edmund, a designer well known for his work at Pinterest over the last four years. We chat about his background in design, going to design school, what the Pinterest process is like, and how Justin is looking into the future of design. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 1,900 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 Justin on the Web: Blog Website Twitter Dribbble AMA Pinterest Show Notes: 3:00 - Introductions Foundation Justin on Pinterest Cargo Feltron Reporter App Withings Scale June Oven Vessyl Rich pins Designer Fund

Today we sat down with Brent Jackson aka jxnblk to talk about all things design and development! Brent is a prolific creator and we love his tools here at Spec - we chat with him about side projects, being a designer and a developer, building design systems and how he got his nickname. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 1,900 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 Brent on the Web: Website Twitter GitHub Dribbble CodePen Show Notes: 4:00 - Introductions The Grid Wilson Miner on Design Details Jon Gold 9:00 - Jackson's work Brent's Website Adam Morse on Design Details MRSJXN CSS Stats OOCSS PostCSS React Nicolas Gallagher React inline styles Web Components Bootstrap Polymer Project Basscss Tachyons Fitter Happier Text

In today's episode of Design Details we caught up with Diana Mounter, aka Broccolini. Diana is a designer at Etsy, and in this show we chat about her journey to Etsy, why git is a valuable tool for designers and the hardest part about onboarding new hires. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 1,900 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 Diana on the Web: Website Twitter Dribbble GitHub Show Notes: 3:00 - Introductions Etsy @cap Robotodex Design for People 12:00 - Background Digital Eskimo U.S. Web Design Standards Jon Gold StartupBus 28:00 - Coding, git, startups Commit Logs From Last Night Basscss Jackson Black