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156: You Can See the HDRness

15 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we decided to not talk about the new MacBook Pro and instead talk about Rafa's tweets about Figma, the Github for iOS beta and Kevin's home...

155: Three Medium Logos Ago

08 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about the consternation over the death of the web (and whether it's iOS's fault), FACEBOOK's new logo and the trailer for the Rise o...

154: Evil by Osmosis

01 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week Rafa gives his early look at Nova, the new app from Panic, and we attempt to discuss the latest design drama: Pablo Stanley's free illustrat...

153: Of Course There’s No Nuts in It

25 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin's back! Topics include Kevin's talk, Kevin's new website, Kevin's new side project, and Kevin's trip to Italy. Oh and something about NFC sticke...

152: The Linguistics Podcast, With Frederique Matti

18 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Frederique is back! This week Rafa and Frederique talk about design and gaming on Windows, their complicated relationship with Dark modes and whether ...

151: I Wanna Honk Right Now, With Frederique Matti

11 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Rafa is joined by special guest: Frederique Matti. We talk about freelancing and career experiences, Microsoft's new hardware announcements...

150: showerdingus.design

04 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rafa's back! We talk more about coffee routines and automation, deep fusion, the Rams documentary and more. Sponsors Porkbun: An ...

149: Excited for Tomorrow's Coffee, With Joey Banks

28 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Kevin is joined by special guest: Joey Banks. We talk about Figma plugins, electric scooters, our sleep schedules, coffee, and our thoughts...

148: Kevin Is Optional

13 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we discuss Apple's September event where they introduced Apple Arcade and Apple TV+ for the third time, iPads nobody care about, the always-...

147: Kids Will Ruin Everything

06 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We're back! We talk about what happened since our last episode. Topics include: speaking at conferences, Break This Safe, Figma plugins, iOS 13 and ou...

146: It’s Podcasts All the Way Down

14 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we follow up on SwiftUI and talk about our own personal challenges. We then talk about the new Dropbox app and episode 1 of Big Little lies ...

145: I’m Not a Big Fan of Fans

07 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week the episode is all about Apple's 2019 WWDC announcements: watchOS 6, iOS 13 and Dark Mode, iPadOS, the new cheese-grater Mac Pro and the out...

144: I Feel Like Oprah

26 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about our job interviews that didn't work out and what we took away from these experiences. We also talk about Playdate, going all i...

143: I Don’t Actually Design Design Anymore

16 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about feeling impostor syndrome as a manager and Dark themes vs Light themes. Sponsors Datadog: SaaS-based moni...

142: Force Ghost Rafa

03 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk at length about the Facebook redesign. We also finally talk about The Rise of Skywalker trailer. Sponsors Abstr...

141: The Coffee of TV Shows

27 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about how sometimes you have to be irrational to make something great. We also circle back to Rafa's Avengers Endgame predictions.Sh...

140: Blue Yeti’s Blue Ball

20 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about why it seems like we're seeing fewer and fewer UI innovations and how there might hopefully be a silver lining in all of this....

139: This Table Is Not Actually a Table, It's a Staple

12 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week Kevin has a contrarian opinion on the Staples logo reveal video and we talk about John Maeda's comments on the importance of design. Finally...

138: Finger Touching Bono and Stuff

28 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Short show this week. We follow our tradition of picking apart the details of Apple's announcements: News+, Arcade, Card and TV+.Show Note...

137: If There’s an Android, There’s a Way

23 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Rafa tells us all about his recent experience using Android for a few weeks: what he liked, what he didn't like and we finish by answering ...

136: Return of the Mac Apps

15 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week the internet gods blessed us with a ton of design-related news just in time for our recording. We talk about Sketch's new funding announceme...

135: Look at That Page Curl

09 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about org structures and how it affects us as designers. We also talk about the Revolut drama and Apple News' new upcoming app icon....

134: You Should Outsource Walking

02 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk a bit more about foldable phones, how Slack is messing with our homescreen again, and then ultimately get into a big conversation ab...

133: Mario, the Plumbing Influencer

21 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about growing up to become your parents, getting emotional, the pitfalls of fame, Samsung's foldable phone and more. Sponsors ...

132: There’s No Edit Button in Podcasting

15 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week Rafa shares two lessons he's learned as a first time manager, then we talk about some recurring trends in design student portfolios.Show Not...

131: The Kids on TikTok Are Not Complaining

07 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about Kevin’s experience giving a big talk and then we talk about our evolving relationship with social media. Sponsors ...

130: Lukewarm Takes

24 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The wait is over! We know you couldn't wait for our takes on the new Slack logo and boy we've delivered. We also talk about the state of criticism on ...

129: With Great Title Comes Great Responsibility

18 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about Rafa becoming the head of design at Netlify, setting expectations for a new role, CRMs for people, sonic toothbrushes and kitc...

128: The Artist Formerly Known as Follow Up

11 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we eat breakfast. Lots of it. We discuss Rafa’s already obsolete TV, pos-purchase monetization and the impact on consumers, the death of p...

127: The Monday of the Year

04 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Rafa is back on Twitter and Kevin takes this opportunity to fill him in on all of the design news he missed like the Push Pin Emoji Detour ...

Holiday Special: I Hate Moist Zombies

01 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's a holiday miracle! As a special bonus episode for the Holidays, we play a zombie text adventure game. We're joined by special guest Débora Ribei...

126: Layouties 2018

28 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our third annual Layouties! We look back at some of our favorite things of the year and give them awards.Show Notes Honorable mentions in the design c...

125: Imagine a Coconut With a Straw

07 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about being busy & the impact it has on us, tech companies making custom typefaces and IRL accessibility problems.Show Notes ​Foll...

124: The Dark Side of the Web

30 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about approaching large scale design problems, Kevin's email rant, Facebook's Blueprint for Content Governance and Google's Night Si...

123: Design Is How It Reads

23 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about Rafa's totally predictable purchase, the growing realization that most design problems are actually content problems, pop song...

122: Freaking Chamfered Edges

16 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin is back from San Francisco, so we finally talk about our first impressions on the new iPad Pro, the Detective Pikachu trailer and the new Leica ...

121: Millennial Kidnappers

26 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we follow up on genderless pronouns in different languages (or lack thereof) and talk about what we would do if we weren't designers.Show No...

120: Titles Are Our Legacy

18 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about the realities of traveling for work, Photoshop on the iPad, Adidas's 'new' webdesign style, the Palm phone and we have a very ...

119: Figma Just Got Paddie 2ed

13 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we briefly continue our discussion about design tools, then talk about custom Apple Watch Faces, the Habitat 67 architecture and of course, ...

118: 5/5 Would Alive Again

05 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about a few main design tools: Adobe XD, InVision Studio, Framer X, Figma and Sketch.Show Notes Adobe XDInVision StudioFramer XFigma...

117: X AM

23 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we got to record in person from Amsterdam. We talk our experience at Framer Loupe, Rafa's new Apple Watch, and Solo (hopefully for the last ...

116: The Court of Design

13 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about the Apple Event, Apple Watch Series 4, iPhone Xs and Xs Max and the iPhone Xʀ.Show Notes @sdw's tweetApple Watch: Series...

115: The Opposite of Async

30 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about open offices, the Mastodon client we're working on and more punishment suggestions for Kevin. Sponsors In...

114: Chance the Raptor

23 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about Kevin's punishment for not shipping his website, how all advice is kind of terrible and Rafa explains Mastodon for the rest of...

113: Decentralized Instances of the Thing

17 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about the sad state of Twitter and our desire for something to come and replace it. Sponsors Invision: The Digi...

112: So Far So Nada

09 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about Kevin's experience leading a new team and the challenges that came with it. Sponsors Invision: The Digita...

111: Make Excessively Sentimental

02 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about our thoughts on sugar coated design feedback and Firefox's new brand system. Sponsors Invision: The Digit...

110: Controlled Chaos

27 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we discuss the topic of creativity, what inspires us and how we cultivate it. We also briefly discuss our early thoughts on Framer X based o...

109: Sharpening an Axe to Break a Twig

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about problems. How do you know you truly understand them? When is the right time to jump into solution mode? We also briefly talk a...

108: There's Some Lag

13 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How do you stay motivated by working on a mature and large project? How do you handle working in a language that isn't your native language? How do yo...

107: The Show Show Show of the Show

05 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Should your portfolio have long UX case studies or focus on lots of imagery? How do you know when you have too much on your plate and how do you push ...

106: Layout Redesign Your Website Month™

21 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about the challenges with onboarding new designers onto your team, the official "Layout Redesign Your Website Month™" and episode ...

105: The Flat Wing

14 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week Rafa redesigned his website, so we revisit the topic of personal websites, setting goals for side projects, todo list management techniques ...

104: iOS 7 Was Leggings (With Special Guest Tim Van Damme)

08 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're joined once again by special guest Tim Van Damme to talk about how UI design is fashion, and Apple's WWDC 2018 announcements: iOS 12, ...

Bonus: Westworld Special (S02E04/05)

26 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As promised, this is our special episode discussing episode 4 and 5 of Westworld season 2. We're joined by special guest Débora, Rafa's girlfriend.Sh...

103: Regular Mundane Mediocre Socks

24 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week Kevin join Rafa in person in Porto for this IRL episode. We talk about what's wrong with A/B tests and spend way too much time discussing so...

102: Design Commander

18 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about what qualifies a designer as a senior designer, how Google Duplex might not be that creepy after all, Jony Ive's controversial...

101: Designer Spidey Sense

10 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we tackle the topic of learning design. We also talk about the swipe up gesture in instagram, opinionated design and episode 3 of Westworld ...

100: 100th Episode Fiesta

04 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Layout turns a hundred episodes old so we invited some listeners to join us to talk about sustaining side projects. We also talk about how the show st...

99: Spoiler Police

27 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about what is the best way to showcase UX work in a portfolio, letting your personality show in your work and on social media and ex...

98: Family of Feels

20 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about Impostor Syndrome, quitting social media for a week and Ready Player One.Show Notes Facebook-quitting advice from a profession...

97: Longer Story Long

12 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we answer some listener questions. Topics include: OKRs, 1:1s, and performance reviews.Show Notes Kevin GutowskiKevin Gutowski on TwitterCor...

96: April Jokes Day

05 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How do you know when it's time to leave your company? While neither of us want to quit our job, we talk about our past experiences making these career...

95: United Shades of America

29 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about the gear we use to do our work (desk, chairs, computers, etc.) Sponsors Invision: The Digital Product Des...

94: Is Rafa Stupid?

22 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we talk about being busy and how this is something we actively try to avoid. We also have some important shower dingus follow up, spend way...

93: Hot Shower Take

08 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about the meaning of design titles (or lack thereof). We also finally talk about Black Panther. Sponsors Invisi...

92: Being Humble… Sit Down

01 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about traits we look for in the people we work with, and that Vero app. Sponsors Invision: The Digital Product ...

91: The Dotcoms

22 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about the differences between marketing design and product design. Sponsors Invision: The Digital Product Desig...

90: Connect the Lines

15 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about how your personality can influence your design style and whether or not being "type-cast" is a bad thing. Also, Kevin finally ...

89: Shower Dingus

08 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about hiring designers and having to review other people's portfolios, HomePod reviews and... shower handle design. Sponsors ...

88: I Have to, for Science!

01 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Launching our sticker store, dogfooding your own products and the mystery that is the HomePod. Sponsors DesignBetter.co: The esse...

87: Homer Simpson in the Bushes

25 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about introversion and how it affects different aspect of our life and work. Sponsors DesignBetter.co: The esse...

86: Everything You Said Is Wrong or Whatever

18 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about shipping side projects, not just working on them. We also talk about waking up early, sleep tracking and briefly touch on DARK...

85: The Benjamin Button of UI

11 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about how challenging it is to keep adding new features without compromising on simplicity. Sponsors Invision: ...

84: Title Fishing

05 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As we're coming back from our holiday break, this week our topic is vacations. We address unlimited vacation policies, that feeling of guilt that some...

83: 2017 Layouties

30 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

As always, we close out the year by rounding up and giving “awards” to our favorite things of the year.Show Notes Best AlbumRafa: DAMN. — Kendri...

Jedi Don't Wear Underwear

24 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this bonus episode, Kevin and Rafa talk about the new Star Wars movie: The Last Jedi. A 3h long, spoiler filled, holiday special.Show Notes The Las...

82: The Last Handcrafted Tweetstorm (feat. Joel Califa)

22 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are joined by our friend Joel Califa to talk about the evolution of the designer role and the ethical dilemma of being a corporate design...

81: Homescreen Designer

08 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week we explore how do you grow in your career as a designer?Follow Up Listener Chevy's follow upShow Notes Net neutrality in PortugalRecomm...

80: Design Mustard

30 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What it's like to work remotely, Rafa's shopping problem continues and... paperclips.Follow Up Listener Ramy's tweetListener Alex's tweetApp...

79: Meat-ings

17 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The main topic for this week: Meetings. And for our side dishes, we talk about how we feel about Stranger Things 2.Show Notes Skype IRLStranger Things...

78: Banning the Rays

09 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What to do when you disagree with someone on your team and our first impressions of the iPhone X.Follow Up Listener Sebastián's feedback:On Epis...

77: Let’s Talk About Something Fun

02 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

For our main topic we talk about feeling like time is running out — getting old, with some iPhone pre-orders for side dishes.Recommendations Amazon ...

76: Holy “Design Tools” Cow

26 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Looking back at your old work, and hating what you see. Also, InVision Studio and the state of design tools.Show Notes InVision StudioRafa's not ...

75: Software Spring Cleaning™

19 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about process and try to pin down what makes certain processes good and others bad.Show Notes Process: the good and the badRecommend...

74: I Have a Beef With Entrées

12 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Our main topic this week is: How to make sure what you ship is not a crappier version of what you envisioned. We also talk a bit about the #MadeByGoog...

73: Should Designers Ego?

05 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We've made the show better! More focus on design topics and a better onboarding for new users. Our main topic this week is how to receive design feedb...

Wake Me Up When September Ends

21 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

After two years of making weekly episodes, one full year with Spec, it's time to regroup and think of how we can improve our show. We have some exciti...

72: Can You Feel the Ring Tonight?

16 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week we cover the new iPhone X, iPhone 8, and all the goodies from the most recent Apple event.Show Notes Steve Jobs theater“Photos: What it wa...

71: Professional Driver

07 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Sketch Libraries, Framer's new website and our Keynote draft for Apple's September 12th event.Show Notes Sketch LibrariesNew Framer websiteApple Speci...

70: It's the Aesthetics, Man

31 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Pixel Perfection, Rafa’s viral video technique™, our homescreens, and Kevin's London adventure.Follow Up Medium’s rebrandingSvbtleShow Notes Sho...

69: It's on the Troll (with Michael Flarup)

17 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week Rafa and Kevin are joined by Michael Flarup to talk about public speaking and the newly released Speakerdex!Follow Up Hey, the Google Memo d...

68: Do You Stand With Fontstand?

11 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about the state of purchasing fonts, HomePod firmware leak, and that Google memo.Follow Up New iPhone RumorsHomePod Firmware Suggest...

67: How Do You Like Stuff?

27 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Our personal design processes, design in an agile environment, getting ideas for side projects, and of course: iPhone rumors.Follow Up What’s new in...

66: Ninja Links Everywhere (With Special Guest Sam Soffes)

20 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week Rafa and Kevin talk about Contrast for Mac, and indie Mac development with a very special surprise in the middle.Follow Up Jean-Marc Denis i...

65: Upside Up

13 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

HomeKit & smart things, typography & system fonts, and standing desks.Show Notes Standing DesksErgonofis standing deskIKEA standing deskHomeKit and sm...

64: Swipe Wars

05 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin's iOS 11 design refresh, giving Dribbble a second chance, and a lot of talk about furniture.Follow Up Thomas Pritchard’s follow upTimoti West ...

63: AR Needs Its Blackberry Moment

29 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Designing for the future with AR, and the 10th anniversary of the iPhone. Sponsors Shopify: Shopify is hiring designers, content ...

62: Randommendations

21 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The new Design mode in Framer, Twitter's design update, winning the Shopify Hack Days and our thoughts on A Cure for Wellness. Sponsors ...

61: Crowdsourced Burritos (With Special Guest Ryan McLeod)

14 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Rafa and Kevin are joined by Ryan McLeod to talk about iOS 11, Apple Design Awards, and a lot more. Ryan is the creator of the iOS game Blackbox which...