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    248: Easter Egg Driven Development Dec 16, 2022

    This week is launch week for Rafa! We talk about all of the details behind the new version of Hand Mirror.

    Sponsors

    • Fable: Fable helps companies build inclusive products
      • ,
    • Hypermatic : Premium Figma plugins that turn design teams into superhumans

    Show Notes

    • Hand Mirror

      • Website

      • App Store

      • Twitter thread with design details

    Recommendations

    • The Rehearsal

    • Still Watching Podcast

    • Convert Video Shortcut

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    247: No Teddy Bears Were Harmed in the Making of This Layout Dec 02, 2022

    This week we talk about Kevin's camera purchase, Panic's Playdate and Rafa gives us an update on Handmirror.

    Sponsors

    • Fable: Fable helps companies build inclusive products
      • ,
    • Hypermatic : Premium Figma plugins that turn design teams into superhumans

    Follow Up

    • Camera update

      • Fujifilm X-T5

      • Peak Design Cuff Strap

      • Peak Design Slide Strap

      • Leica “Default” neck strap

      • Leica “thick” rope strap

    • Playdate

      • Panic

    Show Notes

    • Hand Mirror Test Flight link

    • The White Lotus

    Recommendations

    • Camera Size

    • A historical view on the Metropolitan Apple Watch face

    • God of War: Ragnorok

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    246: The Porcelain Expanded Universe Nov 18, 2022

    2 weeks makes the world of a difference. We share our updated takes on the ongoing Twitter saga, Kevin continues to obsessively research cameras and Rafa talks about his work on Hand Mirror.

    Sponsors

    • Fable: Fable helps companies build inclusive products
      • ,
    • Hypermatic : Premium Figma plugins that turn design teams into superhumans

    Follow Up

    • Kevin continues to research cameras

    • Elon goes hardcore

    • Rewind

    Show Notes

    • Hand Mirror

    Recommendations

    • Joe Allam on YouTube

    • Decoding TV

    • Horror movies

      • The Black Phone

      • The Innocents

      • Barbarian (don’t look up anything)

      • Speak No Evil

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    245: You Haven’t Finished Your Caprese Nov 04, 2022

    This week we inevitably talk about Twitter, discuss Rewind—the search engine for your life, and finally briefly touch on why seemingly everyone hates Humane.

    Sponsors

    • Hypermatic : Premium Figma plugins that turn design teams into superhumans
      • ,
    • Fable: Fable helps companies build inclusive products

    Show Notes

    • Inside Twitter's product roadmap under Musk

    • Rewind

    • Humane

    • Ken Kocienda

    Recommendations

    • 'Andor' on Disney+

    • 'Monster: the Jeffrey Dahmer story' on Netflix

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    244: It Takes Me 5 Minutes, But I Can Read Oct 21, 2022

    This week we talk about our experience hanging out together in person in Portugal last week, discuss the ideal camera now that we're spoiled by iPhones, in a shocking turn of events Rafa gets a new Apple product and finally we discuss the Sketch layoffs.

    Sponsors

    • Fable: Fable helps companies build inclusive products
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    • Zeplin: Figma faster with Zeplin. Eliminate time spent on design file prep by using Zeplin flows and streamline developer handoff thanks to their screen-by-screen version control.

    Show Notes

    • Trip to Portugal!

      • Photo of us

      • Olympus OMD-EM 10 Mark II

      • Sony A7IV

      • Arun Venkatesan’s photography style

    • Apple Watch Ultra

    • Sketch Layoffs

      • Layout episode 161: Interview with Pieter

    Recommendations

    • marco.fyi

    • Sure Sure

    • Superlayer

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    243: My UI Doesn’t Jiggle Jiggle Oct 07, 2022

    This week we deep dive into designing for the Dynamic Island and discuss our thoughts on the Google Event announcements.

    Sponsors

    • Fable: Fable helps companies build inclusive products
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    • Zeplin: Figma faster with Zeplin. Eliminate time spent on design file prep by using Zeplin flows and streamline developer handoff thanks to their screen-by-screen version control.

    Follow Up

    • Dynamic Island

      • Dynamic Island HIG

      • Dynamic Island regions graphic

    • AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)

    • Apple Watch Ultra

    Show Notes

    • Google Event

      • Pixel Phone 7, 7 Pro

      • Pixel Watch

      • Pixel Tablet

      • Pixel Buds

    Recommendations

    • Shining Girls

    • XIV Wallpapers

    • Ecobee Smart Thermostat

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    242: Figma x Adobe Sep 23, 2022

    This week we talk about Figma being acquired by Adobe, and give our thoughts on the new iPhone 14 Pro after using it for a few days.

    Sponsors

    • Zeplin: Figma faster with Zeplin. Eliminate time spent on design file prep by using Zeplin flows and streamline developer handoff thanks to their screen-by-screen version control.

    Follow Up

    • SingYu Lam gives feedback on Material You

    • Dave’s “The Material You You Are” is such a better title

    Show Notes

    • Adobe acquires Figma

      • Rafa’s tweet

      • Darin’s tweet

    • “Figma is not a design tool”

    • iPhone 14 Pro impressions

      • Old man yells at island

        • Ken’s thread

        • Kevin’s tweet

        • Dave’s image

        • Sebastian’s tweets: 1, 2

      • Backlash against taking credit?

        • Chan’s tweet

        • Chad’s tweet

    Recommendations

    • Japandi Living

    • Automating Elgato Key Lights

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    241: Dynamic Hole Sep 09, 2022

    This week we talk about Apple's latest announcements: the Apple Watch Ultra and the iPhone 14 Pro.

    Sponsors

    • Zeplin: Figma faster with Zeplin. Eliminate time spent on design file prep by using Zeplin flows and streamline developer handoff thanks to their screen-by-screen version control.

    Show Notes

    • Apple Watch Ultra

      • Hodinkee's first look at the Apple Watch Ultra

    • iPhone 14 Pro

    Recommendations

    • Light and Magic

    • New CSS Reset

      • Medium article

      • The Steve Jobs Archive

      • Chris Coyier's thread

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    240: Dementors Are Just Misunderstood Aug 19, 2022

    This week we discuss the new Gmail Redesign and Kevin gives his review of After Steve.

    Sponsors

    • Zeplin: Figma faster with Zeplin. Eliminate time spent on design file prep by using Zeplin flows and streamline developer handoff thanks to their screen-by-screen version control.

    Show Notes

    • Gmail Redesign

      • Material You

    • After Steve

    Recommendations

    • Homie

    • The Bear

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    239: Free Range Baby Aug 05, 2022

    This week we talk about launching Along and give an update on Kevin's adoption of lock screen widgets.

    Sponsors

    • Zeplin: Figma faster with Zeplin. Eliminate time spent on design file prep by using Zeplin flows and streamline developer handoff thanks to their screen-by-screen version control.

    Follow Up

    • Until

    Show Notes

    • Along

    Recommendations

    • ArcStation™ Pro GaN 352 Dual USB-C Wall Charger

    • ArcStation™ Pro 40W Wall Charger

    • Sketch 101

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    238: Stage Manager, First Impressions Jul 23, 2022

    As promised, this week Rafa gives us his first impressions of Stage Manager in macOS Ventura.

    Sponsors

    • Zeplin: Figma faster with Zeplin. Eliminate time spent on design file prep by using Zeplin flows and streamline developer handoff thanks to their screen-by-screen version control.

    Show Notes

    • macOS Ventura

    • XKCD Standards

    Recommendations

    • Crouton app

    • Moment’s Magsafe accessories

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    237: Launching Until Jul 08, 2022

    This week we dive deeper into the launch of Until, Kevin's newly released app for iOS and watchOS.

    Sponsors

    • Zeplin: Figma faster with Zeplin. Eliminate time spent on design file prep by using Zeplin flows and streamline developer handoff thanks to their screen-by-screen version control.

    Show Notes

    • Until website

    • Until on the App Store

    Recommendations

    • Grid

    • Will’s Wallpaper

    • Aaron Van de Wijenberg

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    236: Shame Driven Development Jun 24, 2022

    This week we go through some of the details that we missed in our WWDC episode, and Kevin has a special announcement!

    Sponsors

    • Zeplin: Figma faster with Zeplin. Eliminate time spent on design file prep by using Zeplin flows and streamline developer handoff thanks to their screen-by-screen version control.

    Follow Up

    • MacBook Air Corrections

    Show Notes

    • Until

      • Landing page

      • App Store link

    • Menubar utility for Simulators status bar

    Recommendations

    • Kareprints

    • Freddie’s art

    • Joey Banks’ iOS 16 UI Kit

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    235: Big Dub Dub Energy, with Joey Banks Jun 07, 2022

    This week, we are joined by special guest Joey Banks to talk about Apple's WWDC 2022 announcements: iOS 16, watchOS 8, macOS Ventura, iPadOS 16, and the newly designed M2 MacBook Air.

    Sponsors

    • Zeplin: Figma faster with Zeplin. Eliminate time spent on design file prep by using Zeplin flows and streamline developer handoff thanks to their screen-by-screen version control.

    Show Notes

    • Joey Banks

      • Twitter

      • iOS 15 UI Kit for Figma

      • Joey’s Newsletter

    • WWDC22 — Watch the Keynote

      • iOS 16 — Preview

      • macOS Ventura — Preview

      • iPadOS 16 — Preview

      • watchOS 8 — Preview

      • MacBook Air with M2

    • ‘realityOS' Trademark Filing Hints at Possible WWDC Announcement — MacRumors

    • Download the new macOS 13 Ventura wallpaper - 9to5Mac

    • Rediscovering the Mac: An iPad User’s Journey into macOS with the M1 Max MacBook Pro — MacStories

    Recommendations

    • Vincent Schwenk

      • Patreon

    • THE INSIDE OUTTAKES - Bo Burnham — YouTube

      • Album on Apple Music

    • Effekt | Wallpaper Art Creator — App Store

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    234: Designing Auto Layout, with Joel Miller and Oscar Nilsson Jun 03, 2022

    Kevin is out this week, so Rafa is joined by special guests Joel Miller and Oscar Nilsson from Figma to talk about their work designing Autolayout V4.

    Sponsors

    • Zeplin: Figma faster with Zeplin. Eliminate time spent on design file prep by using Zeplin flows and streamline developer handoff thanks to their screen-by-screen version control.

    Show Notes

    • Oscar Nilsson

    • Joel Miller

    • Figma

    • Designing Autolayout V4 - Joel Miller, Oscar Nilsson (Config 2022)

    • Layout 204: Designing FigJam, with Jenny Wen and Kee Yen Yeo

    • Layout 220: Figma's Redesigned Comments, with Ryhan Hassan

    Recommendations

    • Martijn Doolaard — YouTube

    • Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla

    • The Staircase — IMDB

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    233: This One Is The Ewwest May 20, 2022

    This week we celebrate the life of the iPod by ranking our favorite and least favorite iPod industrial designs.

    Follow Up

    • Kevin Was Wrong™

      • Turns out, it seems that most people do use Figma in fullscreen.

      • Screenshot of Rafa’s Desktop when using Figma

    • PiSight Camera

    • Test

    Show Notes

    • Our rankings

    • iPod Line — Wikipedia

    • Identify Your iPod — Apple

    • https://patrickcollison.com/fast

    Recommendations

    • Twenty Thousand Hertz: Windows_Logon.wav

    • After Steve

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    232: Gridients, Because We’re So Clever May 14, 2022

    This week we talk about our first impressions of the new Figma features introduced at Config 2022, and what they mean for us as designers.

    Sponsors

    • Zeplin: Figma faster with Zeplin. Eliminate time spent on design file prep by using Zeplin flows and streamline developer handoff thanks to their screen-by-screen version control.
      • ,
    • Around: Video calls designed for collaboration, not meetings.

    Follow Up

    • Hand Mirror 1.6

    • Hand Mirror on the App Store

    • Announcement Tweet (featuring the Apple Store employee)

    Show Notes

    • Figma Config 2022

    • Thread by Ryhan

    • Dark Mode — WWDC 2018

    Recommendations

    • The App Icon Book

    • Airbnb 2022 Summer Release

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    231: Chewable UI May 07, 2022

    This week we continue our discussion on app icons and go deep on the icon picker UI Rafa designed.

    Sponsors

    • Around: Video calls designed for collaboration, not meetings.

    Follow Up

    • Ollie on Twitter: Carpet vs Rug vs Mat

    Show Notes

    • The App Icon Book

    • Rafa’s Icon Tweet

    • Rafa’s Icon Picker UI Tweet

    • SwiftUI Special Effects

    Recommendations

    • Behind the Mac: Skywalker Sounds

    • Flex Mobile Power

    • Alex Cornell’s tweets

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    230: Aladdin’s Magic Rug Apr 29, 2022

    This week we talk about Kevin's foray into designing something for work, then get an update from Rafa about some of his furniture decisions, and Rafa shares his explorations for Along's app icon design.

    Sponsors

    • Zeplin: Figma faster with Zeplin. Eliminate time spent on design file prep by using Zeplin flows and streamline developer handoff thanks to their screen-by-screen version control.
      • ,
    • Around: Video calls designed for collaboration, not meetings.

    Show Notes

    • Zara Home rugs

    • Kevin’s living room rug

    • Togo Couch

    • Tufty-Time

    • Rafa's tweets about app icons

    Recommendations

    • Couverture

    • Mimestream

    • Clear Spaces

    • Rafa's homescreen

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    229: Center Stage of Attention Apr 22, 2022

    This week we talk about spending in-person time with your team, one of us has an official statement about the Studio Display, and we check in on Until, Kevin's side project. We also discuss our thoughts on Severance, the best show on Apple TV+.

    Sponsors

    • Around: Video calls designed for collaboration, not meetings.

    Show Notes

    • Codenames

    • Custom codenames

    • Layout Episode 55: With our powers combined

    • Severance

    Recommendations

    • goods.wtf

    • Siddarth Arun

    • Opal C1

    • Rafa’s thread about Opal

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    228: Focus Mode, for the Camera Apr 08, 2022

    This week we talk about Kevin's Studio Display woes, webcams and dive into roll out strategies for launching a new iOS app.

    Follow Up

    • Apple Studio Display

    • Logitech 4K Pro Magnetic Webcam

    • Opal C1

    • Lumina

    Show Notes

    • Handmirror

    • Thwip

    Recommendations

    • Vivid (use code LAYOUT for 33% off)

    • Audio Hijack

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    227: I Think Most People Don't Care Mar 25, 2022

    This week, Rafa gives us an update on his talk proposal, which leads into a conversation about bringing delight into our work, we then get into more on the Studio Display and cable management.

    Show Notes

    • Config

    • Mailbox beta coin again

    • Studio Display

    • Christian Selig’s Dream Apple Monitor Lineup

    • Vivid: Permanent full brightness on XDR display

    • Cable management-gate!

    • Slide: Smart Curtains

    Recommendations

    • amie.so

    • Krijn Rijshouwer

    • https://interface.community

    • Substack, App Store

    • Introducing the Substack app

      • Alex Cornell, on Twitter

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    226: Honey I Shrunk The Designers Mar 11, 2022

    This week, we deep dive into Apple’s “Peek Performance” event, most notably the Studio Display.

    Show Notes

    • Apple Peek Event

    • Mac Studio

    • Studio Display

    Recommendations

    • Severance

    • Inventing Anna

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    225: I Can See the Flexbox In My Head Mar 05, 2022

    This week we talk about strategies for bringing more dev into your design process... even when that's not expected of your role as a designer.

    Sponsors

    • Zeplin: Figma faster with Zeplin. Eliminate time spent on design file prep by using Zeplin flows and streamline developer handoff thanks to their screen-by-screen version control.

    Follow Up

    • Links to help Ukraine

    • Queer Eye

    Show Notes

    • Austin’s Tweet

    Recommendations

    • Elgato Wave

    • Bluey

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    224: Pleading My Case to the Figma Gods Feb 25, 2022

    This week we talk about bringing fun into your work.

    Sponsors

    • Zeplin: Figma faster with Zeplin. Eliminate time spent on design file prep by using Zeplin flows and streamline developer handoff thanks to their screen-by-screen version control.

    Follow Up

    • Shure SM7B

    • Elgato Wave XLR

      • iPod Hi-Fi

      • MinimallyMinimal

    • Rafa’s Tweet

    • Airport Express

    • 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon

    • LunaTik & TikTok

    • Fantastical Openings

    Show Notes

    Our thoughts go out to the Ukranian people. #IStandWithUkraine 🇺🇦💛

    • Config

    • Ken Kocienda

      • Ken’s book, “Creative Selection”

    • Matthew Luhn

    • Alex Cornell

      • “Choosing Idea Vessels For Your Creations”

      • “Alone in My Mind”

      • “The Inner Monologue of an Insecure and Distracted Designer”

    • Rafa’s prototype with tapes and stuff

    Recommendations

    • Horizon Forbidden West

    • LDShoppe

      • Woven Rattan Planter

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    223: Babies Be Babying Feb 18, 2022

    This week we talk about Rafa's new hobby and Apple's Tap to Pay on iPhone.

    Sponsors

    • Zeplin: Figma faster with Zeplin. Eliminate time spent on design file prep by using Zeplin flows and streamline developer handoff thanks to their screen-by-screen version control.

    Follow Up

    • Fantastical Scheduling

    Show Notes

    • Rafa's iSight Camera

      • PiSight Camera

      • Building a PiSight

      • iSight on MinimalyMinimal

    • Tap to Pay on iPhone

    Recommendations

    • Tinder Swindler

    • The Jinx on HBO

    • Locket.camera

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    222: Download an MKBHD Feb 11, 2022

    We're finally back after our extended holiday break! This week we catch up, talk about the challenges of interior design, and get into why you shouldn't feel bad if you don't get the job after an interview.

    Sponsors

    • Zeplin: Figma faster with Zeplin. Eliminate time spent on design file prep by using Zeplin flows and streamline developer handoff thanks to their screen-by-screen version control.

    Follow Up

    • Victor Kernes on who should play us in "Layout: The Movie"

      • Jake Gyllenhaal as Rafa

      • Hasan Minhaj as Kevin

    • Our picks

      • Robert Pattinson as Rafa

      • Andrew Garfield as Kevin

    Show Notes

    • "Calendly Etiquette" Tweet

      • Calendly CEO's response

    Recommendations

    • Swan Song

    • The Girl Before

    • Chris Loves Julia

    • Hasami

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    221: 2021 Year in Review Dec 18, 2021

    This week we reflect on 2021, then get into a conversation about what we'd like to be known for and finally discuss how we'd like to grow in 2022.

    Sponsors

    • Play: The first native iOS design tool built for creating mobile products. Design, iterate, and collaborate directly from your phone. Use this link to get early access.

    Follow Up

    • Kevin's test app design in Play

    Show Notes

    Recommendations

    • The Missing Guide for Mac Catalyst Apps

      • Designing Twitter Video

    • Blender Guru

      • Gavin’s Tweet

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    220: Figma's Redesigned Comments, with Ryhan Hassan Dec 10, 2021

    This week, we're joined by friend of the show Ryan Hassan, designer at Figma, to tell us all about how they've redesigned Comments.

    Sponsors

    • Play: The first native iOS design tool built for creating mobile products. Design, iterate, and collaborate directly from your phone. Use this link to get early access.

    Follow Up

    • Results of the "Are you a Kevin or a Rafa?" poll on Twitter

    Show Notes

    • Ryhan Hassan

      • Twitter

      • Website

    • Honk

    • 204: Designing FigJam, with Jenny Wen and Kee Yen Yeo

    • Figma Comments

      • Tweet, Design Details

      • Announcement Blog Post

      • Figma careers page

    Recommendations

    • Pioneer Stock Lever Belt

    • Elgato Key Light

    • Image2Icon

      • Image of Rafa's dock

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    219: Great Auto Layout Responsibility Dec 03, 2021

    This week we follow up on all of the feedback we got about the "new" Layout website and then talk about how a tweet about autolayout ended up being way more controversial than we thought.

    Sponsors

    • Play: The first native iOS design tool built for creating mobile products. Design, iterate, and collaborate directly from your phone. Use this link to get early access.

    Follow Up

    • Netlify Functions

    • Buzzfeed quiz “are you a Rafa or a Kevin?”

      • Take the poll on Twitter

    • “Don’t read Dune”

    • Lessons from the screenplay

    • Why Is It So Hard to End A Trilogy

    • Elgato LP Mic Arm

    • Rating or Roasting Your Workspace Setups — Oliur

    Show Notes

    • Kevin’s tweet about autolayout

    • Kevin's app design in Play

    Recommendations

    • Pixelmator Pro

      • Pixelmator's Youtube Channel

    • Reconcilable Differences Episode 170

      • Direct Timestamp to 53:32

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    218: Human Machine Learning Nov 27, 2021

    This week we nerd out about our new website. While things look mostly the same, we rewrote all of the code and are now using a CMS to make posting episodes easier.

    Follow Up

    • Austin Guevara spotted a few visual differences in our website

    Show Notes

    • Our website

    • Next.js

    • DatoCMS

    Recommendations

    • Elgato Wave Mic Arm LP

    • Succession

    • No Time To Die

    • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    217: Are you a Kevin or a Rafa? Nov 19, 2021

    This week we talk about career paths and Kevin gets into his experience managing managers.

    Sponsors

    • Play: The first native iOS design tool built for creating mobile products. Design, iterate, and collaborate directly from your phone. Use this link to get early access.

    Show Notes

    • Kevin's app design in Play

    • I don't like coffee. Can James Hoffmann change that?

    • Spot the differences: Layout's "new" website

    Recommendations

    • Shadow Palette Generator

    • Riveo

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    216: MAX: Make Animals Xtinguished Nov 13, 2021

    This week we talk about learnings from our previous work experiences and then discuss a few macOS onboarding quirks.

    Sponsors

    • Play: The first native iOS design tool built for creating mobile products. Design, iterate, and collaborate directly from your phone. Use this link to get early access.

    Follow Up

    • WebGL Fluid Animation

    • Zeno on Twitter

    Show Notes

    • Rafa’s travel mic: Røde NT-USB Mini

    • Superlist

    • Netlify

    • Rafa’s thread setting up a new Mac

    Recommendations

    • iOS App Icon Book

    • Activus Tank Tops

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    215: A Very Bond Villainy Thing To Do Nov 05, 2021

    Rafa got his new MacBook Pro, so of course we dive right into his thoughts on the new machine. We also talk about our favorite company swag.

    Sponsors

    • Play: The first native iOS design tool built for creating mobile products. Design, iterate, and collaborate directly from your phone. Use this link to get early access.

    Show Notes

    • CGP Grey: Surprise Vlog Las Vegas

    • Shopify Unite: Hydrogen Preview

    • MacBook Pro

    • Sebastian De With's AirPods Pro

    Recommendations

    • Brian's site

    • Figma's “select all...”

    • New Safari Window (Shortcut)

    • Book of Boba Fett

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    214: Do You Use A Computer? STOP Oct 29, 2021

    This week we follow up on our MacBook Pro orders, address the design drama of the day and get into a conversation about the future of design tools.

    Sponsors

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    Show Notes

    • Mac Menu Bar notch wrapping

    • MacBook Pro

    • "Do you use Figma? Stop..." tweet

    • Designing with Ketchup

    Recommendations

    • Mage.ai

    • A. G. Cook

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    213: Maxed Out M1 Max Mac Oct 22, 2021

    This week we briefly touch on Rafa's new job before jumping into our thoughts on the newly announced M1 Pro/Max MacBook Pros.

    Sponsors

    • Play: The first native iOS design tool built for creating mobile products. Design, iterate, and collaborate directly from your phone. Use this link to get early access.

    Show Notes

    • 1Password 8

    • Rafa's Tweets with tips about moving from 1Password to iCloud Keychain

    • Shortcut to Passwords

    • Aputure's MC

    • SwitchPod TriPod

    • Moment's Tripod Mount for MagSafe

    • Rafa's new job announcement tweet

    • Along.Video

      • Bryn Jackson

      • Sam Soffes

      • Patrick Mick

    • Apple Event: Unleashed

    • The new MacBook Pro

    Recommendations

    • Pins for Pinboard

    • Lovevery

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    212: I’m Siri’s Cousin (BONUS) Oct 04, 2021

    We're back! We catch up on everything Rafa released since our last episode, and Kevin gives his first impessions on the iPhone 13 Pro.

    Show Notes

    • Booby Track, now for iOS

    • OSX.Photo, remastered classic Mac OS X wallpapers

    • AirUnleashed 2

    • Belkin 3-in-1 Wireless Charger with MagSafe 15W

    • MagSafe Battery Pack

    • Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Dock

    Recommendations

    • Charlotte Cardin

    • White Lotus

    • Scenes from a Marriage

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    211: [chirpbirdiconbirdie] Aug 18, 2021

    This week we talk about Twitter's visual evolution and the drama surrounding 1Password's move to Electron.

    Show Notes

    • Twitter's new design updates

      • "Twitter's new font 'Chirp' appears to be white-labeled GT America."

      • Twitter's visual evolution

    • 1Password drama

      • 1Password 8 for Mac

      • 1Password 8: The Story So Far

    Recommendations

    • Setups

    • Glass

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    210: A Floaty URL Bubble Aug 04, 2021

    This week's episode is all about the iOS 15 Safari redesign (and the changes in the following beta builds).

    Show Notes

    • Regarding the Safari 15 Public Betas for Mac and iOS

    • Safari's crowded toolbar in iOS 15 Beta 4

    Recommendations

    • Panic Podcast, episode 6

    • Sleeve

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    209: Just One Blog Away Jul 29, 2021

    We're back! Rafa not only has a new baby but also a new app in the App Store! We talk about some of the details of the app, touch on how side projects are different when you have a newborn and eventually talk about Until, the app Kevin has been working on but probably will never release.

    Show Notes

    • Booby Track

    • Rafa's home screen tweet

    Recommendations

    • SmartGym

    • Pose

    • Better Things

    • Boba Wrap

    • Da Baby

      • By @DoleeYang

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    208: Filling Your Ears, with Joey Banks Jun 10, 2021

    This week we are joined by special guest Joey Banks to talk about Apple's WWDC announcements and give some of our thoughts on the design decisions behind these new releases of iOS, iPadOS, macOS and more.

    Show Notes

    • Joey Banks

      • Twitter

      • Figma

    • Joey on Layout episode 149: Excited for Tomorrow's Coffee

    • iOS 15 UI Kit for Figma

    • iOS 15

    • Spatial Audio Playlist

    • Justin O'Beirne's excellent essays about map design

      • Screenshots of Apple Maps' redesign

    • iPadOS 15

    • macOS Monterey

    Recommendations

    • Legendary

    • Reeder

    • OldOS

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    207: I Can Never See the Extra Ks (feat. David Darnes) Jun 05, 2021

    This week we welcome our reporter out in the field, David Darnes, to tell us about his hands on experience with the new iMac.

    Show Notes

    • David Darnes

      • Website

      • Twitter

    • iMac

    • Reincubate Camo

    Recommendations

    • Bo Burnham: INSIDE

    • 1Password

    • James Hoffmann

    • Project Hail Mary

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    206: Your Phone Talking to Pluto May 23, 2021

    This week is all about Google IO, Material You, Project Starline and more! We also share details about some subtle tweaks we've made to our website and artwork.

    Show Notes

    • Google IO 2021

    • Pluto AI (not the real name)

    • Material You

    • Project Starline

    • Updated Layout website and artwork

      • New (Display P3): Light mode, Dark mode

      • Old (sRGB): Light mode, Dark mode

    • Playdate (in P3)

    Upside Down

    • Android Studio

    Recommendations

    • The Mitchells vs. the Machines

    • Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell

    • The Great Canadian Baking Show

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    205: PRAM For Your Baby May 07, 2021

    This week we catch up on a lot of follow up about Apple TV Calibration, AirTags, whether our thoughts about the new iMac have changed and finally open up the pandora's box of ponchos.

    Sponsors

    • Around: Video calls designed for collaboration, not meetings.

    Show Notes

    • Nesquik

    • Upgrade #350: The Time for Color is Now

    • Stokke Xplory X Stroller

    • The poncho episode

    • We're all waiting for a link to Rafa's poncho

    • Is poncho now the collective name for listeners who get our inside jokes?

    Recommendations

    • Live tweets about the Epic vs Apple trial

      • Adi Robertson (@thedextriarchy)

      • Julia Alexander (@loudmouthjulia)

    • Kid Detective

    • Tiny World

    • Three Identical Strangers

    • Becoming You

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    204: Designing FigJam, with Jenny Wen and Kee Yen Yeo Apr 30, 2021

    This week we are joined by Jenny Wen and Kee Yen Yeo from Figma to talk about the behind-the-scenes of designing FigJam.

    Sponsors

    • Around: Video calls designed for collaboration, not meetings.

    Show Notes

    • Jenny Wen

      • Twitter

    • Kee Yen Yeo

      • Twitter

    • FigJam

    • Config Behind the Scenes

    • Pie Menus: A 30 Year Retrospective

    Recommendations

    • PeakDesign Capture Clip (v3)

    • YouTube Channels

      • PWNISHER

        • How I Create Cinematic CG Environments

      • The Local Project

    • MeUndies

    • Noihsaf, resale with intention

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    203: That Mini-LSD Thing Apr 23, 2021

    This week we briefly touch on Config 2021 and some of Figma's announcements, and then dive into Apple's Spring Loaded announcements: Apple Podcasts subscriptions, AirTag, Apple TV (remote), iMac and iPad Pro.

    Sponsors

    • Around: Video calls designed for collaboration, not meetings.

    Follow Up

    • Apple Fitness Plus adds new workouts designed specifically for pregnant, beginner, and older users --- The Verge

    • Austin on Twitter, regarding links in iOS Notes

    Show Notes

    • Config 2021

      • FigJam

    • Apple Podcasts Subscriptions

    • AirTags

      • AirTag Leather Key Ring

    • Apple TV

      • Siri Remote

    • iMac

    • iPad Pro

      • iPad Pro Commercial

    Recommendations

    • Apple's new "Hello" Screensaver

    • Happy Ears

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    202: I Noticed the OLEDness Apr 16, 2021

    This week we talk about taking your work presentations to another level, speculate about Apple's Spring Loaded event, and give our wishlist for WWDC 2021.

    Sponsors

    • Around: Video calls designed for collaboration, not meetings.

    Show Notes

    • Arlo Baby Monitoring Camera & Stand

    • The B&B Podcast

      • Shawn Blanc

      • Ben Brooks

    • Walking through the Home app (with Joey Banks)

    • Spring Loaded event

    • WWDC Announcement

    • Cortex #113: Semi-Abandoned System

    Recommendations

    • Aēsop Sculpt Hair Polish

    • Made for Living

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    201: By the Way… I Have a Job Apr 02, 2021

    This week we talk about using opacity in text colors when designing for light/dark mode, give our thoughts on Apple Fitness+ and get into Rafa's Hand Mirror woes.

    Show Notes

    • Contrast app

    • Apple Fitness+

    • Apple Fitness+ Studio Tour Exclusive

    • Tyrell Désean

    • Superlist icon teaser

    • Superlist website

    • Rafa's right-click popup Twitter thread

    • Hand Mirror

    Recommendations

    • Surge jogger from Lululemon

    • It Takes Two

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    200: They Have Kombucha! Mar 28, 2021

    This is our 200th episode! We talk about Kevin's experience working from an office for the first time in over a year, getting into 3D modeling, Android 12 leaked screenshots and the new PS5 VR controller.

    Show Notes

    • Wework

    • Kevin's first render

    • Kevin's other renders

    • Android 12 leaked screenshots

    • Next Gen PS5 VR controller

    • Handmirror

    Recommendations

    • Mimestream

    • The Sound of The Last of Us

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    199: Weird Fleet But Ok Mar 12, 2021

    This week we check in on Rafa's first 6 months at Superlist, then talk about managing emotions at work, balancing side projects & a day job and Twitter Super Follows.

    Follow Up

    • Listener Dave's question: "Do you think being comfortable and confident with your day job helps you to do side projects?"

    Show Notes

    • Superlist

    • Twitter announces paid Super Follows to let you charge for tweets

    Recommendations

    • Ugmonk Men's Essential Tee

    • Darn Tough T4037 No Show Socks

    • Fake Famous

      • Nick Bilton

      • Hatching Twitter

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    198: My Siri Ball Mar 05, 2021

    This week we talk about the best follow up we've ever received, go through more of the macOS shortcuts we couldn't live without, and we give our hot take on Clubhouse and Twitter Spaces.

    Follow Up

    • Figma's new icon

      • Ryhan Hassan

      • @ryhanhassan on Twitter

      • Ryan's new Figma icon announcement tweet

      • Pictogram

    • Dave: How do you fit podcasting in our schedules

    • Dima: Trackpad gestures?

    • Rafly: ⌘` to switch between windows

    • Andy: ⌘⇧T to reopen tabs in Chromium, and ⌘1/2/3

    • Dym: Clipboard manager, CopyQ

    Show Notes

    • Clubhouse's Inevitability - Stratechery

    • Twitter announces paid Super Follows to let you charge for tweets

    Recommendations

    • Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry

    • HomePod Mini

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    197: Cheat Sheet Schitt's Creek Feb 12, 2021

    This week we follow up on last week's topic: talking about how different parts of the deisgn lifecycle can influence your mood, bluetooth issues, iOS 14.5 Beta Apple Watch unlock (when you're wearing a mask), computer literacy and more!

    Follow Up

    • Moods and Design lifecycle (not really)

      • The Road to Excellence, by Kevin Clark

    • Bluetooth issues on 11.3 Beta

    Show Notes

    Basic Window Management:

    • ⌘Q: Quit Application

    • ⌘W: Close active window/tab

    • ⌘H: Hide active window

    • ⌘tab: Move focus to different app

    Basic text/cursor manipulation

    • Arrow keys: Move cursor

    • ⇧ Arrow: Select text

    • ⌥arrows: Move cursor to beginning/end of word

    • ⇧⌥arrow: Select word

    • ⌘arrow: Move cursor to beginning/end of line

    • ⇧⌘arrow: Selects line

    Clipboard managers:

    • Paste

    • Alfred

    Other shortcuts:

    • ⌘L: focus URL bar in browser

    • ⌘A: select all

    • ⌃⌘Space: Emoji Picker

    Recommendations

    • Losing Alice

    • Servant

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    196: I Can See All The Rectangles In My Head Feb 05, 2021

    This week we talk about our struggles with explaining ideas and concepts at the beginning stages of a project, designing in low fidelity, Big Sur App icon replacements and more!

    Sponsors

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    Show Notes

    • macOS Replacement Icons

    • Change your icons with Pictogram

    • The Road to Excellence, by Kevin Clark

    Recommendations

    • Alfred

      • The Productivity Shop - YouTube

    • Notion

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    195: It's Not Blow Away Jan 29, 2021

    This week we talk about the challenges with onboarding onto a new team... even after being at the same company for 7 years, Tweetbot 6 and more!

    Sponsors

    • Editor X: A design-oriented web design platform for professional creators that comes with custom code capabilities and integrated business solutions for sophisticated projects.

    Show Notes

    • macOS Big Sur 11.2 Release Candidate

    • Software Fix for M1 Mac Bluetooth Connectivity Issues Reportedly On the Way

    • AirPods Max

    • Sony WH-1000XM4

    • Apple in-ear headphones

    • Tweetbot 6: Early access

    • Rafa's Twitter Muted words for better notifications

    Recommendations

    • Humanscale NeatTech

    • Aqueux: Wallpapers

      • Rafa's Twitter thread on the details

    • Shortcut to change wallpapers

    • In & of Itself, by Derek DelGaudio

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    194: It Ran Into The Wall of Reality (with Brian Lovin) Jan 22, 2021

    This week we are joined by special guest Brian Lovin to talk about his new side project, staff design and more!

    Sponsors

    • Editor X: A design-oriented web design platform for professional creators that comes with custom code capabilities and integrated business solutions for sophisticated projects.

    Show Notes

    • Layout episode 55: With Our Powers Combined (With Brian Lovin and Bryn Jackson)

    • Staff.Design

      • Interview with Wilson Miner

    • Brian Lovin

      • Twitter

      • His site

    • Dithering

    Recommendations

    • Photomosh

    • Pretend it’s a City

    • Craft

      • Dribbble post

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    193: I’m the Yoda Now Jan 15, 2021

    This week, Rafa gets a Leica Q2 and we nerd out about photography. We talk about whether or not people like Rafa should buy a camera, what to look for when you're considering getting a camera, our personal editing workflows and more!

    Sponsors

    • Editor X: A design-oriented web design platform for professional creators that comes with custom code capabilities and integrated business solutions for sophisticated projects.

    Show Notes

    • Rafa’s Twitter poll, should he get a camera?

    • Simon Sarris

      • Twitter

      • Instagram

    Gear

    • Kevin's Camera (Olympust OM-D E-M10 Mark II)

    • M.Zuiko 45mm ƒ/1.8 lens

    • Leica Q2

    • Lightning to SD Card Reader: Apple Store

    • USB-C to SD Card Reader: Apple Store

    Software

    • Leica FOTOS (App)

    • Adobe Lightroom

    • Pixelmator Pro 2.0 (Mac)

    • Pixelmator Photo (iPad)

    • Darkroom

    • TouchRetouch

      • App Store (iOS)

      • Mac App Store

      • Google Play Store

    • Kevin on Instagram

    • Rafa on Instagram

    Recommendations

    • Pixelmator Pro

    • Alice in Borderland

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    192: Varying Degrees of Lockdowness Dec 31, 2020

    We round out the year by reflecting on 2020 and the growth that came with the hardship and how this year has shaped the technology landscape.

    Show Notes

    • Rafa’s Baby Announcement Tweet

    • Gabriel’s Layout Alternative Cover

    • Spec’s Post Mortem

    Recommendations

    • The Undoing (2020)

    • Plastic Hearts - Miley Cyrus

    • Square Mile Coffee Roaster

    • Fellow: Ode Brew Grinder

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    191: Ariana Conde Dec 14, 2020

    This week we discuss filling out interview questions, Rafa's Apple Pro Display XDR and the AirPods Max.

    Follow Up

    • [Poll] Do you shower with your watch on?

    • Ollie's feedback

    • Jess's feedback

    Show Notes

    • Apple Pro Display XDR

      • Rafa's tweet about hiding his webcam

      • Who wants a webcam?

      • iSight camera with Raspberry Pi

    • AirPods Max

    Recommendations

    • Anker PowerExpand 6-in-1

    • Details Pro

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    190: Let's Face It, One Of Us Is Weird Dec 02, 2020

    This week we talk about rugs, showering with your watch on, Fleets and more. It's a weird one.

    Follow Up

    • Braided Loop

    • Poll: Watch on while you shower

    Show Notes

    Notes

    • Twitter Fleets

    Recommendations

    • Spider-Man: Miles Morales

    • Uncheck allow tinting in window preference

    • Developer folder in your root directory

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    189: Inside Sketch 70 (with Freddie Harrison and Sam Beckett) Nov 18, 2020

    This week we welcome special guests Freddie and Sam from Sketch to go in depth on how they redesigned Sketch from the ground up to adopt the new Big Sur design language.

    Show Notes

    This episode was recorded on November 4th, 2020

    • Sketch

    • The evolution of Sketch icons over the years

    • Sketch's New Icon Teaser

    • Sketch's Big Sur UI Teaser

    • Sketch: "Why we're proud to build a truly native Mac app"

    • Freddie Harrison, Head of Copy & Content at Sketch

    • Sam Beckett, Product Designer at Sketch

    Recommendations

    • Bartender for Big Sur

    • A Complicated Profession ("The Mandalorian" reviewed)

    • Uno Task

    • First Man

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    188: Big Surtified Nov 13, 2020

    This week we talk about Apple's One More Thing event: the M1 chip, the new MacBook Air, MacBook Pros and share more of our thoughts on Big Sur's UI.

    Show Notes

    • Audio Hijack

    • Apple's One More Thing Event

    • Alternate icons that didn't ship

    • Keynote's Big Sur redesign

    Recommendations

    • 20 Macs for 2020

    • Queen's Gambit

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    187: Friends of Podcasting as a Whole Oct 30, 2020

    This week we talk about importing design ideas and Google's controversial new icons.

    Sponsors

    • Retool: Build internal tools, fast. Stop wrestling with UI libraries and hacking together data sources to build internal apps.

    Follow Up

    • Rafa's LiDAR tweets

    • Polycam

    • Studio Neat

    • MagSafe Dock

    Show Notes

    • Kevin's thread about importing ideas

    • Google's new icons

    • Cameron Moll on unity vs uniformity

    Rafa's cable management

    Recommendations

    • Dream Home Makeover

    • Studio McGee on YouTube

    • Clips gets its biggest update ever

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    186: Photoshop for Motorcycles (feat. Frederique Matti) Oct 24, 2020

    This week Rafa receives his new iPhone 12 Pro and we are joined by special guest Frederique Matti who tells us about the new Illustrator for iPad.

    Sponsors

    • Retool: Build internal tools, fast. Stop wrestling with UI libraries and hacking together data sources to build internal apps.

    Follow Up

    • Rafa was right about his multi-verse theory

    • MKBHD's iPhone 12 review: MagSafe Wallet

    • Rafa's new phone video stunt

    Show Notes

    • Adobe MAX update:

      • Illustrator for iPad

      • Adobe Xd updates

      • Photoshop AI effects

    • Frederique Matti

      • Follow Frederique on Twitter

      • Listen to the Charged Podcast

    Recommendations

    • Halide Mark II

    • Song Exploder on Netflix

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    185: A Waterfall of Hand-Me-Downs Oct 16, 2020

    This week we talk about Apple’s “Hi, Speed” event and the products they announced: iPhone 12 and HomePod Mini.

    Show Notes

    • Apple Event: October 13, 2020

    • iPhone 12

    • iPhone 12 Pro

    • HomePod Mini

    After show

    • Håg Capisco Chair

    Recommendations

    • Nonstandard McDonald's Twitter Account

    • Only Child - Sasha Sloan

      • Apple Music

      • Spotify

    • Untitled (Rise) - Sault

      • Apple Music

      • Spotify

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    184: Get As Naked As You Can Oct 09, 2020

    This week we discuss Google's Launch Night In event and Rafa gets his MCU multiverse theory on record.

    Sponsors

    • CuriosityStream: The first on-demand documentary streaming service. Get an entire year of streaming for just $14.99 when you sign up.

    Show Notes

    • Until TestFlight Beta

    • Google Launch Night In

    • Google TV

    • Slack is working on... stories?

    • Agile Tour Vienna

    • XFN Conference (25% off with the code LAYOUTXFN)

    Upside-down

    • Beyond the Screenplay Episode 53: Stranger Things

    • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater

    • The Hollywood Reporter: Jamie Foxx Returning as Electro

    Recommendations

    • Star Wars: Squadrons

    • Ted Lasso

    • Savage X Fenty Show

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    183: I’ve Known You Since Your Twitter Profile Picture Oct 02, 2020

    This week we start by talking about beards and accidentally get into a philosophical conversation on whether we get more “right” as we get older. We also discuss Sketch's Big Sur teaser icon to make sure we don't lose our design podcast license. This one's a wild ride.

    Sponsors

    • CuriosityStream: The first on-demand documentary streaming service. Get an entire year of streaming for just $14.99 when you sign up.

    Show Notes

    • Kevin's app still hasn't been reviewed

    • Listener Leslie Tou's tweet

    • TokyoFlash Japan

    Recommendations

    • Under the Radar #201: Widgetsmith

      • Bonus recommendation from the future: “Subscribed to a Hamburger”, with David Smith — The Talk Show

    • Sticky Widgets

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    182: TikTok Riots Sep 25, 2020

    This week we talk about watch face design, homescreen customization and another app Kevin's never going to actually ship.

    Sponsors

    • Webflow: Webflow empowers designers to build professional, custom websites in a completely visual canvas. Use code LAYOUT for 10% off on annual plans with a new account.

    Show Notes

    • U1 chip on Series 6

    • The Problem with Time & Timezones — Computerphile

    • Helena Bonham-Carter already does that

    • Custom iOS 14 widgets have become a TikTok flex — The Verge

    • Widgetsmith — App Store

    • Louie Mantia Safari icon — Twitter

    Recommendations

    • Wayre Mask

    • Atelier B Mask

    • Autoflow — Figma

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    181: Wear Your Face For a Day Sep 18, 2020

    This week we spend two hours discussing a one hour event.

    Sponsors

    • Webflow: Webflow empowers designers to build professional, custom websites in a completely visual canvas. Use code LAYOUT for 10% off on annual plans with a new account.

    Show Notes

    • macOS Big Sur Preview

    • Superlist

    • Rafa's announcement tweet

    • HEVC Video with Alpha - WWDC 2019

    • HTML video poster Attribute

    • Apple Events - September 2020

    • Apple Watch Series 6

    • Apple Fitness+

    Recommendations

    • Poolside FM

    • Panic - Nova

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    180: Reset the PRAM on Your Car Sep 10, 2020

    This week, Rafa talks about his roadtrip experience and Kevin talks about the app he's been working on as a side-project.

    Sponsors

    • Webflow: Webflow empowers designers to build professional, custom websites in a completely visual canvas. Use code LAYOUT for 10% off on annual plans with a new account.

    Show Notes

    • CarPlay

    Recommendations

    • Flighty

    • Selling Sunset

    • Duolingo

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    179: Infinite Pagination Sep 02, 2020

    This week's episode is all about how to leave your job the right way. We talk about Rafa's experience leaving Netlify and being intentional about career choices.

    Sponsors

    • Retool: Build internal tools, fast. Stop wrestling with UI libraries and hacking together data sources to build internal apps.
      • ,
    • Webflow: Webflow empowers designers to build professional, custom websites in a completely visual canvas. Use code LAYOUT for 10% off on annual plans with a new account.

    Show Notes

    • 9to5Mac: YouTube starts testing native picture-in-picture feature in its iOS app

    • Khaled stands with Rafa

    • Listener Ollie's thoughts on pagination and YouTube Premium

    • Netlify

    Recommendations

    • Aesop Coriander Seed Body Cleanser

    • Muse - tool for thought

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    178: I Get All Kinds of Ponchos Aug 24, 2020

    This week we debate whether every website should have infinite scrolling, Rafa gets a green screen AND gets married, we talk about Instagram and Rafa's Great Poncho Incident™, YouTube Premium and more!

    Sponsors

    • Retool: Build internal tools, fast. Stop wrestling with UI libraries and hacking together data sources to build internal apps.

    Show Notes

    • StumbleUpon

    • Kevin Parry's Impossible Pull-Ups

    • Debs

    • YouTube Premium

    • Link to Rafa's poncho

    Recommendations

    • Femke: How much does a UX designer earn?

    • Camo Studio

      • Dave Darnes

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    177: Like a Little Hammock Aug 17, 2020

    This week we talk about desk setups, Apple vs Fortnite and Thwhip's launch!

    Show Notes

    Notes

    • Rafa's Desk setup (scroll for pictures)

    • Sam Soffes

    • My Desk Setup 2020 Tour, by Canoopsy

    • Vivo Under Desk Laptop Tray

      • Buy on Amazon (US)

      • Buy on Amazon (CA)

    • Humanscale NeatTech

    • Fortnite vs Apple vs Google: a brief and very incomplete timeline - The Verge

    • Thwip.app

    • Break this Safe

    • Paul Stamatiou on building Stonks

    Rafa's desk setup pictures

    Recommendations

    • AirPort (TestFlight)

      • Jordan Singer

      • Clear 2

      • Aviary

      • Shihab (JPEGuin)

    • Love on the Spectrum - Netflix

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    176: I’m In the Nile Aug 12, 2020

    This week we talk about heatwaves, Thwip's app store rejections, the Big Sur Beta, whether cats can feel the wind from fans, and Rafa critiques Kevin's video framing.

    Show Notes

    • Heatwaves:

      • Hello Internet #106: CGP Grey on heatwaves in London

      • Hello Internet #111: CGP Grey looks back at the history of heatwaves in London

    • Thwip.app

    • Cheat sheet for moving from jQuery to vanilla JavaScript

    • Kevin's video test shot

    • Easing Curves in Figma

    Recommendations

    • Discipline, a macOS Big Sur icon pack

      • Raven Yu

    • Apple Watch Magnetic Charger to USB-C Cable (1m)

    • AirUnleashed

    • Rafa's watch base UFO

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    175: Peripheral Widgets Aug 05, 2020

    This week we talk about taking breaks when you need them, how our photo libraries still have a discoverability problem and Kevin wants to upgrade his video setup.

    Show Notes

    • Sony α7S III

      • iJustine Review

      • B&H Review

    • Thanks to listener Federic

    Recommendations

    • Dithering Podcast

    • Schitt's Creek

      • Hot Ones: Dan Levy Gets Panicky While Eating Spicy Wings

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    174: I’m the Creator and I Pronounce It 'Too-th-weep' Jul 29, 2020

    We're sorry about the delay in posting this episode, but we knew you were willing to wait for it. History has its ears on our show this week. We finally talk about broadway hit sensation, Hamilton. It's a shorter show than usual: we're trying to talk less, smile more. We know some of you were looking forward to this conversation, this is the podcast where it happens. I hope you're satisfied.

    Show Notes

    • Hamilton

    • Herman Miller X Logitech G Embody Gaming Chair

    • Rafa's tweets about Thwip

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    173: Chair Twitter Jul 20, 2020

    This week we talk about Rafa's new Apple Watch app, office chairs, whether Kevin should've gotten a chair with arms or no arms and more!

    Show Notes

    Notes

    • Rafa's new Apple Watch app

      • Teaser Tweet

      • Hand Mirror

      • Break this Safe

    • Kevin's New Chair

      • Original tweet

      • Supporto Chair (WWDC)

      • Cosm

      • Sayl

      • Rafa's IKEA Chair

    • Apple iSight — Minimally Minimal

    Recommendations

    • Apple News Today

    • MyMind

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    172: A Karen Got My Handle Jul 13, 2020

    This week we talk about learning FOMO, Kevin's unsolicited Overcast redesign and more!

    Show Notes

    • Design Details Podcast

    • ARKit 4 WWDC session

    • SwiftUI cool people

      • Joey Banks

      • Jordan Singer

    • The Comeback of Fun in Visual Design

    • Michael Flarup

    • Matt D. Smith recreating the Siri icon in Figma

    • Kevin’s Overcast unsolicited redesign

      • iPhone

      • iPad

      • Settings

    Upside down

    • Rouge

    Recommendations

    • Mandy Patinkin’s Twitter

      • GIF?

    • The Last of Us Part II

    • Hamilton on Disney+

    • Dark on Netflix

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    171: You Wouldn’t Download a Car Jun 23, 2020

    This week, we're joined by ADA-winner and creator of Blackbox, Ryan McLeod. We talk about Apple's 2020 WWDC announcements: iOS 14, watchOS 7, macOS 11 and more!

    Show Notes

    • Ryan McLeod

    • BlackBox

    • Apple's 2020 WWDC Keynote

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    170: Just Do Stripe Again Jun 17, 2020

    This week we debate whether it's essential to enjoy using a product or not.

    Show Notes

    • Day with Nae

    • Benjamin Mayo: Rewatching WWDC 2011

    • iOS 7 keynote

    Recommendations

    • The Official Last of Us Podcast

    • Middleditch & Schwartz: Improvised Comedy Special

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    169: Design Tools Must Go On May 24, 2020

    This week we talk about old Apple Keynotes, the new Framer, criticizing products with love and more!

    Show Notes

    • Breath of the Wild progression system

      • Breath of the Wild is a Masterpiece - Movies with Mikey

      • How Naughty Dog Decides Your Decisions

      • Game engine developer reacts to UNREAL ENGINE 5 Demo

    • Old Apple Keynotes

      • Steve Jobs introduces aluminium iMac, iLife '08 & Numbers Apple Special Event

    • Framer

      • Framer Desktop

    • Rafa's Figma roast

    After Show

    • Apple TV+ shows and iPhones

      • Defending Jacob

      • Rian Johnson: "Bad guys cannot have iPhones on camera"

    Recommendations

    • Entity Pro

      • IXEAU, by Martin Lexow

    • macOS Icon Gallery

    • Trailer for Yesterday

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    168: Feed It Now But Yesterday May 11, 2020

    This week, Rafa hacks his pet feeder and we nerd out about programming.

    Show Notes

    • Rafa's pet feeder

    • Firebase

    • CloudKit

    • CloudKit 101

    • HandMirror

    Recommendations

    • Spider-Man's Animation: The Zip To Point

    • Shop App

    • Original sketches for the Apple Watch home screen

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    167: Something As Trivial As a Butter Thing, with Matthaeus Krenn Apr 24, 2020

    This week we are joined by special guest Matthaeus Krenn to talk about prototyping new types of interfaces, his work on VR-OS, residential architecture and more!

    Show Notes

    • Matthaeus Krenn

      • Website

      • Twitter

      • Instagram

    • "A New Car UI"

    • Designing for Future Hardware - Talk at WWDC 2015

    • VR-OS

    • Switching to Android, thread

    • Dual screen phones, thread

    • Matthaeus's house (1159 Maraschino Dr)

      • Cover of Dwell magazine

    • iPad Magic Keyboard

    Recommendations

    • Small Pleasures Book

    • Joey Double Wall Ceramic Mugs

    • Monty Milk Art Cups

    • Dead cells

    • Noda Horo

    • Noda Horo Enamel Butter Case on Amazon

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    166: Kevin, It floats! Apr 17, 2020

    This week we’ve decided to be podcasting pioneers and recorded this episode entirely on an iPad. Well two iPads to be more precise. We each have our own iPad. Other topics include: Kevin's quick thoughts on the Switch, writing long case-studies and more!

    Show Notes

    • Announcing the Play at Home initiative

    • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

    • Luigi's Mansion 3

    • AVCaptureSessionInterruptionReasonVideoDeviceNotAvailableWithMultipleForegroundApps

    • Shopify Email

    Recommendations

    • Google Meet Grid View

    • Zoom In

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    165: A Russian Doll of Topics Apr 10, 2020

    This week we talk about some apps that try too hard, Rafa's Handmirror app, Uncharted 4 (welcome to 2016!) and finally discuss the design of new PS5 game controller because Layout is a gaming show now apparently.

    Show Notes

    • Ferrite

    • LumaFusion

    • Shareworks

    • Bootstrap

    • 960 grid system

    • Handmirror

    • Dustin Senos on Twitter

    • Uncharted 4

    • Somegoodnews

    • Introducing DualSense, the new PS5 controller

    • Sebastian de With on the DualSense

    • "Can't believe the new PS5 controller has a honk button!"

    • The Boomerang controller

    Recommendations

    • Ozark

    • iPad Main Menu Concept

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    164: Black Cupcakes Are a Design Thing Apr 03, 2020

    This week's episode is an episode out of time. Kevin is joined by special guest Kassandre Jenkins to talk about design events, working from home, homemade pizza and more!

    Show Notes

    • Kassandre Jenkins

    • Montréal Design Club

    • Design Club Podcast

    • Marseille Design Club

    Recommendations

    • British Airlines

    • Brian Lovin's Designer Portfolios

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    163: Big Baby Web Mar 28, 2020

    This week we talk about COVID-19, social-distancing life, Rafa's new app: Hand Mirror, the new iPad Pro, the new iPad Magic Keyboard and pointer support in iOS. We end the episode with Kevin's gaming corner.

    Show Notes

    • "Predicting Coronavirus Cases" by Kevin Systrom

    • "The US just crossed a dangerous threshold" by Kevin Systrom

    • Hand Mirror, for Mac

    • ‎Rearview

    • Rafa's Dribbble page

    • Contrast

    • iPad Pro

    • iPad Keyboards

    • @bwalkin on Twitter

    • Brandon Walkin

    • Pointers Human Interface Guidelines for iPadOS

    • Nintendo Switch

    • Naughty Dog

    • UNCHARTED on PlayStation 4 - Naughty Dog

    • Uncharted 4 Car Chase Scene - YouTube

    • Half-Life: Alyx

    • Oculus Quest

    • Layout - Kevin Clark

    • Brian Lovin

    Recommendations

    • Factfulness by Hans Rosling

    • ‎Next Meeting on the Mac App Store

    • Avenue 5 (TV Series)

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    162: Designers Just Wanna Have Fun Feb 28, 2020

    This week we catch up on the latest design drama, neumorphism and editing podcasts on the iPad.

    Show Notes

    • Amazon’s Eero debuts first HomeKit router update, bringing enhanced smart home security

    • Neumorphism

    • Newmorphic kettle app

    • Editing podcasts in Ferrite

    • iPad Multitasking concept

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    161: Past & Future of Sketch, with Pieter Omvlee Feb 14, 2020

    This week we welcome special guest Pieter Omvlee, to talk about the past, present and future of Sketch.

    Show Notes

    • Sketch

    • Pieter Omvlee on Twitter

    • Announcing Developer Handoff

    • What's Next for Sketch in 2020

    Recommendations

    • McMillions on HBO

    • Fantastical

    • Warcraft 3: Reforged

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    160: Siri’s a Snitch Jan 17, 2020

    This week we take some time to catch up, talk about Kevin's upcoming move and then dive into our goals for 2020.

    Sponsors

    • Future London Academy: UX & Digital Design Week 2019. Never stop learning.

    Show Notes

    • Lutron Caseta

    • MTL Design Club

    • Shopify Email

    Recommendations

    • Foodnoms

    • Tony Fadell — On Building the iPod, iPhone, Nest, and a Life of Curiosity (#403)

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    159: Recommendation Bonanza 2020 Jan 10, 2020

    This week we go all out with an entire episode jam-packed with recommendations.

    Show Notes

    Rafa's recommendations**

    • Things to look out for:

      • Loom

        • Kevin's episode on Clockwise

    • Pitch

    • Byte

    • Interests:

      • Corridor Crew

      • Lessons from the Screenplay

      • Beyond the Screenplay Podcast

        • Star Wars episodes

        • Patreon

    • Music:

      • Maggie Rogers

        • Apple Music

        • Spotify

        • Pharrell Williams' reaction video

      • Father of the Bride

        • Apple Music

        • Spotify

      • Kevin's addition: Billie Eilish

    • Comedy specials:

      • Rafa on Letterboxd

      • Mike Birbiglia: The New One

      • Seth Meyers: Lobby Baby

    Kevin's recommendations

    • Wallet Type 1

    • Andrew Kim's Instagram

    • Microsoft Redesign Project

    • Don't F*** With Cats

    • Craig Mod's newsletter

    • Frank Chimero's newsletter

    • Invest Like The Best - Instagram cofounders

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    158: Kylo Ren Going Through a Divorce Dec 13, 2019

    This week we follow up on the latest Sketch announcements, talk about guilt as a metric and finally discuss Parasite, our favorite film of the year.

    Follow Up

    • Sketch's 2020 plans

    • Montreal Design Club

    Show Notes

    Side dishes

    • Parasite

    Recommendations

    • Bon Appétit

    • Marriage Story

    • Intouchables

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    157: Both Are Valid, but One Is Clearly Wrong Dec 01, 2019

    This week we talk about the Cybertruck, Cocoon, the latest Sketch news and trying out Castro.

    Show Notes

    Follow-up

    • Philip Pižl

    • Tim Bendt

    • oleksii (Alex) khmelovskyi

    • Farai Madzima’s talk on Bias in Multicultural teams

    • Cocoon

      • Josh Pyles

      • Alex Cornell

    • Cybertruck

    • Castro Podcast Player

    Recommendations

    • Sasha Sloan — Self Portrait EP

    • Seth Meyers’ Comedy Special

    • Elder Millenial

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    156: You Can See the HDRness Nov 15, 2019

    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 homescreen.

    Sponsors

    • Flywheel: Start scaling your business with a hosting partner dedicated to helping you succeed. Get 50% off your first month with the code LAYOUTFM.

    Follow Up

    • People listen to a lot of Layout episodes

      • Niklas Peterson

      • Charles Anderson

      • Alex Frangiamore

      • Holiday Special: I Hate Moist Zombies

    • Analysis of Star Wars trailers

      • Andy Santana

      • The Mandalorian

    • The Morning Show

    • Alberto Orsini’s comment on Instagram

    Show Notes

    • MacBook Pro 16-inch

    • Figma UI Twitter things

    • GitHub iOS

    • Kevin’s Home-screen

    Recommendations

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    155: Three Medium Logos Ago Nov 08, 2019

    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 of Skywalker.

    Sponsors

    • Flatiron: Learn UX/UI design in 24 weeks and discover a global community on campus or online and go back to school with Flatiron School! Change careers with confidence with 1:1 support from their dedicated Career Coaches and a money back guarantee.

    Show Notes

    • Alex Russell’s thread on Twitter

    • Facebook by FACEBOOK

    • Nathan Borror

    • Rise of Skywalker trailer

    Recommendations

    • Apple TV+

    • The Morning Show

    • For All Mankind

    • Dickinson

    • Parasite (2019)

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    154: Evil by Osmosis Nov 01, 2019

    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 illustrations and the launch of Facebook News.

    Sponsors

    • Flatiron: Learn UX/UI design in 24 weeks and discover a global community on campus or online and go back to school with Flatiron School! Change careers with confidence with 1:1 support from their dedicated Career Coaches and a money back guarantee.

    Show Notes

    • Nova, by Panic

    • Pablo Stanley

    • Open Doodles

    • Facebook News announcement

    • Linda Dong’s initial tweet

    • Thoughts from Karla Cole

    • More thoughts from Linda

    • Chikezie Ejiasi’s thoughts

    • Julie Ann Horvath

    • AirPods Pro

    • Do AirPods Pro look goofier than regular AirPods?

    Recommendations

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    153: Of Course There’s No Nuts in It Oct 25, 2019

    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 stickers.

    Sponsors

    • Flatiron: Learn UX/UI design in 24 weeks and discover a global community on campus or online and go back to school with Flatiron School! Change careers with confidence with 1:1 support from their dedicated Career Coaches and a money back guarantee.

    Show Notes

    • Weatherline

    • Ryan Jones

    New website!

    • Kevin’s website

    • Gatsby

    • Netlify

    • Eleventy

    Talk update

    • Video of the talk

    NFC shortcuts

    • Rafa’s thread

    • Waterminder

    • Rafa’s water bottle

    Recommendations

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    152: The Linguistics Podcast, With Frederique Matti Oct 18, 2019

    Frederique is back! This week Rafa and Frederique talk about design and gaming on Windows, their complicated relationship with Dark modes and whether or not Frederique should get an Apple Watch.

    Sponsors

    • Flatiron: Learn UX/UI design in 24 weeks and discover a global community on campus or online and go back to school with Flatiron School! Change careers with confidence with 1:1 support from their dedicated Career Coaches and a money back guarantee.

    Show Notes

    • Frederique Matti

      • Website

      • Twitter

      • Instagram

      • Dribbble

      • Charged Podcast

    • Instagram’s Dark Mode

    Recommendations

    • F*cking SwiftUI

    • Heavyweight Podcast

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    151: I Wanna Honk Right Now, With Frederique Matti Oct 11, 2019

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

    Sponsors

    • Porkbun: An amazingly awesome domain name registrar that's different, easy, and affordable. Get a free .design domain name when you use the code LAYOUT at checkout.

    Show Notes

    • Frederique Matti

      • Website

      • Twitter

      • Instagram

      • Dribbble

      • Charged Podcast

    • The biggest announcements from Microsoft’s 2019 Surface event, The Verge

    Recommendations

    • Untitled Goose Game

    • Booksmart (2019)

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    150: showerdingus.design Oct 04, 2019

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

    Sponsors

    • Porkbun: An amazingly awesome domain name registrar that's different, easy, and affordable. Get a free .design domain name when you use the code LAYOUT at checkout.

    Show Notes

    • showerdingus.design

    • Zima Blue - Love, Death & Robots

    • Deep fusion comparison shot

    • Rams — Gary Hustwit

    Recommendations

    • Control - Discover a World Unknown

    • Inside Bill’s Brain

    • Abstract Season 2

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    149: Excited for Tomorrow's Coffee, With Joey Banks Sep 28, 2019

    This week, Kevin is joined by special guest: Joey Banks. We talk about Figma plugins, electric scooters, our sleep schedules, coffee, and our thoughts on the iPhone 11 / 11 Pro.

    Sponsors

    • Porkbun: An amazingly awesome domain name registrar that's different, easy, and affordable. Get a free .design domain name when you use the code LAYOUT at checkout.

    Show Notes

    • Rafa's unfortunate Apple Store adventure

    • @joeyabanks on Twitter

    • @figma on Youtube

    • Themer Plugin for Figma

    • Bird - Enjoy the Ride

    • Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

    Recommendations

    • Sleep No More

    • Moon++

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    148: Kevin Is Optional Sep 13, 2019

    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-on Apple Watch Series 4 and the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro.

    Sponsors

    • Porkbun: An amazingly awesome domain name registrar that's different, easy, and affordable. Get a free .design domain name when you use the code LAYOUT at checkout.

    Show Notes

    • Film Postcards (@postcardsfilms)

    • Figma feedback livestream

    • Wonderful tools -- Apple

    • Apple Arcade

    • macOS Catalina

    • Apple TV+

    • Healthcare

    • Screen Rant

    • iPad 10.2-inch - Why iPad

    • Watch

    • Apple Watch Series 5

    • Apple Watch Hermès

    • Apple Watch Edition

    • iPhone 11

    • iPhone 11 Pro

    • iPhone - Compare Models

    • Upgrade - Relay FM

    • Succession - HBO Series

    • ‎Burning (2018)

    Recommendations

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    147: Kids Will Ruin Everything Sep 06, 2019

    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 our thoughts on the iPhone 11 rumors.

    Sponsors

    • LevelUp Tutorials: Learn real world practical animations in React with Animating React from Level Up Tutorials.

    Show Notes

    • UXDX Conference

    • Framer Loupe 2019

    • MTL Design Club

    • Break this Safe

      • SwiftUI

      • Chirp

    • Listener questions:

      • Ollie: Figma Plugins

        • Figma Plugins

      • Cameron: Break this Safe

      • Inspect Podcast on Twitter

        • Inspect Podcast

      • Frank: State of iOS 13

    Recommendations

    • Rafa: Update on headphones

      • Beats Powerbeats Pro

      • Sony WH-1000XM3

    • Kevin:

      • You’re Wrong About…

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    146: It’s Podcasts All the Way Down Jun 14, 2019

    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 Season 2.

    Follow Up

    • SwiftUI Tutorials | Apple Developer Documentation

    • Expanding the Sensory Experience with Core Haptics - WWDC 2019 - Videos - Apple Developer

    Show Notes

    • Start building your dream integration with the Abstract SDK - Abstract

    • Kevin Clark on Twitter: "What is your biggest challenge right now?"

    • Dropbox Updates: Meet the Latest Version - Dropbox

    • Sebastiaan de With on Twitter: "New Dropbox! I dub it... SlackBox™… "

    Upside Down

    • Big Little Lies: Opening Credits (HBO) - YouTube

    Recommendations

    • Mercury

    • CleanMyMac X

    • I Think You Should Leave

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    145: I’m Not a Big Fan of Fans Jun 07, 2019

    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 outrageously expensive Pro Display XDR.

    Sponsors

    • Abstract: Design workflow management for product design teams using Sketch

    Show Notes

    • Apple Events - Keynote June 2019

    • watchOS 6 Preview

    • iOS 13 Preview

    • iPadOS Preview

    • Mac Pro

    • Mac Pro - Design

    • Pro Display XDR

    • macOS Catalina

    Recommendations

    • ‎The Catch Up Call on Apple Podcasts

    • The Catch Up Call on Overcast

    • Chernobyl: Starring Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, Emily Watson, & More | HBO

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    144: I Feel Like Oprah May 26, 2019

    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 in on the USB-C lifestyle and how books might not work.

    Sponsors

    • Abstract: Design workflow management for product design teams using Sketch
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    Show Notes

    • What does the term 'Individual Contributor Role' mean?

    • Gavin Nelson

    Recommendations

    • Playdate

    • PixelSnap 2 for macOS

    • Runner Pro

    • Andy Matuschak: Why books don’t work

    • Animation Handbook by Ryan McLeod

    • Easy on Netflix

    • Accidental Tech Podcast: 326: Blow Your Redo Stack

    • Apple Watch Magnetic Charger to USB-C Cable (0.3 m)

    • Fundraiser by Devon Ko: Devon Ko's medical recovery

    • Thinking about Design Career Growth - Alberto Orsini

    • The Making of a Manager Book by Julie Zhuo

    • zenangst/Gray: Tailor your macOS Mojave experience

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    143: I Don’t Actually Design Design Anymore May 16, 2019

    This week we talk about feeling impostor syndrome as a manager and Dark themes vs Light themes.

    Sponsors

    • Datadog: SaaS-based monitoring platform that provides dev and ops teams with a unified view of all their systems, apps, and logs.

    Show Notes

    • Loren Brichter tweet

    • Original dark/light theme tweet (poll)

    • Using Mojave Dark Mode on only the Menu Bar and Dock — MDS

    • NightOwl

    Recommendations

    • Loom

    • When Breath Becomes Air

    • Star Wars SC 38 Reimagined

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    142: Force Ghost Rafa May 03, 2019

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

    Sponsors

    • Abstract: Design workflow management for product design teams using Sketch

    Show Notes

    • Did Apple buy or create the Keynote software? - Quora

    • F8 2019 keynote in 12 minutes - The Verge

    • Facebook is redesigning its core app around the two parts people actually like to use - The Verge

    • Mark Zuckerberg Gives The Keynote Speech At Facebook Developer Conference

    Upside down

    • STAR WARS Episode 9: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Trailer (2019)

    • Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer (Official)

    • Thanks, I hate it

    Recommendations

    • Frustro | Sansless

    • CleanShot for macOS

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    141: The Coffee of TV Shows Apr 27, 2019

    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.

    Show Notes

    • Samsung Delays Release of Galaxy Fold Smartphone - WSJ

    • Vlad Savov on Twitter: "Samsung Galaxy Almost Fold"

    • Kevin Gutowski on Twitter: the Keynote animation UI

    • Kevin Clark on Twitter: "The new Google calendar UI for creating events with other people is amazing"

    Upside Down

    • ‎Avengers: Endgame (2019) directed by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo

    • Game of Thrones

    • ‎Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019) directed by Rob Letterman

    • ‎Unicorn Store (2017) directed by Brie Larson

    Recommendations

    • BOOKSTORES: How to Read More Books in the Golden Age of Content - YouTube

    • ‎Wanna Kicks on the App Store

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    140: Blue Yeti’s Blue Ball Apr 20, 2019

    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. We also discuss Figma's UI refresh.

    Sponsors

    • Abstract: Design workflow management for product design teams using Sketch

    Show Notes

    • Layout #61: Crowdsourced Burritos (with Special Guest Ryan McLeod

    • Blackbox

    • Mike Rundle on Twitter: "Our Choice and Twitter for iPad were the peak and the end of iPad interface design innovation and they came out 8+ years ago. Since then, designers have been so preoccupied with flat design, new prototyping tools and design systems and we forgot how to innovate."

    • Tweetie - Wikipedia

    • iKyle on Twitter: "Something easy to forget about Twitter for iPad is it wasn't just the sliding panels design, it has some of the best gestures and nice little interactions of any app I've used."

    • We refreshed Figma's UI: An inside look at our process

    • Matthew Sanders on Twitter: "When you base your decisions off of data alone. You compromise choice and critical decision making. People are resourceful. They are quite well acquainted with suffering."

    Recommendations

    • Cardhop for iOS - Flexibits

    • Reconcilable Differences #102: Preparing the Way

    • Accidental Tech Podcast #321: Dumbed Down, Locked Down, and Locked Out - Breaking up iTunes

    • Accidental Tech Podcast #322: Morale-Sucking Maple Syrup Fires - Reactions to Katie Bouman’s work

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    139: This Table Is Not Actually a Table, It's a Staple Apr 12, 2019

    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, Rafa gets his theory about Avengers Endgame on the record.

    Sponsors

    • Future London Academy: UX & Digital Design Week 2019. Never stop learning.
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    • Datadog: SaaS-based monitoring platform that provides dev and ops teams with a unified view of all their systems, apps, and logs.

    Show Notes

    • Staples logo reveal

    • Brand New: A seat at the Staple

    • John Maeda: "Design is not that important"

    • Kevin Gutowski

    Recommentations

    • Pixelmator Photo

    • Our Planet

    Recommendations

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    138: Finger Touching Bono and Stuff Mar 28, 2019

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

    Show Notes

    • AirPods

    • ​​Apple Event

      • ​​Apple News+

      • ​​Apple News+ vs. Apple Newsstand

      • ​​Apple Arcade

      • ​​Apple Card

      • ​​Apple TV App

      • ​​Apple TV+

    ​Recommendations

    • ​​The OA (season 2)

    • Us

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    137: If There’s an Android, There’s a Way Mar 23, 2019

    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 some listener questions.

    Sponsors

    • Abstract: Design workflow management for product design teams using Sketch

    Show Notes

    • ​​Pixel 3 & Pixel 3 XL

    • ​​Google unveils Stadia cloud gaming service at GDC 2019

    • ​​Here is Google’s controller for its Stadia game-streaming service

    • ​​Designing Fluid Interfaces - WWDC 2018

    • ​​Paste – Cloud clipboard history & snippets manager for Mac and iOS

    • ​​Things for Mac & iOS

    • ​​Todoist

    • ​​Castro Podcasts

    • ​​Google Podcasts

    • ​​Pocket Casts App

    • ​​Apollo - A beautiful reddit app built for power and speed

    • ​​1Password - Password Manager for Families, Businesses, Teams

    Recommendations

    • ​​5 Excellent Examples Of Progressive Web Applications

    • ​​Love Death + Robots

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    136: Return of the Mac Apps Mar 15, 2019

    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 announcement and what it means for the world of design tools, Twitter's new camera UI, privacy-focused social networks and the return of Mac apps.

    Show Notes

    • WTFaucet

    • Sam's faucet

    • Sketch Funding Announcement

    • Twitter's new camera

    • A Privacy-Focused Vision for Social Networking

    • Panic Next

    Recommendations

    • Screen Guru

    • Aspect

    • SVGOMG

    • Pinboard

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    135: Look at That Page Curl Mar 09, 2019

    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.

    Sponsors

    • Abstract: Design workflow management for product design teams using Sketch

    Show Notes

    • Revolut drama

    • ​​Internal Slack screenshot (why aren't you working on weekends?)

    • Revolut CFO resigns

    • Revolut workplace culture

    • Apple News' new app icon

    • Apple News' app icon looks a little less discernibly like anything in particular at all

    Recommendations

    • Spectre

    • Kindle Paperwhite

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    134: You Should Outsource Walking Mar 02, 2019

    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 about which things in our life we'd like to outsource.

    Show Notes

    ​​- Foldable phones

    • ​​Slack is messing with my homescreen

    • The Innovator's Dilemma

    Recommendations

    • Emulsio

    • Opener for iOS

    • Zipped for iOS

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    133: Mario, the Plumbing Influencer Feb 21, 2019

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

    Sponsors

    • Abstract: Design workflow management for product design teams using Sketch

    Show Notes

    • Clockwise #282: Party Popper Dealy-Bob

    • LG Ultrafine 5K Display

    • Rams

    • El Ten Eleven (band)

    • The American Meme

    • Cortex #80: Ice Fortress

    • Samsung Galaxy Fold

    Recommendations

    • Moom

    • What d'you call it

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    132: There’s No Edit Button in Podcasting Feb 15, 2019

    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 Notes

    • Andrew Rudmann: "This design shit is so much easier than y'all make it out to be."

    • Dann Petty: "I use to feel unprofessional for not having a repeatable process"

    • Does every idea deserve to be discussed?

    • Am I following the wrong people?

    • Would any design students like honest feedback on their portfolio?

    • If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter

    • Calendly

    • Google Maps AR First Look

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    131: The Kids on TikTok Are Not Complaining Feb 07, 2019

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

    Sponsors

    • Abstract: Design workflow management for product design teams using Sketch

    Show Notes

    • ​​How evolution really works

    • ​​Kevin’s experience speaking at Shopify Summit 2019

    • ​​Zara changes its logo

    • ​​Zara logo meme

    • ​​Nars

    • ​​cantunsee.space

    • ​​Quote this tweet and share your score!

    ​Recommendations

    • ​​On Margins with Lisa Brennan-Jobs

    • ​​Sonos Beam

    Recommendations

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    130: Lukewarm Takes Jan 24, 2019

    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 the Internet.

    Sponsors

    • DuckDuckGo: Privacy, Simplified. They're hiring remote positions for Senior Visual Designers!
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    • Abstract: Design workflow management for product design teams using Sketch

    Show Notes

    • Slack's announcement

    • Pentagram's article on their Slack rebrand

    • The original Slack branding by Metalab

    • Tweaked version of their new logo that highlights the hashtag better

    • Louie Mantia's take

    • "Who the fuck calls it an app button?"

    • The new Slack logo doesn't spark joy

    • Generic logos

    • Slack logo leak

    Recommendations

    • Kinto

      • USA Site

      • Europe

      • Six and Sons

    • Autosleep

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    129: With Great Title Comes Great Responsibility Jan 18, 2019

    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 kitchen knives.

    Sponsors

    • DuckDuckGo: Privacy, Simplified. They're hiring remote positions for Senior Visual Designers!

    Follow Up

    • ​​Bring AirPlay support to older LG TVs

    Show Notes

    • ​​Netlify

    • ​​Messenger Design update

    • ​​https://clay.earth

    Recommendations

    • ​​Burst ToothBrush

    • ​​Sonic Toothbrush review video

    • ​​Global Kitchen Knives

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    128: The Artist Formerly Known as Follow Up Jan 11, 2019

    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 privacy and Kevin finally gives an update on his new portfolio that was supposed to ship months ago.

    Show Notes

    Breakfast

    • ​​Letterboxd’s 2018 Year in Review

    • ​​LG’s 2018 TVs won’t get AirPlay 2 support

    • ​​Post-purchase monetization of TVs and the impact of business models on TV support

    • ​​Environmentally-lit UI: Watch face, browser, etc.

    ​Side Dishes

    • ​​Update on Kevin’s portfolio redesign: Homepages are hard to design

      • Homepage A

      • Homepage B

      • Homepage C

    • ​​Free private repos on Github (thank you Microsoft!)

    ​Recommendations

    • ​​Spider-man: Into the Spiderverse

    • ​Todd Vaziri’s tweet

    • ​​Homecoming

    • ​​The Watch podcast with Sam Esmail

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    127: The Monday of the Year Jan 04, 2019

    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 meme, the horizontal Instagram feed debacle, a study on the impact of Flat Design and Pantone’s new color of the year. Oh and we also talk about Bandersnatch.

    Show Notes

    • Rafa is back on Twitter

    • ​​Push Pin Emoji Detour: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

    • ​​​​Even the dictionary is making red pin memes on Twitter

    • ​​The horizontal Instagram feed debacle

      • ​​Instagram making that new update like…

      • Update: it was an accident

    • ​​Study shows that flat design means more cognitive load than traditional design

    • ​​Prototype of a UI that reflects your actual environment - Bob Burrough

    • ​​Pantone’s color of the year for 2019: Living Coral

    • ​​Dead Coral 2043

    • ​​New logo for Unsplash

    ​Recommendations

    • Writing copy for landing pages

    • ​​A Simple Favor

    • LG 4K OLED TV

    Updside Down

    • ​​Bandersnatch

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    Holiday Special: I Hate Moist Zombies Jan 01, 2019

    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 Ribeiro.

    Show Notes

    • Débora Ribeiro

    • Parsely text adventure games

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    126: Layouties 2018 Dec 28, 2018

    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 community this year

    • Abstract

    • Figma

    • Contrast

    • GDPR

    Worst design trend

    • Pure black themes on mobile

    • The Tiny Heads trend:

      • Tiny Heads at Evernote

      • Tiny Heads at Airtable

      • Tiny Heads at Procreate

    • Everyone’s logo is the same

      • Nobel Prize

      • Burberry

    Project/product you wish you has worked on

    • Modern Online Banking

      • Zach Meredith

      • Morgan Allan Knutson

      • Zero

      • Revolut

      • N26

    • AR

      • Shopify AR

      • Magnolia App

    Favorite Game

    • The Last of Us

      • Shout out to my friend Nicolas Bichon for lending me his copy of the game

    • Red Dead Redemption 2

    • Rockstar’s Game Design is Outdated - NakeyJakey

    Favorite Movie

    • Black Panther

    • A Quiet Place

    • Honorable mentions:

      • Incredibles 2

      • Mission Impossible: Fallout

    Favorite TV Show

    • Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

    • Westworld

    • Honorable Mention: Queer Eye

    • Getting Curious Podcast

    Best Album

    • CHVRCHES - Love is Dead

    • Leon Bridges - Good Thing

    • KIDS SEE GHOSTS

    • James Bay - Electric Light

    Best Podcast Episode

    • Reply All #130: The Snapchat Thief

    • Do By Friday: Bee. Wasp. Hornet.

    Favorite Layout moment

    • Layout #89: Shower Dingus

    • Layout #106: Layout Redesign Your Website Month™

    Most special moment for Layout this year

    • Layout Stickers!

    • Layout @ Loupe

    One thing you learned about yourself

    • Rafa learned that he is way less chill about stress than he thought

    • Kevin learned that he is better at dealing with uncertainty than he thought

    Special life moment of the year

    • Rafa moved to Amsterdam!

    • Kevin visited Portugal

    Special work moment of the year

    • Rafa took over as Head of Design at Netlify

    • Kevin set up the Checkout team to be independent to allow him to focus on building a new team

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    125: Imagine a Coconut With a Straw Dec 07, 2018

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

    Show Notes

    ​Follow up

    • Affinity Designer

    • ​​Ollie on Twitter: "even my weather app is trying to shoehorn in stories"

    • ​​Why are tech companies making custom typefaces?

    • ​​Squarespace’s new font: IcoNYC

    • ​​Kevin’s rant: IRL Accessibility

    ​Recommendations

    • ​​Arun Venkatesan's personal website

    • ​​Creating delightful events from any budget - Jessie Char

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    124: The Dark Side of the Web Nov 30, 2018

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

    Follow Up

    • Ever wonder why the most popular apps are starting to look the same? It might be a good thing

    • Gatsby

    • Rafa’s procreate video

    Show Notes

    • Kevin’s rant tweets

    • A Blueprint for Content Governance and Enforcement

    • ​​Night Sight

    Recommendations

    • ​​If It Feels Good (Then It Must Be) - Leon Bridges ​​- Sky Walker (Recorded Live at Austin City Limits) - Miguel ​- ​Heard It In a Past Life: Maggie Rogers ​​- The Last Table (2018)

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    123: Design Is How It Reads Nov 23, 2018

    This week we talk about Rafa's totally predictable purchase, the growing realization that most design problems are actually content problems, pop songs getting more repetitive and Amazon employees buying condos in Long Island City.

    Follow Up

    • Luma Fusion

    • Jonathan Morrisson editing a video entirely on the iPad

    • The Student Hotel

    • Montreal Design Club

    Show Notes

    • Gruber's tweet

    • Are pop songs getting more repetitive?

    • Millenial Whoop

    • Bo’s Repeat Stuff (NSFW)

    • The Web's Grain - Frank Chimero

    • Amazon Employees Join the Rush to Buy Long Island City Condos

    Recommendations

    • Blakkklansman

    • Molly's Game

    • Aaron Sorkin

    • Pokemon Lets Go: Pikachu

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    122: Freaking Chamfered Edges Nov 16, 2018

    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 Q-P.

    Show Notes

    • iPad Pro

    • Realistic Pokémon are an affront to God

    • Detective Pikachu Trailer

    • Louie Mantia's tweet about Mr. Mime's shoulders

    • The new Leica Q-P

    Recommendations

    • Up + Coming Podcast by Victor Kernes, Joey Banks, Alex Tran

      • RSS Feed

      • Apple Podcasts

    • UniChar

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    121: Millennial Kidnappers Oct 26, 2018

    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 Notes

    • Notion

    • iA Writer

    • Dropbox Paper

    • Coda

    • Pixel 3

    • Follow up on the gender-pronouns in different languages:

      • Brazil tried to use X, instead of the gender identifier

      • There’s a movement to have a gender neutral in French

      • Swedish introduced a new pronoun

      • Italian has an abstract gender… but it’s not very versatile

      • in Vietnamese the gender is rarely explicit said, it’s set up at the beginning of a sentence

      • More on French, how it influences perception of objects

    • More thoughts on Adobe XD

    • Ricardo Magalhães

    • Do By Friday

    • Wall-E Sound Design

    • Crazy Camera Work Tweet

    Recommendations

    • Kindle app

    • HealthFit

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    120: Titles Are Our Legacy Oct 18, 2018

    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 special upside down.

    Follow Up

    • Bobble water bottle

    • Adobe XD updates

    Show Notes

    • Sara Vieira’s blog post

    • Jessica Hische on cost of speaking

    • Photoshop on the iPad

    • Yung Series Adidas

    • Make Front-End Shit Again

    • The new Palm phone

    • PS4 Pro

    • Add RafaelConde on PSN

    Recommendations

    • iA Writer

    • Leica Instant M

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    119: Figma Just Got Paddie 2ed Oct 13, 2018

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

    Show Notes

    • Ian Roth

    • Exploring Custom watchOS Watch Faces

    • Hoyle's tweet

    • Justin's tweet

    • Billy's tweet

    • Figma: Introducing Smart Selection

    • Habitat 67

    Recommendations

    • Astrobot

    • Forever

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    118: 5/5 Would Alive Again Oct 05, 2018

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

    Show Notes

    • Adobe XD

    • InVision Studio

    • Framer X

    • Figma

    • Sketch

    • Abstract

    • JAMstack_conf

    • Paddy 2 Status update

    Recommendations

    • Life is Strange 2

    • Man Enough — Episode 4

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    117: X AM Sep 23, 2018

    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 time).

    Show Notes

    • Framer Loupe

    • Rafa's reaction video

    • Alex Frangiamore

    • Jonathan Gall

    • Ankur P Chauhan

    • Alex Traykov

    • New Sketch Beta

    • Solo

    Recommendations

    • Ozark

    • Halide 1.9

    • Dockey

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    116: The Court of Design Sep 13, 2018

    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 tweet

    • Apple Watch: Series 4

    • Comparing Series 4 to Series 3

    • Apple Watch design language

    • iPhone Xs and Xs Max

    • iPhone Xʀ

    Recommendations

    • Marvel’s Spider-Man (PS4)

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    115: The Opposite of Async Aug 30, 2018

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

    Sponsors

    • Invision Studio: The world’s most powerful screen design tool that brings together design, prototyping, animation, and collaboration all in one place.

    Show Notes

    • Update on the Mastodon situation

      • Rafa on Mastodon: @rafa@mastodon.design

      • Kevin on Mastodon: @kevin@mastodon.design

      • Designing the app icon for our Mastodon client | YouTube stream

    • More suggestions for punishments!

      • 6 emojis in every tweet, for a month — by Ollie

      • Invert mouse scroll direction and stream design work, by Kevin

      • Donate $100 for every week he doesn’t finish, by Kyle

      • Two weeks to run at Rafa’s one week average, by Jared on Mastadon

      • Change his credit card again, by Ricardo

    • Open office plans

      • Music in an open office 👎 — Sam Soffes

      • Yes, open office plans are the worst | TechCrunch

      • The real reason your company switched to an open plan office | FastCo

    • Transit

    • Transit Redesign

    • Vesper

    • Tweetie 2

    • Loren Brichter

    • Letterpress

    Recommendations

    • Glow (2017 —)

      • Netflix

      • IMDB

    • Wilson

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    114: Chance the Raptor Aug 23, 2018

    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 us.

    Sponsors

    • Invision Studio: The world’s most powerful screen design tool that brings together design, prototyping, animation, and collaboration all in one place.

    Follow Up

    • Filipa Amado's suggestion

    • Chip Lay's suggestion

    • Everyday app

    Show Notes

    • #ShareYourRejections

    • Guide to Mastodon by Noëlle Anthony

    • How does Mastodon Work? by Kev Quirk

    • Toot! — Beta

    • Tootdon — App Store

    • Rafa on Mastodon: @rafa@mastodon.design

    • Kevin on Mastodon: @kevin@mastodon.design

    • The State of Sketch

    Recommendations

    • Ghost Stories (2017)

    • Castro 3.1

    • Slice trailer

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    113: Decentralized Instances of the Thing Aug 17, 2018

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

    Sponsors

    • Invision Studio: The world’s most powerful screen design tool that brings together design, prototyping, animation, and collaboration all in one place.

    Show Notes

    • Tweetbot

    • Mastodon

    • Micro.blog

    • Twitter company email

    • @jack's CNBC interview

    • Alex Jones posts a 13-minute video on Periscope

    Recommendations

    • Hypercritical 42: The Wrong Guy

    • Hypercritical 43: The Scorpion and the Frog

    • Hypercritical 49: Pinching the Harmonica

    • Hypercritical 50: Maximum Deflection in All Directions

    • Artifacts

    • Relay FM membership

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    112: So Far So Nada Aug 09, 2018

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

    Sponsors

    • Invision Studio: The world’s most powerful screen design tool that brings together design, prototyping, animation, and collaboration all in one place.

    Show Notes

    • Hatchful for iOS

    • React

    • Design+Code

    • React for Designers

    • Atomic Design

    Recommendations

    • Mission Impossible: Fallout

    • Chance The Rapper's 4 new songs

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    111: Make Excessively Sentimental Aug 02, 2018

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

    Sponsors

    • Invision Studio: The world’s most powerful screen design tool that brings together design, prototyping, animation, and collaboration all in one place.

    Show Notes

    • DN Feedback

    • Jony Ive on feedback

    • Firefox brand systems

    Recommendations

    • Firefox CSS Grid Inspector

    • Design Details: Season 2

    • Vicarious

    • Can’t be unseen now

    • Literally Unplayable

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    110: Controlled Chaos Jul 27, 2018

    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 on the announcement.

    Sponsors

    • Invision Studio: The world’s most powerful screen design tool that brings together design, prototyping, animation, and collaboration all in one place.

    Show Notes

    • Definition of Creativity

    • Casey Neistat's video on running

    • Framer X

    • Styled Components

    Recommendations

    • Creative Selection

    • Ocean’s 8

    • Nike Air Zoom

    • Running community on Spectrum

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    109: Sharpening an Axe to Break a Twig Jul 19, 2018

    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 about Solo: A Star Wars Story.

    Sponsors

    • Invision Studio: The world’s most powerful screen design tool that brings together design, prototyping, animation, and collaboration all in one place.

    Show Notes

    • Rafa's Calendly

    • Kevin's Calendly

    Upside down

    • Solo: A Star Wars Story

    Recommendations

    • Bo Burnham — Make Happy (Netflix)

    • Apple 5K Wallpapers

    • BBC Radio 1 - Live Lounge

    • Gatsby

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    108: There's Some Lag Jul 13, 2018

    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 you decorate your apartment? This week we answer more listener questions!

    Follow Up

    • Layout Redesign Your Website Month™

    Show Notes

    • Nicolas Bichon's question

    • Shelley Tran's question

    • Quitto Nogueira's question

    Recommendations

    • Ant-Man and the Wasp

    • Tooth Fairy

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    107: The Show Show Show of the Show Jul 05, 2018

    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 back confidently? This week we answer some listener questions, review some socks and finally talk about the Westworld finale.

    Follow Up

    • Layout Redesign Your Website Month™

    Show Notes

    • @AndyRSV on Twitter

    • Ricardo's question

    • Coffee Table Typography

    • Kevin's pick: Darn Tough Performance Socks

    • Rafa's pick: Darn Tough Running Socks

    Upside down

    • Westworld: Windows XP edition

    Recommendations

    • Fig Newtons

    • Jessie Reyez

    • Solo: A Star Wars Story

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    106: Layout Redesign Your Website Month™ Jun 21, 2018

    This week we talk about the challenges with onboarding new designers onto your team, the official "Layout Redesign Your Website Month™" and episode 9 of Westworld season 2.

    Follow Up

    • Layout Redesign Your Website Month - Spectrum

    • Darn Tough

    Show Notes

    • Deadpool 2

    • Parcel JS

    • Rains Zip Bag

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    105: The Flat Wing Jun 14, 2018

    This week Rafa redesigned his website, so we revisit the topic of personal websites, setting goals for side projects, todo list management techniques and Kevin's thoughts on museum design. We also discuss episode 8 of Westworld season 2.

    Follow Up

    • Orbitkey Ring

    • Siri Shortcuts doesn’t let users input anything

    Show Notes

    • Rafa's new website

    • Frank Chimero

    • Things

    Recommendations

    • Designing Fluid Interfaces

    • The Staircase

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    104: iOS 7 Was Leggings (With Special Guest Tim Van Damme) Jun 08, 2018

    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, macOS Mojave and watchOS 5.

    Follow Up

    • Eryc Silva's tweet

    • Darn Tough

    • Bombas

    Show Notes

    • UI design = fashion

    • Abstract

    • iOS 12 preview

    • macOS Mojave preview

    • watchOS 5

    • Safari favicons

    • Iconfactory: Favicons. Finally.

    • SmashingConf

    • Break this Safe

    Recommendations

    • Framer Loupe

    • The Happy Film

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    Bonus: Westworld Special (S02E04/05) May 26, 2018

    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.

    Show Notes

    • Episode 4 recap

    • Episode 5 recap

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    103: Regular Mundane Mediocre Socks May 24, 2018

    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 socks.

    Follow Up

    • Designer News Feedback

    Show Notes

    • Kevin's tweets about A/B tests

    • Dave Rupert

    • Charles' tweet about socks

    • Nike Elite Cushioned socks

    • Nike Dry Cushion socks

    Recommendations

    • Castro 3

    • Snapseed ‏

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    102: Design Commander May 18, 2018

    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 Hodinkee interview and of course, episode 4 of Westworld season 2.

    Show Notes

    • Duplex

    • Vector episode with Brian Roemmele

    • Jony Ive’s Hodinkee interview

    • Day phone / night phone origin

    • Path Talk

    Recommendations

    • Topo by ergodriven

    • Reid Schlegel’s Instagram

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    101: Designer Spidey Sense May 10, 2018

    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 season 2.

    Follow Up

    • Headspace

    • Nike and Headspace Collaboration

    Show Notes

    • The Gap - Ira Glass

    • Instagram swipe up tweetstorm

    • The Grand Theory of Apple

    Recommendations

    • 368 - Casey Neistat

    • Dan Mace

    • Dirty Computer - Janelle Monáe

    • Good Things - Leon Bridges

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    100: 100th Episode Fiesta May 04, 2018

    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 started and of course: everyone's recommendations.

    Show Notes

    • Figma party

    Recommendations

    • And Co

    • Victor Kernes on Dribbble

    • Lion FG H-X1 Black Spray

    • Nike Air Max 270

    • Nike Epic React Flyknit

    • Tobias Van Schneider's custom sneakers

    • Paddy 2 Beta

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    99: Spoiler Police Apr 27, 2018

    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 exploring other design-adjacent interests. We also discuss the first episode of Westworld season 2.

    Sponsors

    • User Experience Design Masterclass: Learn how to design stunning, research-driven interfaces, and create real business value for your organization and your clients. Use the code SPEC15 and get 15% off.

    Show Notes

    • Joseph Pierce

    • Kevin's Instagram

    • Rafa's Instagram

    Upside down

    • Decoding Westworld Podcast

    • Out West Podcast

    • Westworld subreddit

    Recommendations

    • A Quiet Place

    • God of War

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    98: Family of Feels Apr 20, 2018

    This week we talk about Impostor Syndrome, quitting social media for a week and Ready Player One.

    Sponsors

    • User Experience Design Masterclass: Learn how to design stunning, research-driven interfaces, and create real business value for your organization and your clients. Use the code SPEC15 and get 15% off.

    Show Notes

    • Facebook-quitting advice from a professional internet quitter

    Recommendations

    • Ready Player One Audiobook

    • Zones

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    97: Longer Story Long Apr 12, 2018

    This week we answer some listener questions. Topics include: OKRs, 1:1s, and performance reviews.

    Sponsors

    • User Experience Design Masterclass: Learn how to design stunning, research-driven interfaces, and create real business value for your organization and your clients. Use the code SPEC15 and get 15% off.

    Show Notes

    • Kevin Gutowski

    • Kevin Gutowski on Twitter

    • Cortex #62: 2018 Yearly Themes

    Recommendations

    • Seven Sisters on Netflix

    • Seven Sisters on iTunes

    • Unsplash for iOS

    • Coffee Table Typography Patreon

    • Ricardo Magalhães on Twitter

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    96: April Jokes Day Apr 05, 2018

    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 moves.

    Sponsors

    • Invision: The Digital Product Design platform used to make the world’s best customer experiences.

    Follow Up

    • A UX Pro's Work is Never Done

    Show Notes

    • The Lobster

    • Ask Playbook

    • Elon Musk's April Fools joke

    • MKBHD's April Fools joke

    • Lego's April Fools joke

    Recommendations

    • Jean Marc Denis’s Patreon

    • Concepts

    • Charlie Marie’s iPad Pro review

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    95: United Shades of America Mar 29, 2018

    This week we talk about the gear we use to do our work (desk, chairs, computers, etc.)

    Sponsors

    • Invision: The Digital Product Design platform used to make the world’s best customer experiences.

    Follow Up

    • Prototyping & Presenting | Figma Help Center

    • Shower Dingus feedback thread

    • Chevy's follow up

    Show Notes

    Main topic

    • Layout #6: The apps we use to get stuff done

    • Rafa's Desk

    • Rafa’s chair

    • Kevin’s chair at work

    • Kevin’s chair at home

    • Kevin's desk at work

    • Kevin’s desk at home

    • Expensive standing mat

    • Accidental Tech Podcast #242: These Arms Are Coming Off

    • 13” MacBook Pro (with TouchBar)

    • LG UltraFine 5K

    • iMac 5K

    • Rafa's speakers

    • Beats Studio 3 Matte Black

    • AirPods

    • mStand

    • iPhone Lightning Dock

    • Mophie Chi Charger

    • Blue Yeti

    • IKEA Wireless Charger Lamp

    • Ugmonk Wooden Card Holder

    • Panobook, by Studio Neat

    • Offscreen Magazine

    Recommendations

    • Patriot

    • The Leftovers

    • Ueno Design app

    • Ember exporter

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    94: Is Rafa Stupid? Mar 22, 2018

    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 too much time talking about the color of tennis balls and finally discuss our thoughts on Sketch 49.

    Sponsors

    • Invision: The Digital Product Design platform used to make the world’s best customer experiences.

    Follow Up

    • Picture of Sam’s Shower Dingus

    • Shower Dingus (episode)

    Show Notes

    Follow out

    • Hello Internet #98: Dogfather

    • Tenis wharehouse forum

    • Picture of a tennis ball with color spectrum

    Side Dishes

    • Sketch 49

    • Google Home Routines

    Recommendations

    • Nike Epic React Flyknit

    • Machina

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    93: Hot Shower Take Mar 08, 2018

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

    Sponsors

    • Invision: The Digital Product Design platform used to make the world’s best customer experiences.

    Show Notes

    • The Truth About Design Titles

    Upside Down

    • Black Panther

    Recommendations

    • Imaginary Worlds Podcast

    • type__type Instagram account

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    92: Being Humble… Sit Down Mar 01, 2018

    This week we talk about traits we look for in the people we work with, and that Vero app.

    Sponsors

    • Invision: The Digital Product Design platform used to make the world’s best customer experiences.

    Follow Up

    • Foley not folio duh

    • Chevy tweet

    Show Notes

    Main topic

    • Steve Jobs and beautiful polished rocks

    Side dishes

    • Vero app

    • Pasquale D’Silva’s thread about Vero

    • Menubar podcast

    Recommendations

    • Alto’s Odyssey

    • Virgil Abloh’s Lecture at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design

    • Ten Nike Icons Reconstructed - OffWhite

    • 6 Days to Air - South Park

    • Cortex #64: 6 Days to Air

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    91: The Dotcoms Feb 22, 2018

    This week we talk about the differences between marketing design and product design.

    Sponsors

    • Invision: The Digital Product Design platform used to make the world’s best customer experiences.

    Show Notes

    • Stripe

    • Stripe Environment

    • Design Sprint

    • Abstract

    • Sketch

    Recommendations

    • The Force of Sound

    • Black Panther

    • Kevin's playlist

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    90: Connect the Lines Feb 15, 2018

    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 caved in and bought a HomePod.

    Sponsors

    • Invision: The Digital Product Design platform used to make the world’s best customer experiences.

    Show Notes

    • Tobias Van Schneider

    • Meg Robichaud

    • Tim Van Damme

    • HomePod

    • The White Ring of Death

    • HomePod Socks

    Recommendations

    • Black Panther album

      • Apple Music

      • Spotify

    • CHVRCHES — Get Out

      • Apple Music

      • Spotify

    • Rhye — Blood

      • Apple Music

      • Spotify

    • The Creative's Mix

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    89: Shower Dingus Feb 08, 2018

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

    Sponsors

    • Invision: The Digital Product Design platform used to make the world’s best customer experiences.

    Show Notes

    • Jonathan Morrison HomePod Review

    • The Verge's HomePod Review

    Upside Down

    • Andaz Hotel shower handle

    • Follow @layoutfm on Twitter for the picture of Sam's shower dingus

    • Sam Soffes

    Recommendations

    • Paddy Sketch plugin

    • Logitech Circle 2

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    88: I Have to, for Science! Feb 01, 2018

    Launching our sticker store, dogfooding your own products and the mystery that is the HomePod.

    Sponsors

    • DesignBetter.co: The essential guide to product design that brings together best practices, stories, and insights from the world's leading design experts.

    Follow Up

    • Flowkit for Sketch

    • Layout Stickers

    Show Notes

    • Netlify

    • Shopify

    • HomePod

    Recommendations

    • Nike Run Club + Guided Runs

    • Zumbo's Just Deserts

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    87: Homer Simpson in the Bushes Jan 25, 2018

    This week we talk about introversion and how it affects different aspect of our life and work.

    Sponsors

    • DesignBetter.co: The essential guide to product design that brings together best practices, stories, and insights from the world's leading design experts.

    Follow Up

    • 3D for Designers, by Devon Ko

    • Design Code, by Meng To

    • Rafa’s sticker video

    Show Notes

    Recommendations

    • Flowkit for Sketch, by Matt Smith (mds)

      • Use code LAYOUT for $9 discount

    • Roost Stand

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    86: Everything You Said Is Wrong or Whatever Jan 18, 2018

    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 (the Netflix show).

    Sponsors

    • Invision Studio: The world’s most powerful screen design tool that brings together design, prototyping, animation, and collaboration all in one place.

    Follow Up

    • Mitch’s comment on DN

    Show Notes

    • Michael’s 2017 recap video

    • Matt's 2017 recap video

    • Sam Soffes

    • Immutable

    • Brag-driven development

    • Photo Edit Dribbble post

    • Mophie Wireless Charger

    • DARK

    Recommendations

    • How Star Wars IX should be written

    • Cosmic Encounter

    • Betrayal at House on the Hill

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    85: The Benjamin Button of UI Jan 11, 2018

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

    Sponsors

    • Invision Studio: The world’s most powerful screen design tool that brings together design, prototyping, animation, and collaboration all in one place.

    Show Notes

    • Kevin’s tweet

    • Original thread by Steven Sinofsky

    • Frictionless Design Choices, by Steven Sinofsky on Medium

    Recommendations

    • Star Wars: Battlefront II

    • The End of the F***ing World

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    84: Title Fishing Jan 05, 2018

    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 sometimes comes with taking vacations and our tricks for disconnecting.

    Show Notes

    • Google Home Mini

    • Black Mirror Season 4

    Recommendations

    • Orbitkey Ring Clip and Strap

    • Worms MD, for Nintendo Switch

    • Alexander Parkes

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    83: 2017 Layouties Dec 30, 2017

    As always, we close out the year by rounding up and giving “awards” to our favorite things of the year.

    Show Notes

    Best Album

    • Rafa: DAMN. — Kendrick Lamar

      • Apple Music

      • Spotify

    • Kevin: A Moment Apart — ODESZA

      • Apple Music

      • Spotify

    • Honorable Mention:

      • American Dream — Khalid

    Best Movie

    • Kevin: mother!

      • IMDB

      • iTunes

    • Rafa: Blade Runner 2049

      • IMDB

      • iTunes

    • Honorable Mentions:

      • The Big Sick

      • Spider-Man: Homecoming

      • Baby Driver

      • Get Out

    Best TV Show

    • Rafa: Big Little Lies (Season 1)

      • IMDB

      • iTunes

      • HBO Now

    • Kevin: Stranger Things (Season 2)

      • IMDB

      • Netflix

    • Honorable Mentions:

      • Handmaid’s Tale (Season 1)

      • Master of None (Season 2)

      • Mindhunter (Season 1)

    Best Game

    • Kevin: Paperclips!

    • Rafa: Horizon Zero Dawn

    • Honorable Mentions:

      • Zelda: Breath of the Wild

    Favorite Podcast

    • Kevin: Do by Friday

      • Apple Podcasts

    • Rafa: S-Town

      • Apple Podcasts

    • Honorable Mention: Lovett or Leave it

    Favorite Twitter Account

    • Rafa: @_inside

    • Kevin: @tranhelen

    Best iOS App

    • Kevin: Things

      • Things for iOS — App Store

      • Things for Mac — Mac App Store

    • Rafa: Halide

      • Halide on the App Store

    • Honorable Mention:

      • Instagram

      • Apollo for Reddit

      • Swarm

      • Clips

    Best Mac App

    • Rafa: Abstract

    • Kevin: Pixelmator Pro

    • Honorable Mentions:

      • Claquette

      • Sketch

    Favorite Gadget

    • Kevin: Google Home Mini

    • Rafa: Nintendo Switch

    • Honorable Mention: iPhone X

      • The iPhone X — Daring Fireball

    Favorite Purchase

    • Rafa: Philips Hue

    • Kevin: Ergonofis: height adjustable desk

    Favorite professional achievement

    • Kevin: Kevin’s Team™

    • Rafa: Netlify’s new Design System

    • Honorable Mentions:

      • Layout 2.0

      • MobX Conference

    Favorite Layout episode

    • Rafa: 73: Should Designers Ego?

    • Kevin: 75: Software Spring Cleaning™

    • Honorable Mentions: 80: Design Mustard

    Favorite Design Drama/Story

    • Rafa: Adobe bought Sketch

    • Kevin: Stories in everything! feat Rafa

    • Honorable Mentions:

      • Twitter redesign memes

      • Over the top Design Tools™

    Worst experience of the year (recommended by listener Chevy)

    • Rafa: Falling behind on my side projects (demotivation)

    • Kevin: My flight to SF

    Best experience of the year (recommended by listener Chevy)

    • Rafa: Diet/Workout plan

    • Kevin: London design conference

    Listener of the Year

    • @chevykmd

    • @kevgski

    • @khaledbouya

    • @victorkernes

    • @magalhini

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    Jedi Don't Wear Underwear Dec 24, 2017

    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 Last Jedi

    • Emo Kylo Ren Twitter account

      • “Dear diary...”

      • “Meticulously colors a bandaid black...”

    Other great reviews

    • Tomorrow Podcast (with Joshua Topolsky)

    • The Incomparable

    • Defocused

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    82: The Last Handcrafted Tweetstorm (feat. Joel Califa) Dec 22, 2017

    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 designer. Joel is a product designer at GitHub, previously leading the design team at Digital Ocean.

    Follow Up

    • Julie Zhuo on how can I continue my growth

    • Stephen Nixon on net neutrality

    • Brian Sander on Fog of War

    Show Notes

    Main topic

    • Joel Califa

    • Joel's newsletter

    • Joel's tweetstorm

    • Are we the baddies?

    Recommendations

    • Sports Loop Apple Watch Band

    • Castro

    • Google Pixel 2

    • Google Maps' Moat

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    81: Homescreen Designer Dec 08, 2017

    This week we explore how do you grow in your career as a designer?

    Follow Up

    • Listener Chevy's follow up

    Show Notes

    • Net neutrality in Portugal

    Recommendations

    • Pixelmator Pro

    • App: The Human Story

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    80: Design Mustard Nov 30, 2017

    What it's like to work remotely, Rafa's shopping problem continues and... paperclips.

    Follow Up

    • Listener Ramy's tweet

    • Listener Alex's tweet

    • Appear.in

    Show Notes

    • Team Timezones tool for Slack

    • LG 55UJ6300 on Amazon

    • LG 55UJ6300 on Consumer Reports

    • Apple TV 4K

    • PS4 Pro

    Recommendations

    • Universal Paperclips

    • Alias Grace

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    79: Meat-ings Nov 17, 2017

    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 IRL

    • Stranger Things

    • Beyond Stranger Things

    • Song Exploder episode 121: Stranger Things

    Recommendations

    • Cards Against Humanity Saves America

    • Mr. Robot eps3.4_runtime-err0r.r00

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    78: Banning the Rays Nov 09, 2017

    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 Episode #76

      • On Episode #77

    Show Notes

    Shownotes

    • Dive Into Markdown — Gruber’s article on changing your mind

    Recommendations

    • Meng To’s wallpapers for iPhone X

    • Coffee Table Typography Newsletter

    • Zombie vs iPhone X Face ID

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    77: Let’s Talk About Something Fun Nov 02, 2017

    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 Umbrella

    • Super Mario Odyssey

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    76: Holy “Design Tools” Cow Oct 26, 2017

    Looking back at your old work, and hating what you see. Also, InVision Studio and the state of design tools.

    Show Notes

    • InVision Studio

    • Rafa's not quite viral tweet

    • Framer Exports

    Recommendations

    • Wearing Apple Watch upside down

    • Tabletop Quality Control

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    75: Software Spring Cleaning™ Oct 19, 2017

    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 bad

    Recommendations

    • Sapiens, by Yuval Noah Harari

      • Amazon

      • iBooks

    • Better

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    74: I Have a Beef With Entrées Oct 12, 2017

    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 #MadeByGoogle event and Libraries in Sketch 47.

    Show Notes

    Topic

    • What you ship doesn’t match your vision

    Side dishes

    • Google’s event

    • Pixel 2

    • Google Home Mini

    • MKBHD's review of the Google Home Mini

    • Sketch 47 and Libraries

    • Sketch Libraries & Abstract: Per-project Libraries

    Recommendations

    • Inter UI

    • Blade Runner 2049

      • The Outline’s review

      • Blade Runner (The Final Cut) on iTunes

      • Out West (Outline’s Westworld podcast) on Apple Podcasts

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    73: Should Designers Ego? Oct 05, 2017

    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 feedback. Of course, we also talked a bit about the Dropbox redesign.

    Show Notes

    Main topic: How do you receive feedback?

    • Layout Website

    • New Layout Website Sketch File

    • Netlify

    • Layout episode 26: I Have Velcro Shoes and Pokémon

    • Ira Glass: The Gap

    Design News

    • Evolving the Dropbox Brand

    • Dropbox.com

    Misc

    • Rafa will be in Paris next week, Oct 12th, Algolia Search party

    • Continue the discussion over at spectrum.chat/specfm/layout, suggest new topics, ask questions.

    Our thanks to Guilherme Silva on Soundcloud for the theme song.

    Recommendations

    • The Big Sick (2017) - IMDB

    • The Big Sick - iTunes

    • Conduct AR

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    Wake Me Up When September Ends Sep 21, 2017

    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 exciting ideas in the works, but we would really appreciate it if you could spare a couple seconds to give us some feedback.

    Show Notes

    • Layout Feedback Survey 🙏

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    72: Can You Feel the Ring Tonight? Sep 16, 2017

    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 was like to attend Apple’s iPhone X event — its first at the Steve Jobs Theater” by Dan Former at Recode

    • Apple Town Squares™

      • Today at Apple

      • Jessica Hische

    • Apple Watch Series 3

      • Spectrum Purple™ Sports Band

    • Apple TV 4K

      • Disney Is the Only Major Hollywood Studio Not Backing Apple's Plan to Sell 4K Films at $20

      • Disney new streaming service

    • iPhone 8 and 8 Plus

    • iPhone X

      • Apple event playlist

    Upside Down

    • Scorekeeper XL

    Recommendations

    • Dreamer Stories

    • Darkroom v3

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    71: Professional Driver Sep 07, 2017

    Sketch Libraries, Framer's new website and our Keynote draft for Apple's September 12th event.

    Show Notes

    • Sketch Libraries

    • New Framer website

    • Apple Special Event page

    • Draft:

      • Kevin: 3 new iPhones announced

      • Rafa: The D22 iPhone is called iPhone Pro

      • Rafa: This new model will have black accessories (EarPods, lightning cable)

      • Rafa: This new model has USB C instead of lightning

      • Kevin: This new model has AirPods in the box instead of EarPods

      • Kevin: The updated iPhones (not the D22) are called 8 & 8 Plus

      • Rafa: The new model will have Wireless charging pad in the box

      • Rafa: The D22 iPhone has the same hardware design as what we’ve seen in the MKBHD video

      • Rafa: A new Apple TV is announced with 4K capability

      • Rafa: The new Apple TV will come with a redesigned remote

      • Kevin: 4K iTunes content costs the same as the current HD price

      • Kevin: The new Apple Watch model will have cellular connectivity

      • Kevin: The Apple Watch doesn’t get a hardware redesign

      • Bonus: If the watch does have a redesign, it will be compatible with previous bands

      • Kevin: HomePod release date announcement

      • Kevin: New Apple Watch bands

      • Rafa: Amazon Prime video app for Apple TV

      • Rafa: We will hear more about iMac Pro onstage

      • Kevin: The new Mac Pro will not be mentioned on stage

    Recommendations

    • David Fincher - Invisible Details

    • Baby Driver

    • Life is Strange: Before the Storm

    Our thanks to Guilherme Silva for editing this episode 🔥

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    70: It's the Aesthetics, Man Aug 31, 2017

    Pixel Perfection, Rafa’s viral video technique™, our homescreens, and Kevin's London adventure.

    Follow Up

    • Medium’s rebranding

    • Svbtle

    Show Notes

    • Should you launch with pixel perfect design?

    • Rafa's homescreen

    • Kevin's homescreen

    • Future London Academy

    • GIF Brewery

    • Claquette

    • Clips from Apple

    • Rafas over the top dramatic Electron reveal video

    • MobX Conference

    Recommendations

    • Luna Display

    • BeatsX

    Our thanks to Guilherme Silva for editing this episode 🔥

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    69: It's on the Troll (with Michael Flarup) Aug 17, 2017

    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 dude was fired 🙏

    Show Notes

    • Michael Flarup

      • Twitter

      • Pixelresort

      • Northplay

    • Speakerdex

    • Conduct THIS!

    • Conduct AR Demo

    Recommendations

    • Kevin: ****

      • Mirage

    • Rafa:

      • Beats1

      • Carpool Karaoke

    • Michael:

      • It’s Faraway

      • Factorio

    Our thanks to Guilherme Silva for editing this episode 🔥

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    68: Do You Stand With Fontstand? Aug 11, 2017

    This week we talk about the state of purchasing fonts, HomePod firmware leak, and that Google memo.

    Follow Up

    • New iPhone Rumors

      • HomePod Firmware Suggests iPhone 8 Split Status Bar, Tap to Wake and No Touch ID Under Display

      • iPhone 8 Infrared Face Detection and General Device Design Revealed in HomePod Firmware

      • Latest HomePod Firmware Discovery Shares First UI Sounds of Apple's Smart Speaker

      • HomePod Firmware Details iPhone 'SmartCamera' Feature for Autodetecting Pets, Babies, and Scenes

      • iPhone 8 Facial Recognition Will Likely Work With Apple Pay According to HomePod Firmware

      • HomePod Firmware Suggests iPhone 8 May Record 4K Video at 60 FPS With Both Front and Rear Cameras

      • HomePod Firmware Suggests iPhone 8 Will Be Able to Scan Your Face Even While Device is Lying Flat

      • Apple's 'iPhone 8' May Mute Notification Sounds When the User is Looking at the Screen

    • Apple's Series Three Apple Watch to Include Cellular Connection

      • Daring Fireball post

      • HomePod Firmware Possibly Reveals Apple Watch With LTE and 4K Apple TV With HDR10 and Dolby Vision

    • Mac Rudberg’s take on iOS with the notch

    Show Notes

    • The state of purchasing typefaces

      • Fontstand

    • The Google Memo

      • So, about this Google’s manifesto — Yonatan Zunger

      • CODECO

    • RSVP: London Design Meetup

    Recommendations

    • Kevin:

      • Hasan Minaj’s Netflix Special

    • Rafa:

      • Shotty

      • LANY

    Our thanks to Guilherme Silva for editing this episode 🔥

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    67: How Do You Like Stuff? Jul 27, 2017

    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 iOS 11 Developer Beta 4

    • Latest iPhone 8 renders

    • iPhone 8 Rumors — iMore

    Show Notes

    • Kevin’s tweet

    • Stephanie’s original tweet

    • Nikhil Sethi's questions

    • Johannes Kempf's question

    Upside down

    • Stranger Things Season 2 Trailer

    • Westworld Season 2 Teaser

    • Thor: Ragnarok new trailer

    • Kevin sat down in a Delorean

    Recommendations

    • HVOR

    • Super Hot VR

    • Marvel Comics Unlimited

    • Cinderblock

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    66: Ninja Links Everywhere (With Special Guest Sam Soffes) Jul 20, 2017

    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 is also watching Survivor 😆

    • iOS 11 Beta 3 Notification Center improvements

    • Listener Trevor Kay follow up on HDMI-CEC spec

    • Listener Guilherme Silva shared about HDMI Link option on PS4

    • Listener Darin Dimitroff told us that the AppleTV remote uses IR

    Show Notes

    • Nuzzel

    • SXSW Keynote - "You Know What? Fuck Dropdowns.”

    • Abstract

    • Contrast for Mac

    • Tim Smith on Twitter

    • Hi Sam

      • Sam Soffes on Twitter

      • Immutable on Spec.fm

      • Runtime on Spec.fm

    • Transmit by Panic

    Recommendations

    • Kevin: ****Presentable #26: How to Give Good Feedback

    • Rafa: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

    • Sam: Shadow Divers (audio book)

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    65: Upside Up Jul 13, 2017

    HomeKit & smart things, typography & system fonts, and standing desks.

    Show Notes

    Standing Desks

    • Ergonofis standing desk

    • IKEA standing desk

    HomeKit and smart things

    • Philips Hue Color Bulbs

    • Lutron

    • The CNET Smart Home antes up for smart blinds

    • Nest cam

    • D-Link Omna 180 Cam HD Camera

    • [LG Smart TVs](http://www.lg.com/us/experience-tvs/smart-tv)

    Typography and System fonts

    • Typographica – Favorite typefaces of 2016

    • Typewolf

    • Netlify Blog – System fonts

    Guilty TV Pleasures

    • Survivor

    • Hulu

    • Planet of the Apps

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    64: Swipe Wars Jul 05, 2017

    Kevin's iOS 11 design refresh, giving Dribbble a second chance, and a lot of talk about furniture.

    Follow Up

    • Thomas Pritchard’s follow up

    • Timoti West interview

    • Unity Labs

    Show Notes

    • Rafa posts on Dribbble

      • Post 1

      • Post 2

      • Post 3

    • Kevin’s iOS 11 "unsolicited redesign"

      • Tweets

    Upside Down

    • IKEA Hackers

    • IKEA VITTSJÖ Laptop stand

    Recommendations

    • Kevin: ****Bottle grinders

    • Rafa: Breath of the Wild DLC

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    63: AR Needs Its Blackberry Moment Jun 29, 2017

    Designing for the future with AR, and the 10th anniversary of the iPhone.

    Sponsors

    • Shopify: Shopify is hiring designers, content strategists, researchers, and UX leads! They care a lot about diversity, and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

    Show Notes

    • Planet of the Apps

    • The 10th Anniversary iPhone

      • Scott Forstall interview

      • The Wall Street Journal’s video

      • The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone

        • Amazon

        • iBooks

    • Made with ARKit

    • ARKit — Apple Developer

    • Unity on iOS and macOS

    • ARKit Support Now Available For Unreal Engine 4

    • AppleMusic.info

    • Rafa’s Apple Songs playlist on Apple Music

    Upside Down

    • Casper

    • Leesa

    • Eight Sleep

    • Sleep Number (Marshall’s mattress)

    • DreemScreenTV (Marshall’s TV lights)

    Recommendations

    • The Inner Monologue of an Insecure and Distracted Designer

    • “I Love You so Much (feat. Chance the Rapper)

    • Panobook

    • Portugal the Man — Woodstock

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    62: Randommendations Jun 21, 2017

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

    Sponsors

    • Shopify: Shopify is hiring designers, content strategists, researchers, and UX leads! They care a lot about diversity, and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

    Follow Up

    • Hamilton on Apple Music

    • iPad Pro 10.5

    Show Notes

    • Framer v92

      • New Design mode

      • Patterns

    • Twitter’s new design

      • Check out our new look! — Twitter Blog

      • Some of the changes — Thread by @cyanhex

    • Tally, the slackbot that files your expenses for you

    Upside Down

    • A Cure For Wellness

    Recommendations

    • Kevin:

      • Kevin will be speaking at MOBXCon

    • Rafa:

      • Logan

      • Tekken 7

      • Rafa’s Dyson fan

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    61: Crowdsourced Burritos (With Special Guest Ryan McLeod) Jun 14, 2017

    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 just won an ADA 🎉

    Sponsors

    • Shopify: Shopify is hiring designers, content strategists, researchers, and UX leads! They care a lot about diversity, and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

    Follow Up

    • What’s new in watchOS 4 — WWDC Session

    Show Notes

    • Ryan McLeod

    • Blackbox

    • iOS 11

    • What’s new in iOS 11 WWDC Session

    • Apple Design Awards 2017

    • Apple Business Chat

    Recommendations

    • A Cure for Wellness

    • Monument Valley 2

    • Songstack

    • Vignettes

    • Designing with Sound — WWDC Session

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    60: DJ Khaled on Periscope Jun 06, 2017

    Our first impressions on the announcements made at WWDC17!

    Sponsors

    • Shopify: Shopify is hiring designers, content strategists, researchers, and UX leads! They care a lot about diversity, and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

    Show Notes

    • WWDC 2017 Keynote

    1. Apple TV

    • Apple TV

    • Amazon Prime Video

    2. Apple Watch

    • watchOS 4

    3. Mac

    • macOS High Sierra

    • New Macs

    • iMac Pro

    4: iOS

    • iOS 11

    • New App Store design

    5: iPad

    • iPad Pro

    6: Music

    • HomePod

    Recommendations

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    59: Devil's Avocado May 31, 2017

    When a design "feels wrong", iOS 11 concept video and the winner of our giveaway!

    Sponsors

    • Shopify: Shopify is hiring designers, content strategists, researchers, and UX leads! They care a lot about diversity, and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

    Show Notes

    • Importing To-Dos From Other Apps

    • Macstories: iOS 11 Concept video

    • If something “feels wrong” in a design, but you can’t explain what. Is it really a problem?

    • Framer Design

    Winner of the Tragic Design giveaway

    • Congrats to @_davidvernier!

    • Tragic Design website

    • Buy Tragic Design on Amazon

    Recommendations

    • Hidden Figures

    • “How to shoot on iPhone 7” video series

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    58: Apple Campus S May 24, 2017

    Sketch 44, Things 3, iOS 11 predictions, and the new Apple Campus.

    Sponsors

    • Shopify: Shopify is hiring designers, content strategists, researchers, and UX leads! They care a lot about diversity, and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

    Show Notes

    • Primavera Sound

    • Sudweb Conference

    • Sketch 44

      • Release notes

      • Sketch 45 will support updating plugins from the app

      • Abstract

    • Things 3, by CulturedCode

      • Official website

      • Macstories review

      • Kevin’s line-height suggestion

    • iOS 11 predictions

    • Apple Campus

      • Apple’s New Campus: An Exclusive Look Inside the Mothership — Wired

    Giveaway

    • Tragic Design

    Recommendations

    • Farpoint

      • Playstation Store

      • Polygon’s Review

      • Aim Controller

    • Pod Save America

      • Apple Podcasts

      • Overcast

      • Kevin’s suggestion for first episode

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    57: Busted Board (Feat. Zooey Bechamel) May 17, 2017

    This week Rafa and Kevin go over the popular NYT quiz "Which Tech Giant Would You Drop?".

    Follow Up

    • Kevin Gutowski

    • Luca Orio

    • Mac Cormier

    • Marshall Bock

    Show Notes

    • NYT Quiz: Which Tech Giant Would You Drop?

    • Paul Miller quit the internet

    Recommendations

    • Handmaid’s Tale

    • Master of None Season 2

    • Timing 2

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    56: That’s Sticker Official May 03, 2017

    This week Rafa and Kevin talk about what goes into a big launch, the prep, the release, and what comes after.

    Show Notes

    • Layout Meetup

    • Design Details #196: What is Button? (feat. Rafael Conde & Kevin Clark)

    • Shopify Unite

    • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

    • 13 Reasons Why

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    55: With Our Powers Combined (With Brian Lovin and Bryn Jackson) Apr 27, 2017

    In this very special episode, Kevin and Rafa are joined in person by Brian Lovin and Bryn Jackson from Design Details to talk about Spectrum, working with friends, and a 30 minute recommendation bonanza.

    Show Notes

    • Brian Lovin

    • Bryn Jackson

    • Design Details

    • SpecFM

    • Spectrum

    • Styled components

    • Orthogonal

    • Netlify

    • Shopify

    • Netlify CMS

    Recommendations

    • Lost

    • Adidas NMD_R2

    • Jarvis standing desk

    • Eight Sleep

    • Delete social apps

    • Darth Vader comic book

    • My brother, my brother and me

    • Overwatch

    • How to Quit Smoking (by Allen Carr)

    • Naps

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    54: Desktop HD Copy 46 Apr 18, 2017

    Our first ever Layout meetup, Designing in Components, Rafa's dotfiles adventure, Instagram Collections and The Last Jedi.

    Follow Up

    • Results from our Twitter poll!

    • Rafa’s dotfile adventure

      • Rafa’s dotfiles

      • Kevin’s dotfiles

      • Sam’s dotfiles

      • Good collections of resources on dotfiles

      • Legendary set of macOS scripts

    • Sketch Socks’ Giveaway winner: Erik Peterman

    Show Notes

    • Layout Meetup: Sunday April 23rd 🎈

      • Please RSVP

    • Designing in Components

      • Tim’s article — Medium

      • React Storybook

    • Instagram rolling out a Pinterest like feature

    • Star Wars: The Last Jedi

      • The poster

      • The official trailer

      • Star Wars Battlefront 2 official trailer

    Recommendations

    • American Teen — Khalid

      • Apple Music

      • Spotify

    • The Leftovers, Season 3

      • IMDB

      • Wayward Pines — IMDB

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    53: Boredumness Apr 12, 2017

    This week Rafa and Kevin talk about the future Mac Pro, Figma's new pricing, Dropbox's redesign and Dribbble + Crew. There's also a very important announcement at the end 🎈

    Follow Up

    • “Electron apps have a back and forward buttons ffs…” System Prefs have them too 😞

    • The amazing video of Mike who got the book!

    • LG 5K Ultrafine

    Show Notes

    • Twitter poll about working from home

    • Mac Pros and Display

      • ATP #216: Thermal Corner

    • Figma’s pricing

    • Dropbox’s redesign

    • Dribbble bought Crew

    • Layout Meetup: Sunday April 23rd 🎈

    • Update on the Sketch Socks’ Giveaway!

      • You have one extra week to enter: We are going to pick a winner on the 16th April!

      • Leave us a review on iTunes, and let us know if you do to make sure we don’t miss your entry 🙌

    Recommendations

    • Louis CK 2017

    • S-Town

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    52: The Hero of Stories Remakes Mar 29, 2017

    Rafa bought a switch, of course. Also: We follow up on Electron apps, Rafa goes viral, Apple releases a Christmas phone, and Kevin discovers Westworld.

    Follow Up

    • Spotify’s desktop app is built with JavaScript, not Electron

    • Electron apps don’t work with Wacom tablets

    • Syncing stories as a setting

    • Rafa goes VIRAL

    • The disappointing new iPad

    • Christmas iPhone

    • Clips app

    • Breadtime follow-out: Touch Bar

    • Rafa bought a Switch. Of course.

    • Horizon Zero Dawn

    • Westworld update

    Show Notes

    Giveaway:

    • Sketch socks

    • Leave us an iTunes review

    Join the conversation

    You can join us to talk about this week's episode in the ~Layout Frequency.

    Our thanks to Guilherme Silva for editing this episode 🔥

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    51: The Electron Uprising Mar 22, 2017

    Our review of Kite Compositor, the Electron uprising on the desktop and whether or not Stories is a format.

    Sponsors

    • UXPin: Simple prototyping, automated documentation and fast commenting for designers and developers. Try it out for free for two weeks by signing up with our link.

    Follow Up

    • We missed our 50th birthday?

      • Episode 1: I Wish I Could Force Touch This

      • Kevin’s Apple Watch that never was…

      • Kevin’s iOS app that will be: Photo Edit

    Show Notes

    • Kite Compositor

    • The web is swallowing the desktop whole and nobody noticed, by Owen Williams

      • Electron

      • Nylas’ UI

      • Changelog: The Story of Atom

    • Is Stories a format?

      • Messenger Day

    Our thanks to Guilherme Silva for editing this episode 🔥

    Recommendations

    • Competing Against Luck

    • More Life — Drake

      • Apple Music

      • Spotify

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    50: Rafa Duh Mar 15, 2017

    This week Rafa and Kevin talk about rolling out a gradual redesign, the new Offscreen magazine, rumored new iPads and share their Apple software wishlist.

    Sponsors

    • UXPin: Simple prototyping, automated documentation and fast commenting for designers and developers. Try it out for free for two weeks by signing up with our link.

    Follow Up

    • Nintendo Switch painful launch

    • Cel Shading

    • Bread Time on Switch

    • Sam Soffes also hasn't played a Zelda game before

    Show Notes

    Topic

    • Introducing a New Design System — Netlify Blog

    • New GitHub Navigation

    • Offscreen Magazine

    • Rafa was on Offscreen #8

    • Kai Brach

    • New iPad Rumors

    • Break This Safe

    • Nike+ Run Club

    • AirPods firmware update

    Recommendations

    • Love (2016)

    • Horizon Zero Dawn

    • Kite Compositor

    • Westworld (2016)

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    49: Brian Lovin on My Shoulder Mar 08, 2017

    Following up from last week, we continue the discussion of IC vs Manager, and what comes with the manager hat.

    Sponsors

    • UXPin: Simple prototyping, automated documentation and fast commenting for designers and developers. Try it out for free for two weeks by signing up with our link.

    Follow Up

    • Shopify Hack Days

    • How I, a designer, learned to code and released GAget in 4 months

    Show Notes

    Topic

    • What does a manager actually do?

    • Layout #15: Hiring a person, not a portfolio

    Recommendations

    • Sound of my Voice

    • Nocturnal Animals

    • Horizon: Zero Dawn

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    48: Spelling UX Mar 01, 2017

    Going from Individual Contributor to Manager/Lead. Also, Oscars' screw up and the winner of our Sketch Handbook giveaway.

    Sponsors

    • UXPin: Simple prototyping, automated documentation and fast commenting for designers and developers. Try it out for free for two weeks by signing up with our link.

    Follow Up

    • We announce the winner of the Sketch Handbook

    Show Notes

    • Kevin had to fill a paper form

    • The Oscar's terrible card design

    • The Gap by Ira Glass

    Recommendations

    • Away Carry-on

    • Little Big Lies

    • GAget app

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    47: Chrome’s Chrome Feb 22, 2017

    Abstract, the “new” MacBook Pro, setting up new computers and Kevin's adventures in San Francisco.

    Show Notes

    • Abstract: The Art of Design

    • High Resolution Podcast

    • Sketch Handbook — Giveaway

      • Mention @layoutfm on Twitter and let us know what do you like about the show.

      • Sketch Handbook

      • Christian Krammer

      • SketchTips

    • Kevin got his new tiny MacBook Pro 😻

      • MacBook Pro

      • MacBook Adorable

    • Setting up new computers

      • Kevin’s dotfiles

      • Backblaze

      • 1Password

      • TextExpander

      • Tower, git client

      • GitHub for Mac

    • GitHub’s dark navigation

      • GitHub

      • Mark Otto’s tweet

    Upside down

    • Kevin’s adventures in SF

    • William Bout

    • David Klein

    Recommendations

    • Riverdale (2017)

    • Breadtime

    • Planet of the Apps

    • Carpool Karaoke

    • Eddy Cue interview

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    46: Unpronounceable Smart Lights Feb 09, 2017

    Being good at one thing vs being ok at a lot, the new Framer.com and the original iPhone.

    Follow Up

    • Lutron Caseta dimmer

    Show Notes

    • The new Framer.com

    • T-shaped skills

    • Animation Sound Design: Ben Burtt Creates the Sounds for Wall-E

    Recommendations

    • Split (2016)

    • Marc Edward’s icon design workflow

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    45: A Header, a Modal, a Footer, Are You Getting It? Feb 01, 2017

    Presenting and selling your work. Also, Dribbble gets acquired, Juventus's new logo, Shopify Summit and Slack threads.

    Show Notes

    • Tiny (Metalab) acquires Dribbble

    • Juventus new logo (as recommended by listener Adolfo Ferreira on Slack)

    • Shopify Summit

    • Slack Threads

    • Presenting & selling your work

    Recommendations

    • Resident Evil VII

    • Swift Playgrounds

    • Lutron Caséta Wireless

    This episode was edited by Guilherme Silva.

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    44: I Dream of San Francisco Jan 18, 2017

    Feeling tired, and feeling guilty of feeling tired. Also: the crazy expectations of the Bay Area and Imposter Syndrome.

    Show Notes

    • Immutable 71

    • Design Details 177: Chocolate Soul Cup

    • Design Details 118: The Helena Price

    Recommendations

    • Paper for Mac

    • A Series of Unfortunate Events

    • The Last Guardian

    • Nike+ Run Club app

    This episode was edited by Guilherme Silva.

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    43: I Want More Toys Jan 11, 2017

    This week we go over our plans and resolutions for this new year, and HealthKit and Home Automation.

    Show Notes

    • Crazy laptops announced at CES

    • Cognitive Energy Chocolate Cup

    • New Year resolutions:

      • Gyroscope

      • Fitbit's Aria

      • Apple Watch Nike+

      • Headspace

      • Kevin's 2015

    • Elon Musk: Inventing the future

    • The Last Guardian

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    42: 2016 Layouties Dec 29, 2016

    We end the year with our grand annual LAYOUTIES, an award show in which we present awards to the best of the year.

    Show Notes

    Best Album

    • Rafa: Blonde – Frank Ocean

    • Kevin: Coloring Book – Chance The Rapper

    • Honorable Mention: The Color in Anything – James Blake

    Best Movie

    • Kevin: The Lobster

    • Rafa: Arrival

    • Honorable Mentions:

      • Rogue One

      • 10 Cloverfield Lane

    Best TV Show

    • Rafa: Westworld

    • Kevin: Stranger Things

    • Honorable Mentions:

      • Black Mirror

      • The Night Of

      • Suits

      • Easy

    Best Game

    • Kevin: Budget Cuts

    • Rafa: Uncharted 4

    • Honorable Mentions:

      • Firewatch

      • Inside

      • Secret Hitler

    Favorite YouTube Video

    • Rafa: Best PewDiePie video

    • Kevin: Adele Carpool Karaoke

    • Honorable Mentions:

      • Sara Dietschy

      • Man Punches Kangaroo in the Face

      • Geraldine Loves Star Wars

    Favorite Podcast

    • Kevin: Reconcilable Differences

    • Rafa: Imaginary Worlds

      • This last episode, in memory of Carrie Fisher is a very good place to start

    • Honorable Mention: Hello Internet

    Favorite Twitter Account

    • Rafa: @GK3

    • Kevin: @vanschneider (Note: this episode was recorded before a series of controversial tweets and polls were posted)

    Best iOS App

    • Kevin: Instagram

    • Rafa: Gyroscope

    • Honorable Mention: Castro

    Best Mac App

    • Rafa: Final Cut Pro X

    • Kevin: Framer

    • Honorable Mentions: Paste

    Favorite Gadget

    • Kevin: iPhone 7

    • Rafa: Playstation VR

    • Honorable Mention: DJI's Osmo Mobile

    Favorite Purchase

    • Rafa: Boosted Board

    • Kevin: Olympus OMD EM10 Mark II

    • Honorable Mentions:

      • Côte & Ciel Nile Rucksack

      • Côte & Ciel Isar Rucksack

    Favorite professional achievement

    • Kevin: Transitioned from an IC to a Design Lead

    • Rafa: Design Lead at Netlify

    • Honorable Mentions:

      • IP's 30 under 30

      • Launching Break this Safe

    Favorite Layout episode

    • Rafa: Stop Calling the iPhone a Phone (With Special Guest Tim Van Damme)

    • Kevin: I Have Velcro Shoes and Pokemon

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    41: Keep Up With My Viral Tweet Dec 14, 2016

    Kevin's gone viral, Out of office hours, Figma's new components, keeping up with the latest trends/technologies and a special announcement.

    Show Notes

    • That Time One of My Tweets Reached 33K Retweets

    • Twitter's new Head of Product

    • Pewdiepie's videos:

      • DELETING MY CHANNEL AT 50 MILLION.

      • DELETING MY CHANNEL

      • wtf is going on with Youtube

    • Twitter's Media Studio

    • MKBHD Youtube channel

    • Out of office hours

    • The new MacBook Pro and displays.

    • Figma's new Components

    • Keeping up with the latest trends/technologies

    • Suggest a category for the Layouties

    Recommendations

    • Don't Think Twice

    • Final Fantasy XV

    • Gitscout

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    40: Should Designers Vlog? Dec 09, 2016

    The automation of design tools, AIs taking over, and our design podcast recommendations.

    Show Notes

    • In the Future Graphic Design Layout Will Be Automated

    • Declarative Design Tools

    • René

    • SOMA

    • Podcast recommendations:

      • Bryn & Marshall's new thing

      • Immutable

      • Presentable

      • 99% Invisible

      • Workingfile

    Recommendations

    • Conduct This

    • Nintendo 2DS

    • Pokémon Sun & Moon

    • Moana

    • Moana OST on Apple Music

    This episode was edited by Guilherme Silva.

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    39: A Movie for Your Brain Nov 25, 2016

    Rafa's Rant™, ending your side-projects and our thoughts on UX vs UI.

    Show Notes

    • DJI Osmo Mobile

    • Casey Neistat is stopping his vlog

      • SketchCasts

      • Break this Safe

      • Ramon Gilabert

    • Apple Book

    • Let’s talk about the “UX” Designer

    • Sebastiaan de With: UI vs UX

    Recommendations

    • Linda Dong - Layers 2016

    • Arrival (2016)

    • Enemy (2013)

    • Enemy EXPLAINED - Movie Review (SPOILERS)

    This episode was edited by Guilherme Silva.

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    38: Hashtag Design Drama Nov 16, 2016

    Should designers have a porfolio?, Designed By Few 2016, Sketch 41 and Black Mirror S03E03.

    Show Notes

    • Should designers have a portfolio?

    • Designed by Few 2016

    • Sketch 41

      • Kevin's video

      • Marcelo Marfil

      • Layer Tennis

    Upside Down

    • Black Mirror Season 3, Episode 3: Shut Up and Dance

    • Vox article about this episode

    This episode was edited by Guilherme Silva.

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    37: Magic Touch Pad Bar Nov 04, 2016

    New MacBook Pros, Apple getting out of the standalone display business and Black mirror S03E02.

    Follow Up

    • China wants to give all of its citizens a score

    Show Notes

    • New MacBook Pros

    • Nilay Patel: "Apple told me it's out of the standalone display biz"

    Upside Down

    • Black Mirror S03E02

    Recommendations

    • Westworld

    • Ari Weinkle's spiral wallpapers

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    36: This Is the Future Oct 25, 2016

    Working nights and weekends, PlayStation VR and episode 1 of Black Mirror.

    Sponsors

    • Timing: Timing is an app for macOS that automatically tracks how you spend your time. It logs which apps you use, which websites you visit, and which documents you edit. Get a 20% discount with the promo code LAYOUT.

    Follow Up

    • Julie Zhuo on Twitter: "Proud of the many FB designers who spent nights and wknds to create this set of design resources for the community!"

    Show Notes

    • PlayStation VR

      • Oliur Rahman's video

    • Black Mirror episode 1

    Recommendations

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    35: Rogue One Two Oct 18, 2016

    User Research, and Burning out.

    Follow Up

    • Google Photos is free compressed for everyone and full resolution for pixel users

    Show Notes

    • User Research

      • Kevin's tweets about the Pixel's industrial design: Tips and tools for usability testing

    • Burnout

      • Rafa's Vlog

    Recommendations

    • Borrowed Time

    • Copywrong to copywriter

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    34: Give Me a Lightsaber and I'm Happy Oct 11, 2016

    What we carry in which pocket, Google announces its new Pixel phone and Samsung acquires Viv.

    Sponsors

    • Timing: Timing is an app for macOS that automatically tracks how you spend your time. It logs which apps you use, which websites you visit, and which documents you edit. Get a 20% discount with the promo code LAYOUT.

    Follow Up

    • Upside down artwork

    • Rafa is still not sold on the Plus

    Show Notes

    • ATP follow-out: what do you carry in which pocket?

    • Pixel, Phone by Google

      • Kevin's tweets about the Pixel's industrial design: 1, 2

      • DxOMark

        • iPhone 7 camera review: 86

        • Pixel camera review: 89

    • Samsung Acquires Viv

    Recommendations

    • Tableflip Markdown editor

    • Gorillapod stand

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    33: An Airbnb on Mars Oct 03, 2016

    Spectacles, Figma 1.0, Twitter being bought, DJI's new drone, and SpaceX announcement.

    Follow Up

    • Leica Q's 28mm focal length is not that weird

    • iPhone 7 Plus' Portrait mode does save the original

    Show Notes

    • Spectacles

      • Leak

      • Announcement

      • Circular video

    • Figma 1.0

      • Multiplayer

      • Desktop App

      • Figma vs Sketch

    • Twitter getting acquired

    • DJI's Mavic

    • SpaceX's Event, we're going to Mars! 🎉

      • The Verge's video

    Upside-down

    • How'd Kevin got his iPhone?

    • Our impressions of the iPhone 7 Plus.

    Recommendations

    • Coffeevine: Use code CONDE for 25% off.

    • Secrets and Lies

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    32: I'm Feeling the FOMO Sep 22, 2016

    We still haven't received our iPhones, Black vs Jet Black, Stripe's new website and the Leica Q.

    Sponsors

    • Timing: Timing is an app for macOS that automatically tracks how you spend your time. It logs which apps you use, which websites you visit, and which documents you edit. Get a 20% discount with the promo code LAYOUT.

    Follow Up

    • We still haven't received our iPhones

    • Black vs Jet black 😭

    • Hands on with the iPhone 7 Plus’ crazy new Portrait mode

    Show Notes

    • Stripe's new design

    • Leica Q

    • Kevin's pictures from the Unsplash Photowalk

    Recommendations

    • Kanye deconstructed: The human voice as the ultimate instrument

    • Sing Street

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    31: Courage Sep 15, 2016

    We geek out over Apple's September announcements: Apple Watch series 2, iPhone 7 and the AirPods.

    Sponsors

    • Timing: Timing is an app for macOS that automatically tracks how you spend your time. It logs which apps you use, which websites you visit, and which documents you edit. Get a 20% discount with the promo code LAYOUT.

    Follow Up

    • We were wrong, 30 is an actual milestone! It's our diamond anniversary

    Show Notes

    • Gruber's iPhone 7 review

    • Mathew Panzarino's Airpods Review

    • What happened to Apple’s industrial design team?

    Recommendations

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    30: Everyone's Drunk Sep 01, 2016

    Dark patterns, 'Even over' statements and the iPhone 7's rumored dual camera system.

    Sponsors

    • MOBX: An affordable one day, single track conference in Berlin, Germany on September 9th with fantastic speakers including our very own Rafa! Save 60€ with the promo code LAYOUT at checkout.

    Follow Up

    • Rafa wakes up at 4 am

    • Notebook follow up

      • Bullet journal

      • Kyle Mitchell's tweet

    • I got @mtldesignclub 🎉

    Show Notes

    • Dark Patterns

    • Even over statements

    • iPhone 7's Dual Cameras

    Recommendations

    • Sleep Cycle

    • Inside

    • Skydiving

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    29: Crap Is Part of the Process Aug 25, 2016

    Instapaper joining Pinterest, whether or not 4 AM is our most productive hour, design livestreams and Kevin's Twitter Doppleganger.

    Sponsors

    • MOBX: An affordable one day, single track conference in Berlin, Germany on September 9th with fantastic speakers including our very own Rafa! Save 60€ with the promo code LAYOUT at checkout.

    Show Notes

    • Follow up:

      • Artofthetitle.com for our intro sequences

    • Instapaper is joining Pinterest

    • Touch Twin Markers

    • 4 AM is the most productive hour

    • Design livestream

    • Kevin's Twitter Doppleganger

    Recommendations

    • Rdio's Skin for Spotify

    • Blond

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    28: One Hour Long Trailer Aug 18, 2016

    A special announcement, Design Disruptors, Duo and designing with a vision.

    Sponsors

    • MOBX: An affordable one day, single track conference in Berlin, Germany on September 9th with fantastic speakers including our very own Rafa! Save 60€ with the promo code LAYOUT at checkout.

    Show Notes

    • We’re joining Spec!

      • Spec website

      • Join us in the #layout channel in the Spec Slack Team

    • Follow up:

      • Sherlock, we got it wrong

      • Episode 26: I Have Velcro Shoes and Pokémon

      • Slowing down animations

      • Episode 25: You Have to Literally Walk

      • Other amazing intros

      • Episode 27: No One Taught Me Emoji in School

      • Stranger things title

    • Design Disruptors

    • Helvetica

    • A Film About Coffee on Vimeo

    • Duo

    • The art of the builder

    Recommendations

    • Cote & Ciel Isar backpack

    • Release Radar by Spotify

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    27: No One Taught Me Emoji in School Aug 13, 2016

    Title case vs Sentence Case, Instagram Stories and Stranger Things.

    Sponsors

    • Atomic: A design and prototyping tool that makes it super easy to create high fidelity mockups and create advanced prototypes, all in the same place.
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    • MOBX: An affordable one day, single track conference in Berlin, Germany on September 9th with fantastic speakers including our very own Rafa! Save 60€ with the promo code LAYOUT at checkout.

    Follow Up

    • New iPhone to Have Dual Camera but No Headphone Jack

    • Rafa is vlogging

    Show Notes

    • Titlecase vs sentence case

    • Instagram Stories

    • Stranger things

      • References

      • The Cars of Stranger Things

      • Bechdel Test

      • Meet the design genius behind TV's most talked about title font

      • Kevin's first thought when seeing the title sequence

    Recommendations

    • Black Mirror

    • It Follows

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    26: I Have Velcro Shoes and Pokémon Aug 03, 2016

    Rafa gets sherlocked and we give tips for how to make the most of feedback sessions.

    Sponsors

    • Atomic: A design and prototyping tool that makes it super easy to create high fidelity mockups and create advanced prototypes, all in the same place.

    Show Notes

    • Framer

      • Framer for iOS

      • Frameless

      • Frames

      • Rafa getting sherlocked

        • Urban dictionary definition of "sherlocked"

        • Sherlock's Wikipedia page

    • Feedback

      • Why?

        • A good gut check to make sure you’re not too far off the mark

        • Challenges you to do better

        • Brings different perspectives

        • Forces you to think about your work critically

      • When?

        • As soon as possible

        • At the different stages of a project

      • What?

        • Sketches/wireframes are a great place to start

        • Things you need guidance on

      • Where?

        • In person

        • Share a framer/atomic/invision prototype

      • How?

        • Printing stuff & putting it on the walls

        • Explain what kind of feedback you're looking for?

          • Do you want feedback on the general direction?

          • Do you want more ideas?

          • Do you want to get feedback on the little details?

        • 20/80% review

        • Do you need feedback on everything or just a specific part?

    Recommendations

    • Stranger things

    • Nike Marxman

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    25: You Have to Literally Walk Jul 19, 2016

    The vlogging and Youtube scene, slowing down apps by design, designing in public, Shopify’s UX Summit and of course Pokémon Go.

    Sponsors

    • Atomic: A design and prototyping tool that makes it super easy to create high fidelity mockups and create advanced prototypes, all in the same place.

    Show Notes

    • Slowing down apps by design

    • Designing in public

    • Shopify UX Summit

    • The Candle Problem

    • Snapchat memories

    • Pokemon Go

    • Smart battery case

    • Vlogs we like:

      • Casey Neistat

      • Dan Petty

      • Michael Flarup

    Recommendations

    • Francis and the Lights - Friends ft. Bon Iver and Kanye West

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    24: Thanks Obama! Jul 06, 2016

    We start by talking a bit more about Apple Music in iOS 10, but ended up talking about consistency vs pushing boundaries in design.

    Sponsors

    • Atomic: A design and prototyping tool that makes it super easy to create high fidelity mockups and create advanced prototypes, all in the same place.

    Show Notes

    • The new design language found in Apple Music, Homekit & News

    • Consistency vs pushing boundaries

    • Spotify is Mad at Apple

    • Apple is in talks to buy Tidal

    • Famous video

    Recommendations

    • Boosted Board

    • 10 Cloverfield Lane

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    23: Stop Calling the iPhone a Phone (With Special Guest Tim Van Damme) Jun 20, 2016

    We are joined by Tim Van Damme to talk all about Apple's WWDC 2016 announcements.

    Show Notes

    • Tim Van Damme

      • Twitter

      • Website

      • Abstract

      • Bokeh

    • Nylas Meetup

      • Website

    • WWDC 2016

      • Keynote

      • iOS 10

      • macOS Sierra

      • watchOS 3

    Recommendations

    • The Getaway, by Red Hot Chili Peppers

    • iOS 10 UI Kit

    • The Night Manager

    • WWDC16: Bozoma Saint John

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    22: Listen-bait Jun 16, 2016

    Conversational UIs, Kevin is building a bot, Pulls for macOS, and Rafa gets a new job.

    Show Notes

    • Follow up:

      • Google is not releasing a VR headset, but a blueprint…

    • Messenger bot and partial payment concept

    • Kevin is building a Slack bot for design crits

    • Rafa got a new job

    • MacBook (one) for design work

    • Pulls for macOS

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    21: It’s Hard to Bake Gradients May 28, 2016

    Our take on Google I/O: Daydream, Allo, Duo, Home, Android N and more!

    Show Notes

    • Follow up

      • Flow for Instagram

      • Instagram's abomination

      • The Eli Schiff Problem

    • Google I/O

    • MKBHD Preview video

    • Google made a VR headset… sort of

      • Daydream is Google’s VR platform of the future

    • Allo is a messaging app with a resident chatbot

    • Duo is Google’s FaceTime competitor

    • A smart speaker for the smart home

    • Android N is smarter, faster, better

    • Running Android apps without downloading them

    • Android Wear 2.0

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    20: I Connect When I’m Drunk May 13, 2016

    Instagram goes monochrome, Apple Music and Spotify design changes and Microsoft's new hover gestures.

    Show Notes

    • White Instagram?

    • Apple Music redesign at WWDC?

    • Spotify’s Tab Bar and kerning is hard

    • Jean Marc Denis's tweet about the french kerning

    • Designing at 1x

    • Upspace

    • Microsoft’s hover gestures

    • Samsung did it first and it kinda sucked and no one cared

    Recommendations

    • Star Wars making of

    • Dann Petty’s daily vlog

    • Abstract App

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    19: Break This Safe Industries Apr 29, 2016

    Rafa's new Apple Watch game and some of the challenges that a designer goes through while building an app.

    Show Notes

    • Break this Safe, a "creatively frustrating" Apple Watch game

    • MacStories's review of Break this Safe

    • MacWorld's feature of Break this Safe

    • Blackbox

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    18: Faceless Layout FM Company Apr 22, 2016

    Origami Studio, syncing and sharing Sketch files with a team and the pros and cons of using a personal account versus a separate account for posting design work.

    Show Notes

    • Follow up

      • Rafa tried Facebook Live

      • It’s a good week for designers

        • Framer

        • Sketch 3.7

        • Origami

      • Origami Studio

        • Facebook F8

        • Rapid Prototyping Made Easy with Origami Studio

        • Designing at Facebook

    • Sync and sharing Sketch files with a team (Question from Ken Li via email.)

      • Folio for Mac

      • Pixelapse

      • Layervault

      • Dropbox Design Cabin

    • Pros and cons of using a personal vs separate account for posting design work (Question by Niklas Petersson on Twitter.)

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    17: Make Apple Music Great Again Apr 12, 2016

    The all new Framer, Spotify v. Apple Music, and the new Rogue One trailer.

    Show Notes

    • Framer has a new face, and sweet new features

      • Homepage, teaser

      • New logo: Dribbble

      • Origami Icon

      • Sketch 2

      • SketchCasts episode on Framer

    • Rafa rants: Apple Music v. Spotify

      • Taylor Swift's Ad

      • Spotify Running

    • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

      • New trailer

      • IMDB page

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    16: No One's Trying to Make a Shitty Website Apr 08, 2016

    How to work and collaborate with developers and how to make sure your designs and expectations are followed-through.

    Show Notes

    • Sketch 3.7

      • Download the beta

      • Style are awesome now (overrides)

      • Shared Styles now no longer sync automatically

    • How you work and interact with engineers? (Question from Jony Heim on Twitter)

      • What's the problem?

        • Products don't end up like the mockups

        • Things are lost in the process

        • No one's happy

      • Kickoff

        • Bring developers early

      • While designing

        • Ask questions

        • Ask for feedback

          • Show your work early

          • Fresh Eyes session

        • Consider edge cases

          • Error states

          • Internationalization

          • Empty states

          • Transitions

          • No internet connection

        • Tip: Bootstrap Grids for example

        • 8pt grid

      • Handoff

        • Prototypes

        • Mockups

        • Annotations

        • Zeplin

      • While developing

        • Get them to care about good design

        • Design reviews

          • Any code in the codebase that affects user experience needs to be reviewed by a designer

          • Stuff doesn't go out unless we okay it

    • Aftershow

      • Apple Music Ad

      • Tesla Model 3

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    15: Hiring a person, not a portfolio Mar 15, 2016

    Job interviews, how to get and prepare for them

    Show Notes

    • Follow up:

      • InVision bought Silver

      • Layout Episode 13

    • How to get an interview?

      • Have a portfolio

      • Be out there! Twitter, Dribbble, Medium, etc.

      • Be involved in community events, meetups

      • Squares Conference

        • Use discount code SQUARES25 for 25% off

      • Ask people to grab a coffee

      • Advice for people fresh out of college

    • Types of interviews

      • General life story

        • Show you're passionate (reference articles, etc)

        • Tell a good story

      • Portfolio review

        • Only show your best stuff

        • Be honest (being critical of your work is good)

        • Be open to feedback

      • Design exercise (whiteboard)

        • How is it like to work with you?

        • What’s your thinking process like?

        • Design Criticism (at Facebook)

    • Sebastian on Twitter asks: “What’s your worst interview experience and what kind of question should the interviewee ask in an interview”

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    14: I Love Taxes Mar 03, 2016

    The differences between independent, freelance, agencies, product companies and why you'd choose one over the other.

    Show Notes

    • Follow up:

      • Putting out the Twitter trashfire

        • Jack’s tweet

      • More details about Silver

    • Agency Work vs Product Company vs Independent vs Freelance Requested by Santi Herrero (@santihbc)

    • Independent:

      • SketchCasts

      • Break this Safe

      • Frames.design

      • Invision

      • Treehouse

    • Freelance:

      • Layout episode 10: California Style Sheets

    • Product Company

      • Shopify

    • The Elephant in the Room

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    13: We Don’t Have Geniuses in this Country Feb 10, 2016

    Uber's rebranding and Twitter's hypothetical algorithmic timeline.

    Show Notes

    • Uber's new branding:

      • New branding page

      • The Inside Story of Uber’s Radical Rebranding

      • Uber loading screen

      • Old Uber website

      • Layout Episode 1: Medium's new logo

    • Algorithmic Twitter

      • Buzzfeed's article

      • Twitter's new logged out homepage

    Recommendations

    • Craft from InVision Labs

    • Multitouch gestures in Framer

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    12: Major Lazer Used Figma Feb 03, 2016

    Our design process, more thoughts on Figma and the Shopify Summit.

    Show Notes

    Kevin had more time to play with Figma

    • Arrows in Figma

    • Layout episode 8 — Figma and the future of design tools

    • Rasmus Andersson

    Recommendations

    • Bjango Design Resources – New App Icon Template

    • Suits

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    11: I’m a Sucker for Updates Jan 25, 2016

    Desktop Neo, rethinking the desktop interface and Dribbble Playbook.

    Show Notes

    • Follow up:

      • We beat Tobias on Product Hunt ​🙌​

      • Recommendation from listener “Funny Quitto”

        • Introducing Silver

        • Prototyping with Xcode

    • Desktop Neo — Rethinking the desktop interface for productivity.

    • Dribbble Playbook — An instant portfolio, powered by Dribbble.

      • LiceCap

      • GIFBrewery

    • Chapters — A great chapter app by listener of the show Thomas Pritchard.

    Recommendations

    • Attack the Block (2011)

    • Susan Kare, John Gruber — Layers 2015

    • Soroush Khanlou — Layers 2015

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    10: California Style Sheets Jan 18, 2016

    The future of Sketch and the story of how we got where we are today.

    Follow Up

    • The Past, Present and Future of Sketch – Interview with Pieter Omvlee

    Show Notes

    • What’s our background story?

      • Rafa’s Journey:

        • Rafael Conde

        • Think Orange

        • SketchCasts

        • Imaginary Cloud

        • Frames

      • Kevin’s Journey:

        • Kevin Clark

        • OKAM

        • Busbud

        • Shopify

    Recommendations

    • Design Life Podcast – A new podcast by two designers

    • Marvel for iOS – The most delightful app Rafa has used in years

    • Gyroscope

      • Gyroscope’s Year in Review

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    9: Sketch It's Not You, It's Me Jan 08, 2016

    Designing in code, MacBook vs iPad pro as a secondary machine and Icon Design Awards.

    Show Notes

    • Design with CSS in Sketch

    • Designing in code

    • Rafa bought a new iMac

    • MacBook vs. iPad Pro as a secondary machine

    • We are going to be broke in 2016

    • Graphic for iPad

    • Icon Design Awards

    • Instagram's "new" icon

    • Louie Mantia

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    8: Cropping is Hard Dec 23, 2015

    Figma and the future of design tools.

    Show Notes

    • Follow up:

      • Filtron

      • Building Filtron

      • Designing Filtron

    • Figma:

      • Grid Systems for Screen Design

      • Figma aims to be Github for designers

      • Slack from the Start

      • Related: Update on Project Comet

      • Djay iPad app

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    Star Wars Special Dec 19, 2015

    The Force Awakens is finally here. We talk about the many things we liked, the few things that we didn't like and how we're so happy that Star Wars is back.

    Show Notes

    • Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer

    • The Incomparable Star Wars Feed

    • Robot Chicken

    • John Boyega on Jimmy Fallon

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    7: Mailbox is the new Rdio Dec 14, 2015

    Design interviews, Mailbox officially shuts down, how we feel about personal websites and Apple's ugly new battery case.

    Show Notes

    • Pre-show:

      • Running design interviews

    • Follow up:

      • Mailbox officially shuts down:

        • Dropbox's blog post

        • Tim Van Damme's tweet announcing he's leaving Dropbox

    • Personal websites

      • Dribbble

      • iosup

    • Rafa hates Instagram

    • Apple's ugly new battery case

      • Nilay's theory

      • The year of ugly Apple accessories

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    6: My Flash Ghetto Nov 30, 2015

    This week we talk about the apps we use to get our work done.

    Show Notes

    • Follow up:

      • Photo editing apps for iOS:

        • Gui Seiz's tweet

        • Afterlight

        • Enlight

        • Filtron

    • Tools that we use:

      • Safari vs Chrome

      • Calendar vs Fantastical

      • Mail vs Mailbox

      • Slack

      • Letterspace

      • iA Writer vs Byword

      • Framer vs Origami

      • SiteSucker

      • Final Cut Pro X

      • Logic Pro X

      • Motion

      • Affinity Designer vs Pixelmator

      • Codekit 2

      • Tower

      • Transmit

      • xScope

      • ImageOptim

      • Screenflow

      • Dash

      • Spectrum

      • Adobe Kuler

      • Slicy

      • Paste

      • Sip

    Recommendations

    • Unsplash book

    • Wallcat

    • Waitbutwhy

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    5: Fifty Shades of White Nov 24, 2015

    Public Speaking, Photo editing apps, using the iPad Pro to design and a eulogy to Rdio.

    Show Notes

    • Follow up:

      • Daniel Klopper reminded us of Inboard

    • Kevin's talk at MacTech

      • Antifragile Design

    • Photo editing apps for the iPad

      • VSCO and their inscrutable icons

      • Darkroom

      • Filtron

    • Using the iPad Pro to design

    • RIP Rdio

      • A eulogy

      • Important news from Rdio

      • The Rdio Sandwich Video

      • Wilson Miner's tweets

    • Star Wars Battlefront

      • Trailer

      • Rafa’s PSN ID: RafaelConde

    • Master of None

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    4: That Little Swipey Thing Nov 17, 2015

    RIP Ember, Twitter favorites (err likes) and the new Apple TV UI

    Show Notes

    • Follow up:

      • RIP Ember

      • Want to help build an alternative? Shoot Kevin an email

    • Twitter likes

      • Twitter's announcement blog post

      • Announcement tweet from a Twitter PM (looks like they removed the awful replies)

      • Twitter sees a 6% increase in "like" activity after first week of hearts

      • People complaining about the "new" Spotify green

    • People hate change

      • Riding the Magic Escalator of Acquired Knowledge

    • The new Apple TV

      • Apple's marketing page

      • tvOS HIG

    • Rafael's Apple ID woes

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    3: It Has a Dinosaur So I Like It Already Oct 30, 2015

    Microsoft's autocomplete for animation, robots taking your job, and being a jack of all trades.

    Show Notes

    • Follow up:

      • Twitter Flight:

        • Jack Dorsey apologizes to developers

        • Listener @heriquitto confirms there's a light and dark mode on Twitter

        • TechCrunch has a good recap of what happened at Twitter Flight

    • Millenials are terrible people (but not really)

    • Microsoft debuts autocomplete for animation

      • Article on FastCompany

      • Microsoft's concept video for how it sees 2020

      • Humans need not apply

    • Jack of all trades, master of none?

      • Tobias Van Schneider's email newsletter

      • Kevin's tweet about it

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    2: What's a Radio? Oct 23, 2015

    Twitter's latest announcements, Paper by Dropbox, YouTube Red, Framer's interesting new pricing model and the new Star Wars trailer.

    Show Notes

    • Follow up:

      • Mobile first:

        • Listener James Greenaway's comment on Twitter

        • Listener Frederik Dudzik's comment on Twitter

      • Medium's new logo:

        • Listener Gonçalo Morais's Medium post on why he likes the logo

    • Twitter announcements:

      • Twitter Flight

      • Tell Compelling Stories with Twitter on Mobile or Web

      • New official Twitter app for OS X

    • Paper, by Dropbox

    • Youtube is getting rid of ads, for $9.99 a month

    • Framer's new app pricing model

    • Webkit removed 350ms delay on links

    • The new Star Wars trailer:

      • Watch it on YouTube

      • The Verge analyses the trailer

    • Back to the Future

      • Nike made Marty's shoes

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
    1: I Wish I Could Force Touch This Oct 16, 2015

    Our take on Medium's latest design changes, Kevin's Apple Watch app is now in beta and Rafa gets his new iPhone.

    Show Notes

    • Medium design changes:

      • The Story Behind Medium’s New Logo

      • Pasquale's comment

    • Designing at 1x

    • iPhone 6 Plus screen demystified

    • Project Comet:

      • Khoi's take on it

      • Adobe's anouncement

    • Facebook Design Resources

    • "Mobile First" design:

      • Twitter's blown up iPhone app

    • Kevin's Apple Watch app, Climate, goes in beta:

      • Climate Dribbble shot

      • Teaser photos on Instagram: 1, 2

    • Rafa's new phone

      • iPhone 6s

      • Bloomberg: How Apple built 3D Touch

      • Upgrade #55: Your Watch is Full

      • Upgrade #56: The Migration Experience

    Hosts

    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)

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