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Episode 106: Two Jews Talking About Business Dec 19, 2013

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Jason Fried, the notoriously private designer/writer/entrepreneur opens up about love, marketing, product design, and the secret behind The New York Times Bestseller list.

Episode 105: Intelligent Interfaces Nov 21, 2013

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Michael Simmons, co-creator of the Fantastical app (#1 Apple Store app), talks with host Jeffrey Zeldman about artificial intelligence and machine learning, why iOS 7 is more than a skin job, the design of Fantastical (and Fantastical 2), the Apple ecosystem, sweating the details, developing a natural language parser, reinventing calendar software, why “you have to ship,” how to stay inspired on a long-term project, how to do a huge launch with no budget, what Microsoft was great at, Apple’s product design strategy, starting simple, human interface guidelines, and more.

Episode 104: Animate This! Nov 14, 2013

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Designer/developer Val Head @vlh and host Jeffrey Zeldman discuss the writing of A Pocket Guide to CSS Animations; the Web Design Day conference; running freelance projects and working as a hired gun; JavaScript and CSS animation compared; tales of Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Buffalo and Toronto; the profession and people of web design; working with editors; what it takes to run a workshop; and more.

Episode 103: Font Lover's Pizza Nov 07, 2013

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Type nerds, unite! Nick Sherman (The Font Bureau, Webtype, Fonts In Use, A List Apart) and Jeffrey Zeldman geek out on responsive type, 21st century hinting, typefaces designed from scratch for onscreen reading at small sizes, things you still can’t do on the web, EDID and other standards, type used in blaxploitation posters, punk rock, pizza, and more.

Episode 102: Sass for Designers Oct 31, 2013

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Jeffrey Zeldman and Dribbble co-founder Dan Cederholm discuss fear of CSS pre-processors, growing the Dribbble design community, the craft of code, and Dan’s new book, Sass For Web Designers.

Episode 101: Let's Kill a Few Dreams - Advertising & the Web Oct 24, 2013

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Designer, producer, and internet radio bon vivant Jeremy Fuksa and host Jeffrey Zeldman discuss advertising’s view of the web, the web’s view of advertising, and evolving design processes for our new screen and device overlords.

Episode 100: Works Well With Others Oct 17, 2013

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Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest is author, lecturer, studio co-founder, UX wiz, and web design pioneer Dan Brown. The two designers discuss collaboration strategies, the path from HTML to UX, growing a design studio business, Brian Eno and more.

Episode 99: Where Ideas Come From Oct 09, 2013

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Foursquare co-founder Naveen Selvadurai and Big Web Show host Jeffrey Zeldman discuss mobile apps and the quantified self; the genesis of bookmarking places; creating mobile UIs in the bad old days before smartphones; how Delicious’s bookmarking helped inspire Foursquare; what was really innovative about the iPhone from a mobile developer’s perspective (it’s not what you think); when to quit your job and start a product or service; where ideas come from; and what’s after Foursquare.

Episode 98: On Brand and In Person Oct 04, 2013

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In a rollicking, laugh-filled hour, host Jeffrey Zeldman chats with internet radio pioneer, design author, and brand maven Debbie Millman @debbiemillman about broadcasting, writing, teaching, publishing, learning to be happy in your own skin, and the importance of early failure to long-term success and happiness.

Episode 97: Research for Tomorrow Sep 26, 2013

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Host Jeffrey Zeldman and guest Erika Hall (Just Enough Research, Mule Design) discuss why funding startups nobody needs is killing innovation, how designers can use research to stop bad ideas and find great ones, Russell Brand, and the secret history of Unsuck It.

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