10: Tiny Nuggets of Delight (feat. Tim Van Damme)

This week we caught up with Tim Van Damme, an amazing designer who has been a part of some of our favorite products including Instagram and Dropbox. For this hour we chat about Tim's past experience in design, working on Mailbox, Dribbble and the future of design/technology. We had a lot of fun with this show and we hope you all enjoy the conversation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly! Sponsors: Iconfinder (use promo code 'ROBOT' for 50% off your first month!) Hover (use promo code 'bragdriven' to save on your first order!) Tim on the Web: Website Twitter Exposure Instagram Dribbble Show Notes: 2:00 - We dig a bit into Tim's past interview experiences and first steps into the design world. The Great Discontent with Tim Van Damme net magazine 24 Ways (Tim's piece) atebits (Tweetie, Loren Brichter) 14:00 - Tim talks about taking breaks and disconnecting. Tim's Instagram Storehouse Exposure 20:00 - What it's like working on Mailbox for Mac; Tim tells us about his personal style. Mailbox 27:00 - We get into the ethos of UI design, talking about the details and emotional design. The Design Details blog posts Design Details: Tumblr for iOS Screenshot of Dropbox's uploader 37:00 - Let's talk Dribbble. Dropbox on Dribbble Tim on Dribbble 48:00 - We chat about the current state of user interfaces and what the next big leap will be. Susan Kare A polyphasic sleep experiment 55:00 - What will be the next breakthrough in input mechanisms? Paralysed woman flies F-35 fighter jet using only her mind 1:03:00 - We chat about email as a communication method and what's next for Mailbox. Email is the Worst 1:05:00 Little Big Details on Dropbox