282: Flow State

This week, we look to Twitter for answers to the eternal question: "How do I find time to design despite tons of meetings, context shifting, and an open office layout?" In News, we detail some exciting ideas in an iOS 13 design concept. And as always, we share a couple cool things, like a spiritual successor to MySpace and a rollable television. Sponsor: This week's episode is brought to you by Abstract Abstract is design workflow management for modern design teams. With Abstract, you can bring your design workflow into a single, unified place for designers, developers, and stakeholders to collaborate and keep work moving forward. Sign your team up for a free, 30-day trial today by heading over to goabstract.com. And if you tweet at @goabstract and @designdetailsfm, with the phrase “improve my design workflow” you’ll be entered for a chance to win a $500 credit to their Business plan. >> Want to become a sponsor of Design Details yourself? Email [email protected] or [email protected] to get started :) News: iOS 13 Concept by Apple_iDesigner Lock Screen Home Screen Dark Mode Redesigned Apps Other Features Multi-Users on iPad Industry Talk: Lil Chen tweeted a great question: "What's your secret to finding time to design amongst tons of meetings, context shifting, and open office layouts?" Marshall just goes home and works some more Brian uses RescueTime, a way to "find your ideal work-life balance" Barbara suggests scheduling a "meeting" with a colleague Sara recommends nixing all meetings scheduled over your blocked time Jackie says to send an email stating your intentions and when you'll be available Mattie reminds us that no one checks the ceilings Wesley likes to use his headphones as a Do Not Disturb sign One Cool Thing: Brian shared Jarred Sumner's post "Why Isn't the Internet More Fun and Weird" Codeblog is bringing glitter back to the web MDX is Markdown for the component era Marshall shared LG's 65-inch Rollable 4K OLED TV (video), which has a display that coils up into a box Note: Sooooo, the screen actually DOES resize to 21:9. Whoops! Design Details on the Web: We are @designdetailsfm Brian is @brian_lovin Marshall is @marshallbock @Sarahberus and @Luperdev make us sound smarter than we are Join the conversation on Spectrum or leave us a review on iTunes BYEEEEE!