Designed by Humans

EPISODE · Aug 4, 2025 · 1H 21M

Designed by Humans

from Crossed Wires · host James Bilsbrough & Jae Bloom

What makes a beautiful app interface, a stunning icon, or that little bit of UI magic that shows the care poured into the design process? Our returning guest is Gedeon Maheux, co-founder of Icon Factory, who joins Jae and James to talk about how human design will always beat out generative AI and how the latter is having a substantial impact on their business. Do you have a favourite app design, or maybe an icon that always gives you a certain feeling? We'd love to hear from you, so please send us a note to [email protected], or why not come join the discussion on our Discord server. If you liked this episode or any of our content, we’d greatly appreciate any little bit of support you can throw our way over at our Ko-Fi page. Affiliate Promotion "Don't you people backup? I backup, and I don't even know what backing up means!" - Nicola Murray, Secretary of State for the Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship If you have any kind of file that's important to you, be that a treasured family photo, your latest research paper, or just the list of the co-ordinates of your best places in Minecraft, you'll want to make sure it's kept safe, right? Well, just syncing that to the cloud isn't really enough, you need a proper backup strategy too. Part of a good backup strategy is having a backup that isn't in the same place as your computer, and this is where a good cloud backup service is so important. Our friends at Backblaze provide simple, reliable, and affordable backup options for your Mac or Windows PCs for just $9/month. You can get a 15 day free-trial when you follow this link to sign up. Episode Links Mastodon Links: Jae: [email protected] James: [email protected] Gedeon: [email protected] IconFactory: [email protected] IconFactory Louis Mantia's Blog Previous Appearances by Gedeon: Can You Hear Me - iPhone 16 Event Weaving a Tapestry A Good Day to Podcast Ollie, Space Karen, and an API Chapter Times 00:00:04: Introductions 00:07:17: The State of the IconFactory 00:16:36: App and Icon Design 00:27:22: Designing for Liquid Glass 00:46:26: Icon Variety 00:52:51: More Than Just Icons 01:13:10: Closing Thoughts Credits Intro and outro theme: Ace of Clubs by RoccoW  

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