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Design Details
by Brian Lovin, Marshall Bock
A weekly conversation about design process and culture. Hosted by Marshall Bock and Brian Lovin.
Episodes
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464: AI Grab Bag
This week, we talk about Open AI's GPTs-as-apps strategy, FigJam's AI tools, and our dreams for a future Jarvis-like experience. The Sidebar: The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going…
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463: Design Medley, Vol. 1
This week, we talk about the delicate art of using animation in interface design, how to use button sizes, and managing margins in type styles. The Sidebar: The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus…
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462: Refactoring a Design System
This week, Marshall breaks down his process, tips, and tricks to redesign a design system in Figma. The Sidebar: The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at...
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461: Config and WWDC 2023
This week, we supply some cold (but thoughtful!) takes on everything released during last month's WWDC and Config 2023. The Sidebar: The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up...
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460: Arc Boosts ft. Gabriel Valdivia
This week, we dissect the recently-launched Arc Boosts to try and understand what they're for and where they're going. The Sidebar: The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up…
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459: What Is Humane?
This week, we talk about Humane's latest product demo and what we think it means for the future of AI-powered personal devices. The Sidebar: The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward!...
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458: How Do You Simplify a UI?
This week, we share non-obvious tips and tricks for simplifying a UI. The Sidebar: The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at patreon.com/designdetails. Latest VIP Patrons:...
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457: How to Find Focus
This week, we talk about finding focus when there are infinite things to learn to become a better designer. The Sidebar: The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at...
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456: Should Designers Name Their Layers?
This week, we fight about whether designers should name their layers (without saying "it depends"). The Sidebar: The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at...
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455: Shift Happens ft. Marcin Wichary
This week, we talked with Marcin Wichary about Shift Happens, a book about keyboards. We dive into the details of the book, its publication, website, and more. The Sidebar: The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access...
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454: Is UI Design Actually That Important?
This week, we answer a crucial question: is UI design actually that important? Our answer may shock you 🫢 The Sidebar: The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at...
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453: Building a Type Stack
This week, we discuss strategies for building an excellent type stack in your designs. The Sidebar: The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at patreon.com/designdetails. In...
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452: Design Trends for 2023
This week, we discuss current visual design trends and how the web will look in 2023. The Sidebar: The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at patreon.com/designdetails....
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451: The Whole Twitter Thing
This week, we talk about the whole Twitter thing, and how we'd handle the verified badge design debacle. The Sidebar: The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at...
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450: Designing Hefty Interfaces
This week, we talk about what gives software the feeling of heft and the effect of that feeling on how customers perceive the value of a tool. The Sidebar: The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content...
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449: Google Pixel 7 Event
This week, we recap Google's Pixel 7 Event and dig into our favorite design details of the new Pixel phone, tablet, and watch. The Sidebar: The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward!...
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448: News Desk, Vol. 5
This week, we break down new Figma features, dissect the Live Activities HIG, and share our cool-takes on the Adobe + Figma acquisition. The Sidebar: The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going...
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447: Stranded on Dynamic Island
This week, we share our hot takes and first impressions of the new Dynamic Island on the iPhone 14 Pro. The Sidebar: The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at...
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446: Grab Bag, Vol. 3
This week, we share our preferred naming convention for design files and react to the new Gmail redesign. The Sidebar: The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at...
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445: Designing the Perfect Desk
This week, we talk about a surprising new "smart desk" being shared online, and we talk about what our dream desk would look like. In the Sidebar, Marshall shares his tips and tricks for keeping his Figma files squeaky clean. The Sidebar: The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon...
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444: Writing Effective Self-Reviews
This week, we share our tips for writing better self-reviews during performance review season. The Sidebar: The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at...
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443: Design Systems Interviews
This week, we talk about interviewing for roles in design systems, what to prepare, and how many different kinds of skills are relevant in the field. The Sidebar: The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus...
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442: It Doesn't Have to Be Right
This week, we share stories and lessons from some of our most memorable mentors. The Sidebar: The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at patreon.com/designdetails. Latest…
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441: WWDC 2022
This week, we recap all of our favorite...design details...announced at this week's WWDC. The Sidebar: The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at patreon.com/designdetails....
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440: Don’t Call It a Design Critique
This week, we talk about how to make design critiques more fun, and how to encourage teams to share their work-in-progress more often. Supported by: Play — Play is the first native iOS design tool built for creating mobile prototypes. They recently launched Play for iPad, giving designers more…
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439: Config 2022
This week, we cover all of the exciting new releases from Config 2022, and do a deep dive into the new version of Auto Layout. Supported by: Clay — Clay is the beautiful and private home for all your relationships. Populated from the ground up using your calendar and social history, Clay is the...
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438: Dissecting Substack’s Podcast Player
This week, we dissect Substack’s new podcast player design, talking about both the pixels and the strategic advantage of sharing craft-specific content on Twitter. In the Sidebar, we talk about the nature and risks of critiquing software as podcasters and design practitioners. Supported by…
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437: Scaling Design Critique
This week, we talk about methods to scale design critiques with a growing team. In the Sidebar, we dig into the...details...of Figma's latest UI changes which added file type icons to file tabs. Golden Ratio Supporters: Zeplin recently shipped Flows! Flows are a fast/effortless way to create and...
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436: Reclaiming Your Focus
This week, we share our tips and strategies for reclaiming our focus to do deep design work. In the Sidebar, we revisit last week's conversation about the value of ideas and finding the right time to share an idea with the world. Golden Ratio Supporters: Vagaro is hiring designers to build the...
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435: New Feature Launch Checklist
This week, we share the checklist that we use when launching new features to make sure we’re not missing certain states, flows, or edge cases. In the Sidebar, we talk about working in public and the risk of people stealing your ideas. Golden Ratio Supporters: Vagaro is hiring designers to build…
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434: News Desk, Vol. 4
This week, we talk about enhancing the performance of design teams, a more efficient developer handoff process, and how to develop strong opinions. In the Sidebar, we talk about the tradeoffs of career progression and overall life happiness. At what point are you willing to pause or downgrade…
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433: Making a Case for Icons
This week, we make the case for designing product icons and discuss what to do if your team doesn’t want to invest in great iconography. In the Sidebar, we talk about how to incorporate default typefaces into your design system. The Sidebar: The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our...
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432: Traits of a Good Manager
This week, we spent more time exploring the traits of a good designer manager. In the Sidebar, we talk about the design details of Apple’s Studio Display and Mac Studio. The Sidebar: The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month...
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431: Transitioning from Industrial to Digital Design
This week, we talk about transitioning industries and how to bridge the quality gap in a new field. In the Sidebar, we talk about storytelling and the surprising insights that can be found in engagement data. The Sidebar: The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You...
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430: Design File Sanity and Breaking Navigation Patterns
This week, we talk about design file sources of truth, Snapchat's evolution, and the qualities of great managers. In the Sidebar, we talk about building a YouTube channel from scratch, the opportunity for designers on YouTube, and ways to de-risk a new creative exploration. Golden Ratio…
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429: Better Remote Onboarding
This week, we talk about the messy nature of remote onboarding and share our tips to make it suck just a little less. In the Sidebar, we talk about the visual design for the heads up display used in televised sports. Golden Ratio Supporters: Zeplin lets designers spend more time on design, and…
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428: Teaching vs Micromanaging
This week, we talk about teaching versus micromanaging, or how to give feedback as a manager in a productive and growth-oriented way. In the Sidebar, Marshall shares his tips and tricks for organizing icon systems in Figma. Golden Ratio Supporters: Zeplin lets designers spend more time on design,...
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427: Tools for Thought ft. Mark McGranaghan and Adam Wiggins
This week, we sat down with Mark McGranaghan and Adam Wiggins to talk about building creative tools, designing across devices and platforms, creating career capital, starting design podcasts, and more. Golden Ratio Supporters: Zeplin lets designers spend more time on design, and less time…
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426: Senior++ Designer Expectations
This week, we share some (hopefully) non-obvious paths to level up at work and exceed the expectations for a senior++ product designer. In the Sidebar, we talk about the importance of giving blunt feedback, and share ways to do it tactfully and with kindness. Golden Ratio Supporters: Play — Play…
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425: Overengineering Variants
This week, we share tips for crafting component variants to avoid the dreaded variant-explosion problem. In the Sidebar, we talk about Tesla’s latest UI refresh, where we see auto interfaces going in the future, and share some of our favorite car dashboard design details. Golden Ratio Supporters:...
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424: The Art of Unsolicited Redesigns
This week, we talk about the art of creating unsolicited redesigns at work — how to approach them, how to wrangle complexity and rabbit holes, and what to do when you have something worth sharing. In the Sidebar, we share our strategies to become a better storyteller and presentation builder....
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423: What We Learned in 2021
This week, we recap how we grew, and the things we learned, in 2021. In The Sidebar, we look forward to 2022 and talk about some of our personal and professional goals for the new year. Sponsor: Patreon is hiring product designers in San Francisco and New York City. Today, Patreon is at the heart...
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422: The Complainisode
This week, we were invited to have a rant session about the little things in modern software that drive us nuts. A complainisode! In the Sidebar, we share our strategies for having a successful design challenge interview loop. Sponsor: Patreon is hiring product designers in San Francisco and New...
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421: The Future of Remote Design Teams
This week, we talk about the pros and cons of working on a remote design team, and what we think the future of design organizations will look like in a post-pandemic world. In The Sidebar, we talk about how to weigh compensation against your career trajectory. Sponsor: Patreon is hiring product...
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420: The Pointer Cursor Debate
This week, we discuss the humble cursor and its role in affording interactivity in software design. In The Sidebar, we talk about the long term impact of the features we build, the importance of smart defaults, and the value of time well spent in our products. Sponsor: Patreon is hiring product...
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419: Teaching Design at Work
This week, we share our strategies and motivations for teaching design at work. In The Sidebar, we talk about the shape of software, how we visualize the tools we build, and what it means for software to feel like something physical. Golden Ratio Supporters: Sympli brings its modern design…
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418: Fictional User Interfaces
This week, we talk about the weird and beautiful world of fictional user interfaces: why do futuristic UIs look so cool? And why aren't they usable? Is the future really going to look like this? In The Sidebar, we share our must-have macOS apps that are always installed first on a new machine....
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417: The Side Project Prophecy
This week, we reflect on why it is that talking about building a side project can often reduce your motivation to actually finish the project. We dig into our latest side project progress and share tips for maintaining momentum. In The Sidebar, we recap Google’s Pixel 6 event and share our hot...
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416: UI Reviews and QA
This week, we talk about our processes for reviewing UI and making sure that things are shipping as close to spec as possible. In The Sidebar, we recap Apple’s Unleashed event, sharing our favorite moments and spicy takes. Golden Ratio Supporters: Sympli builds design version control and…
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415: News Desk, Vol. 3
This week, we talk about the new Stripe Press website, pasting behavior in Figma, the latest tvOS UI, and the importance of using fake data in placeholder copy. In The Sidebar, we share our tools and strategies for remembering the important things that come up in our day-to-day work. Golden Ratio...
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A weekly conversation about design process and culture. Hosted by Marshall Bock and Brian Lovin.
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