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Brian Lovin, Marshall Bock

A weekly conversation about design process and culture. Hosted by Marshall Bock and Brian Lovin.

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  • #465
    Nov 28, 2023 · 34 min

    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.

  • #464
    Oct 18, 2023 · 34 min

    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.

  • #462
    Jul 25, 2023 · 1 hr 8 min

    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.

  • #461
    Jun 8, 2023 · 1 hr 1 min

    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.

  • #460
    May 18, 2023 · 47 min

    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! Sign up at patreon.com/designdetails. Latest VIP Patrons: Tiffany C Yu Minami Evan Sherri Moss Cindy Wong Kathy Hatch Joshua Jason Andrews Elias Chantiri Shannon Ma Trash Panda Sponsor What if I told you that a year from now you could finally get that Chief Creative Officer promotion, lead a larger team and have your CFO finally understand the value of design. It all starts with Future London Academy’s MBA for Design Leaders. During their five two-week modules in London and California, you’ll be in the same room with creative leaders from around the world learning, collaborating and sharing laughter and tears. You’ll go behind-the-scenes of the top design agencies and most inspiring companies while receiving bespoke mentorship from CEO’s, CFO’s and Design Leaders from Dropbox, Pentagram, Wolff Olins, Zaha Hadid Architects, and many others. With Future London Academy, you’re here to erase borders, question everything, inspire others, ignite ideas, make friends, challenge the impossible, start a movement, invent solutions, think differently, change the world, and never, never stop learning. Become one of the 30 changemakers today. Apply now at bit.ly/chiefdesigner. Main Topic: This week, we talk about Humane's latest product demo and what we think it means for the future of AI-powered personal devices. Humane The Disappearing Computer: An Exclusive Preview of Humane’s Screenless Tech The Daring Fireball rebuttal Rewind Her Cool Things: Brian shared Silo on Apple TV+ — In a ruined and toxic future, thousands live in a giant silo deep underground. After its sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents die mysteriously, engineer Juliette starts to uncover shocking secrets and the truth about the silo. Be sure to join the Campsite Community to share work-in-progress and get feedback from other like-minded designers around the world. Marshall shared the Unbiased feedback feature that shipped on Campsite last week. Also: our friends Bryn and Sarah are crushing it at CultFlav — follow them on TikTok! Design Details on the Web: 📻 We are @designdetailsfm 🎙 Brian is @brian_lovin 🎙 Marshall is @marshallbock 🙌 Support us on Patreon - your support literally makes this show possible. Thank you ❤️ ❓ Got a question? Ask it on our Listener Questions Hub, and we'll do our best to answer it on the show :) ⭐️ Enjoying the show? Leave us a review on iTunes. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify Byeee!

  • #458
    Mar 17, 2023 · 25 min

    457: How to Find Focus

    This week, we talk about finding focus when there are infinite things to learn to become a better designer.

  • #456
    Feb 13, 2023 · 1 hr 3 min

    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.

  • #454
    Jan 12, 2023 · 29 min

    453: Building a Type Stack

    This week, we discuss strategies for building an excellent type stack in your designs.

  • #453
    Dec 21, 2022 · 43 min

    452: Design Trends for 2023

    This week, we discuss current visual design trends and how the web will look in 2023.

  • #452
    Dec 3, 2022 · 41 min

    451: The Whole Twitter Thing

    This week, we talk about the whole Twitter thing, and how we'd handle the verified badge design debacle.

  • #451
    Nov 10, 2022 · 28 min

    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.

  • #450
    Oct 18, 2022 · 36 min

    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.

  • #449
    Oct 3, 2022 · 43 min

    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.

  • #448
    Sep 14, 2022 · 39 min

    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.

  • #447
    Aug 29, 2022 · 35 min

    446: Grab Bag, Vol. 3

    This week, we share our preferred naming convention for design files and react to the new Gmail redesign.

  • #446
    Aug 15, 2022 · 31 min

    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.

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