Design Details

A few weeks ago we flew to New York City to interview some of our favorite designers. On our first day in the city we had the chance to sit down with Randy Hunt, the VP of Design at Etsy, in front of the entire Etsy design team for a very special live episode! In this show we dig into some of the challenges Randy's facing as the design org continues to expand, his journey to becoming a designer, what keeps him awake at night, and much more. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,400 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox UENO Randy on the Web: Website Twitter Product Design for the Web Show Notes: 3:00 - Introductions Etsy Diana Mounter Aaron Mood

Today we sat down with Charlie Waite, a designer at GoPro who previously spent time designing at Focus Lab. We explore how design works at GoPro, the key differences between agency and product work, navigating work-life balance and working as a freelancer on the side. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,400 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro Charlie on the Web: Website Behance Dribbble Twitter Show Notes: 4:00 - Introductions GoPro Focus Lab Bill Kenney Katie Dill Katie Dill on Design Details Daniel Burka Erik Reagan Focus Lab on Dribbble Spec

Last weekend we visited New York City to meet some of our favorite designers for Design Details! While we were there, we hosted our first-ever live meetup at the Etsy offices. More than 70 people came to catch up with Justin Edmund, Jessica Harllee and Joel Califa; we picked their brains about their journey, mistakes they've made, mentorship vs. coaching, learning new skills, and more - we even answered questions from the audience! Huge thanks to Aaron, Diana and Floris at Etsy for making this event possible; we can't wait to host our next meetup in San Francisco next year! Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,300 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Drop

Last weekend we visited New York City and caught up with one of our favorite designers, Jason Santa Maria. We pick his brain about process, mentorship and typography, and he walked us through his journey as a designer. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,200 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro Jason on the Web: Website Twitter Dribbble An Event Apart A Book Apart Show Notes: 4:00 - Introductions Jasons' Website A Book Apart Vox Media Apple News Instant Articles Designing With Web Standards Jeffrey Zeldman Happy Cog Greg Hoy Dan Mall A List Apar

Today we caught up with Gene Ross, a designer at Luxe currently NOT living in San Francisco. We picked Gene's brain about imposter syndrome, work life balance, his Runescape journey and coming to the west coast. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,200 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox UENO Gene on the Web: Website Twitter Dribbble Feeedback Show Notes: 3:00 - Introductions Luxe Elegant Seagulls Dann Petty Dann Petty on Design Details Ben Johnson Epicurrence Haraldur Thorleifsson Atomic Design Feeedback

We've been waiting to chat with Dann Petty for months now, but finally after returning from Epicurrence No. 2 we made it happen! In this episode we chat about Dann's background as a designer, what's going on with Epicurrence, his advice for freelancers, and tips for young designers just getting started. If you enjoy this episode, go to Epicurrence.com and sign up to come hang out this February in Park City, Utah! Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,200 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro Dann on the Web: Behance Dribbble Twitter Medium Instagram

Today we sat down with Drew Wilson, a prolific designer, developer and product creator who recently moved to the Bay Area to build Plasso. We chat about Drew's background, how he builds so many products, taking risks and his observations on design in the valley. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 1,900 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox One Month - save 25% on the first month with this link! Drew on the Web: Website Twitter Dribbble GitHub Plasso Show Notes: 3:00 - Introductions Walking on Water Drew builds a lot of things FIRERIFT Trailer Quixly Hlvticons Glyphish Pictos Plasso 15:00 - Taking risks, road trips Risk Tolerance Buffalo White

Today we sat down with Justin Edmund, a designer well known for his work at Pinterest over the last four years. We chat about his background in design, going to design school, what the Pinterest process is like, and how Justin is looking into the future of design. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 1,900 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro Justin on the Web: Blog Website Twitter Dribbble AMA Pinterest Show Notes: 3:00 - Introductions Foundation Justin on Pinterest Cargo Feltron Reporter App Withings Scale June Oven Vessyl Rich pins Designer Fund

Today we sat down with Brent Jackson aka jxnblk to talk about all things design and development! Brent is a prolific creator and we love his tools here at Spec - we chat with him about side projects, being a designer and a developer, building design systems and how he got his nickname. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 1,900 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Ueno Brent on the Web: Website Twitter GitHub Dribbble CodePen Show Notes: 4:00 - Introductions The Grid Wilson Miner on Design Details Jon Gold 9:00 - Jackson's work Brent's Website Adam Morse on Design Details MRSJXN CSS Stats OOCSS PostCSS React Nicolas Gallagher React inline styl

In today's episode of Design Details we caught up with Diana Mounter, aka Broccolini. Diana is a designer at Etsy, and in this show we chat about her journey to Etsy, why git is a valuable tool for designers and the hardest part about onboarding new hires. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 1,900 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro Diana on the Web: Website Twitter Dribbble GitHub Show Notes: 3:00 - Introductions Etsy @cap Robotodex Design for People 12:00 - Background Digital Eskimo U.S. Web Design Standards Jon Gold StartupBus 28:00 - Codin

This week we had the chance to sit down with Katie Dill, the head of experience design at Airbnb. We talked about her background as a designer, what she looks for in new hires, how designers can work more effectively with businesses, and the critique process used at Airbnb. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 1,800 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox One Month - save 25% on the first month with this link! Katie on the Web: Twitter Instagram Crunchbase Show Notes: 2:00 - Introductions Airbnb O'Reilly Conferences 24:00 - Background Frog Design Airbnb Conference

Today we caught up with Morgan Knutson, a co-founder and designer at Shift, notable for his previous work at Dropbox and Google. In this episode we talk about what it takes to get hired as a designer, Morgan's background, working at Google, and how to get things done as a designer. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 1,500 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro Morgan on the Web: Website Dribbble Twitter Instagram Shift Show Notes: 2:00 - Introductions Shift Bring a Trailer Gentry Underwood Shift jobs 11:00 - Getting hired Getting Things Done Dan

In today's episode we sat down with Maykel Loomans, a designer and developer currently working on search at Facebook and is notable for his previous work at Instagram. In this episode we chat about Maykel's background as a designer, working at scale, mentorship and more. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 1,500 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox One Month - save 25% on the first month with this link! Maykel on the Web: Website Flickr Twitter Instagram Blog Dribbble Show Notes: 3:00 - Introductions Maastricht Treaty Facebook Pop Pete Hunt React Parse 27:00 - Facebook Justin Stahl The Font Game Dustin Senos Framer Koen Bok Blendle Optimizely

For episode 70 we sat down with Ash Huang, an independent designer, illustrator and writer here in San Francisco. In the past Ash worked on brand design at Twitter, brand and product design at Pinterest, and has most recently published her own book, The Firesteel. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 900 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro Ash on the Web: Website Twitter Medium Dribbble Instagram Wild Woman Roadtrip Show Notes: 4:00 - Introductions Ash on Twitter The Firesteel The Firesteel on Amazon - Buy direct Wayback Machine The Firesteel on

Welcome to our first live episode of Design Details! We recorded this show last week at Epicurrence North Shore with Haraldur Thorleifsson and Dustin Senos - we dig into inspiration, mentorship, identifying potential and more. Let us know what you think of this live format on Twitter! Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 1,400 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox NCH Tax and Wealth Advisors Haraldur on the Web: Website Dribbble UENO An Interview with Haraldur Thorleifsson Twitter Instagram Dustin on the Web: Twitter Medium Dribbble Instagram Show Notes: 4:00 - Inspiration Epicurrence Sidewire UENO Dann Petty 12:00 - Mentorship Modeling Mento

Today we had a very fun, very casual conversation with Katie Rinkevich and Trevor McNaughton, both product designers living here in San Francisco. We chat about A/B testing, accidentally becoming designers and the concept car method of designing products. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 1,400 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro Katie on the Web: Website Instagram Twitter Dribbble Trevor on the Web: Website Photos Twitter Dribbble Show Notes: 3:00 - Introductions, story time Braintree Modest Optimizely Picturelife React Guggenheim Etsy Cap W

Today we caught up with Soleio Cuervo, a designer, advisor and investor. He's well known for laying the groundwork of Facebook's early design team and, of course, his work on the original incarnation of the 'like' button. He currently advises many companies and startups in tech, and we had a blast digging into his stories and lessons learned! Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 900 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: NCH Tax and Wealth Advisors Dropbox Soleio on the Web: Twitter Dribbble Facebook Instagram Show Notes: 3:00 - Introductions Creator of the Like button Blaise DiPersia 13:00 - Facebook Ask Men Profile FB Notes Julie Zhuo Bobby Goodlatte

For episode 66 we caught up with Ryan Hoover, the founder of Product Hunt. We get insights into PH's latest podcasting branch, building in public, what it's like designing and building Product Hunt, and some of the biggest mistakes Ryan sees people making. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 900 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro Ryan on the Web: Website Twitter Medium Product Hunt Show Notes: 3:00 - Introductions Product Hunt PH Games PH Books PH Podcasts Design Details on Product Hunt This Week in Startups Gimlet Media Startup Podcast Reply Al

Today we sat down with Linda Eliasen to chat about the latest happenings in her career, what it was like illustrating for Cartoon Network and her favorite project at Dropbox. We also take the time to dig through Linda's journey as a designer leading up until now as she sets off on her next adventure. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 900 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Harvest - use the promo code 'designdetails' to save 50% off your first month of Harvest Linda on the Web: Website Dribbble Twitter Medium Instagram Show Notes: 3:00 - Introductions Jon Gold XOXO 10:00 - Stories Morgan Knutson Ryan Putnam The puppet video Cody Osborne Justin Per

Today we caught up with Alli Dryer, a designer and architect working on the Twitter timeline. In this show we chat about Alli's background in design and architecture, what it's like to design at Twitter and what she's working on next. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 900 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Iconfinder - use the promo code 'DESIGNDETAILS' to save 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro Alli on the Web: Website Twitter Instagram Capptivate Blog Show Notes: 4:00 - Introductions Capptivate Bottle Rocket Design Details Blog Pttrns Capptivate App 11:00 - Architecture and starting up Architerials Bad Yewex 20:00 - Twitter Al