Design Details
A weekly conversation about design process and culture. Hosted by Marshall Bock and Brian Lovin.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Brian shared True Lies: A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret...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.
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458: How Do You Simplify a UI?
This week, we share non-obvious tips and tricks for simplifying a UI.
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This week, we talk about finding focus when there are infinite things to learn to become a better designer.
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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").
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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.
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