This week we talk about Figma being acquired by Adobe, and give our thoughts on the new iPhone 14 Pro after using it for a few days.

This week we talk about Apple's latest announcements: the Apple Watch Ultra and the iPhone 14 Pro.

This week we discuss the new Gmail Redesign and Kevin gives his review of After Steve.

This week we talk about launching Along and give an update on Kevin's adoption of lock screen widgets.

As promised, this week Rafa gives us his first impressions of Stage Manager in macOS Ventura.

This week we dive deeper into the launch of Until, Kevin's newly released app for iOS and watchOS.

This week we go through some of the details that we missed in our WWDC episode, and Kevin has a special announcement!

This week, we are joined by special guest Joey Banks to talk about Apple's WWDC 2022 announcements: iOS 16, watchOS 8, macOS Ventura, iPadOS 16, and the newly designed M2 MacBook Air.

Kevin is out this week, so Rafa is joined by special guests Joel Miller and Oscar Nilsson from Figma to talk about their work designing Autolayout V4.

This week we celebrate the life of the iPod by ranking our favorite and least favorite iPod industrial designs.

This week we talk about our first impressions of the new Figma features introduced at Config 2022, and what they mean for us as designers.

This week we continue our discussion on app icons and go deep on the icon picker UI Rafa designed.

This week we talk about Kevin's foray into designing something for work, then get an update from Rafa about some of his furniture decisions, and Rafa shares his explorations for Along's app icon design.

This week we talk about spending in-person time with your team, one of us has an official statement about the Studio Display, and we check in on Until, Kevin's side project. We also discuss our thoughts on Severance, the best show on Apple TV+.

This week we talk about Kevin's Studio Display woes, webcams and dive into roll out strategies for launching a new iOS app.

This week, Rafa gives us an update on his talk proposal, which leads into a conversation about bringing delight into our work, we then get into more on the Studio Display and cable management.

This week, we deep dive into Apple’s “Peek Performance” event, most notably the Studio Display.

This week we talk about strategies for bringing more dev into your design process... even when that's not expected of your role as a designer.

This week we talk about bringing fun into your work.

This week we talk about Rafa's new hobby and Apple's Tap to Pay on iPhone.

We're finally back after our extended holiday break! This week we catch up, talk about the challenges of interior design, and get into why you shouldn't feel bad if you don't get the job after an interview.

This week we reflect on 2021, then get into a conversation about what we'd like to be known for and finally discuss how we'd like to grow in 2022.

This week, we're joined by friend of the show Ryan Hassan, designer at Figma, to tell us all about how they've redesigned Comments.

This week we follow up on all of the feedback we got about the "new" Layout website and then talk about how a tweet about autolayout ended up being way more controversial than we thought.

This week we nerd out about our new website. While things look mostly the same, we rewrote all of the code and are now using a CMS to make posting episodes easier.

This week we talk about career paths and Kevin gets into his experience managing managers.

This week we talk about learnings from our previous work experiences and then discuss a few macOS onboarding quirks.

Rafa got his new MacBook Pro, so of course we dive right into his thoughts on the new machine. We also talk about our favorite company swag.

This week we follow up on our MacBook Pro orders, address the design drama of the day and get into a conversation about the future of design tools.

This week we briefly touch on Rafa's new job before jumping into our thoughts on the newly announced M1 Pro/Max MacBook Pros.

We're back! We catch up on everything Rafa released since our last episode, and Kevin gives his first impessions on the iPhone 13 Pro.

This week we talk about Twitter's visual evolution and the drama surrounding 1Password's move to Electron.

This week's episode is all about the iOS 15 Safari redesign (and the changes in the following beta builds).

We're back! Rafa not only has a new baby but also a new app in the App Store! We talk about some of the details of the app, touch on how side projects are different when you have a newborn and eventually talk about Until, the app Kevin has been working on but probably will never release.

This week we are joined by special guest Joey Banks to talk about Apple's WWDC announcements and give some of our thoughts on the design decisions behind these new releases of iOS, iPadOS, macOS and more.

This week we welcome our reporter out in the field, David Darnes, to tell us about his hands on experience with the new iMac.

This week is all about Google IO, Material You, Project Starline and more! We also share details about some subtle tweaks we've made to our website and artwork.

This week we catch up on a lot of follow up about Apple TV Calibration, AirTags, whether our thoughts about the new iMac have changed and finally open up the pandora's box of ponchos.

This week we are joined by Jenny Wen and Kee Yen Yeo from Figma to talk about the behind-the-scenes of designing FigJam.

This week we briefly touch on Config 2021 and some of Figma's announcements, and then dive into Apple's Spring Loaded announcements: Apple Podcasts subscriptions, AirTag, Apple TV (remote), iMac and iPad Pro.

This week we talk about taking your work presentations to another level, speculate about Apple's Spring Loaded event, and give our wishlist for WWDC 2021.

This week we talk about using opacity in text colors when designing for light/dark mode, give our thoughts on Apple Fitness+ and get into Rafa's Hand Mirror woes.

This is our 200th episode! We talk about Kevin's experience working from an office for the first time in over a year, getting into 3D modeling, Android 12 leaked screenshots and the new PS5 VR controller.

This week we check in on Rafa's first 6 months at Superlist, then talk about managing emotions at work, balancing side projects & a day job and Twitter Super Follows.

This week we talk about the best follow up we've ever received, go through more of the macOS shortcuts we couldn't live without, and we give our hot take on Clubhouse and Twitter Spaces.

This week we follow up on last week's topic: talking about how different parts of the deisgn lifecycle can influence your mood, bluetooth issues, iOS 14.5 Beta Apple Watch unlock (when you're wearing a mask), computer literacy and more!

This week we talk about our struggles with explaining ideas and concepts at the beginning stages of a project, designing in low fidelity, Big Sur App icon replacements and more!

This week we talk about the challenges with onboarding onto a new team... even after being at the same company for 7 years, Tweetbot 6 and more!

This week we are joined by special guest Brian Lovin to talk about his new side project, staff design and more!

This week, Rafa gets a Leica Q2 and we nerd out about photography. We talk about whether or not people like Rafa should buy a camera, what to look for when you're considering getting a camera, our personal editing workflows and more!

We round out the year by reflecting on 2020 and the growth that came with the hardship and how this year has shaped the technology landscape.

This week we discuss filling out interview questions, Rafa's Apple Pro Display XDR and the AirPods Max.

This week we talk about rugs, showering with your watch on, Fleets and more. It's a weird one.

This week we welcome special guests Freddie and Sam from Sketch to go in depth on how they redesigned Sketch from the ground up to adopt the new Big Sur design language.

This week we talk about Apple's One More Thing event: the M1 chip, the new MacBook Air, MacBook Pros and share more of our thoughts on Big Sur's UI.

This week we talk about importing design ideas and Google's controversial new icons.

This week Rafa receives his new iPhone 12 Pro and we are joined by special guest Frederique Matti who tells us about the new Illustrator for iPad.

This week we talk about Apple’s “Hi, Speed” event and the products they announced: iPhone 12 and HomePod Mini.

This week we discuss Google's Launch Night In event and Rafa gets his MCU multiverse theory on record.

This week we start by talking about beards and accidentally get into a philosophical conversation on whether we get more “right” as we get older. We also discuss Sketch's Big Sur teaser icon to make sure we don't lose our design podcast license. This one's a wild ride.

This week we talk about watch face design, homescreen customization and another app Kevin's never going to actually ship.

This week we spend two hours discussing a one hour event.

This week, Rafa talks about his roadtrip experience and Kevin talks about the app he's been working on as a side-project.

This week's episode is all about how to leave your job the right way. We talk about Rafa's experience leaving Netlify and being intentional about career choices.

This week we debate whether every website should have infinite scrolling, Rafa gets a green screen AND gets married, we talk about Instagram and Rafa's Great Poncho Incident™, YouTube Premium and more!

This week we talk about desk setups, Apple vs Fortnite and Thwhip's launch!

This week we talk about heatwaves, Thwip's app store rejections, the Big Sur Beta, whether cats can feel the wind from fans, and Rafa critiques Kevin's video framing.

This week we talk about taking breaks when you need them, how our photo libraries still have a discoverability problem and Kevin wants to upgrade his video setup.

We're sorry about the delay in posting this episode, but we knew you were willing to wait for it. History has its ears on our show this week. We finally talk about broadway hit sensation, Hamilton. It's a shorter show than usual: we're trying to talk less, smile more. We know some of you were looking forward to this conversation, this is the podcast where it happens. I hope you're satisfied.

This week we talk about Rafa's new Apple Watch app, office chairs, whether Kevin should've gotten a chair with arms or no arms and more!

This week we talk about learning FOMO, Kevin's unsolicited Overcast redesign and more!

This week, we're joined by ADA-winner and creator of Blackbox, Ryan McLeod. We talk about Apple's 2020 WWDC announcements: iOS 14, watchOS 7, macOS 11 and more!

This week we debate whether it's essential to enjoy using a product or not.

This week we talk about old Apple Keynotes, the new Framer, criticizing products with love and more!

This week, Rafa hacks his pet feeder and we nerd out about programming.

This week we are joined by special guest Matthaeus Krenn to talk about prototyping new types of interfaces, his work on VR-OS, residential architecture and more!

This week we’ve decided to be podcasting pioneers and recorded this episode entirely on an iPad. Well two iPads to be more precise. We each have our own iPad. Other topics include: Kevin's quick thoughts on the Switch, writing long case-studies and more!

This week we talk about some apps that try too hard, Rafa's Handmirror app, Uncharted 4 (welcome to 2016!) and finally discuss the design of new PS5 game controller because Layout is a gaming show now apparently.

This week's episode is an episode out of time. Kevin is joined by special guest Kassandre Jenkins to talk about design events, working from home, homemade pizza and more!

This week we talk about COVID-19, social-distancing life, Rafa's new app: Hand Mirror, the new iPad Pro, the new iPad Magic Keyboard and pointer support in iOS. We end the episode with Kevin's gaming corner.

This week we catch up on the latest design drama, neumorphism and editing podcasts on the iPad.

This week we welcome special guest Pieter Omvlee, to talk about the past, present and future of Sketch.

This week we take some time to catch up, talk about Kevin's upcoming move and then dive into our goals for 2020.

This week we go all out with an entire episode jam-packed with recommendations.

This week we follow up on the latest Sketch announcements, talk about guilt as a metric and finally discuss Parasite, our favorite film of the year.

This week we talk about the Cybertruck, Cocoon, the latest Sketch news and trying out Castro.

This week, we decided to not talk about the new MacBook Pro and instead talk about Rafa's tweets about Figma, the Github for iOS beta and Kevin's homescreen.

This week we talk about the consternation over the death of the web (and whether it's iOS's fault), FACEBOOK's new logo and the trailer for the Rise of Skywalker.

This week Rafa gives his early look at Nova, the new app from Panic, and we attempt to discuss the latest design drama: Pablo Stanley's free illustrations and the launch of Facebook News.

Kevin's back! Topics include Kevin's talk, Kevin's new website, Kevin's new side project, and Kevin's trip to Italy. Oh and something about NFC stickers.

Frederique is back! This week Rafa and Frederique talk about design and gaming on Windows, their complicated relationship with Dark modes and whether or not Frederique should get an Apple Watch.

This week, Rafa is joined by special guest: Frederique Matti. We talk about freelancing and career experiences, Microsoft's new hardware announcements and internet usernames.

Rafa's back! We talk more about coffee routines and automation, deep fusion, the Rams documentary and more.

This week, Kevin is joined by special guest: Joey Banks. We talk about Figma plugins, electric scooters, our sleep schedules, coffee, and our thoughts on the iPhone 11 / 11 Pro.

This week we discuss Apple's September event where they introduced Apple Arcade and Apple TV+ for the third time, iPads nobody care about, the always-on Apple Watch Series 4 and the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro.

We're back! We talk about what happened since our last episode. Topics include: speaking at conferences, Break This Safe, Figma plugins, iOS 13 and our thoughts on the iPhone 11 rumors.

This week we follow up on SwiftUI and talk about our own personal challenges. We then talk about the new Dropbox app and episode 1 of Big Little lies Season 2.

This week the episode is all about Apple's 2019 WWDC announcements: watchOS 6, iOS 13 and Dark Mode, iPadOS, the new cheese-grater Mac Pro and the outrageously expensive Pro Display XDR.

This week we talk about our job interviews that didn't work out and what we took away from these experiences. We also talk about Playdate, going all in on the USB-C lifestyle and how books might not work.

This week we talk about feeling impostor syndrome as a manager and Dark themes vs Light themes.

This week we talk at length about the Facebook redesign. We also finally talk about The Rise of Skywalker trailer.

This week we talk about how sometimes you have to be irrational to make something great. We also circle back to Rafa's Avengers Endgame predictions.

This week we talk about why it seems like we're seeing fewer and fewer UI innovations and how there might hopefully be a silver lining in all of this. We also discuss Figma's UI refresh.

This week Kevin has a contrarian opinion on the Staples logo reveal video and we talk about John Maeda's comments on the importance of design. Finally, Rafa gets his theory about Avengers Endgame on the record.

Short show this week. We follow our tradition of picking apart the details of Apple's announcements: News+, Arcade, Card and TV+.

This week, Rafa tells us all about his recent experience using Android for a few weeks: what he liked, what he didn't like and we finish by answering some listener questions.

This week the internet gods blessed us with a ton of design-related news just in time for our recording. We talk about Sketch's new funding announcement and what it means for the world of design tools, Twitter's new camera UI, privacy-focused social networks and the return of Mac apps.

This week we talk about org structures and how it affects us as designers. We also talk about the Revolut drama and Apple News' new upcoming app icon.

This week we talk a bit more about foldable phones, how Slack is messing with our homescreen again, and then ultimately get into a big conversation about which things in our life we'd like to outsource.

This week we talk about growing up to become your parents, getting emotional, the pitfalls of fame, Samsung's foldable phone and more.

This week Rafa shares two lessons he's learned as a first time manager, then we talk about some recurring trends in design student portfolios.

This week we talk about Kevin’s experience giving a big talk and then we talk about our evolving relationship with social media.

The wait is over! We know you couldn't wait for our takes on the new Slack logo and boy we've delivered. We also talk about the state of criticism on the Internet.

This week we talk about Rafa becoming the head of design at Netlify, setting expectations for a new role, CRMs for people, sonic toothbrushes and kitchen knives.

This week we eat breakfast. Lots of it. We discuss Rafa’s already obsolete TV, pos-purchase monetization and the impact on consumers, the death of privacy and Kevin finally gives an update on his new portfolio that was supposed to ship months ago.

This week, Rafa is back on Twitter and Kevin takes this opportunity to fill him in on all of the design news he missed like the Push Pin Emoji Detour meme, the horizontal Instagram feed debacle, a study on the impact of Flat Design and Pantone’s new color of the year. Oh and we also talk about Bandersnatch.

It's a holiday miracle! As a special bonus episode for the Holidays, we play a zombie text adventure game. We're joined by special guest Débora Ribeiro.

Our third annual Layouties! We look back at some of our favorite things of the year and give them awards.

This week we talk about being busy & the impact it has on us, tech companies making custom typefaces and IRL accessibility problems.

This week we talk about approaching large scale design problems, Kevin's email rant, Facebook's Blueprint for Content Governance and Google's Night Sight.

This week we talk about Rafa's totally predictable purchase, the growing realization that most design problems are actually content problems, pop songs getting more repetitive and Amazon employees buying condos in Long Island City.

Kevin is back from San Francisco, so we finally talk about our first impressions on the new iPad Pro, the Detective Pikachu trailer and the new Leica Q-P.

This week we follow up on genderless pronouns in different languages (or lack thereof) and talk about what we would do if we weren't designers.

This week we talk about the realities of traveling for work, Photoshop on the iPad, Adidas's 'new' webdesign style, the Palm phone and we have a very special upside down.

This week we briefly continue our discussion about design tools, then talk about custom Apple Watch Faces, the Habitat 67 architecture and of course, our recommendation of the week.

This week we talk about a few main design tools: Adobe XD, InVision Studio, Framer X, Figma and Sketch.

This week we got to record in person from Amsterdam. We talk our experience at Framer Loupe, Rafa's new Apple Watch, and Solo (hopefully for the last time).

This week we talk about the Apple Event, Apple Watch Series 4, iPhone Xs and Xs Max and the iPhone Xʀ.

This week we talk about open offices, the Mastodon client we're working on and more punishment suggestions for Kevin.

This week we talk about Kevin's punishment for not shipping his website, how all advice is kind of terrible and Rafa explains Mastodon for the rest of us.

This week we talk about the sad state of Twitter and our desire for something to come and replace it.

This week we talk about Kevin's experience leading a new team and the challenges that came with it.

This week we talk about our thoughts on sugar coated design feedback and Firefox's new brand system.

This week we discuss the topic of creativity, what inspires us and how we cultivate it. We also briefly discuss our early thoughts on Framer X based on the announcement.

This week we talk about problems. How do you know you truly understand them? When is the right time to jump into solution mode? We also briefly talk about Solo: A Star Wars Story.

How do you stay motivated by working on a mature and large project? How do you handle working in a language that isn't your native language? How do you decorate your apartment? This week we answer more listener questions!

Should your portfolio have long UX case studies or focus on lots of imagery? How do you know when you have too much on your plate and how do you push back confidently? This week we answer some listener questions, review some socks and finally talk about the Westworld finale.

This week we talk about the challenges with onboarding new designers onto your team, the official "Layout Redesign Your Website Month™" and episode 9 of Westworld season 2.

This week Rafa redesigned his website, so we revisit the topic of personal websites, setting goals for side projects, todo list management techniques and Kevin's thoughts on museum design. We also discuss episode 8 of Westworld season 2.

This week we're joined once again by special guest Tim Van Damme to talk about how UI design is fashion, and Apple's WWDC 2018 announcements: iOS 12, macOS Mojave and watchOS 5.

As promised, this is our special episode discussing episode 4 and 5 of Westworld season 2. We're joined by special guest Débora, Rafa's girlfriend.

This week Kevin join Rafa in person in Porto for this IRL episode. We talk about what's wrong with A/B tests and spend way too much time discussing socks.

This week we talk about what qualifies a designer as a senior designer, how Google Duplex might not be that creepy after all, Jony Ive's controversial Hodinkee interview and of course, episode 4 of Westworld season 2.

This week we tackle the topic of learning design. We also talk about the swipe up gesture in instagram, opinionated design and episode 3 of Westworld season 2.

Layout turns a hundred episodes old so we invited some listeners to join us to talk about sustaining side projects. We also talk about how the show started and of course: everyone's recommendations.

This week we talk about what is the best way to showcase UX work in a portfolio, letting your personality show in your work and on social media and exploring other design-adjacent interests. We also discuss the first episode of Westworld season 2.

This week we talk about Impostor Syndrome, quitting social media for a week and Ready Player One.

This week we answer some listener questions. Topics include: OKRs, 1:1s, and performance reviews.

How do you know when it's time to leave your company? While neither of us want to quit our job, we talk about our past experiences making these career moves.

This week we talk about the gear we use to do our work (desk, chairs, computers, etc.)

This week, we talk about being busy and how this is something we actively try to avoid. We also have some important shower dingus follow up, spend way too much time talking about the color of tennis balls and finally discuss our thoughts on Sketch 49.

This week we talk about the meaning of design titles (or lack thereof). We also finally talk about Black Panther.

This week we talk about traits we look for in the people we work with, and that Vero app.

This week we talk about the differences between marketing design and product design.

This week we talk about how your personality can influence your design style and whether or not being "type-cast" is a bad thing. Also, Kevin finally caved in and bought a HomePod.

This week we talk about hiring designers and having to review other people's portfolios, HomePod reviews and... shower handle design.

Launching our sticker store, dogfooding your own products and the mystery that is the HomePod.

This week we talk about introversion and how it affects different aspect of our life and work.

This week we talk about shipping side projects, not just working on them. We also talk about waking up early, sleep tracking and briefly touch on DARK (the Netflix show).

This week we talk about how challenging it is to keep adding new features without compromising on simplicity.

As we're coming back from our holiday break, this week our topic is vacations. We address unlimited vacation policies, that feeling of guilt that sometimes comes with taking vacations and our tricks for disconnecting.

As always, we close out the year by rounding up and giving “awards” to our favorite things of the year.

In this bonus episode, Kevin and Rafa talk about the new Star Wars movie: The Last Jedi. A 3h long, spoiler filled, holiday special.

This week we are joined by our friend Joel Califa to talk about the evolution of the designer role and the ethical dilemma of being a corporate designer. Joel is a product designer at GitHub, previously leading the design team at Digital Ocean.

This week we explore how do you grow in your career as a designer?

What it's like to work remotely, Rafa's shopping problem continues and... paperclips.

The main topic for this week: Meetings. And for our side dishes, we talk about how we feel about Stranger Things 2.

What to do when you disagree with someone on your team and our first impressions of the iPhone X.

For our main topic we talk about feeling like time is running out — getting old, with some iPhone pre-orders for side dishes.

Looking back at your old work, and hating what you see. Also, InVision Studio and the state of design tools.

This week we talk about process and try to pin down what makes certain processes good and others bad.

Our main topic this week is: How to make sure what you ship is not a crappier version of what you envisioned. We also talk a bit about the #MadeByGoogle event and Libraries in Sketch 47.

We've made the show better! More focus on design topics and a better onboarding for new users. Our main topic this week is how to receive design feedback. Of course, we also talked a bit about the Dropbox redesign.

After two years of making weekly episodes, one full year with Spec, it's time to regroup and think of how we can improve our show. We have some exciting ideas in the works, but we would really appreciate it if you could spare a couple seconds to give us some feedback.

This week we cover the new iPhone X, iPhone 8, and all the goodies from the most recent Apple event.

Sketch Libraries, Framer's new website and our Keynote draft for Apple's September 12th event.

Pixel Perfection, Rafa’s viral video technique™, our homescreens, and Kevin's London adventure.

This week Rafa and Kevin are joined by Michael Flarup to talk about public speaking and the newly released Speakerdex!

This week we talk about the state of purchasing fonts, HomePod firmware leak, and that Google memo.

Our personal design processes, design in an agile environment, getting ideas for side projects, and of course: iPhone rumors.

This week Rafa and Kevin talk about Contrast for Mac, and indie Mac development with a very special surprise in the middle.

HomeKit & smart things, typography & system fonts, and standing desks.

Kevin's iOS 11 design refresh, giving Dribbble a second chance, and a lot of talk about furniture.

Designing for the future with AR, and the 10th anniversary of the iPhone.

The new Design mode in Framer, Twitter's design update, winning the Shopify Hack Days and our thoughts on A Cure for Wellness.

Rafa and Kevin are joined by Ryan McLeod to talk about iOS 11, Apple Design Awards, and a lot more. Ryan is the creator of the iOS game Blackbox which just won an ADA 🎉

Our first impressions on the announcements made at WWDC17!

When a design "feels wrong", iOS 11 concept video and the winner of our giveaway!

Sketch 44, Things 3, iOS 11 predictions, and the new Apple Campus.

This week Rafa and Kevin go over the popular NYT quiz "Which Tech Giant Would You Drop?".

This week Rafa and Kevin talk about what goes into a big launch, the prep, the release, and what comes after.

In this very special episode, Kevin and Rafa are joined in person by Brian Lovin and Bryn Jackson from Design Details to talk about Spectrum, working with friends, and a 30 minute recommendation bonanza.

Our first ever Layout meetup, Designing in Components, Rafa's dotfiles adventure, Instagram Collections and The Last Jedi.

This week Rafa and Kevin talk about the future Mac Pro, Figma's new pricing, Dropbox's redesign and Dribbble + Crew. There's also a very important announcement at the end 🎈

Rafa bought a switch, of course. Also: We follow up on Electron apps, Rafa goes viral, Apple releases a Christmas phone, and Kevin discovers Westworld.

Our review of Kite Compositor, the Electron uprising on the desktop and whether or not Stories is a format.

This week Rafa and Kevin talk about rolling out a gradual redesign, the new Offscreen magazine, rumored new iPads and share their Apple software wishlist.

Following up from last week, we continue the discussion of IC vs Manager, and what comes with the manager hat.

Going from Individual Contributor to Manager/Lead. Also, Oscars' screw up and the winner of our Sketch Handbook giveaway.

Abstract, the “new” MacBook Pro, setting up new computers and Kevin's adventures in San Francisco.

Being good at one thing vs being ok at a lot, the new Framer.com and the original iPhone.

Presenting and selling your work. Also, Dribbble gets acquired, Juventus's new logo, Shopify Summit and Slack threads.

Feeling tired, and feeling guilty of feeling tired. Also: the crazy expectations of the Bay Area and Imposter Syndrome.

This week we go over our plans and resolutions for this new year, and HealthKit and Home Automation.

We end the year with our grand annual LAYOUTIES, an award show in which we present awards to the best of the year.

Kevin's gone viral, Out of office hours, Figma's new components, keeping up with the latest trends/technologies and a special announcement.

The automation of design tools, AIs taking over, and our design podcast recommendations.

Rafa's Rant™, ending your side-projects and our thoughts on UX vs UI.

Should designers have a porfolio?, Designed By Few 2016, Sketch 41 and Black Mirror S03E03.

New MacBook Pros, Apple getting out of the standalone display business and Black mirror S03E02.

Working nights and weekends, PlayStation VR and episode 1 of Black Mirror.

User Research, and Burning out.

What we carry in which pocket, Google announces its new Pixel phone and Samsung acquires Viv.

Spectacles, Figma 1.0, Twitter being bought, DJI's new drone, and SpaceX announcement.

We still haven't received our iPhones, Black vs Jet Black, Stripe's new website and the Leica Q.

We geek out over Apple's September announcements: Apple Watch series 2, iPhone 7 and the AirPods.

Dark patterns, 'Even over' statements and the iPhone 7's rumored dual camera system.

Instapaper joining Pinterest, whether or not 4 AM is our most productive hour, design livestreams and Kevin's Twitter Doppleganger.

A special announcement, Design Disruptors, Duo and designing with a vision.

Title case vs Sentence Case, Instagram Stories and Stranger Things.

Rafa gets sherlocked and we give tips for how to make the most of feedback sessions.

The vlogging and Youtube scene, slowing down apps by design, designing in public, Shopify’s UX Summit and of course Pokémon Go.

We start by talking a bit more about Apple Music in iOS 10, but ended up talking about consistency vs pushing boundaries in design.

We are joined by Tim Van Damme to talk all about Apple's WWDC 2016 announcements.

Conversational UIs, Kevin is building a bot, Pulls for macOS, and Rafa gets a new job.

Our take on Google I/O: Daydream, Allo, Duo, Home, Android N and more!

Instagram goes monochrome, Apple Music and Spotify design changes and Microsoft's new hover gestures.

Rafa's new Apple Watch game and some of the challenges that a designer goes through while building an app.

Origami Studio, syncing and sharing Sketch files with a team and the pros and cons of using a personal account versus a separate account for posting design work.

The all new Framer, Spotify v. Apple Music, and the new Rogue One trailer.

How to work and collaborate with developers and how to make sure your designs and expectations are followed-through.

Job interviews, how to get and prepare for them

The differences between independent, freelance, agencies, product companies and why you'd choose one over the other.

Uber's rebranding and Twitter's hypothetical algorithmic timeline.

Our design process, more thoughts on Figma and the Shopify Summit.

Desktop Neo, rethinking the desktop interface and Dribbble Playbook.

The future of Sketch and the story of how we got where we are today.

Designing in code, MacBook vs iPad pro as a secondary machine and Icon Design Awards.

Figma and the future of design tools.

The Force Awakens is finally here. We talk about the many things we liked, the few things that we didn't like and how we're so happy that Star Wars is back.

Design interviews, Mailbox officially shuts down, how we feel about personal websites and Apple's ugly new battery case.

This week we talk about the apps we use to get our work done.

Public Speaking, Photo editing apps, using the iPad Pro to design and a eulogy to Rdio.

RIP Ember, Twitter favorites (err likes) and the new Apple TV UI

Microsoft's autocomplete for animation, robots taking your job, and being a jack of all trades.

Twitter's latest announcements, Paper by Dropbox, YouTube Red, Framer's interesting new pricing model and the new Star Wars trailer.

Our take on Medium's latest design changes, Kevin's Apple Watch app is now in beta and Rafa gets his new iPhone.