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A weekly podcast about design, technology, programming and everything else.

  • Technology

    203: That Mini-LSD Thing

    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.

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  • Apple

    202: I Noticed the OLEDness

    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.

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  • Design

    201: By the Way… I Have a Job

    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.

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  • News

    200: They Have Kombucha!

    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.

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  • Career

    199: Weird Fleet But Ok

    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.

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  • Technology

    198: My Siri Ball

    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.

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  • Technology

    197: Cheat Sheet Schitt's Creek

    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!

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  • Design

    196: I Can See All The Rectangles In My Head

    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!

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  • Onboarding

    195: It's Not Blow Away

    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!

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  • Carrer Path

    194: It Ran Into The Wall of Reality (with Brian Lovin)

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

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  • Photography

    193: I’m the Yoda Now

    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!

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  • Retrospective

    192: Varying Degrees of Lockdowness

    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.

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  • Misc

    191: Ariana Conde

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

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  • Twitter

    190: Let's Face It, One Of Us Is Weird

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

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  • Design

    189: Inside Sketch 70 (with Freddie Harrison and Sam Beckett)

    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.

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  • Apple

    188: Big Surtified

    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.

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  • Design

    187: Friends of Podcasting as a Whole

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

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  • Design

    186: Photoshop for Motorcycles (feat. Frederique Matti)

    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.

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  • Apple

    185: A Waterfall of Hand-Me-Downs

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

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  • Technology

    184: Get As Naked As You Can

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

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  • Aging

    183: I’ve Known You Since Your Twitter Profile Picture

    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.

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  • Technology

    182: TikTok Riots

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

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  • Apple

    181: Wear Your Face For a Day

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

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  • Side Projects

    180: Reset the PRAM on Your Car

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

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  • Career

    179: Infinite Pagination

    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.

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  • Misc

    178: I Get All Kinds of Ponchos

    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!

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  • Setup

    177: Like a Little Hammock

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

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  • Misc

    176: I’m In the Nile

    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.

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  • Gear

    175: Peripheral Widgets

    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.

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  • Musicals

    174: I’m the Creator and I Pronounce It 'Too-th-weep'

    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.

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  • Misc

    173: Chair Twitter

    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!

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  • Learning

    172: A Karen Got My Handle

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

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  • Apple

    171: You Wouldn’t Download a Car

    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!

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  • Design

    170: Just Do Stripe Again

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

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  • Design

    169: Design Tools Must Go On

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

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  • Programming

    168: Feed It Now But Yesterday

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

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  • Virtual Reality

    167: Something As Trivial As a Butter Thing, with Matthaeus Krenn

    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!

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  • Portfolio

    166: Kevin, It floats!

    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!

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  • Gaming

    165: A Russian Doll of Topics

    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.

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  • Events

    164: Black Cupcakes Are a Design Thing

    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!

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  • Misc

    163: Big Baby Web

    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.

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  • Misc

    162: Designers Just Wanna Have Fun

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

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  • Interview

    161: Past & Future of Sketch, with Pieter Omvlee

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

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  • Personal

    160: Siri’s a Snitch

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

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  • Recommendations

    159: Recommendation Bonanza 2020

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

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  • Personal

    158: Kylo Ren Going Through a Divorce

    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.

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  • News

    157: Both Are Valid, but One Is Clearly Wrong

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

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  • Design Tools

    156: You Can See the HDRness

    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.

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  • Web

    155: Three Medium Logos Ago

    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.

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  • Drama

    154: Evil by Osmosis

    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.

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