Episodes
What are the different kinds of constraints and how do they impact design? Anthony and Katie break it down into several types of constraints including: arbitrary, technical, principled, and convenient.
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 11/10/24
Jared Spool joins Anthony and Katie to discuss what it means to be a strategic designer. We cover what strategy means, different leadership styles, and the difference between outcomes vs outputs.
Find Jared Spool on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmspool/
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 10/27/24
What's the difference between customization and personalization in interface design? Anthony and Katie discuss this along with the benefits/downsides of designing for customization.
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 10/13/24
It's a ranty one folks. What is performative design, and why does it exist?
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 09/22/24
Anthony shares a quote to define elegance vs. extravagance as "do a lot with a little vs. a lot with a lot". Katie and Anthony discuss how this relates to interface design and the impact it has on interaction design and product longevity.
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 09/08/24
How might designers learning how to code impact interface design? Enjoy this extremely reasonable conversation between Katie and Anthony.
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 08/25/24
Anthony, Katie and special guest Maggie Appleton speculate about how AI could impact interface design in the future.
The five possible futures we discussed:
AI replaces designers and developers completely
AI produces a rough draft, a designer “tidies it up”
AI builds the interface out of supplied components and a description of how the interface works
AI produces content/components on demand, designers change it to suit, then put the interface together
Designers ask AI...
Published 08/11/24
Anthony, Katie and special guest Jeremy Elder chat about the visual design aspect of design systems.
Find Jeremy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeremyelder
GitLab's papercuts site: https://papercuts.gitlab.com/
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 07/28/24
Anthony and Katie share their top habits for good interface design.
Design inspiration site Anthony mentioned: https://mobbin.com/
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 07/14/24
Anthony and Katie chat about the people behind interfaces, and how competing priorities impact the end result of interface design.
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 06/16/24
Anthony, Katie and special guest Adam Silver discuss all things form design. We try to define form design (for Anthony's sake), and discuss things like toggle switches, good/bad form experiences, and border color contrast.
Find Adam on Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamsilverhq
Adam's book on form design: https://formdesignpatterns.com/
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer:...
Published 06/02/24
This week we're joined by Donnie D'Amato to discuss how design systems have impacted interface design.
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 05/19/24
Anthony and Katie discuss how interface design evolves over time.
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 05/05/24
Anthony and Katie discuss "Just Enough Design" by Taku Satoh. Spoiler: we like it.
Anthony's recommended short design books: https://www.anthonyhobday.com/blog/20230101.html
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 04/21/24
Anthony and Katie discuss how to safely add personality to an interface without sacrificing usability.
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 04/07/24
Anthony and Katie discuss design feedback: how important it is, bad vs. good feedback, and the difference between harsh and direct feedback.
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 03/24/24
Anthony and Katie discuss different roles and responsibilities related to interface design, sharing their preferred combinations.
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 03/10/24
Anthony and Katie analyze two quotes related to design.
Anthony's quote from Frank Chimero: https://frankchimero.com/blog/2013/what-screens-want/
Katie's quote from PJ Onori: https://pjonori.blog/posts/analysis-of-style/
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 02/25/24
Anthony and Katie celebrate one year of producing this podcast with a game: finish this sentence. Each person prepared sentences for the other to finish, all related to design.
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 02/11/24
In contrast with episode 25, Anthony and Katie discuss things they are good at when it comes to interface design.
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 01/28/24
Anthony and Katie share some things they're not good at when it comes to interface design. There are plenty of benefits to being aware of your own weaknesses, and learning to talk about them openly can help lead you towards improvement and/or acceptance.
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 01/14/24
Katie reacts to Anthony's "hot takes" to wrap up 2023.
Published 12/31/23
Anthony and Katie discuss landing page visual style compared to application visual style, crossover between brand and utility, and whether or not a single designer can do both styles.
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 12/17/23
Anthony and Katie discuss AI and what is uniquely human about design.
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 12/03/23