Episodes
Anthony and Katie attempt to define wireframing, and discuss why or why not you might want to use them.
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 11/12/23
Anthony and Katie discuss what makes interface design "thoughtful", including some specific things to keep in mind as a designer.
Published 10/29/23
Anthony and Katie discuss commonly misused terminology, hot takes for the algorithm, and focusing on the approach instead of the reason.
Published 10/15/23
Anthony and Katie chat about futuristic interface design and make some *fun* predictions.
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 10/01/23
Anthony and Katie discuss what makes design feel "novel" and some strategies to achieve it.
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 09/17/23
Anthony and Katie discuss layout. Take our poll on main content alignment with a sidebar: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign/status/1698041067914801515?s=20
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 09/03/23
Anthony, Katie and special guest Lukas Oppermann discuss color. Check out Lukas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lukasoppermann.
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 08/20/23
Anthony and Katie discuss the various properties that make up typography.
Links mentioned:
https://designregression.com/article/line-length-revisited-following-the-research
https://abookapart.com/products/on-web-typography
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 08/06/23
Anthony and Katie discuss a listener topic around "looks pretty vs. works good".
Books mentioned:
Form Design Patterns, Adam Silver
Designing Interactions, Bill Moggridge
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 07/24/23
Anthony and Katie discuss the term “coherent” as it relates to interface design (after a bit of banter).
Figma Config talks mentioned:
Ashley Seto: Using color at scale for aesthetics and accessibility
Duolingo: Embracing art to enhance your product
CSS talk: The future of responsive design
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 07/10/23
Anthony and Katie discuss why visual design is valuable for your career as a designer.
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 06/25/23
Anthony and Katie discuss what takes interaction design from good to great.
Things look like they act and act like they look
Useful animation
Physical/spatial consistency
Speed and responsiveness
Fiddle factor
Context awareness
Links:
WWDC talk on fluid interfaces
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 06/18/23
Anthony and Katie discuss pace layering, design systems and AI.
Articles mentioned:
Nathan Curtis: Design System UI is More Expensive than a Product Team's UI
Mark Boulton: The Fast and Slow of Design
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 06/04/23
Anthony and Katie discuss design portfolios, case studies, and networking.
Links mentioned:
Original tweet
Button design walkthrough
Anthony's website
Checkbox design
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 05/14/23
Anthony and Katie discuss what makes typography, layout and color the three pillars of visual design.
Links mentioned:
Non Designers Design Book
Grid systems
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 05/07/23
Anthony and Katie discuss design systems.
Topics covered:
How to define the term “design system”
Design tokens
Naming things and ordinal scales
Breaking out of a design system
Links mentioned:
https://gk3fyi.substack.com/p/the-cost-of-craft
Published 04/09/23
In this episode, Anthony and Katie discuss how to improve your visual design skills.
Topics covered:
Tacit vs. explicit knowledge
Systematic approaches to learning patterns
Caring about design details
How quality in impacts quality out
Visual design inspiration links:
https://www.lapa.ninja/
https://land-book.com/
https://godly.website/
https://saaslandingpage.com/
https://www.siteinspire.com/
https://twitter.com/awesome_saas
...
Published 04/02/23
In this episode, Anthony and Katie discuss accessibility for interface design.
Heads up that there's a slight audio quality change about halfway through.
Topics covered:
Incorporating accessibility into your design process
Evaluating a design for accessibility issues
How design systems impact the designer’s role in crafting accessible interfaces
Designing with constraints
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
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Published 03/19/23
In this episode, Anthony and Katie discuss skeuomorphism.
Topics covered:
How we define skeuomorphism
The rise and fall of design trends
Applying realism and visual richness to flat design
How design systems might handle embellishments vs. flat design
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 03/04/23
In this episode, Anthony and Katie discuss beauty.
Topics covered:
Universal beauty
Classical vs. expressive aesthetics
Practical applications of beauty
The societal impact of beautiful interfaces
Relying on classical beauty techniques when expressive design is out of reach
Published 02/18/23
In this pilot episode, Anthony and Katie discuss taste as it relates to visual design.
Topics covered:
Defining taste
Are you born with good taste, and can it be learned?
Why taste is important for designers
References:
Brie Wolfson: Notes on "Taste"
Hosts:
Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesign
Katie Langerman, Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
Published 02/12/23