Episodes
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.
Published 05/14/22
This week we continue our discussion on app icons and go deep on the icon picker UI Rafa designed.
Published 05/07/22
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.
Published 04/29/22
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+.
Published 04/22/22
This week we talk about Kevin's Studio Display woes, webcams and dive into roll out strategies for launching a new iOS app.
Published 04/08/22
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.
Published 03/25/22
This week, we deep dive into Apple’s “Peek Performance” event, most notably the Studio Display.
Published 03/11/22
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.
Published 03/05/22
This week we talk about bringing fun into your work.
Published 02/25/22
This week we talk about Rafa's new hobby and Apple's Tap to Pay on iPhone.
Published 02/18/22
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.
Published 02/11/22
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.
Published 12/18/21
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.
Published 12/10/21
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.
Published 12/03/21
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.
Published 11/27/21
This week we talk about career paths and Kevin gets into his experience managing managers.
Published 11/19/21
This week we talk about learnings from our previous work experiences and then discuss a few macOS onboarding quirks.
Published 11/13/21
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.
Published 11/05/21
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.
Published 10/29/21
This week we briefly touch on Rafa's new job before jumping into our thoughts on the newly announced M1 Pro/Max MacBook Pros.
Published 10/22/21
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.
Published 10/04/21
This week we talk about Twitter's visual evolution and the drama surrounding 1Password's move to Electron.
Published 08/18/21
This week's episode is all about the iOS 15 Safari redesign (and the changes in the following beta builds).
Published 08/04/21
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.
Published 07/29/21
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.
Published 06/10/21