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by Anthony Hobday, Katie Langerman
A podcast about the principles and practices of interface design.
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- 1 weeks ago38 min
88: How AI impacts design systems
Anthony interviews Katie about how AI has changed the practice of building and maintaining design systems. Hosts:Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesignKatie Langerman, Design Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
- 3 weeks ago35 min
87: Opinionated vs. flexible software
Anthony and Katie chat about what makes software opinionated or flexible and offer some examples of products.Hosts:Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesignKatie Langerman, Design Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
- Sep 13, 202657 min
86: Icon design
Anthony and Katie chat about articles written about Cursor's new icon designs.Original article: https://www.minoradventures.co/blog/the-making-of-cursors-iconsInterview with Marek: https://www.casestudy.club/marek-minor-interviewHosts:Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesignKatie Langerman, Design Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
- Aug 30, 202645 min
85: Simplicity
How does simplicity differ from minimalism or complexity? Tune in to find out.Articles/books mentioned:Simple web designAnthony's notes on SimplicitySimplicity by Per MollerupHosts:Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesignKatie Langerman, Design Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
- Aug 2, 202629 min
84: Interface elements with too much responsibility
Anthony and Katie each pick a few interface elements that are really pulling their weight, perhaps more than they should be.Hosts:Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesignKatie Langerman, Design Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
- Jul 19, 202646 min
83: Onboarding to a new design project
Anthony and Katie discuss starting new roles and the process of getting up to speed with visual design styles you may not yet be familiar with.Hosts:Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesignKatie Langerman, Design Systems Designer: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
- Jul 2, 202656 min
82: Config 2026
Talks discussed:Out of sync, on purpose: desktop design after mobile wonThe canvas is not dead ft. Catt Small (Dropbox)The invisible mechanisms in your interfaces ft. Johannes Mutter (mutter.co)Dense by design ft. Matthew Ström-Awn (mu.design)Usernames on Instagram: how a craft fix became an identity crisisEveryone's still eating: building Notion's design systemAnthony's blog post: https://anthonyhobday.com/blog/20230428Hosts:Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesignKatie Langerman, Design Technologist: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
- Jun 14, 202658 min
81: The Layers model of product design with Jamie Mill
Anthony and Katie chat with returning guest Jamie Mill about this elements of product design diagram and how he's transferred that concept into an AI agent skill. Check out Jamie's first episode with us, episode 53, for more context on the concepts discussed today.Jamie's elements of product design: https://jamiemill.com/blog/2021-07-10-elements-of-product-design/Layer's skill: https://layers.jamiemill.com/Hosts:Anthony Hobday, Generalist Product Designer: https://twitter.com/hobdaydesignKatie Langerman, Design Technologist: https://twitter.com/KatieLangerman
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