A weekly conversation about design process and culture. Hosted by Marshall Bock and Brian Lovin.

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This week, we talk about Open AI's GPTs-as-apps strategy, FigJam's AI tools, and our dreams for a future Jarvis-like experience.
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This week, we talk about Open AI's GPTs-as-apps strategy, FigJam's AI tools, and our dreams for a future Jarvis-like experience.

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Cool Things:

Brian shared Lost Explained on YouTube.
Marshall shared Spider-Man 2 and Dungeon Crawler Carl.

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464: AI Grab Bag

This week, we talk about the delicate art of using animation in interface design, how to use button sizes, and managing margins in type styles.
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This week, we talk about the delicate art of using animation in interface design, how to use button sizes, and managing margins in type styles.

Brian rants about overusing animation.
Not Boring apps

Joey Pearlman asks about the purpose of button sizes.
Joey also asks about managing margins in Figma type styles.
Typography is impossible
Crafting link underlines


Cool Things:

Brian shared Foundation on Apple TV+ — deep sci-fi that takes a little while to ramp up, but worth sticking out.
Marshall shared the Monos Kiyo UVC water bottle — purified drinking water, wherever you go.

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463: Design Medley, Vol. 1

This week, Marshall breaks down his process, tips, and tricks to redesign a design system in Figma.
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Main Topic:
This week, Marshall breaks down his process, tips, and tricks to redesign a design system in Figma.
Cool Things:

Brian shared How We Made MuseScore 4 — certainly one of the best videos about software design on the web. Watch it!
Marshall shared Sequel, a beautiful save-for-later app for movies, shows, games, and books.
Marshall also shared Callsheet, the perfect way to find actors in shows and movies.

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462: Refactoring a Design System

This week, we supply some cold (but thoughtful!) takes on everything released during last month's WWDC and Config 2023.
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Main Topic:
This week, we supply some cold (but thoughtful!) takes on everything released during last month's WWDC and Config 2023.

Config 2023
WWDC23
Lateralus analysis

Cool Things:

Brian shared Hijack, the latest thriller from Apple TV+. Should it have been a movie? Probably. Is it still a good slow burn? Yes.
Marshall shared his discovery about how to make movie theater grade popcorn from the comfort of your own home.
Butter-flavored coconut oil
Flavocol
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461: Config and WWDC 2023

This week, we dissect the recently-launched Arc Boosts to try and understand what they're for and where they're going.
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This week, we dissect the recently-launched Arc Boosts to try and understand what they're for and where they're going.

@gabrielvaldivia
Unkempt
Arc
The Browser Company
Arc Boosts

Cool Things:

Brian shared True Lies: A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used-car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.
Marshall shared House of Leaves, a wild and inventive experience packaged into a book.
Gabe shared Naked Attraction (IMDB), his favorite television show.

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460: Arc Boosts ft. Gabriel Valdivia

This week, we talk about Humane's latest product demo and what we think it means for the future of AI-powered personal devices.
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This week, we talk about Humane's latest product demo and what we think it means for the future of AI-powered personal devices.

Humane
The Disappearing Computer: An Exclusive Preview of Humane’s Screenless Tech
The Daring Fireball rebuttal
Rewind
Her

Cool Things:

Brian shared Silo on Apple TV+ — In a ruined and toxic future, thousands live in a giant silo deep underground. After its sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents die mysteriously, engineer Juliette starts to uncover shocking secrets and the truth about the silo.
Be sure to join the Campsite Community to share work-in-progress and get feedback from other like-minded designers around the world.

Marshall shared the Unbiased feedback feature that shipped on Campsite last week.
Also: our friends Bryn and Sarah are crushing it at CultFlav — follow them on TikTok!


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459: What Is Humane?

This week, we share non-obvious tips and tricks for simplifying a UI.
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Main Topic:
This week, we share non-obvious tips and tricks for simplifying a UI.

Yzma Box in a Box
Still Alive
Mandelbrot Set
I'm Your Moon
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Brian shared the Campsite Community — come hang out, share work-in-progress, and get feedback on your design!
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458: How Do You Simplify a UI?

This week, we talk about finding focus when there are infinite things to learn to become a better designer.
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This week, Blucose asks on GitHub: how do you decide what to focus on? How do you make sure you become a master, rather than a jack of all trades?

Dowsing

Cool Things:

Brian shared Posts by read.cv — a new app for designers to hang out and talk shop; it's like Twitter, but for designers, and it looks fantastic.
Marshall shared bockwild.com — a wonderful site built by listener Dakshi that highlights some of the buck-wild things Marshall has said on the show.

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457: How to Find Focus

This week, we fight about whether designers should name their layers (without saying "it depends").
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This week, we fight whether designers should name their layers (without saying "it depends").

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456: Should Designers Name Their Layers?

This week, we talked with Marcin Wichary about Shift Happens, a book about keyboards. We dive into the details of the book, its publication, website, and more.
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This week, we talked with Marcin Wichary about Shift Happens, a book about keyboards. We dive into the details of the book, its publication, website, and more.

Marcin on Twitter
Shift Happens
Shift Happens Kickstarter
Crafting link underlines on Medium
Craig Mod

Cool Things:

Brian shared Minimal Twitter, a browser extension to refine the Twitter experience on the web.
Marshall shared Ezona Sleep Headphones, so you can get a comfy audio experience as you drift into sweet sleep.
Marcin shared Kevin Can F**K Himself: A look at the secret life of a sitcom wife.

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