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Our first impressions on the announcements made at WWDC17! Sponsors Shopify : Shopify is hiring designers, content strategists, researchers, and UX leads! They care a lot about diversity, and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Show Notes WWDC 2017 Keynote 1. Apple TV Apple TV Amazon Prime Video 2. Apple Watch watchOS 4 3. Mac macOS High Sierra New Macs iMac Pro 4: iOS iOS 11 New App S...

When a design "feels wrong", iOS 11 concept video and the winner of our giveaway! Sponsors Shopify : Shopify is hiring designers, content strategists, researchers, and UX leads! They care a lot about diversity, and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Show Notes Importing To-Dos From Other Apps Macstories: iOS 11 Concept video If something “feels wrong” in a design, but you can’t explai...

Sketch 44, Things 3, iOS 11 predictions, and the new Apple Campus. Sponsors Shopify : Shopify is hiring designers, content strategists, researchers, and UX leads! They care a lot about diversity, and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Show Notes Primavera Sound Sudweb Conference Sketch 44 Release notes Sketch 45 will support updating plugins from the app Abstract Things 3, by Cultured...

This week Rafa and Kevin go over the popular NYT quiz "Which Tech Giant Would You Drop?". Follow Up Kevin Gutowski Luca Orio Mac Cormier Marshall Bock Show Notes NYT Quiz: Which Tech Giant Would You Drop? Paul Miller quit the internet Recommendations Handmaid’s Tale Master of None Season 2 Timing 2 Hosts Kevin Clark ( @vernalkick ) Rafael Conde ( @rafahari )

This week Rafa and Kevin talk about what goes into a big launch, the prep, the release, and what comes after. Show Notes Layout Meetup Design Details #196: What is Button? (feat. Rafael Conde & Kevin Clark) Shopify Unite Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 13 Reasons Why Hosts Kevin Clark ( @vernalkick ) Rafael Conde ( @rafahari )

In this very special episode, Kevin and Rafa are joined in person by Brian Lovin and Bryn Jackson from Design Details to talk about Spectrum, working with friends, and a 30 minute recommendation bonanza. Show Notes Brian Lovin Bryn Jackson Design Details SpecFM Spectrum Styled components Orthogonal Netlify Shopify Netlify CMS Recommendations Lost Adidas NMD_R2 Jarvis standing desk Eight Sleep Dele...

Our first ever Layout meetup, Designing in Components, Rafa's dotfiles adventure, Instagram Collections and The Last Jedi. Follow Up Results from our Twitter poll! Rafa’s dotfile adventure Rafa’s dotfiles Kevin’s dotfiles Sam’s dotfiles Good collections of resources on dotfiles Legendary set of macOS scripts Sketch Socks’ Giveaway winner: Erik Peterman Show Notes Layout Meetup: Sunday April 23rd...

This week Rafa and Kevin talk about the future Mac Pro, Figma's new pricing, Dropbox's redesign and Dribbble + Crew. There's also a very important announcement at the end 🎈 Follow Up “Electron apps have a back and forward buttons ffs…” System Prefs have them too 😞 The amazing video of Mike who got the book! LG 5K Ultrafine Show Notes Twitter poll about working from home Mac Pros and Display ATP...

Rafa bought a switch, of course. Also: We follow up on Electron apps, Rafa goes viral, Apple releases a Christmas phone, and Kevin discovers Westworld. Follow Up Spotify’s desktop app is built with JavaScript, not Electron Electron apps don’t work with Wacom tablets Syncing stories as a setting Rafa goes VIRAL The disappointing new iPad Christmas iPhone Clips app Breadtime follow-out: Touch Bar Ra...

Our review of Kite Compositor, the Electron uprising on the desktop and whether or not Stories is a format. Sponsors UXPin : Simple prototyping, automated documentation and fast commenting for designers and developers. Try it out for free for two weeks by signing up with our link. Follow Up We missed our 50th birthday? Episode 1: I Wish I Could Force Touch This Kevin’s Apple Watch that never was…...

This week Rafa and Kevin talk about rolling out a gradual redesign, the new Offscreen magazine, rumored new iPads and share their Apple software wishlist. Sponsors UXPin : Simple prototyping, automated documentation and fast commenting for designers and developers. Try it out for free for two weeks by signing up with our link. Follow Up Nintendo Switch painful launch Cel Shading Bread Time on Swit...

Following up from last week, we continue the discussion of IC vs Manager, and what comes with the manager hat. Sponsors UXPin : Simple prototyping, automated documentation and fast commenting for designers and developers. Try it out for free for two weeks by signing up with our link. Follow Up Shopify Hack Days How I, a designer, learned to code and released GAget in 4 months Show Notes Topic What...

Going from Individual Contributor to Manager/Lead. Also, Oscars' screw up and the winner of our Sketch Handbook giveaway. Sponsors UXPin : Simple prototyping, automated documentation and fast commenting for designers and developers. Try it out for free for two weeks by signing up with our link. Follow Up We announce the winner of the Sketch Handbook Show Notes Kevin had to fill a paper form The Os...

Abstract, the “new” MacBook Pro, setting up new computers and Kevin's adventures in San Francisco. Show Notes Abstract: The Art of Design High Resolution Podcast Sketch Handbook — Giveaway Mention @layoutfm on Twitter and let us know what do you like about the show. Sketch Handbook Christian Krammer SketchTips Kevin got his new tiny MacBook Pro 😻 MacBook Pro MacBook Adorable Setting up new comput...

Being good at one thing vs being ok at a lot, the new Framer.com and the original iPhone. Follow Up Lutron Caseta dimmer Show Notes The new Framer.com T-shaped skills Animation Sound Design: Ben Burtt Creates the Sounds for Wall-E Recommendations Split (2016) Marc Edward’s icon design workflow Hosts Kevin Clark ( @vernalkick ) Rafael Conde ( @rafahari )

Presenting and selling your work. Also, Dribbble gets acquired, Juventus's new logo, Shopify Summit and Slack threads. Show Notes Tiny (Metalab) acquires Dribbble Juventus new logo (as recommended by listener Adolfo Ferreira on Slack) Shopify Summit Slack Threads Presenting & selling your work Recommendations Resident Evil VII Swift Playgrounds Lutron Caséta Wireless This episode was edited by...

Feeling tired, and feeling guilty of feeling tired. Also: the crazy expectations of the Bay Area and Imposter Syndrome. Show Notes Immutable 71 Design Details 177: Chocolate Soul Cup Design Details 118: The Helena Price Recommendations Paper for Mac A Series of Unfortunate Events The Last Guardian Nike+ Run Club app This episode was edited by Guilherme Silva . Hosts Kevin Clark ( @vernalkick ) Raf...

This week we go over our plans and resolutions for this new year, and HealthKit and Home Automation. Show Notes Crazy laptops announced at CES Cognitive Energy Chocolate Cup New Year resolutions: Gyroscope Fitbit's Aria Apple Watch Nike+ Headspace Kevin's 2015 Elon Musk: Inventing the future The Last Guardian Hosts Kevin Clark ( @vernalkick ) Rafael Conde ( @rafahari )

We end the year with our grand annual LAYOUTIES, an award show in which we present awards to the best of the year. Show Notes Best Album Rafa: Blonde – Frank Ocean Kevin: Coloring Book – Chance The Rapper Honorable Mention: The Color in Anything – James Blake Best Movie Kevin: The Lobster Rafa: Arrival Honorable Mentions: Rogue One 10 Cloverfield Lane Best TV Show Rafa: Westworld Kevin: Stranger T...

Kevin's gone viral, Out of office hours, Figma's new components, keeping up with the latest trends/technologies and a special announcement. Show Notes That Time One of My Tweets Reached 33K Retweets Twitter's new Head of Product Pewdiepie's videos: DELETING MY CHANNEL AT 50 MILLION. DELETING MY CHANNEL wtf is going on with Youtube Twitter's Media Studio MKBHD Youtube channel Out of...

The automation of design tools, AIs taking over, and our design podcast recommendations. Show Notes In the Future Graphic Design Layout Will Be Automated Declarative Design Tools René SOMA Podcast recommendations: Bryn & Marshall 's new thing Immutable Presentable 99% Invisible Workingfile Recommendations Conduct This Nintendo 2DS Pokémon Sun & Moon Moana Moana OST on Apple Music This...

Rafa's Rant™, ending your side-projects and our thoughts on UX vs UI. Show Notes DJI Osmo Mobile Casey Neistat is stopping his vlog SketchCasts Break this Safe Ramon Gilabert Apple Book Let’s talk about the “UX” Designer Sebastiaan de With: UI vs UX Recommendations Linda Dong - Layers 2016 Arrival (2016) Enemy (2013) Enemy EXPLAINED - Movie Review (SPOILERS) This episode was edited by Guilherme Si...

Should designers have a porfolio?, Designed By Few 2016, Sketch 41 and Black Mirror S03E03. Show Notes Should designers have a portfolio? Designed by Few 2016 Sketch 41 Kevin's video Marcelo Marfil Layer Tennis Upside Down Black Mirror Season 3, Episode 3: Shut Up and Dance Vox article about this episode This episode was edited by Guilherme Silva . Hosts Kevin Clark ( @vernalkick ) Rafael Con...

New MacBook Pros, Apple getting out of the standalone display business and Black mirror S03E02. Follow Up China wants to give all of its citizens a score Show Notes New MacBook Pros Nilay Patel: "Apple told me it's out of the standalone display biz" Upside Down Black Mirror S03E02 Recommendations Westworld Ari Weinkle's spiral wallpapers Hosts Kevin Clark ( @vernalkick ) Rafael...

Working nights and weekends, PlayStation VR and episode 1 of Black Mirror. Sponsors Timing : Timing is an app for macOS that automatically tracks how you spend your time. It logs which apps you use, which websites you visit, and which documents you edit. Get a 20% discount with the promo code LAYOUT. Follow Up Julie Zhuo on Twitter : "Proud of the many FB designers who spent nights and wknds...