The Funsize Show

Funsize has a unique process and there's no one-size-fits-all. Clients coming in have unique backgrounds and context so there's a lot of custom fitting. Rick and Anthony discuss Funsize's process of onboarding clients and compare it with the experiences we design for onboarding users. Visit the Funsize website Subscribe to The Funsize Digest Check out Funsize on Instagram

Hustle is back with season 2. Anthony recaps his experience at Epicurrence, Rick shares about speaking at Adobe MAX. Online streaming music services such as Spotify, Apple Music, and Google Play Music are compared in light of Rdio's recent announcement that they are shutting their service down after being acquired by Pandora. Visit the Funsize website Subscribe to The Funsize Digest Check out Funs...

So, you’re a great designer - but do you know how to listen, drive a conversation, and build consensus with your clients, company, or teams? Ryan Rumsey, the Director of Experience Design at Electronic Arts IT, hops in the Funsize studio to share his knowledge and experiences in persuasion and building consensus with stakeholders in the enterprise world. 1:00 Ryan discussing his role as Director o...

Brandon Breitenbach is the Co-Founder and CEO of Pare Booking, a kick ass digital product that’s changing the way musicians and artists book shows and get paid. Recently, Brandon stopped by the studio while visiting Funsize to discuss the history of our working relationship, how we made decisions, the process and tools we used and what the ideal client and design agency relationship can look and f...

Show Notes: 0:55 Rick is back from paternity leave. His new son is awesome. 1:11 Joining us on this episode is the Senior Director of Design at Jawbone, friend of Funsize, and a hugely inspirational designer, Mr. Peter Merholz. 1:30 Anthony chronicles Peter's background with the international consulting firm, Adaptive Path, which is perhaps best known for championing "User Experience." 1...

It’s a wonderful time to be a product designer. There's more design and prototyping tools available to us than ever before (and more and more keep popping up). It’s safe to say we’ll all be using these tools in various ways to achieve the specific results we need. Keynote is a fantastic low-barrier-of-entry tool that allows product managers, designers, and marketing professionals to achieve produc...

It's SXSW '15 and we had the awesome opportunity to hang out with Photoshop product designers before our epic high-five hour party . Anthony and Danielle set out to tackle a controversial topic. The dilemma is that there is a lot of great-looking design on the web at sites like Behance and Dribbble and also in a great many designers portfolios. Sometimes you see something that looks incredible aes...

Do you know your product and how to get exposure for it? Jordan Menashy VP of Marketing and Co-Founder of Bench.co talks to us about marketing a product. Rick and Danielle from Funsize ask questions from a non-expert perspective. Show Notes 00:00 Introductions 05:41 Activating a marketing engine 08:00 Determining product market fit can only be accomplished by launching 09:25 Launching: Store up so...

Agencies, studios, in-house at a large companies, designer on a product team, and, now, working from home at an online retailer with a distributed team. Phil has worked in almost every type of environment a designer might find themselves in. In this episode, we get a unique view from his perspective about working with humility, discipline, and honing your craft. ###Show Notes 00:00 Introductions 0...

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Most of us are designers at Funsize but we also have project managers who help us iron out requirements, stay on schedule, and ensure the work is meeting the mark for the clients and users. We talk with 2 of our PM's and what it's like to play the part of ambassador between designers and clients. ###Show Notes 00:00 Introductions 05:01 Challenges of working with designers 10:00 Working with client...

Kirill Zubovsky started scoutzie.com a few years ago as a destination for mobile designers to showcase their work and as a curated marketplace for design. Over the years Scoutzie changed their model, pivoted, and experimented with several unique business models. Anthony Armendariz’s relationship with Scoutzie helped grow his business to the point of being able to create a business which would beco...

The list of the product designers responsibilities goes on and on. When is it too much for one position to handle with quality? Maybe there's a different way to look at it all together. With many of today's industry leading studios closing up shop for one reason or another we are left with a lot of questions. Why are they closing? What does the future hold for design agencies? Funsize sits down wi...

With many of today's industry leading studios closing up shop for one reason or another we are left with a lot of questions. Why are they closing? What does the future hold for design agencies? Funsize sits down with Greg Storey, former President and Partner at Happy Cog, to discuss. Show Notes 00:00 Introductions 02:20 News of the design agency being dead 04:00 The client is changing 15:30 The bi...

If creating a new service and product wasn't hard enough, how hard it is once it's in the marketplace? What's the best way to organize a team for ideal team alignment to tackle holistic user experience, the iterative design of discrete features, and ongoing optimization? Clark Valberg, CEO of InVision, shares his journey and their team's approach to driving a digital product. Show Notes 00:00 Intr...

Material Design Elevation Animations Adaptive Color Bar in chrome Lock screen notifications Compared to iOS notifications Android Wear Google Glass Watches Interactions with other devices and wearables favorite features Conclusion Now's a good time to switch to Android if you've been thinking about making the switch to iOS. Visit the Funsize website Subscribe to The Funsize Digest Check out Funsiz...

Anthony and Natalie share a story about working with David Blaine and why treating people with respect and fair pay is critical to long lasting impressions. View our blog post to see some of Anthony's original notes. Visit the Funsize website Subscribe to The Funsize Digest Check out Funsize on Instagram

Anthony, Natalie and Rick discuss what they've recently learned on a client trip to Finland about work–life balance. Part of the Funsize culture is Funsize Fridays. Funsize doesn't do client work on Friday. In this episode they also talk about the how, why, and what of Funsize Fridays. Show Notes Catch up: What funsize has been up to Finland trip: Sauna’s, Cabin workshops in the forest, and work–l...

Episode Outline The cost of a wrong client Don't choose a client based on money Ask the right questions early Favorite Clients' Traits Visit the Funsize website Subscribe to The Funsize Digest Check out Funsize on Instagram

Updated show notes coming soon... For now... 00:00 Intro And News; iOS8 and Elle, plus Google Watch 13:05 Why Do We Track Time? 17:39 Why We Hate Time Tracking 26:39 Alternatives to Time Tracking 43:41 This Podcast Has A New Name Links: http://www.google.com/design/ http://www.pivotaltracker.com/ Visit the Funsize website Subscribe to The Funsize Digest Check out Funsize on Instagram

00:00 Introduction 02:15 The Designer Developer Relationship Today 06:51 Both Sides Of The Fence 12:29 Code & Color: An Example Of The Disconnect 15:37 Build An Experience Together, Not Apart 20:17 Tool Time: Design Tools For Developement 22:07 Geography Matters 25:01 Style Guide Problems And Some Solutions 27:52 Front End Developers For Native, Is There Such A Thing? 33:00 Changes In The Base...

0:00 Intro and News 11:31 Getting Into The flow 22.41 Design Tips and Resources 29:53 Sketch and The Missing Link 43:15 A Word On Organization Visit the Funsize website Subscribe to The Funsize Digest Check out Funsize on Instagram

This episode covers the process product designers go through from getting a product started to scoping it, designing it, and managing it. Here's the outline: 00:00 News 12:00 Overview 19:11 Product strategy and UX 28:10 Conceptual design and visual design 36:14 Design management 39:23 Product mangagement vs project management 48:52 Conclusion and what's next for this podcast Visit the Funsize webs...

Pricing is a tricky subject. So many of us have found our way along in the dark, without much help. In episode 3, we discuss pricing models as well as our own approach. We also talk about things we've learned from some very smart people who are experts on the subject. Show Notes 00:46 Yes, I Love Technology: News about new tech and how it relates to the mobiles. 11:51 Pricing: Not first date conve...

The Evolution of a Mobile Product Designer Jobs pre-iPhone era The product designer craze Dribbble web to ui evolution A Product Designer Today It is a war finding good product designers "Acqu-hire" a product designer Finding your way into product design in the small start-up world Mobile Product Designers translate business goals into interactive designs A little about working in an agi...