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461: Config and WWDC 2023
68 min
311/18/2025This week, we supply some cold (but thoughtful!) takes on everything released during last month's WWDC and Config 2023.The Sidebar:The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at patreon.com/designdetails.Latest VIP Patrons:Cynthia XBob RuedigerMuse ChenDominic CamozziDương LêScott YuanPaolo ImbagMiguel MalfavonJonas MaaløeTim JohnsenDineth PramodyaJason CsizmadiRama Krushna BeheraJen DunnamJustin SalsbureyPier RicossaMark DavisLudens TranAtakan BacaksızMiggiMain Topic:This week, we supply some cold (but thoughtful!) takes on everything released during last month's WWDC and Config 2023.Config 2023WWDC23Lateralus analysisCool 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 oilFlavocolMichael J SullivanDesign Details on the Web:📻 We are @designdetailsfm🎙 Brian is @brian_lovin🎙 Marshall is @marshallbock 🙌 Support us on Patreon - your support literally makes this show possible. Thank you ❤️❓ Got a question? Ask it on our Listener Questions Hub, and we'll do our best to answer it on the show :)⭐️ Enjoying the show? Leave us a review on iTunes.Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on SpotifyByeee!
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460: Arc Boosts ft. Gabriel Valdivia
61 min
311/18/2025This week, we dissect the recently-launched Arc Boosts to try and understand what they're for and where they're going.The Sidebar:The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at patreon.com/designdetails.Main Topic:This week, we dissect the recently-launched Arc Boosts to try and understand what they're for and where they're going.@gabrielvaldiviaUnkemptArcThe Browser CompanyArc BoostsCool 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.Design Details on the Web:📻 We are @designdetailsfm🎙 Brian is @brian_lovin🎙 Marshall is @marshallbock 🙌 Support us on Patreon - your support literally makes this show possible. Thank you ❤️❓ Got a question? Ask it on our Listener Questions Hub, and we'll do our best to answer it on the show :)⭐️ Enjoying the show? Leave us a review on iTunes.Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on SpotifyByeee!
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459: What Is Humane?
47 min
311/18/2025This week, we talk about Humane's latest product demo and what we think it means for the future of AI-powered personal devices.The Sidebar:The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at patreon.com/designdetails.Latest VIP Patrons:Tiffany C YuMinamiEvanSherri MossCindy WongKathy HatchJoshuaJason AndrewsElias ChantiriShannon MaTrash PandaSponsorWhat if I told you that a year from now you could finally get that Chief Creative Officer promotion, lead a larger team and have your CFO finally understand the value of design.It all starts with Future London Academy’s MBA for Design Leaders.During their five two-week modules in London and California, you’ll be in the same room with creative leaders from around the world learning, collaborating and sharing laughter and tears. You’ll go behind-the-scenes of the top design agencies and most inspiring companies while receiving bespoke mentorship from CEO’s, CFO’s and Design Leaders from Dropbox, Pentagram, Wolff Olins, Zaha Hadid Architects, and many others.With Future London Academy, you’re here to erase borders, question everything, inspire others, ignite ideas, make friends, challenge the impossible, start a movement, invent solutions, think differently, change the world, and never, never stop learning.Become one of the 30 changemakers today. Apply now at bit.ly/chiefdesigner.Main Topic:This week, we talk about Humane's latest product demo and what we think it means for the future of AI-powered personal devices.HumaneThe Disappearing Computer: An Exclusive Preview of Humane’s Screenless TechThe Daring Fireball rebuttalRewindHerCool 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!Design Details on the Web:📻 We are @designdetailsfm🎙 Brian is @brian_lovin🎙 Marshall is @marshallbock 🙌 Support us on Patreon - your support literally makes this show possible. Thank you ❤️❓ Got a question? Ask it on our Listener Questions Hub, and we'll do our best to answer it on the show :)⭐️ Enjoying the show? Leave us a review on iTunes.Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on SpotifyByeee!
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458: How Do You Simplify a UI?
40 min
311/18/2025This week, we share non-obvious tips and tricks for simplifying a UI.The Sidebar:The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at patreon.com/designdetails.Latest VIP Patrons:Anmol KumarANDREI REPINConor BoylanRuslan AAndrew AmbrosinoEric StanleyDGlazeShojol IslamLuigi ChelliJillian SwittsChen LiStevie RodgerAlex NicolaiEmily KeelerRyan BelisleMain Topic:This week, we share non-obvious tips and tricks for simplifying a UI.Yzma Box in a BoxStill AliveMandelbrot SetI'm Your MoonMandelbrot Set WikipediaCool Things:Brian shared the Campsite Community — come hang out, share work-in-progress, and get feedback on your design!Marshall shared Play for macOS — watch the overview of how it works on YouTube.Design Details on the Web:📻 We are @designdetailsfm🎙 Brian is @brian_lovin🎙 Marshall is @marshallbock 🙌 Support us on Patreon - your support literally makes this show possible. Thank you ❤️❓ Got a question? Ask it on our Listener Questions Hub, and we'll do our best to answer it on the show :)⭐️ Enjoying the show? Leave us a review on iTunes.Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on SpotifyByeee!
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457: How to Find Focus
25 min
311/18/2025This week, we talk about finding focus when there are infinite things to learn to become a better designer.The Sidebar:The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at patreon.com/designdetails.Latest VIP Patrons:Jack SlocumOmarJonas MaaløeThomas O'BrienMark HaleyDaniel PalmerNeil MacKim SlawsonRachaelShannon GallagherNacho AllendesalazarFelipe EspinozaZHUORUI CHENGulyuz AbdukholiqovaJulie LessRafa DahisMain Topic: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?DowsingCool 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.Design Details on the Web:📻 We are @designdetailsfm🎙 Brian is @brian_lovin🎙 Marshall is @marshallbock 🙌 Support us on Patreon - your support literally makes this show possible. Thank you ❤️❓ Got a question? Ask it on our Listener Questions Hub, and we'll do our best to answer it on the show :)⭐️ Enjoying the show? Leave us a review on iTunes.Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on SpotifyByeee!
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456: Should Designers Name Their Layers?
32 min
311/18/2025This week, we fight about whether designers should name their layers (without saying "it depends").The Sidebar:The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at patreon.com/designdetails.Golden Ratio Supporter:Catch:Why did you become a freelancer? Was it for freedom? Flexibility? It probably wasn't because you wanted to manage your own health insurance, taxes, and retirement.Did you know Catch can do all of that for you? Catch offers benefits and personal payroll for the self-employed.Make sure you're covered for 2023 and go to catch.co to renew your coverage or find a better plan.Latest VIP Patrons:Martina NikolovaMarcin WicharyCathy MaNot my full nameJustin FrankÁdám SimonJason ReynoldsDaniel MagillTongtong LuKeiron BoswellMain Topic:This week, we fight whether designers should name their layers (without saying "it depends").DiagramMagicianCool Things:Brian shared Deadwood: A show set in the late 1800s, revolving around the characters of Deadwood, South Dakota; a town of deep corruption and crime.Marshall shared Hit the Island and Hit the Island Pinball.Design Details on the Web:📻 We are @designdetailsfm🎙 Brian is @brian_lovin🎙 Marshall is @marshallbock 🙌 Support us on Patreon - your support literally makes this show possible. Thank you ❤️❓ Got a question? Ask it on our Listener Questions Hub, and we'll do our best to answer it on the show :)⭐️ Enjoying the show? Leave us a review on iTunes.Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on SpotifyByeee!
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455: Shift Happens ft. Marcin Wichary
63 min
311/18/2025This 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.The Sidebar:The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at patreon.com/designdetails.Golden Ratio Supporter:Catch:Why did you become a freelancer? Was it for freedom? Flexibility? It probably wasn't because you wanted to manage your own health insurance, taxes, and retirement.Did you know Catch can do all of that for you? Catch offers benefits and personal payroll for the self-employed.Make sure you're covered for 2023 and go to catch.co to renew your coverage or find a better plan.Latest VIP Patrons:Ash KAndrew WandigaAlbertSasha WardKelly KimMain Topic: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 TwitterShift HappensShift Happens KickstarterCrafting link underlines on MediumCraig ModCool 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.Design Details on the Web:📻 We are @designdetailsfm🎙 Brian is @brian_lovin🎙 Marshall is @marshallbock 🙌 Support us on Patreon - your support literally makes this show possible. Thank you ❤️❓ Got a question? Ask it on our Listener Questions Hub, and we'll do our best to answer it on the show :)⭐️ Enjoying the show? Leave us a review on iTunes.Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on SpotifyByeee!
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462: Refactoring a Design System
47 min
311/18/2025This week, Marshall breaks down his process, tips, and tricks to redesign a design system in Figma.The Sidebar:The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at patreon.com/designdetails.Latest VIP Patrons:Adam NoffsingerRaffi ChilingaryanJoel LaughlinEvieLam PhamCaleb MeyerJacques MoussafirSean SimmonsJuan Morales-RochaJoseph CooperGareth JonesMohammad AlnajjarJulian DuffeWenhui YaoPhil SayerDrakynnAnkur RoyTracey McAllisterMain 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.Design Details on the Web:📻 We are @designdetailsfm🎙 Brian is @brian_lovin🎙 Marshall is @marshallbock 🙌 Support us on Patreon - your support literally makes this show possible. Thank you ❤️❓ Got a question? Ask it on our Listener Questions Hub, and we'll do our best to answer it on the show :)⭐️ Enjoying the show? Leave us a review on iTunes.Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on SpotifyByeee!
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464: AI Grab Bag
34 min
311/18/2025This week, we talk about Open AI's GPTs-as-apps strategy, FigJam's AI tools, and our dreams for a future Jarvis-like experience.The Sidebar:The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at patreon.com/designdetails.Latest VIP Patrons:Matt KubotaEugene KimBjarki Steinn BirgissonJin KimShenyAmy ShihCory SlaughtEvieTorye CookeHilary HamptonToby BrownZach AlbrightCarl ThompsonLFCYanal TayyemRyan SimsSam BazaloSarrah VesselovWenhui YaoMain Topic: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.FigJam AIOpenAI DevDayRaycastGitHub CopilotCool Things:Brian shared Lost Explained on YouTube.Marshall shared Spider-Man 2 and Dungeon Crawler Carl.Design Details on the Web:📻 We are @designdetailsfm🎙 Brian is @brian_lovin🎙 Marshall is @marshallbock 🙌 Support us on Patreon - your support literally makes this show possible. Thank you ❤️❓ Got a question? Ask it on our Listener Questions Hub, and we'll do our best to answer it on the show :)⭐️ Enjoying the show? Leave us a review on iTunes.Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on SpotifyByeee!
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463: Design Medley, Vol. 1
34 min
311/18/2025This week, we talk about the delicate art of using animation in interface design, how to use button sizes, and managing margins in type styles.The Sidebar:The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at patreon.com/designdetails.Latest VIP Patrons:Ethelia LungLioUhl AlbertMark GuillBrightenRich BeckettTiborDavid MillsAva LiaoShannon MaMain Topic: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 appsJoey Pearlman asks about the purpose of button sizes.Joey also asks about managing margins in Figma type styles.Typography is impossibleCrafting link underlinesCool 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.Design Details on the Web:📻 We are @designdetailsfm🎙 Brian is @brian_lovin🎙 Marshall is @marshallbock 🙌 Support us on Patreon - your support literally makes this show possible. Thank you ❤️❓ Got a question? Ask it on our Listener Questions Hub, and we'll do our best to answer it on the show :)⭐️ Enjoying the show? Leave us a review on iTunes.Subscribe on Apple PodcastsSubscribe on SpotifyByeee!