Best Brian Fling Podcasts (2024)

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The New Design Enlightenment 50:13

5M ago50:13

50:13

Ep 40 Show Notes CZ is Going to Prison R/workreform The Need for Climate Optimism The Economy, Stupid The Strauss-Howe Generational Theory You’re Can’t Let Mom’s Death Be An Excuse for Getting the Ol Job Done How the Internet Makes Money by Making Us Feel Bad Library of Congress, Cartoon Collection The Electric Wire Panic N/N: “AI: First New UI Par…

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The Dark Age of UX 42:04

9M ago42:04

42:04

LinkedIn People who talk about this topic: Hang Xu https://www.linkedin.com/in/haxuco/ Peter Merholz https://www.linkedin.com/in/petermerholz/ Manuel Lima https://www.linkedin.com/in/mslima/ Erika Hall https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikahall/ - Indeed UX Job Report https://indeed.design/article/ux-job-listings-plunged-in-2023 Joe’s Small Jobs, Small …

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Visual Thinking 51:11

1y ago51:11

51:11

Temple Grandin: Society Is Failing Visual Thinkers, and That Hurts Us All American schools are screening out too many of our visual and spatial thinkers. A Comparative Study of Colour Effects on Cognitive Performance in Real-World and VR Environments This research explores the influence of colour on cognitive performance and intellectual abilities …

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Layoffs! 39:19

1+ y ago39:19

39:19

Show Notes Workism Is Making Americans Miserable https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/02/religion-workism-making-americans-miserable/583441/ Some decent Job Boards https://www.ixda.org/jobs/ https://www.uxjobsboard.com/ https://dribbble.com/ https://www.earlystagedesignjobs.com/ https://www.krop.com/creative-jobs/ux-ui-designer/ https://j…

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Weirdos 38:24

1+ y ago38:24

38:24

Mentioned in this episode: Stephen Gates Crazy Ones PodcastBy Designer & Designer

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A View from the C-Suite with Gina Trapani 48:04

1+ y ago48:04

48:04

Brian and Joe talk to Gina Trapani, CEO of the digital product shop Postlight. Postlight has been unlocking solutions for clients for the past 10 years, and we ask Gina to let us in on the insights of a running a successful design and engineering business. We talk about moving from a Doer to a Leader, the importance of Discovery, and why it’s impor…

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Are The Tools Driving Us? 53:21

1+ y ago53:21

53:21

Joe and Brian discuss the dispiriting trend of the current tech stack driving how products are built. What does it mean when a product is designed not for the user, customer, or output, but for ease of technical deployment? What will the future hold if that trend continues? Should try and stop it?By Brian Fling, Joe Alterio

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Quick Hits 51:45

1+ y ago51:45

51:45

Adobe buys Figma Missing Kara Swisher content A simple way to make HTML websites Org Design for Design Orgs Why Designers Quit Why corporate America broke up with design thinking The T-Shaped DesignerBy Designer & Designer

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ELLA MAI Present PhD Kimoni SuperMixTape Volume 390 6-19-2022 6:01:00

2y ago6:01:00

6:01:00

1. Ella Mai - Hide 2. Khalea Lynee - Can't Let You Go 3. India Shawn - Exchange 4. MIKExANGEL - Tricks 5. Tonio Hall - “ O M W “ 6. Ylona Garcia- Vibin 7. Imani Williams - Fuck Alone 8. Alexa Givens - Broken Record 9. Journee Belle feat. Lakeyah - This and That Part 2 10. Yaya Bey- big daddy ya 11. Marques Houston- Just To Have You 12. Janay Anita …

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Is IA Eating The World? 44:53

2+ y ago44:53

44:53

Kelli Goto's Web ReDesign: https://www.powells.com/book/web-redesign-20-workflow-that-works-9780735714335 Gen Z Searches For Online Content Differently https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/how-gen-z-searches-for-content Eli Parser's Filter Bubbles TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/eli_pariser_beware_online_filter_bubbles?language=en James Burke's T…

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Why Do You Do What You Do? 38:03

2+ y ago38:03

38:03

Brian and Joe break down whether creative work is calling, or just a job? Can a creative person be just as happy keeping their creative work to their hobbies? Is making money as a creative part of what being a professional creative is? And where do blenders come in to all of this?By Designer & Designer

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'How are we doing out there?' with Dave Miller 48:28

3y ago48:28

48:28

Find Dave at designcitizen.com Dave's Original Linkedin Post Jared Spool TweetBy Dave Miller

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Ego & Empathy 31:48

3+ y ago31:48

31:48

Mentioned in this episode: Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion by Paul Bloom Stop Whining About Big Government by Kara Swisher featuring Mariana Mazzucato /r/learnart & /r/drawingBy Designer & Designer

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The Craft of Design with Aaron Draplin 42:21

3+ y ago42:21

42:21

Draplin Design Co. Pretty Much Everything by Aaron James Draplin Field Notes Pick up Draplin Design Co. merchBy Aaron Draplin

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What is the Role of the Designer? 34:38

3+ y ago34:38

34:38

Mentioned in this episode: Amanda Gorman's inaugural poem Episode 1: Design Thinking The Highly Sensitive Person Episode 21: Observation in DesignBy Designer & Designer

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The Check-In 33:41

3+ y ago33:41

33:41

Brian and Joe check-in with some designer friends and see how they’re holding up in this never-ending zoom call.By Jay Fienberg, Chez Gledhill, Bekah Marcum

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Semiotics with Josh Glenn 48:25

3+ y ago48:25

48:25

Find more information about Josh Glenn and his work in semiotics at http://semiovox.comBy Josh Glenn

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Design Tools 38:25

3+ y ago38:25

38:25

It's a Design Tools “Ball of Death” Match! Brian & Joe compare the pros and cons of common design tools like Sketch, Figma and Photoshop. They share their experiences of finding the right tool for the job and their preferred tools for getting sh*t done.By Designer & Designer

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Iterations with Jacob Covey 36:57

4y ago36:57

36:57

You can find more about Jacob Covey and his work at https://www.unflown.comBy Jacob Covey

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Black Lives Matter 34:26

4y ago34:26

34:26

Mentioned in this episode: - Black Designers of Seattle - Institutionalized Racism: A Syllabus - Ta-Nehisi Coates on the Ezra Klein Show - So you want to talk about race by Ijeoma Oluo - White Fragility: Why it's so hard for white people to talk about racism by Robin Diangelo Additional resources: - Black Lives Matter & Black Lives Matter Seattle -…

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Observation in Design 41:53

4+ y ago41:53

41:53

Mentioned in this episode: - Joe's Original Post, Observation As A Prerequisite For Design (https://formidable.com/blog/2019/design-observation/) - Ira Glass on the Taste Gap (https://vimeo.com/85040589) - History of the Ampelmann (https://www.ampelmann.de/en/a-brand-with-a-history/) Recorded at Cloud Studios in Seattle (www.cloudstudiosseattle.com…

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What does it take to create a design-led company? 38:53

4+ y ago38:53

38:53

Mentioned in this episode: - Are you asking enough from your design leaders? - Design Maturity Model by InVision - Future of Design in Start-Ups - There's no guarantee your product strategy will work. Here's how to de-risk it Special thanks to Catleah Cunanan for producing this episode. Recorded at Cloud Studios in Seattle.…

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Can We Design A Better Future 29:23

4+ y ago29:23

29:23

Special thanks to Catleah Cunanan for producing this episode. Recorded at Cloud Studios in Seattle.By Joe Alterio, Brian Fling

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How to Talk About Race & Design with Bekah Marcum 27:19

4+ y ago27:19

27:19

Connect with Bekah Marcum on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebekahmarc/ And if you are a black designer in Seattle, be sure connect with Bekah's group https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13668366/ Special thanks to Catleah Cunanan for producing this episode. Recorded at Cloud Studios in Seattle.By Joe Alterio, Bekah Marcum, Brian Fling

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Burnout 32:00

4+ y ago32:00

32:00

Mentioned in this episode: - Frank Chimero's Burnout List is a great primer for this discussion - The iPad Awkwardly Turns 10 by John Gruber - Second Wave Gentrification by Charles Mudede - Designers’ job satisfaction is plummeting. But why? Recorded at Cloud Studios in Seattle.By Brian Fling, Joe Alterio

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Design For Good 37:26

4+ y ago37:26

37:26

Mentioned in the episode: - Design Gigs for Good Recorded at Cloud Studios in Seattle.By Joe Alterio, Brian Fling, Sarah Fathallah, Mollie Ruskin

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How Do You Get Started? 31:21

4+ y ago31:21

31:21

Recorded at Cloud Studios in Seattle.By Joe Alterio, Brian Fling

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Can Anyone Be A Designer? 35:37

4+ y ago35:37

35:37

Recorded at Cloud Studios in Seattle.By Joe Alterio, Brian Fling

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Data vs. Intuition 28:57

4+ y ago28:57

28:57

Recorded at Cloud Studios in Seattle.By Joe Alterio, Brian Fling

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Everything is on Fire: A Guide to Product Management 35:04

4+ y ago35:04

35:04

Recorded at Cloud Studios in Seattle.By Chez Gledhill, Brian Fling, Joe Alterio

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Defending Your Design 30:36

4+ y ago30:36

30:36

Recorded at Cloud Studios in Seattle.By Joe Alterio, Brian Fling

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Mistakes 32:32

4+ y ago32:32

32:32

Recorded at Cloud Studios in Seattle.By Joe Alterio, Brian Fling

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A Designer&Designer Thanksgiving 19:04

4+ y ago19:04

19:04

Recorded at Cloud Studios in Seattle.By Joe Alterio, Brian Fling

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How Deep Does Design Go? 37:51

4+ y ago37:51

37:51

Recorded at Cloud Studios in Seattle.By Brian Fling, Joe Alterio, Jay Fienberg

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What is Good Design? 29:03

4+ y ago29:03

29:03

Recorded at Cloud Studios in Seattle.By Joe Alterio, Brian Fling

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Imposter Syndrome 35:15

4+ y ago35:15

35:15

Recorded at Cloud Studios in Seattle.By Brian Fling, Joe Alterio

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What is IA, UX, and UI? 27:49

5y ago27:49

27:49

Recorded at Cloud Studios in Seattle.By Brian Fling, Joe Alterio

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The Design Interview 37:37

5y ago37:37

37:37

Recorded at Cloud Studios in Seattle.By Brian Fling, Joe Alterio

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Make the Web Weird Again 24:31

5y ago24:31

24:31

Recorded at Cloud Studios in Seattle.By Brian Fling, Joe Alterio

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Failure 35:34

5y ago35:34

35:34

Recorded at Cloud Studios in Seattle.By Brian Fling, Joe Alterio

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Design Thinking 28:56

5y ago28:56

28:56

Mentioned in this episode: - Natasha Jen's talk "Design Thinking is Bullsh*t" - Design thinking origin story by Jo Szczepanska - Khoi Vinh's "In Defense of Design Thinking, Which Is Terrible" Recorded at Cloud Studios in Seattle.By Joe Alterio, Brian Fling

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The Post-WWDC Episode 34:02

13y ago34:02

34:02

This special All-Nerd edition of The Context features iOS developers Scott and Amanda talking about their experience at Apple's World Wide Developers Conference. Get a developer's-eye view of the keynote, iCloud, Newsstand and other new features in iOS 5.

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The Pre-WWDC Episode 24:57

13y ago24:57

24:57

Brian and Chez give their WWDC predictions, including mobile payments in the iPhone and web as an app platform in iOS 5. They also talk about the controversy around Google Wallet and PayPal and the $10 million dollar investment into grilled cheese sandwiches.By pinch/zoom

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The Mobile Payments and the new Bubble episode 24:57

13y ago24:57

24:57

Google launches Google Wallet, a consumer based app with nearfield payments, and Square launches their iPad register. Is this the next step into all of us having a Google Life? Instapaper decides to pull their free app and only offer their paid version of the app. Bryan and Chez discuss the learnings we can take from that. Bryan asks whether we're …

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The Stuff the Mobile Web Episode 27:10

13y ago27:10

27:10

Brian Fling and Cheryl Gledhill talk about the mobile web vs native applications. The mobile web is great in theory but they've run into issue after issue in trying to develop mobile apps using the mobile web over native functionality. Brian questions whether JavaScript is the new frontier to solving mobile problems - do we forget the last decade o…

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The Times are a Changin Episode 31:33

13y ago31:33

31:33

pinch/zoom Product Manager Bryan Zug (@bryanzug) and Design Director Kevin Tamura (@ktamura) joins host Brian Fling (@fling) to talk about a number ways mobile is changing how we think of privacy, content, consumerism and cameras. First up we talk about the recent iPhone privacy scandal. Are we being tracked at all times? Is this anything new or ar…

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The "Broken" Episode 37:46

13+ y ago37:46

37:46

pinch/zoom Design Director Kevin Tamura (@ktamura) joins host Brian Fling (@fling) to talk about a number of breaking or broken things. First up the recent Breaking Development conference in Dallas. A much needed and rejuvenating summit around the future of the web and mobile. Then we talk about TapBots latest app, TweetBot. Is it good, bad, awesom…

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The What's Next Episode 37:46

13+ y ago37:46

37:46

Despite ducks quacking and impending flight to Australia, Brian (pinchzoom.com/fling) and Chez (pinchzoom.com/chezza) shot our fourth episode discussing what's next—how mobile is changing everything. First up, everyone is searching for answers, including at events like CTIA, SXSW and WWDC. But are the answers at these events? Is there something b…

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The Dickbar Episode 46:34

13+ y ago46:34

46:34

The Context is a show by pinch/zoom that covers mobile and the craft of kick-ass experiences. For 2011.03.14 we cover: - Design Summit and the future of design collaboration - iPad magazines - Smartphone marketshare - Mobile payments - HP webOS - CTIA - Tiny Wings and iPhone games - Twitter's #dickbar…

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The First Episode (iPad2, Web vs. Native, Why animation matters in mobile design, & more) 27:25

13+ y ago27:25

27:25

The Context is a show by pinch/zoom that covers mobile and the craft of kick-ass experiences. For 2011.03.07 we cover: - iPad2 - Web vs. Native - Device fragmentation - Why animation matters in mobile design - Apple's revenue model with carriersBy pinch/zoom

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