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This week, we decided to not talk about the new MacBook Pro and instead talk about Rafa's tweets about Figma, the Github for iOS beta and Kevin's homescreen.Sponsor Flywheel: Start scaling your business with a hosting partner dedicated to helping you succeed. Get 50% off your first month with the code LAYOUTFM. Follow up People listen to a lot of Layout episodes Niklas Peterson Charles Anderson Alex Frangiamore Holiday Special: I Hate Moist Zombies Analysis of Star Wars trailers Andy Santana The Mandalorian The Morning Show Alberto Orsini’s comment on Instagram Show notes MacBook Pro 16-inch Figma UI Twitter things GitHub iOS Kevin’s Home-screen HostsKevin Clark (@vernalkick)Rafael Conde (@rafahari)

This week we talk about the consternation over the death of the web (and whether it's iOS's fault), FACEBOOK's new logo and the trailer for the Rise of Skywalker.Sponsor Flatiron: Learn UX/UI design in 24 weeks and discover a global community on campus or online and go back to school with Flatiron School! Change careers with confidence with 1:1 support from their dedicated Career Coaches and a money back guarantee. Show notes Alex Russell’s thread on Twitter Facebook by FACEBOOK Nathan Borror Rise of Skywalker trailer Recommendations Apple TV+ The Morning Show For All Mankind Dickinson Parasite (2019) HostsKevin Clark (@vernalkick)Rafael Conde (@rafahari)

This week Rafa gives his early look at Nova, the new app from Panic, and we attempt to discuss the latest design drama: Pablo Stanley's free illustrations and the launch of Facebook News.Sponsor Flatiron: Learn UX/UI design in 24 weeks and discover a global community on campus or online and go back to school with Flatiron School! Change careers with confidence with 1:1 support from their dedicated Career Coaches and a money back guarantee. Show notes Nova, by Panic Pablo Stanley Open Doodles Facebook News announcement Linda Dong’s initial tweet Thoughts from Karla Cole More thoughts from Linda Chikezie Ejiasi’s thoughts Julie Ann Horvath AirPods Pro Do AirPods Pro look goofier than regular AirPods? HostsKevin Clark (@vernalkick)Rafael Conde (@rafahari)

Kevin's back! Topics include Kevin's talk, Kevin's new website, Kevin's new side project, and Kevin's trip to Italy. Oh and something about NFC stickers.Sponsor Flatiron: Learn UX/UI design in 24 weeks and discover a global community on campus or online and go back to school with Flatiron School! Change careers with confidence with 1:1 support from their dedicated Career Coaches and a money back guarantee. Show notes Weatherline  Ryan Jones New website! Kevin’s website Gatsby Netlify Eleventy Talk update Video of the talk NFC shortcuts Rafa’s thread Waterminder Rafa’s water bottle HostsKevin Clark (@vernalkick)Rafael Conde (@rafahari)

Frederique is back! This week Rafa and Frederique talk about design and gaming on Windows, their complicated relationship with Dark modes and whether or not Frederique should get an Apple Watch.Sponsor Flatiron: Learn UX/UI design in 24 weeks and discover a global community on campus or online and go back to school with Flatiron School! Change careers with confidence with 1:1 support from their dedicated Career Coaches and a money back guarantee. Show Notes Frederique Matti Website Twitter Instagram Dribbble Charged Podcast Instagram’s Dark Mode Recommendations F*cking SwiftUI Heavyweight Podcast HostsKevin Clark (@vernalkick)Rafael Conde (@rafahari)

This week, Rafa is joined by special guest: Frederique Matti. We talk about freelancing and career experiences, Microsoft's new hardware announcements and internet usernames.Sponsor Porkbun: An amazingly awesome domain name registrar that's different, easy, and affordable. Get a free .design domain name when you use the code LAYOUT at checkout. Show Notes Frederique Matti Website Twitter Instagram Dribbble Charged Podcast The biggest announcements from Microsoft’s 2019 Surface event, The Verge Recommendations Untitled Goose Game Booksmart (2019) HostsKevin Clark (@vernalkick)Rafael Conde (@rafahari)

Rafa's back! We talk more about coffee routines and automation, deep fusion, the Rams documentary and more.Sponsor Porkbun: An amazingly awesome domain name registrar that's different, easy, and affordable. Get a free .design domain name when you use the code LAYOUT at checkout. Show Notes showerdingus.design Zima Blue - Love, Death & Robots Deep fusion comparison shot Rams — Gary Hustwit Recommendations Control - Discover a World Unknown Inside Bill’s Brain Abstract Season 2 HostsKevin Clark (@vernalkick)Rafael Conde (@rafahari)

This week, Kevin is joined by special guest: Joey Banks. We talk about Figma plugins, electric scooters, our sleep schedules, coffee, and our thoughts on the iPhone 11 / 11 Pro.Sponsor Porkbun: An amazingly awesome domain name registrar that's different, easy, and affordable. Get a free .design domain name when you use the code LAYOUT at checkout. Show Notes Rafa's unfortunate Apple Store adventure @joeyabanks on Twitter @figma on Youtube Themer Plugin for Figma Bird - Enjoy the Ride Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams Recommendations Sleep No More Moon++ HostsKevin Clark (@vernalkick)Rafael Conde (@rafahari)

This week we discuss Apple's September event where they introduced Apple Arcade and Apple TV+ for the third time, iPads nobody care about, the always-on Apple Watch Series 4 and the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro.Sponsor Porkbun: An amazingly awesome domain name registrar that's different, easy, and affordable. Get a free .design domain name when you use the code LAYOUT at checkout. Show Notes Film Postcards (@postcardsfilms) Figma feedback livestream Wonderful tools -- Apple Apple Arcade macOS Catalina Apple TV+ Healthcare Screen Rant iPad 10.2-inch - Why iPad Watch Apple Watch Series 5 Apple Watch Hermès Apple Watch Edition iPhone 11 iPhone 11 Pro iPhone - Compare Models Upgrade - Relay FM Succession - HBO Series ‎Burning (2018) HostsKevin Clark (@vernalkick)Rafael Conde (@rafahari)

We're back! We talk about what happened since our last episode. Topics include: speaking at conferences, Break This Safe, Figma plugins, iOS 13 and our thoughts on the iPhone 11 rumors.Sponsor LevelUp Tutorials: Learn real world practical animations in React with Animating React from Level Up Tutorials. Show notes UXDX Conference Framer Loupe 2019 MTL Design Club Break this Safe SwiftUI Chirp Listener questions: Ollie: Figma Plugins Figma Plugins Cameron: Break this Safe Inspect Podcast on Twitter Inspect Podcast Frank: State of iOS 13 Recommendations Rafa: Update on headphones Beats Powerbeats Pro Sony WH-1000XM3 Kevin: You’re Wrong About… HostsKevin Clark (@vernalkick)Rafael Conde (@rafahari)

This week we follow up on SwiftUI and talk about our own personal challenges. We then talk about the new Dropbox app and episode 1 of Big Little lies Season 2.Sponsor Abstract: Design workflow management for product design teams using Sketch Follow up SwiftUI Tutorials | Apple Developer Documentation Expanding the Sensory Experience with Core Haptics - WWDC 2019 - Videos - Apple Developer Show notes Start building your dream integration with the Abstract SDK - Abstract Kevin Clark on Twitter: "What is your biggest challenge right now?" Dropbox Updates: Meet the Latest Version - Dropbox Sebastiaan de With on Twitter: "New Dropbox! I dub it... SlackBox™… " Recommendations Mercury CleanMyMac X I Think You Should Leave Upside Down Big Little Lies: Opening Credits (HBO) - YouTube HostsKevin Clark (@vernalkick)Rafael Conde (@rafahari)

This week the episode is all about Apple's 2019 WWDC announcements: watchOS 6, iOS 13 and Dark Mode, iPadOS, the new cheese-grater Mac Pro and the outrageously expensive Pro Display XDR.Sponsor Abstract: Design workflow management for product design teams using Sketch Show notes Apple Events - Keynote June 2019 watchOS 6 Preview iOS 13 Preview iPadOS Preview Mac Pro Mac Pro - Design Pro Display XDR macOS Catalina Recommendations ‎The Catch Up Call on Apple Podcasts The Catch Up Call on Overcast Chernobyl: Starring Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, Emily Watson, & More | HBO HostsKevin Clark (@vernalkick)Rafael Conde (@rafahari)

This week we talk about our job interviews that didn't work out and what we took away from these experiences. We also talk about Playdate, going all in on the USB-C lifestyle and how books might not work.Sponsors Abstract: Design workflow management for product design teams using Sketch Dribbble Hangtime: One day conference with over 25 talks, workshops and intimate conversations in NYC on June 6th. Get $100 off with the code "layoutfriends". Show Notes What does the term 'Individual Contributor Role' mean? Gavin Nelson Recommendations Playdate PixelSnap 2 for macOS Runner Pro Andy Matuschak: Why books don’t work Animation Handbook by Ryan McLeod Easy on Netflix Accidental Tech Podcast: 326: Blow Your Redo Stack Apple Watch Magnetic Charger to USB-C Cable (0.3 m) Fundraiser by Devon Ko: Devon Ko's medical recovery Thinking about Design Career Growth - Alberto Orsini The Making of a Manager Book by Julie Zhuo zenangst/Gray: Tailor your macOS Mojave experience HostsKevin Clark (@vernalkick)Rafael Conde (@

This week we talk about feeling impostor syndrome as a manager and Dark themes vs Light themes.Sponsor Datadog: SaaS-based monitoring platform that provides dev and ops teams with a unified view of all their systems, apps, and logs. Show notes Loren Brichter tweet Original dark/light theme tweet (poll) Using Mojave Dark Mode on only the Menu Bar and Dock — MDS NightOwl Recommendations Loom When Breath Becomes Air Star Wars SC 38 Reimagined HostsKevin Clark (@vernalkick)Rafael Conde (@rafahari)

This week we talk at length about the Facebook redesign. We also finally talk about The Rise of Skywalker trailer.Sponsor Abstract: Design workflow management for product design teams using Sketch Show Notes Did Apple buy or create the Keynote software? - Quora F8 2019 keynote in 12 minutes - The Verge Facebook is redesigning its core app around the two parts people actually like to use - The Verge Mark Zuckerberg Gives The Keynote Speech At Facebook Developer Conference Recommendations Frustro | Sansless CleanShot for macOS Upside down STAR WARS Episode 9: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Trailer (2019) Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer (Official) Thanks, I hate it HostsKevin Clark (@vernalkick)Rafael Conde (@rafahari)

This week we talk about how sometimes you have to be irrational to make something great. We also circle back to Rafa's Avengers Endgame predictions.Show Notes Samsung Delays Release of Galaxy Fold Smartphone - WSJ Vlad Savov on Twitter: "Samsung Galaxy Almost Fold" Kevin Gutowski on Twitter: the Keynote animation UI Kevin Clark on Twitter: "The new Google calendar UI for creating events with other people is amazing" Recommendations BOOKSTORES: How to Read More Books in the Golden Age of Content - YouTube ‎Wanna Kicks on the App Store Upside Down ‎Avengers: Endgame (2019) directed by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo Game of Thrones ‎Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019) directed by Rob Letterman ‎Unicorn Store (2017) directed by Brie Larson HostsKevin Clark (@vernalkick)Rafael Conde (@rafahari)

This week we talk about why it seems like we're seeing fewer and fewer UI innovations and how there might hopefully be a silver lining in all of this. We also discuss Figma's UI refresh.Sponsor Abstract: Design workflow management for product design teams using Sketch Show Notes Layout #61: Crowdsourced Burritos (with Special Guest Ryan McLeod Blackbox Mike Rundle on Twitter: "Our Choice and Twitter for iPad were the peak and the end of iPad interface design innovation and they came out 8+ years ago. Since then, designers have been so preoccupied with flat design, new prototyping tools and design systems and we forgot how to innovate." Tweetie - Wikipedia iKyle on Twitter: "Something easy to forget about Twitter for iPad is it wasn't just the sliding panels design, it has some of the best gestures and nice little interactions of any app I've used." We refreshed Figma's UI: An inside look at our process Matthew Sanders on Twitter: "When you base your decisions off of data alone. You compromise choice and cr

This week Kevin has a contrarian opinion on the Staples logo reveal video and we talk about John Maeda's comments on the importance of design. Finally, Rafa gets his theory about Avengers Endgame on the record.Sponsors Future London Academy: UX & Digital Design Week 2019. Never stop learning. Datadog: SaaS-based monitoring platform that provides dev and ops teams with a unified view of all their systems, apps, and logs Show notes Staples logo reveal Brand New: A seat at the Staple John Maeda: "Design is not that important" Kevin Gutowski Recommentations Pixelmator Photo Our Planet HostsKevin Clark (@vernalkick)Rafael Conde (@rafahari)

Short show this week. We follow our tradition of picking apart the details of Apple's announcements: News+, Arcade, Card and TV+.Show Notes AirPods ​​Apple Event ​​Apple News+ ​​Apple News+ vs. Apple Newsstand ​​Apple Arcade ​​Apple Card ​​Apple TV App ​​Apple TV+ ​​Recommendations ​​The OA (season 2) Us HostsKevin Clark (@vernalkick)Rafael Conde (@rafahari)

This week, Rafa tells us all about his recent experience using Android for a few weeks: what he liked, what he didn't like and we finish by answering some listener questions.Sponsor Abstract: Design workflow management for product design teams using Sketch Show Notes ​​Pixel 3 & Pixel 3 XL ​​Google unveils Stadia cloud gaming service at GDC 2019 ​​Here is Google’s controller for its Stadia game-streaming service ​​Designing Fluid Interfaces - WWDC 2018 ​​Paste – Cloud clipboard history & snippets manager for Mac and iOS ​​Things for Mac & iOS ​​Todoist ​​Castro Podcasts ​​Google Podcasts ​​Pocket Casts App ​​Apollo - A beautiful reddit app built for power and speed ​​1Password - Password Manager for Families, Businesses, Teams Recommendations ​​5 Excellent Examples Of Progressive Web Applications ​​Love Death + Robots HostsKevin Clark (@vernalkick)Rafael Conde (@rafahari)