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59: WHAT DO YOU DO ABOUT BEARS, KYLE?!?!

October 25th, 2018  |  25 mins 26 secs

Jaclyn & Kyle discuss prototyping with a different tool, providing feedback for teammates, and practice spooky voices for Halloween / team 1-on-1 purposes.

58: I Love Little Notebooks

October 4th, 2018  |  38 mins 12 secs

Jaclyn & Kyle discuss disrupting a good flow state, quitting coffee, balancing support & client work, and negotiating a healthy work/life balance.

57: Summit Shenanigans

September 20th, 2018  |  34 mins 46 secs

Jaclyn & Kyle record in person (for the first time ever!) as thoughtbot gathers for our annual Summer Summit, and discuss the language around design / development, switch interviews, opinions about post-it notes, and the point of design sprints.

56: From Entomology to Etymology

September 6th, 2018  |  39 mins 6 secs

Dawn & Sam take the reigns this week and discuss designing filter systems, World Emoji Day, a11y in Emoji, and how 'design goals' should merge with 'business goals'.

55: Hired to Help (Robert Indries)

July 26th, 2018  |  35 mins 51 secs

Jaclyn and Kyle are joined by Robert Indries of DG Studio to discuss applying design principles to other industries, deadlines (and procrastination), as well as the importance and difficulty of communication.

54: Solutionize: Test the App, Not the User

July 6th, 2018  |  33 mins 26 secs

Sameera Kapila, a designer from thoughtbot Austin, joins Kyle to talk about prototype user testing, being wary of leading questions, challenging assumptions, and ways to take action on your findings.

53: BAM! Here's Your App!

May 23rd, 2018  |  25 mins 57 secs

This week we discuss the importance of keeping a tight feedback loop on communication, and allowing time for experimentation & validation. Also, are retro notes helpful?

52: Kyle's Think Hut™

May 2nd, 2018  |  31 mins 43 secs

Dealing with React Native, designing email templates for Outlook, "Designer News", and combating distraction.

51: Batman's Fanny Pack

April 18th, 2018  |  30 mins 40 secs

This week, we discuss approaches to prototypes in User Testing, Sharpie preferences, how Batman arrived at the final design of his utility belt, and defining thoughtbot's design values.

50: Immersed in Chaos

April 4th, 2018  |  34 mins 41 secs

While recovering from SxSW Kyle & Jaclyn discuss design experiences in day-to-day life, and surviving conferences / networking events.

49: Food for Thought

March 21st, 2018  |  37 mins 42 secs

Kyle & Jaclyn discuss weather apps, maintaining focus in User Interviews, tips for managing frequent contexting switching, and documentation during a design sprint.

48: Remove Thy Bias

March 2nd, 2018  |  29 mins 11 secs

Jaclyn & Kyle catch up and chat about user testing, and empathizing with user-problems you haven't personally experienced.

Other tangents include: sleep, traveling to NYC, the weather, spelling & pluralization techniques, the annoyance of advertisements, Netflix confessions, misadventures with torrenting, Kyle's new voice-acting career, and motivational speaking.

47: Cubital Fossa

February 16th, 2018  |  33 mins 32 secs

We're a bit giddy this rare pre-coffee morning recording, before Segway-ing into naming conventions in CSS, as well as communicating about the design process and decisions.

46: The Danger Zone

February 2nd, 2018  |  36 mins 4 secs

Jaclyn and Kyle ponder their past lives and spirit animals, and manage to squeeze in some design talk about condensed sprints, tips for managing remote user testing, reinforcing best-practices, and time management.

45: Happy Mistakes

January 19th, 2018  |  31 mins 33 secs

Kyle & Jaclyn are back for 2018! This week they discuss Die Hard, designing on an iPad, the importance of community to creation, and embracing the flaws in your art.

44: Helvetica Wasn’t Designed Yet

December 15th, 2017  |  33 mins 39 secs

Kyle & Jaclyn chat about Stranger Things, design approaches to personal sites, using improv to build better trust & communication on a team, & the importance of naming and language.