Tentative

43: I Don't Know What NeoPets are Either

November 24th, 2017  |  48 mins 53 secs

Brenda and Dawn talk about early experiences with tech, CSS DevConf, code review, performance considerations around the world, and refactoring legacy sketch files.

42: Start Building, Start Meeting

November 9th, 2017  |  31 mins 26 secs

Jaclyn and Kyle talk about ways to start a design career, as well as what happens when you're deep in the trenches building products.

41: Happy Birthday Kyle

July 31st, 2017  |  36 mins 6 secs

Reda & Kyle discuss color consistency across tools and devices, as well as the inefficiencies of design workflows.

40: CoolGraphics.com

June 30th, 2017  |  32 mins 53 secs

Kyle & Reda discuss search engines, documentation searches, reminisce about Photoshop Slices in Dreamweaver, and question Reda's Google-Fu.

39: Too Much Fiddling

June 9th, 2017  |  28 mins 18 secs

Kyle & Dawn discuss end-of-project planning / organization, jobs vs user stories, and the merits of Austin TX.

38: Grid Locked

May 26th, 2017  |  26 mins 55 secs

Brenda joins Reda to discuss CSS Grid Layout, the reasons they don't use grid frameworks as much anymore, iPad design, and the pros/cons of client vs product work.

37: That Sounds Very Obvious Coming Out of My Mouth

April 28th, 2017  |  24 mins 24 secs

Dawn and Kyle talk about Dawn’s recent experience running usability tests, and what learned from running them. Kyle discusses how he's using Jobs-to-be-done theory to build a marketing landing page. Finally, how they approach which resolution screen to design for first.

36: Floating in Space

April 7th, 2017  |  35 mins 18 secs

Reda and Jack talk about design from the perspective of a developer, why CSS sucks for layout, retro game making, and App Store things.

35: Design Debt

March 24th, 2017  |  27 mins 56 secs

We talk about the dichotomy of perfection in design, versus shipping something that is 'good enough'. Reda discusses how he is keeping track of the places in the app that he wants to improve while trying to hit deadlines. Also, recent experience jumping on print design and branding projects, and the different tools used when tackling them.

34: Big Human Aspect

March 10th, 2017  |  30 mins 29 secs

We discuss whether it is better to have a bunch of work waiting for you or none when getting back from a vacation, what it’s like being the only designer on a project, documenting design, and trends / style specifically for iOS (and how it relates to the web).

33: Design Speak

February 24th, 2017  |  30 mins 45 secs

Kyle is joined by Jaclyn Perrone to talk about designing with seed data, and how to make a new interface not look empty. They discuss using jobs-to-be-done to influence a product through interviews and job statements, as well as how they approach designing with users in mind, and the value of real users' reactions when testing interfaces.

32: Sprinting Remotely

February 10th, 2017  |  23 mins 48 secs

Kyle is joined by Dawn Delatte to discuss the different tools and methodology employed in tackling a remote design sprint. They cover some of the success and failures of a recent sprint and how they split up work afterwards.

Dawn talks about diving into JavaScript which leads to a discussion on how they learn new technology and design techniques. Kyle is back on a rails app and is enjoying planning out the product.

31: A Whiff of a Story

January 26th, 2017  |  27 mins 3 secs

They're back! Reda and Kyle team up for a new season of Tentative. In this episode we discuss the thought process, tools, and execution plan for goals and resolutions in the new year. Plus, books for Reda to read over the coming year, and the importance of reading not only as a designer but also as a person.

30: 50 Shades of Blue

August 19th, 2016  |  39 mins 15 secs

Using Instagram’s redesign as an example, we discuss the new wave of apps that are starting a trend of black and white UI. This leads to a debate on having concrete style trends, and why it doesn’t always make sense to follow them (but why it might make sense for Instagram).

29: A Midsummer Night's Podcast

July 15th, 2016  |  35 mins 28 secs

Reda and Kyle talk about how Kyle is tackling a branding project for a fantasy sports app. They then dig into how both are planning for upcoming design sprints, and the methodology behind their different approaches.

28: A Big Blob of Happiness

June 24th, 2016  |  29 mins 51 secs

This episode Reda and Kyle talk about WWDC. They review new features for both iOS and the Apple Watch before discussing Apple's public attitude towards design, and speculate about the process Apple follows building software.