

- 256: Audio Asterisk
It's with a heavy heart that we announce that we're going to be saying farewell to the show. We talk through why we wanted to do the show in the first place, and making the difficult decision to end it after 8 years. Show Notes * Read the farewell letter on our website Hosts * Kevin Clark (@vernalkick) * Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
- 255: Fist Sized Button, with Matthaeus Krenn
This week we are joined by best friend of the show, Matthaeus Krenn to go deep on Apple's Vision Pro. Sponsors * GuideGuide: A plugin for powerful guides and grids in your favorite tools. Get 20% off with the promo code "layoutfm". Show Notes * Matthaeus Krenn * VROS * Mastodon Recommendations * Electric mosquito racket * Apple Watch Leather Link Band * Belkin BoostCharge Pro * Silo * Bolia.com Hosts * Kevin Clark (@vernalkick) * Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
- 254: Milanese Battery Belt
This week we go over what we think Apple will announce at WWDC and capture our thoughts on Apple's much-rumored upcoming VR headset, ahead of the event in two weeks. Sponsors * GuideGuide: A plugin for powerful guides and grids in your favorite tools. Get 20% off with the promo code "layoutfm". Follow Up * Frederique Matti * Logic Pro for iPad * Final Cut Pro for iPad Show Notes * WWDC 2023 * PSVR2 Recommendations * Portal * Beef Hosts * Kevin Clark (@vernalkick) * Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
- 253: Designer to Artist, with Frederique Matti
This week, Rafa is joined by special guest Frederique Matti, to talk about her move away from tech into art. Sponsors * GuideGuide: A plugin for powerful guides and grids in your favorite tools. Get 20% off with the promo code "layoutfm". * , * Userbit: Everything your UX team needs to understand users and make smart product decisions. Follow Up * Layout 186: Photoshop for Motorcycles (feat. Frederique Matti) * Illustrator for iPad * Procreate * Apple brings Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro to iPad Show Notes * Frederique Matti * Freddie’s Store * Twitter * Bluesky * Posts.CV * Mastodon * Instagram Recommendations * HBO’s Succession Podcast * Star Wars Jedi: Survivor™ * Relive the Story of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild — Nintendo * Zelda: Breath of the Wild - The Story Before Tears of the Kingdom (Lore Recap) — Zeltik Hosts * Kevin Clark (@vernalkick) * Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
- 252: Adventures Learning 3D
This week, Kevin talks about his experiences learning 3D modelling and switching from Cinema 4D to Blender. Sponsors * Userbit: Everything your UX team needs to understand users and make smart product decisions. Show Notes * Kevin's renders * Arthur's Nosh Bar * Aesop Bottle * Bathroom * Ice Cream Shop * Ice Cream Container * iPhone 14 Pro Back * iPhone 14 Pro Front * 10 years later and I still think about this blog post daily, and I haven't used #000 for anything (except text) since * Cinema 4D * Grayscale Gorilla * 3D for Designers * Blender * Aesop, the Cult-Favorite Skin Care Brand, Will Be Acquired by L’Oréal — The New York Times * Ivory * Sketch One Layer Challenge * Adam Whitcroft's Apollo icon Recommendations * Men’s Tree Dasher 2 * Sleeve 2 Hosts * Kevin Clark (@vernalkick) * Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
- 251: A Love Form
This week we talk about the vibe shift in the technology industry, how it affected us and our advice for designers. Sponsors * Userbit: Everything your UX team needs to understand users and make smart product decisions. Follow Up * S-GPT * WWDC2023 * Tripsy Promo Code Show Notes Recommendations * Dark Matter, by Blake Crouch * Make Something Wonderful: Steve Jobs * Mike Matas * Does your Flag Fail? Hosts * Kevin Clark (@vernalkick) * Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
- 250: How Do We Feel About AI?
This week we talk about our feelings about AI and ChatGPT. Sponsors * Tripsy: All you need for a safe and organized trip. Get 30% off the yearly plan with this link. Show Notes * AI * ChatGPT * OpenAI * Midjourney * We ❤️ NYC * The Last of Us Recommendations * Presentable by Victor Kernes * PSVR 2 Hosts * Kevin Clark (@vernalkick) * Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
- 249: Wear Those Numbers as a Badge of Honor
We're back! This week we catch up on what happened in our lives since the last episode and talk about our plans for season 3 of the show. Show Notes * Hand Mirror, post-launch update * Hand Mirror * App Store * ‘Hand Mirror’ is a must-have macOS utility that adds a one-click camera check to your menu bar * Hand Mirror makes the best use of Apple’s MacBook notch that I’ve seen — The Verge * Kevin’s trip * Kevin's Instagram * Fujifilm X-T5 * Fujifilm XF 33mm f1.4 LM WR Lens * HiDock * HiDock’s Website * Sparkle * HiDock lets you tweak your Mac's Dock for multiple displays — Six Colors * This Mac app lets you link different Dock settings to different display setups — 9to5Mac * hiDock — 512Pixels * Rafa works at Sketch now! Recommendations * Recursion, by Blake Crouch * Dark Matter * Apple TV+ announces “Dark Matter” series adaptation with Joel Edgerton set to star * Posts * From Bing to Sydney Hosts * Kevin Clark (@vernalkick) * Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
- 248: Easter Egg Driven Development
This week is launch week for Rafa! We talk about all of the details behind the new version of Hand Mirror. Sponsors * Fable: Fable helps companies build inclusive products * , * Hypermatic : Premium Figma plugins that turn design teams into superhumans Show Notes * Hand Mirror * Website * App Store * Twitter thread with design details Recommendations * The Rehearsal * Still Watching Podcast * Convert Video Shortcut Hosts * Kevin Clark (@vernalkick) * Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
- 247: No Teddy Bears Were Harmed in the Making of This Layout
This week we talk about Kevin's camera purchase, Panic's Playdate and Rafa gives us an update on Handmirror. Sponsors * Fable: Fable helps companies build inclusive products * , * Hypermatic : Premium Figma plugins that turn design teams into superhumans Follow Up * Camera update * Fujifilm X-T5 * Peak Design Cuff Strap * Peak Design Slide Strap * Leica “Default” neck strap * Leica “thick” rope strap * Playdate * Panic Show Notes * Hand Mirror Test Flight link * The White Lotus Recommendations * Camera Size * A historical view on the Metropolitan Apple Watch face * God of War: Ragnorok Hosts * Kevin Clark (@vernalkick) * Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
- 246: The Porcelain Expanded Universe
2 weeks makes the world of a difference. We share our updated takes on the ongoing Twitter saga, Kevin continues to obsessively research cameras and Rafa talks about his work on Hand Mirror. Sponsors * Fable: Fable helps companies build inclusive products * , * Hypermatic : Premium Figma plugins that turn design teams into superhumans Follow Up * Kevin continues to research cameras * Elon goes hardcore * Rewind Show Notes * Hand Mirror Recommendations * Joe Allam on YouTube * Decoding TV * Horror movies * The Black Phone * The Innocents * Barbarian (don’t look up anything) * Speak No Evil Hosts * Kevin Clark (@vernalkick) * Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
- 245: You Haven’t Finished Your Caprese
This week we inevitably talk about Twitter, discuss Rewind—the search engine for your life, and finally briefly touch on why seemingly everyone hates Humane. Sponsors * Hypermatic : Premium Figma plugins that turn design teams into superhumans * , * Fable: Fable helps companies build inclusive products Show Notes * Inside Twitter's product roadmap under Musk * Rewind * Humane * Ken Kocienda Recommendations * 'Andor' on Disney+ * 'Monster: the Jeffrey Dahmer story' on Netflix Hosts * Kevin Clark (@vernalkick) * Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
- 244: It Takes Me 5 Minutes, But I Can Read
This week we talk about our experience hanging out together in person in Portugal last week, discuss the ideal camera now that we're spoiled by iPhones, in a shocking turn of events Rafa gets a new Apple product and finally we discuss the Sketch layoffs. Sponsors * Fable: Fable helps companies build inclusive products * , * Zeplin: Figma faster with Zeplin. Eliminate time spent on design file prep by using Zeplin flows and streamline developer handoff thanks to their screen-by-screen version control. Show Notes * Trip to Portugal! * Photo of us * Olympus OMD-EM 10 Mark II * Sony A7IV * Arun Venkatesan’s photography style * Apple Watch Ultra * Sketch Layoffs * Layout episode 161: Interview with Pieter Recommendations * marco.fyi * Sure Sure * Superlayer Hosts * Kevin Clark (@vernalkick) * Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
- 243: My UI Doesn’t Jiggle Jiggle
This week we deep dive into designing for the Dynamic Island and discuss our thoughts on the Google Event announcements. Sponsors * Fable: Fable helps companies build inclusive products * , * Zeplin: Figma faster with Zeplin. Eliminate time spent on design file prep by using Zeplin flows and streamline developer handoff thanks to their screen-by-screen version control. Follow Up * Dynamic Island * Dynamic Island HIG * Dynamic Island regions graphic * AirPods Pro (2nd Generation) * Apple Watch Ultra Show Notes * Google Event * Pixel Phone 7, 7 Pro * Pixel Watch * Pixel Tablet * Pixel Buds Recommendations * Shining Girls * XIV Wallpapers * Ecobee Smart Thermostat Hosts * Kevin Clark (@vernalkick) * Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
- 242: Figma x Adobe
This week we talk about Figma being acquired by Adobe, and give our thoughts on the new iPhone 14 Pro after using it for a few days. Sponsors * Zeplin: Figma faster with Zeplin. Eliminate time spent on design file prep by using Zeplin flows and streamline developer handoff thanks to their screen-by-screen version control. Follow Up * SingYu Lam gives feedback on Material You * Dave’s “The Material You You Are” is such a better title Show Notes * Adobe acquires Figma * Rafa’s tweet * Darin’s tweet * “Figma is not a design tool” * iPhone 14 Pro impressions * Old man yells at island * Ken’s thread * Kevin’s tweet * Dave’s image * Sebastian’s tweets: 1, 2 * Backlash against taking credit? * Chan’s tweet * Chad’s tweet Recommendations * Japandi Living * Automating Elgato Key Lights Hosts * Kevin Clark (@vernalkick) * Rafael Conde (@rafahari)