Frederick Weiss

In this episode we chat about the mythical strategy of Work-Life Balance, and how to minimize the friction between work and other life roles. We discuss Investing yourself wholly in the momentHow to work remotely, and not “bring your work home”When do you get time for your family, exercise, etcWhere do you find the time to learnHow realistic is it for people to stop doing what they hate Episode Sponsor https://pantheon.io/Everything your business needs for digital speed and agility. Show Links Syntax.fm: https://syntax.fm/show/142/travis-neilson-on-skills-gap-design-focus-and-working-at-google

In this episode we get to speak with Sarrah Vesselov & Taurie Davis. We discuss their book Building Design Systems. We chat about the process of writing their book, who it’s for, and the value that a design system brings to a team. Episode Sponsor https://pantheon.io/Everything your business needs for digital speed and agility. Show Link Sarrah VesselovTwitter: https://twitter.com/SVesselovLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarrahvesselov/Website: http://sarrahvesselov.com/Taurie DavisTwitter: https://twitter.com/tauriedLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tauriedavis/Website: http://tauriedavis.com/GitLab: https://about.gitlab.com/Book: Building Design Systems – http://www.buildingdesignsystems.design/Your Turn: A Board Game Cafe: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grayboardgamer/your-turn-a-board-game-cafe/Aerial: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw0b01WAml4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkGoofy Cartoon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFHT1lw3vSIJoJos Bizarre Adventure: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JoJo%27s_Bizarre_Adventure

In this episode we get to speak with Aarron Walter: Author, Speaker, Co-host of The Design Better Podcast, and VP of Design Education at InVisionApp Inc. We discuss Aarron’s career path, what he is doing today at InVision, and how to employ emotions to design long-lasting memories. Episode Sponsor https://pantheon.io/Everything your business needs for digital speed and agility. Show Links LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aarron/Website: http://aarronwalter.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/aarronOf Montreal: https://www.ofmontreal.net/MailChimp: https://mailchimp.com/R.E.M. – Nightswimming: https://youtu.be/ahJ6Kh8klM4InVision: https://www.invisionapp.com/DesignBetter: http://DesignBetter.Cohttps://www.invisionapp.com/design-better/design-maturity-modelJulie Zhuo’s book – THE MAKING OF A MANAGER: http://www.juliezhuo.com/book/manager.htmlThe Design Better Podcast: https://www.designbetter.co/podcastAn Event Apart: https://aneventapart.com/event/washington-dc-2019Emotion Make Memories: https://youtu.be/jmlMui5HynsDesigning for Emotion: https://abookapart.com/products/designing-for-emotionPrinciples of Product Design: https://www.designbetter.co/principles-of-product-design/

In this episode we get to speak with Chris Alvarez & Jeff Rodanski: the co-founders of RAD Summit. We talk about why and how they created the conference, what attendees can expect from the experience, and their surprise plans for this year. https://radsummit.co ‘RAD’ stands for ‘Research And Design.’ The camp founders and our speakers are all creative professionals each with over 10 years of industry experience building amazing products who want to share what they know with you. RAD isn’t just learning from other experts though: it is also about learning about you. At RAD Summit, we will help you learn about yourself by channeling that kid inside who craves ‘rad’ experiences. Episode Sponsor https://pantheon.io/Everything your business needs for digital speed and agility. Show Links RAD Summit: https://radsummit.co/Twitter: https://twitter.com/radsummitGet $100 off your ticket with checkout code THUNDERFRIENDSAugust 15-18 2019Chris Alvarez https://twitter.com/longlivetheuxhttp://www.chrisalvarez.design/https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-alvarez/Jeff Rodanskihttps://twitter.com/jeffrodanskihttps://pivotal.io/serviceshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrodanski/Tessa Reuber: https://twitter.com/tessareuberStrava: https://www.strava.com/Campy Shady Brook: https://www.ppymca.org/camp-shady-brookWorkshopshttps://radsummit.co/agendahttps://radsummit.co/workshops/whats-your-missionLevon Sharrow: http://www.leeevon.com/RAD SUMMIT 2018 Photos: https://vertuccivisual.pixieset.com/g/radsummit2018/

In this episode we have the honor to speak with Eric A. Meyer: Author, Speaker, and Co-founder of An Event Apart. We discuss a surprise new location coming up for An Event Apart, some of Eric’s memorable moments, and how it all started in 2005. We also jump into some of the takeaways from Eric’s book DESIGN FOR REAL LIFE. We chat about how and when companies should take responsibility for their products and how they affect people’s lives in the real world. And of course we dive into all things CSS, its past, future, and what we should be thinking about today. Episode Sponsor https://pantheon.io/Everything your business needs for digital speed and agility. Episode Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/meyerwebWebsite: https://meyerweb.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meyerweb/Dribbble: https://dribbble.com/meyerwebMedium: https://medium.com/@meyerwebFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/meyerwebAn Event Apart: https://aneventapart.com/Turner Field: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turner_FieldBooks: https://meyerweb.com/eric/books/Eric Meyer & Sara Wachter-Boettcher – DESIGN FOR REAL LIFE: https://abookapart.com/products/design-for-real-life“Design for Real Life” by Eric Meyer—An Event Apart Denver 2017: https://aneventapart.com/news/post/design-for-real-life-by-eric-meyer-aea-videoWebP: https://developers.google.com/speed/webp/Webring: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebringMosaic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosaic_(web_browser)Aural style sheets: https://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/aural.htmlCSS Houdini: https://css-tricks.com/interactive-introduction-to-css-houdini/Ice wine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_wineCSS Tools: Reset CSS: https://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/css/reset/The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086856/ Guest host: Sarrah Vesselov http://sarrahvesselov.com/