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Jaclyn hosts a cooking show while Kyle does what his calendar tells him to. Also, being excited by invalidating ideas, devoting more time to synthesizing, taking TL;DR level sprint-notes, how switch interviews can influence your design sprint, and end of week recuperation strategies. Ralph's Kitchen Delicacies Swedish Fish Sandwich Recipe

Jaclyn starts a new Meetup and wonders about ice-breaking activities & community building. Kyle tries his hand at video editing after filming a skill interview, and starts work planning a thoughtbot.com redesign. Also, stress around social media email / notifications and why we should design them more humanely. Designers Who Code (Boston) Previous thoughtbot.com Redesign on Tentative Why Does McDonald’s Use the Colors Red and Yellow? Blue-plate Special Jobs @ thoughtbot Tropical Storm Jackie

Jaclyn and Kyle discuss remote interview methodology, skillset tracking, Design Sprint 101™️, and Kyle's skills as a Beer Ninja. Zoom Kyle During Usability Tests Plucky Cards

Jaclyn & Kyle wish you a (very belated) Happy New Year, and discuss the shortcomings of video-chat during interviews, using GitHub as a project management tool for company policy, the weirdnesses of user-interviews, and de-jargoning the term "prototype".

Jaclyn sells some art, kicks off a giant design sprint, and prepares a presentation on how to co-facilitate a design sprint. Kyle deals with new-office echoes & internet woes. We share the projects that we worked on for this year's Ralphapalooza; plus, reactions on designing for React Native. Jaclyn's Art Show! Vendela's Ice Cream Blog thoughtmoji CSS Grid Segway Mall Store

Jaclyn & Kyle discuss the value of in-person meetings, the philosophy of Trello backgrounds, nostalgia for antiquated recording mediums, refining thoughtbot's designer hiring process, and design implementation. Squad Goals Background bikeTunes The ZIP Disk Jaclyn on Awkward Silences Podcast See open positions at thoughtbot!

Jaclyn & Kyle chat about the new thoughtbot Austin office, designing for Android, feelings on maintaining Sketch file tidiness, trying to make tabular data exciting to present, and commiserate over call-center software workflows. Material Design for Android Abstract- Sketch Version Control

Jaclyn wraps up a project to hand off to a client's design team, Kyle looses his voice after giving a design sprint presentation, plus personal habits to pursue before speaking engagements or while in Product Design Sprints, design patterns in children's apps, and screen-time controls in iOS. Kyle's Star Wars PJs Product Design Sprint - 5 Phase Breakdown Video

Jaclyn & Kyle discuss prototyping with a different tool, providing feedback for teammates, and practice spooky voices for Halloween / team 1-on-1 purposes. Medieval Times An Everyone Culture- Robert Kegan, Lisa Laskow Lahey Creativity, Inc.- Ed Catmull, Amy Wallace 15Five

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

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. Wanna Go on a Segway Tour? Rocketship.fm Bob Moesta Interviews: part 1, part 2 Mastering Jobs-To-Be-Done Interviews Workshop Kyle & His Clapper

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'. Dawn on Twitter Sam on Twitter World Emoji Day input type="emoji" Compare Emoji Across Different Platforms An Entomologist Rates Ant Emojis Orkin, On Queen Ants How to Pronounce Chipotle Designing Parenthood Austin Design Week Greg Storey: Design @ USAA on Giant Robots Podcast

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. DG Studio DermaSensor GDPR Robert on LinkedIn

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. Podcasting Chic UserInterviews.com Rocket Surgery Made Easy- Steve Krug A Comprehensive Guide To User Testing barkTHINS Sameera on Twitter Foodstagram

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? thoughtbot Playbook What's the Hardest Word to Spell? Just Like Mario

Dealing with React Native, designing email templates for Outlook, "Designer News", and combating distraction. SendGrid Designer News no name®️ 5 steps to nailing your portfolio presentation in design interviews The First Cut is the Deepest Deep Work Carl Jung How to Pronounce 'Jung'

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. Tuxedo Snuggie Wonder Woman Snuggie Batman's Utility Belt thoughtbot Design Team Values thoughtbot Purpose Lucy's Psychiatry Booth

While recovering from SxSW Kyle & Jaclyn discuss design experiences in day-to-day life, and surviving conferences / networking events. Massive Change: Bruce Mau Bruce Mau’s 24 Principles for Massive Change South by Southwest Kyle @ SxSW Build Conf Wilson Miner - When We Build Jaclyn @ Venture Cafe

Kyle & Jaclyn discuss weather apps, maintaining focus in User Interviews, tips for managing frequent contexting switching, and documentation during a design sprint. Daily UI Challenge Dragon Speech Recognition Kyle's New BFF

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. Full Story Netflix Artwork Testing Bat Out of Hell in German