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2: So Vanilla (feat. Nick Slater)
Design Details
English - January 12, 2015 14:06 - 1 hour - 50.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 361 ratingsTechnology Arts Design product design ui design software design ux design design design details technology brian lovin marshall bock Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Here we go, episode two of the Design Details Podcast! This week we caught up with Nick Slater, an insanely talented designer and illustrator doing wonderful work at Palantir. We had a lot of fun recording this show and we really think you'll enjoy it!
Full Disclosure: this episode is a bit longer and does have some strong language.
As always, if you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly!
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Show Notes:
0:05:45 - We dig back into Nick's origins - corgi conversations ensue.
0:07:00 - We start digging into Nick's journey to joining Palantir.
0:28:00 - What's it like working with a quickly-growing team of designers?
Collin Roe-Raymond
Daniel Mendez
Viet Huynh
Sophia Umansky
Mika Kunisaki
Nixie Melendres
John Joh
0:37:00 - Why is there such a huge focus on investing in illustrators at tech companies?
Ryan Putnam
Alice Lee
Justin Pervorse
Screenshot of Dropbox's downgrade fishbowl
Dropbox Guide
1:00:00 - Exploring the many Lord of the Rings inside jokes at Palantir.
Through the Wormhole
Chrono Trigger's Unique Design
Battletoads (The bad level is Wind Tunnel)
1:10:30 - Adventure Time
Rogie's BMO print
Jake "Jake the Dog" Marsh
1:12:00 - Dribbble and Nick's lack of online presence.
Dan Cederholm
Interview with Trevor Gerzen
Jared Erondu
The Industry
Bob's Donuts' Giant Donut
Sam Soffes
Teespring
Jeff Broderick
Brian Benitez
Collective Ray
1:20:50 - Nick's motivation for working hard to succeed.
1:26:00 - Nick's current projects
The Unicorn Skull
The Monster Project
Nick's Submissions
The Corgiboros (Not by Nick)