284: Stone Soup

This week, we answer more listener questions, including what software the industry uses, how to get involved in open-source projects, and how to curate a large portfolio. In News, we compare our scores on a design-based spot-the-difference quiz. And as always, we share a couple cool things, like another Netflix Original and some awesome designer directories.

Intro:

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News:

Cant Unsee is a fun design quiz by Alex Kotliarskyi

Brian got a 6980, and Marshall got a 7330. Tell us what you got!

Listener Questions:

untitl0d asks: "What software does the industry actually use for UI and web design? My BA course is teaching us Wordpress and XD in first year. They don’t even have Sketch on the Macs, and this is a dedicated Arts college. It just feels off."

Some mainstays: Sketch, Figma, Framer X, Invision, Principle, ProtoPie, and Flinto
Note: Adobe XD is free, actually

Chris Doner asks, "How can designers get involved in open-source projects?"

The story of stone soup

Anonymous asks, "How do I curate a large project on my portfolio. There’s a lot of designs between our web app and native apps. Should I summarize the product and try to fit it into one case study? Or Should I select primary components and break them down into separate case studies?"

Here's Brian's list of Product Design Portfolios

One Cool Thing:

Marshall shared The Umbrella Academy, a show (and comic series) about the reuniting of seven super-powered siblings
Brian shared Blacks Who Design, Women Who Design, and Latinxs Who Design, three directories of accomplished designers in the industry

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