301: Android vs. iOS

This week, we answer a few listener questions, including the difference between the philosophies behind the Android and iOS design systems and why we prefer an 8pt grid. In News, Brian gives a quick rundown on Figma's new Plugins Beta. And as always, we share a couple cool things like some isometric dioramas and a modular key and wallet system.

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News:

The Figma Plugins Beta lets you extend the app by using their API

Listener Questions

Sahil Chaturvedi asks what an "IC" is
An individual contributor is "someone who contributes individually and who does not manage a team"
"Closer to the metal"
Anonymous asks about the 8pt vs. 10pt grid
Former co-host Bryn Jackson wrote a great rundown called The 8-Point Grid
Kelly Smith asks about the difference between iOS and Android
Material Design Guidelines
Apple Human Interface Guidelines
iOS Materials
Scrim is another term for a transparent overlay, typically used to separate a foreground layer from a background layer
A Device-Independent Pixel (or dp) is "a physical unit of measurement based on a coordinate system held by a computer and represents an abstraction of a pixel for use by an application that an underlying system then converts to physical pixels"
The Dark Mode section of the HIG sadly doesn't provide any actual colors
Video: "What's New in iOS Design" dives deep on colors and materials
WWDC is Apple's annual Worldwide Developer Conference
We talked about Google I/O back in Episode 296

One Cool Thing:

Brian shared some amazing isometric dioramas from Roman Klčo, Guillaume Kurkdjian, and Jarlan Perez
Marshall shared Ferris, a Kickstarter campaign for "a modular key and wallet system"
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