Presentable
217 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsThe Presentable Podcast focuses on how we design and build the products that are shaping our digital future. We'll track the tools, trends, and methods being used by teams from the biggest companies and latest startups. In each episode, Jeff will bring over two decades of experience as a designer, developer, entrepreneur, and investor as he chats with guests about how design is changing the world. Hosted by Jeff Veen.
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Presentable 8: Why Do Good Teams Design Bad Things?
September 15, 2016 16:45 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBThis week's special guest is my old friend Peter Merholz, one of my co-founders at Adaptive Path and author of the new book, "Org Design for Design Orgs." We talk about how companies can better organize design teams, and trace the history of how — after two decades — design became an overnight success in technology.
7: Why Don't Style Guides Ever Work?
August 23, 2016 17:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBThis week's special guest is Stanely Wood, design director at Spotify. We talk about how to scale design as companies grow, what it takes to create consistent experiences, and how style guides never work except when they do.
Presentable 7: Why Don't Style Guides Ever Work?
August 23, 2016 17:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBThis week's special guest is Stanely Wood, design director at Spotify. We talk about how to scale design as companies grow, what it takes to create consistent experiences, and how style guides never work except when they do.
6: It Takes a Village to Build a Website
August 05, 2016 17:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBSpecial guest Deepa Subramaniam, Director of Product for the Hillary Clinton campaign, joins the show to talk about what it's like to manage a web team for an 18-month long sprint while the whole world watches.
Presentable 6: It Takes a Village to Build a Website
August 05, 2016 17:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBSpecial guest Deepa Subramaniam, Director of Product for the Hillary Clinton campaign, joins the show to talk about what it's like to manage a web team for an 18-month long sprint while the whole world watches.
Presentable 5: The Color Show
July 21, 2016 16:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MBSpecial guest Craig Hockenberry, bigwig at the IconFactory and creator of Twitterrific, joins the show. We go deep on color management, how the new Apple hardware changes things, and what it all means for web and app designers.
5: The Color Show
July 21, 2016 16:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MBSpecial guest Craig Hockenberry, bigwig at the IconFactory and creator of Twitterrific, joins the show. We go deep on color management, how the new Apple hardware changes things, and what it all means for web and app designers.
4: You've Got to Learn to Talk Numbers
July 07, 2016 16:45 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBThis week, I'm joined by my good friend Margaret Gould Stewart, Vice President of Product Design at Facebook. We talk about what her title actually means, what it takes to be a design leader, and how to think about a career in design these days.
Presentable 4: You've Got to Learn to Talk Numbers
July 07, 2016 16:45 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBThis week, I'm joined by my good friend Margaret Gould Stewart, Vice President of Product Design at Facebook. We talk about what her title actually means, what it takes to be a design leader, and how to think about a career in design these days.
3: The Typography Show
June 21, 2016 09:45 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBSpecial guest and old friend Jason Santa Maria joins the show to talk typography. We discuss what typefaces the cool kids are using, dig into licensing and subscription pricing, and geek out over web fonts and browser hacks.
Presentable 3: The Typography Show
June 21, 2016 09:45 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBSpecial guest and old friend Jason Santa Maria joins the show to talk typography. We discuss what typefaces the cool kids are using, dig into licensing and subscription pricing, and geek out over web fonts and browser hacks.
2: App Fan Art
June 08, 2016 15:30 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBSpecial guest Richard Ziade, co-founder of Postlight, joins the show to talk about the phenomenon of independent designers crafting their own takes on popular (and frustrating) products. We also dig into Google AMP and the debacle at Nest.
Presentable 2: App Fan Art
June 08, 2016 15:30 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBSpecial guest Richard Ziade, co-founder of Postlight, joins the show to talk about the phenomenon of independent designers crafting their own takes on popular (and frustrating) products. We also dig into Google AMP and the debacle at Nest.
1: Catastrophizing the End of the GUI
May 25, 2016 18:45 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBSpecial guest Chris Messina joins the inaugural episode of the show to discuss both the hype and beauty of conversational UIs, messaging apps, and chatbots. Will this herald the end of interface design as we know it? (Spoiler: nope.)
Presentable 1: Catastrophizing the End of the GUI
May 25, 2016 18:45 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBSpecial guest Chris Messina joins the inaugural episode of the show to discuss both the hype and beauty of conversational UIs, messaging apps, and chatbots. Will this herald the end of interface design as we know it? (Spoiler: nope.)
Presentable 0: We Have Time to Play Pictionary
May 24, 2016 17:00 - 58 minutes - 33.5 MBErika Hall joins the podcast and we discuss the findings from Google's Project Aristotle. What makes a team perform it's best? What qualities do successful teams share? It's probably not what you think. (This is a sort of prototype we recorded a number of weeks ago, but it's a great conversation, so we're adding it as a sort of bonus episode. Enjoy!)
0: We Have Time to Play Pictionary
May 24, 2016 17:00 - 58 minutes - 33.5 MBErika Hall joins the podcast and we discuss the findings from Google's Project Aristotle. What makes a team perform it's best? What qualities do successful teams share? It's probably not what you think. (This is a sort of prototype we recorded a number of weeks ago, but it's a great conversation, so we're adding it as a sort of bonus episode. Enjoy!)