Smashing Podcast
67 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsAn interview show from your friends at Smashing Magazine. Drew McLellan and Vitaly Friedman talk to design and development experts about their work on the web, as well as catching you up with the latest news and articles at Smashing Magazine. Suitable for cats.
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Episodes
What is Service Design? with Lou Downe
January 30, 2024 03:00 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBWe’re talking about Service Design. What is it, and how is it different from what we’d normally consider user experience design? Drew McLellan talks to expert Lou Downe to find out.
What is a Tech Union? with Ethan Marcotte
October 17, 2023 12:55 - 34 minutes - 32.2 MBWe’re talking about Tech Unions. What part can unions play in a modern tech workplace? Drew McLellan talks to Ethan Marcotte to find out.
How do you run a grassroots conference? with Alex Older
September 26, 2023 03:00 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBWe’re talking about running grassroots conferences and meet-ups. What does it take to organise a small industry event for your community? Drew McLellan talks to WDC’s Alex Older to find out.
What is a Headless CMS? with Alvin Bryan
August 01, 2023 08:30 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBWe're talking about headless content management systems. What are they, and how do they differ from more traditional systems? Drew McLellan talks to Alvin Bryan to find out.
What is The Transitional Web? with Chris Ferdinandi
July 11, 2023 21:48 - 45 minutes - 42.5 MBWe're talking about The Transitional Web. What is it, and how does it describe the technologies we’re using? Drew McLellan talks to Chris Ferdinandi to find out.
What is Design Management? with Slava Shestopalov
June 13, 2023 02:00 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBWe ask what is a Design Manager? What does it take and how does it relate to the role of Designer? Vitaly Friedman talks to Slava Shestopalov to find out.
What is Web Platform Baseline? with Rachel Andrew
May 18, 2023 14:37 - 46 minutes - 43.3 MBWe’re talking about Web Platform Baseline. What is it, and how can it help determine your browser support policy? Drew McLellan talks to expert Rachel Andrew to find out.
How Do You Design a Design Process? with Mei Zhang
May 02, 2023 03:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBWe're talking about the process of design. How do you build a process to enable your best work? Vitaly Friedman talks to designer Mei Zhang to find out.
What is Design Storytelling? with Chiara Aliotta
April 18, 2023 02:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBWe're taking a look at design storytelling. What is it, and how can it help us shape digital experiences? Vitaly Friedman talks to Chiara Aliotta to find out.
What is CX Design? with Debbie Levitt
March 21, 2023 03:00 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MBWe ask what is Customer Experience design, and how does it differ from User Experience design? Vitaly Friedman talks to expert Debbie Levitt to find out.
What’s the key to a great keyboard? with Marcin Wichary
February 21, 2023 03:00 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBWe ask what’s the key to a great keyboard? Is this essential part of our daily toolkit easily overlooked? Vitaly Friedman talks to expert Marcin Wichary to find out.
How has the design industry changed? with Veerle Pieters
February 07, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBHow has the design industry changed? Is technology making our work easier? Vitaly Friedman talks to veteran designer Veerle Pieters to find out.
Is Technology Making Us Redundant? with Tejas Kumar
January 24, 2023 03:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBWe ask is technology is making us redundant? Will we all soon be replaced with AI? Vitaly Friedman talks to Tejas Kumar to find out.
What are User Journey Maps? with Stéphanie Walter
November 17, 2022 18:32 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBWe're talking about User Journey Mapping. What is it and how does it help us build better digital products? Vitaly talks to expert Stéphanie Walter to find out.
Can HTML emails use modern CSS? with Rémi Parmentier
September 20, 2022 11:32 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBWe’re talking about HTML email. Do we still have to design like we would for IE5? Vitaly talks to expert Rémi Parmentier to find out.
How do you become an NFT artist? with Yiying Lu
September 06, 2022 03:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBWe ask how do you go from running a creative studio to designing NFTs? Vitaly talks to artist Yiying Lu to find out.
What’s the Value of a Design System? with Ben Callahan
August 23, 2022 11:37 - 50 minutes - 46.8 MBWe ask how do you prove the value of a Design System, and how can you pitch it effectively to stakeholders? Vitaly Friedman talks to Ben Callahan to find out.
Can you change a UX dinosaur? with Marko Dugonjić
August 09, 2022 03:00 - 43 minutes - 40.4 MBHow can you affect change to UX design in large organisations stuck in their ways? Vitaly Friedman talks to Marko Dugonjić to find out.
How do you ship a billion dollar idea? with Paul Boag
July 12, 2022 02:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBWe ask how you ship a one billion dollar idea? Vitaly Friedman talks to Paul Boag to find out.
Is Sass still relevant? with Stephanie Eckles
June 28, 2022 10:33 - 32 minutes - 30.5 MBWe ask if Sass is still relevant in 2022 and if it adds any value modern CSS workflows? Vitaly Friedman talks to expert Stephanie Eckles to find out.
Why does accessibility matter? with Sara Soueidan
May 31, 2022 02:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBWe ask why accessibility really matters, and why is it so important to get it right? Smashing’s Vitaly Friedman talks in depth to Sara Soueidan to find out.
Who is Elliot Jay Stocks? with Vitaly Friedman
May 17, 2022 02:00 - 44 minutes - 41.4 MBWe ask how one man can go from designing websites for local bands to heading up Google Fonts Knowledge. Smashing’s Vitaly Friedman talks to Elliot Jay Stocks to find out.
What is Responsible JavaScript? with Jeremy Wagner
February 22, 2022 03:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBWe’re talking about Responsible JavaScript. What does it mean for code to be responsible, and how should we approach projects differently? Drew McLellan talks to expert Jeremy Wagner to find out.
Is The Web Dead? with Chris Ferdinandi
November 30, 2021 12:03 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MBWe’re asking if changes to best practises over the last year have negatively impacted the web. Is it all downhill from here? Drew McLellan talks to expert Chris Ferdinandi to find out.
What is Astro? with Matthew Phillips
November 03, 2021 19:10 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBWe’re talking about Astro. Will this modern static site builder launch you into the stratosphere? Drew McLellan talks to developer Matthew Phillips to find out.
What is DevOps? with Jeff Smith
October 19, 2021 08:38 - 52 minutes - 48.7 MBWe’re talking about DevOps. What is it, and is it a string to add to your web development bow? Drew McLellan talks to expert Jeff Smith to find out.
What is Designing for Safety? with Eva PenzeyMoog
August 10, 2021 03:00 - 48 minutes - 39 MBWe’re talking about designing for safety. What does it mean to consider vulnerable users in our designs? Drew McLellan talks to expert Eva PenzeyMoog to find out.
What is Chakra UI for React? with Mike Cavaliere
June 29, 2021 03:00 - 45 minutes - 36.5 MBWe’re talking about Chakra UI. What is it and how can it help with your React projects? Drew McLellan talks to expert Mike Cavaliere to find out.
What is Image Optimization in 2021? with Addy Osmani
June 15, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 51 MBWe’re talking about Image Optimization. What steps should we follow for performant images in 2021? Drew McLellan talks to expert Addy Osmani to find out.
Why is my React app slow? with Ivan Akulov
June 01, 2021 02:00 - 47 minutes - 38.6 MBWe’re talking about React performance. What factors slow our React apps down, and how can we fix it? Drew McLellan talks to expert Ivan Akulov to find out.
What is VisBug? with Adam Argyle
May 18, 2021 02:00 - 51 minutes - 41.6 MBWe’re talking about VisBug. What is it, and how is it different from the array of options already found in Chrome DevTools? Drew McLellan talks to its creator Adam Argyle to find out.
What is The Future of CSS? with Miriam Suzanne
May 04, 2021 03:00 - 50 minutes - 41.3 MBWe’re starting our new season with a look the future of CSS. What new specs will be landing in browsers soon? Drew McLellan talks to expert Miriam Suzanne to find out.
What’s Next For HTML Controls? with Stephanie Stimac and Melanie Richards
February 09, 2021 02:00 - 55 minutes - 44.5 MBIn this episode, we’re talking about HTML controls. Why are they so hard to style, and how might that change in the future? Drew McLellan talks to Microsoft’s Stephanie Stimac and Melanie Richards to find out. Stephanie's website and Twitter Melanie's website and Twitter Open UI project Weekly Update Dynamic Static Typing In TypeScript written by Stefan Baumgartner Things You Can Do With CSS Today written by Andy Bell How To Port Your Web App To Microsoft Teams written by Tom...
What is The State of Web Performance? with Harry Roberts
January 26, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBWe’re talking about Web Performance. What does the performance landscape look like in 2021? Drew McLellan talks to expert Harry Roberts to find out.
What is Machine Learning? with Charlie Gerard
January 12, 2021 02:00 - 48 minutes - 39.1 MBWe’re talking about Machine Learning. What sort of tasks can we put it to within a web development context? Drew McLellan talks to expert Charlie Gerard to find out.
Review of The Year 2020
December 29, 2020 02:00 - 59 minutes - 48.2 MBWe’re taking a look back at 2020. Who did we speak to in our 25 episodes this year, and what did we learn? We listen back to some clips to find out. Yes, it’s a Christmas clip show, to tide you over the holidays. Our audience has grown a lot this year, so this is your chance to spot interviews from the archives that you may want to catch up on.
What is GraphQL? with Eve Porcello
December 15, 2020 02:00 - 41 minutes - 33.6 MBWe’re talking about GraphQL. What is it, and how does solve some common API problems? Drew McLellan talks to expert Eve Porcello to find out.
What is Product Design? with Chris Murphy
December 01, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBWe’re talking about Product Design. What does it mean to be a product owner, and how can you learn the skills required? Drew McLellan talks to expert Chris Murphy to find out.
How Does Netlify Dogfood The Jamstack? with Leslie Cohn-Wein
November 17, 2020 02:00 - 43 minutes - 34.9 MBWe’re asking what it looks like to dogfood the Jamstack at Netlify. Can you deploy an entire app to a CDN? Drew McLellan talks to Netlify Staff Engineer Leslie Cohn-Wein to find out.
What is Eleventy? with David Darnes
November 03, 2020 02:00 - 49 minutes - 39.9 MBWe’re talking about Eleventy. What is it and how does it fit into your Jamstack workflow? Drew McLellan talks to Renaissance man David Darnes to find out.
What is TypeScript? with Stefan Baumgartner
October 20, 2020 02:00 - 53 minutes - 43.3 MBWe’re talking about TypeScript. What is it, and how can it help us write better JavaScript? Drew McLellan talks to expert Stefan Baumgartner to find out.
What's new in Vue 3.0? with Natalia Tepluhina
October 06, 2020 02:00 - 50 minutes - 40.5 MBWe’re talking all about VueJS. What’s new in the 3.0 release, and how hard will it be to migrate? Drew McLellan talks to core team member Natalia Tepluhina to find out.
What Is RedwoodJS? with Anthony Campolo
September 22, 2020 02:00 - 47 minutes - 38.6 MBFull show notes and transcript are available.
What is SVG Animation? with Cassie Evans
September 08, 2020 02:00 - 39 minutes - 32 MBFull show notes and transcript are available.
What is Next.js? with Guillermo Rauch
August 25, 2020 06:05 - 44 minutes - 35.9 MBWe’re talking about Next.js. What is it, and where might it fit into our web development workflow? Drew McLellan talks to co-creator Guillermo Rauch to find out.
What is Serverless? with Chris Coyier
August 11, 2020 02:00 - 56 minutes - 45.6 MBWe're talking about Serverless architectures. What does that mean, and how does it differ from how we might build sites currently? Drew McLellan talks to Chris Coyier to find out.
Are Modern Best Practices Bad For The Web? with Chris Ferdinandi
July 28, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBWe’re asking if modern best practises are bad for the web? Are modern frameworks taking us down the wrong path? Drew McLellan speaks to Lean Web expert Chris Ferdinani to find out.
What is Gatsby? with Marcy Sutton
July 14, 2020 02:00 - 44 minutes - 35.8 MBWe're talking about Gatsby. What is it and how does it fit into your web development stack? Drew McLellan talks to expert Marcy Sutton to find out.
What is CUBE CSS? with Andy Bell
June 30, 2020 02:00 - 51 minutes - 41.8 MBWe're talking about CUBE CSS. What is it, and how does it differ from approaches such as BEM, SMACSS, and OOCSS? Drew McLellan talks to its creator, Andy Bell, to find out.
How Can I Learn React? with Mina Markham
June 16, 2020 02:00 - 37 minutes - 30.8 MBWe’re talking about learning React. What's the React like to work with, and how can experienced developers get started? Drew McLellan chats to Mina Markham to find out.