Another Monday means another episode of Design Details! This week we caught up with Wilson Miner, an insanely thoughtful and talented designer well-known for his work at Apple, Rdio and Facebook.

In this episode we talked with Wilson about game design, his favorite products and more - we hope you enjoy the show!

If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly(designdetailsfm@gmail.com)!

Episode 3 Sponsors:
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Wilson Miner on the Web:
Website (http://wilsonminer.com)
Twitter (https://twitter.com/wilsonminer)
When We Build (http://vimeo.com/34017777)
Dribbble (https://dribbble.com/wilsonminer)
Quora (http://www.quora.com/Wilson-Miner)

Show Notes:
02:10 - The Factory (https://gigaom.com/2013/06/21/the-factory-janus-friis-todd-berman/)
- Rdio (http://rdio.com)

03:45 - Games (https://dribbble.com/shots/1647147-Bear-Shark)
- Hearthstone (http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/)
- TableFlip (http://tableflip.us/)

14:10 - Prototyping tools
- Framer (http://framerjs.com/)
- Quartz Composer (https://developer.apple.com/technologies/mac/graphics-and-animation.html)
- Content Generator Sketch Plugin (https://github.com/timuric/Content-generator-sketch-plugin)
- Parse (https://parse.com/)
- George Kedenburg's piece on prototyping with Parse and Framer (https://medium.com/@gk3/using-parse-to-power-up-your-framer-prototypes-88cb87009d00)
- Paintcode</a> (mistakenly called "Codepaint") (http://www.paintcodeapp.com/)
- Origami (https://www.facebook.com/origami.qc)
- Unreal Engine (https://www.unrealengine.com/what-is-unreal-engine-4)
- Blueprints Visual Scripting (https://docs.unrealengine.com/latest/INT/Engine/Blueprints/index.html)
- Pixate (http://www.pixate.com/)

27:40 - Creating style guides for the web
- Mike Matas (http://www.mikematas.com)
- Brandon Walkin (http://brandonwalkin.com/)

34:40 - Rdio's design team
- Ryan Sims (http://rynsms.com/)
- Adam Polselli (http://www.adampolselli.com/)

36:50 - Building &amp; refining

37:40 - Great user onboarding
- Hearthstone (http://us.battle.net/en/int?r=hearthstone)

42:30 - Novelty != Value
- Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
- The Two Towers for GameCube (http://www.wikiwand.com/en/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Two_Towers_(video_game))
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1872181/)
- The Fantastic Four (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120667/)
- Batman: Arkham series (http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Batman:_Arkham)
- Shadow of Mordor's Nemesis System (http://www.polygon.com/2014/10/13/6970533/shadow-of-mordors-nemesis-system-is-simpler-than-you-think-and-should)

49:30 - Consuming vs making
- "When We Build" (http://vimeo.com/34017777)

53:00 - Blizzard's lack of originality
- "I guess I just like liking things." (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU1G0t3c5yc)

55:30 - Image Comics
- https://imagecomics.com/
- Spawn (http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Spawn_(comics))
- Robert Kirkman (http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Robert_Kirkman)
- The Walking Dead (http://www.wikiwand.com/en/The_Walking_Dead_(comic_book))
- Saga (https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/saga)
- Sex Criminals (https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/sex-criminals)
- Matt Fraction (https://twitter.com/mattfraction)
- Hawkeye (http://www.buzzfeed.com/thaliaelendil/24-reasons-why-you-should-be-reading-matt-fraction-utvk)

1:01:20 - Don't let the frustration own you

1:01:50 - There are no dream jobs

Episode 3: I'm Tired Of Looking At Apps (feat. Wilson Miner)

This week we caught up with Kristy Tillman, a former designer at IDEO who now leads the design charge at Society of Grownups. We had a great time chatting across a huge range of topics, from diversity in tech to meatspace user onboarding!

If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm email us directly (designdetailsfm@gmail.com)

Episode 4 Sponsors:
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Kristy Tillman on the Web:
Twitter(https://twitter.com/kristyt)
Website (http://boycottlettuce.com)
Society of Grownups (https://www.societyofgrownups.com)
Detroit Water Project (https://www.detroitwaterproject.org)

Show Notes:
00:00 - We catch up with Kristy about what she's working on
- Society of Grownups (https://www.societyofgrownups.com)
- IDEO (http://www.ideo.com/)
- Detroit Water Project (https://www.detroitwaterproject.org)

03:00 - Kristy tells us about her involvement in YC Winter '15 and the future plans for the Detroit Water Project

07:00 - We explore some of Kristy's work in helping marginalized communities, including why there's less diversity in tech
- NY Times: Women and Minorities as Targets of Attack Online (http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/08/19/the-war-against-online-trolls/women-and-minorities-as-targets-of-attack-online)
- Diversity reports:
--- Twitter (https://blog.twitter.com/2014/building-a-twitter-we-can-be-proud-of)
--- Apple (https://www.apple.com/diversity/)
--- Facebook (http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2014/06/building-a-more-diverse-facebook)
--- Google (http://www.google.com/diversity/at-google.htm)
- Youth Design (http://www.youthdesign.org)
- Eddie Opara (http://new.pentagram.com/category/partners/eddie-opara/)
- Jared Erondu (http://jarederondu.com)

15:30 - Kristy adds context to explaining why there are fewer prominent female designers
- The Confidence Code (http://theconfidencecode.com)
- Lean In (http://leanin.org)
- Satya Nadella: Women, Don't Ask for a Raise (http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/10/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-women-dont-ask-for-a-raise)
-  Imposter syndrome (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome)

19:00 - We circled back around to talk about Kristy's current work at Society of Grownups
- Society of Grownups(https://www.societyofgrownups.com)
- Dan Cassaro (http://youngjerks.com)
- Erik Marinovich (http://www.erikmarinovich.com)

30:15 - What is the hardest design challenge you're working on right now?

32:00 - Can budgeting apps be effective, or do we need the human element to properly manage money?

36:30 - Kristy explains some of the challenges in hiring for designers and developers on the East Coast
- Christopher Michon (https://twitter.com/cmchn)

43:30 - Into the details: Meatspace user onboarding

49:00 - How does work in the physical space translate into building digital products?

Episode 4: Meatspace User Onboarding (feat. Kristy Tillman)

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