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Wake Up Excited!
Wake Up Excited!Examining the Past to Figure Out the Future with Jeffrey ZeldmanBrad Frost sits down with the legendary Jeffrey Zeldman, a pioneer in web design and an influential figure in Brad's life. Jeffrey shares his journey, from writing 'Designing with Web Standards' to founding 'A List Apart,' and how these accomplishments impacted the web design community. The conversation delves into a variety of profound topics including the changing nature of family relationships, the power of vulnerability, creativity and its intersection with making a living, the role of artificial intelligence, and the ongoing influence of the early web ideals. They also explore personal anecdotes about the transformative power of music...
2025-08-221h 51the ux matto show
the ux matto showAs the Neuro Diverges — A conversation with Jeffrey Zeldman — E14BioJeffrey Zeldman is partly responsible for how you do your job, if you work on the web. You should say “thanks”. Or “curse you”. Depending on how you feel about working on the web.  Check out his site which has been around since 1995. https://zeldman.com/about/Also: “I sobered up the same time New York did” is the first line in the novel Jeffrey should write. Right? Who’s with me!SummaryIn this conversation, Jeffrey Zeldman and Matthew discuss a range of topics including the treatment of military veterans, the impact of news...
2025-04-181h 21Podcast
PodcastJohn AllsoppStandards, Declarative Code, and Tape Decks, with John AllsoppJohn has been building for the web since the early 90’s. With his timeless article, The Dao of Web Design, his book, Developing with Web Standards, and as co-founder of the Web Directions conference series, John has made a massive impact on the lives of designers and developers the world over. Time Stamped Show Notes0:51 – John came to the web from a computer science and software engineering background.1:14 – In the early nineties, John developed a hypertext knowledge system. Whilst considering his options on how b...
2022-01-0500 minDesign Québec
Design QuébecDesign Québec - 03 - Éric Leblond (DashThis)Aujourd’hui, nous discutons avec Éric Leblond, responsable, talents et culture chez DashThis (https://dashthis.com). On touche à son parcours, les débuts du web, la psychologie en design, les besoins des employé.es, l’entrepreneuriat, la contribution des employé.es à l’entreprise, les relations associé.es-employé.es et l’inspiration en design. Ressources Réalisateur québécois Denis Villeneuve https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Villeneuve Designer web Jeffrey Zeldman http://www.zeldman.com Steve Krug - Don’t Make Me Think https://sensible.com/dont-make-me-think/ Livre «The Elements of User Experience» de Jesse J...
2021-07-291h 24Thunder Nerds
Thunder Nerds🦇 Build a Better Bat Cave with Jeffrey Zeldman In this episode, we get to speak with King of Web Standards, Jeffrey Zeldman. We discuss the current situation with COVID and how it is impacting our lives at work. We also dive into Jeffrey’s background and lessons from his career journey. Then we chat about believing in yourself, making your own opportunities, and building a better bat cave. Episode Sponsor Auth0 https://auth0.comAuth0 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/auth0Auth0 on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/auth0Auth0 Avocado Labs online meetup events: https://avocadolabs.dev/ Episode Links Twitter:  https://twi...
2021-02-191h 10Front End Nerdery Podcast
Front End Nerdery Podcast2 - Jeffrey Zeldman (Part Two)We're back to finish the inaugural episode of the Front End Nerdery Podcast with Jeffrey Zeldman. We talked about the web of yesterday, web standards, A Book Apart, what makes a good writer and conference speaker, and much more. Enjoy the second half of this very special two-part episode! Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Transcripts can be found at https://toddl.dev/podcast/transcripts/zeldman2/ Shownotes https://zeldman.com - Jeffrey Zeldman Personal Site https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Web-Standards-Jeffrey-Zeldman/dp/0321616952 - Designing with Web...
2021-01-011h 04Front End Nerdery Podcast
Front End Nerdery Podcast1 - Jeffrey Zeldman (Part One)For the inaugural episode of the Front End Nerdery Podcast, I interviewed Jeffrey Zeldman. We talked about the web of yesterday, web standards, An Event Apart, A Book Apart, and much, much more that had to be done in two parts. Enjoy the first half of this very special two-part episode! Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Transcripts can be found at https://toddl.dev/podcast/transcripts/zeldman1/ Shownotes https://zeldman.com - Jeffrey Zeldman Personal Site https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Web-Standards-Jeffrey-Zeldman/dp/0321616952 - Designing...
2021-01-0152 minNodes of Design
Nodes of DesignNodes of Design#25: Functional Design by Pål Eirik PaulsenPål Eirik Paulsen is an interaction designer, information architect, usability specialist, content lead, test lead, scrum master, project lead and speaker with over two-decade of experience. Currently, he manages a team of UX designers in Sopra Steria as Head of User Experience. Previously, he worked for companies like Idean, Capgemini, Backelite, Olavstoppen AS, Statoil, MTO-LABS and many more startups. The functional design identifies its design objective and is more concerned with what is to be done and less with how it looks. In this episode, Paul shared some great techniques for designing for function-first design and p...
2020-07-3116 minUser Defenders – UX Design & Personal Growth
User Defenders – UX Design & Personal GrowthUser Defenders Live - A Panel on Design Accessibility, Diversity & Ethics with Mina Markham, Derek Featherstone and Farai MadzimaI had the great honor of being invited back to An Event Apart Denver (2019) to record a live podcast episode with Mina Markham, Farai Madzima, & Derek Featherstone on the important topics of Accessibility, Design Inclusion & Ethics, Hiring & Retaining Diverse Talent and Landing a Job in UX. Amazingly, we were able to cover all of this in just under an hour! Please enjoy, please share it out into your social channels, and please be sure to subscribe to User Defenders: Podcast at https://userdefenders.com/subscribe Thanks to Jeffrey Zeldman + Eric Meyer for letting me share...
2020-02-141h 01Roots
RootsDan Mall (The Super Orchestrator) The Super Orchestrator Dan Mall Dan Mall is the Founder & CEO of SuperFriendly, a design collaborative that helps in-house teams make better digital products with design systems. Having worked with clients like United Airlines, Harvard Business School, athenahealth, Capital One, Apple, dotdash, Google, Reader's Digest, The New York Times,  ExxonMobil, and more, Dan has a passion for playing matchmaker between surprising art direction and intuitive interaction design and building teams that are finely tuned to the solutions clients are looking for.  In this episode, we talk about Dan’s design roots in P...
2020-01-1600 minThunder Nerds
Thunder Nerds💡 Build Prototypes that Spark Joy, & Blogging with Dave Rupert In this episode, we get to talk with Developer and Podcaster, Dave Rupert. We chat with Dave about his blog and the value of getting your ideas out there. We discuss Podcasting and Dave’s shows. We also dive into Dave’s thoughts on prototyping, and how the fidelity of your prototype should match the fidelity of your thinking. Episode Sponsor https://pantheon.ioEverything your business needs for digital speed and agility. Show Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/davatron5000Website: http://daverupert.comShopTalk: https://shoptalkshow.com/Daniel Tiger: https://en.wiki...
2019-10-121h 08User Defenders – UX Design & Personal Growth
User Defenders – UX Design & Personal GrowthIs Web Design Dead? with Jeffrey ZeldmanJeffrey Zeldman answers the provocative question, “Is Web Design Dead?”. He enlightens us to what the Web was, where it’s at now, and where it could go in the future. He touches on the many short-sighted predictions that tend to prod our delicate psyches such as automation and new technologies poised to replace Web Designers. He encourages us to ignore the rhetoric and continue to learn as tools change how Web Design is done. He also emphasizes that the Web was built on sharing, and that we must continue to share if we want to not only protect its sp...
2019-09-301h 06Verbal Diary 💬
Verbal Diary 💬№24 - You Can't Teach Old Dogs New Tricks 🐶In this week's episode, the old men moan about how complicated the modern world is. THIS WEEK Quality outdoor daughter time Tripod dog saved Now hosted on Pinecast (WIP!) ARTICLE OF THE WEEK "To be ready for that, I’m learning code and tools I probably should have learned a few years ago, but, as a rich man says of his servants, I always had people for that." - Jeffrey Zeldman, You got this. PICTURE OF THE WEEK SOCIALS Tweet @verbaldiaryshow with your thoughts Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Po...
2019-06-1400 minRemember This
Remember This#89: How To Convert More of Your Website Visitors into BuyersToday I’m talking to Founder & President Jon MacDonald https://thegood.com TheGood.com convert more of your existing website visitors into buyers.  If you're frustrated with low online sales Suffering from low conversion rates Paying for traffic which doesn’t convert effectively Tired of shopping cart abandonment Unhappy with your site’s design Ready to unlock your site’s hidden potential Contact Jon MacDonald here: bizdev@thegood.com 503 488 5935 Resources mentioned in this episode: Don't Make Me Think, Revisited. By Steve Krug Since Don’t Make Me Think was f...
2019-05-0540 minThe Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 187: On beyond Pantsuit with Mina MarkhamFront-end architect and speaker Mina Markham is Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest. Mina discusses her career path, her work at as a senior engineer at Slack, how she came to create the Hillary Clinton UI pattern library “Pantsuit,” her time at IBM, helping others and inviting women of color into STEM fields, becoming a public speaker in spite of deep introversion, a recent South African safari, air travel, conferences, the joys of visiting Italy, and more. Enjoy a relaxed and illuminating glimpse into the life of a private and highly creative person. Links for this episode:Mina M...
2019-03-2957 minThe Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 186: Tantek Çelik—web standards, toolchains, and the decentralized webLegendary computer scientist, web standards pioneer, and indie-web proponent Tantek Çelik is Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest. The secret history of standards in our web browsers. How web standards moved from academic ideas that sometimes couldn’t even be implemented to the foundation of our modern web. The rift between standards-oriented, CSS-and-accessibility-loving web developers and those who rely on powerful and sophisticated toolchains: can it be bridged? The Flash years and today. Indieweb tools and the independent web community: what it’s about and how to get started. Readers versus social readers. Taking back privacy and the own...
2019-03-171h 05The Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 185: Design is a Relationship Business, with Joe RinaldiFounder and business development consultant Joe Rinaldi (That Was Clutch, Philamade, Bureau of Digital) is Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest. Agency and freelance networking, mining contacts for work, honesty in client services, what they don’t teach in design school, the value of having worked in service. Links for this episode:@joerinaldi on TwitterJoe Rinaldi on LinkedInThat Was ClutchBrought to you by: Honeybook (Visit Honeybook.com and enter promo code BIGWEBSHOW to get 50% off your first year). Green Chef (For $50 off your first box of G...
2019-02-241h 09podmash alex
podmash alexThe Big Web Show 183: Open Source, Google, and WordPress 5.0 with Matt MullenwegCoder, writer, composer, and founding developer of WordPress Matt Mullenweg is Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest. Open Source will save us. The WordPress 5.0 rollout. When Matthew met Jeffrey. Browsers in the age of Blink. AMP & HTML. Gutenberg: blocks and key commands. IE5. Box models. Google: still doing no evil? Links for this episode:Matt Mullenweg (@photomatt) | TwitterMatt Mullenweg – Unlucky in CardsBlog Tool, Publishing Platform, and CMS — WordPressAutomatticBlog — WordPressBringing UX to an open source platform: Redesigning WordPress - studio.zeldmanProgressive Web Apps  |  Web  |  Google Developers
2019-01-0152 minThe Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 183: Open Source, Google, and WordPress 5.0 with Matt MullenwegCoder, writer, composer, and founding developer of WordPress Matt Mullenweg is Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest. Open Source will save us. The WordPress 5.0 rollout. When Matthew met Jeffrey. Browsers in the age of Blink. AMP & HTML. Gutenberg: blocks and key commands. IE5. Box models. Google: still doing no evil? Links for this episode:Matt Mullenweg (@photomatt) | TwitterMatt Mullenweg – Unlucky in CardsBlog Tool, Publishing Platform, and CMS — WordPressAutomatticBlog — WordPressBringing UX to an open source platform: Redesigning WordPress - studio.zeldmanProgressive Web Apps  |  Web  |  Google Develo...
2019-01-0152 minThe Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 182: It Doesn’t Have to be Crazy at Work, with Jason FriedBasecamp founder, New York Times best-selling author, and web software pioneer Jason Fried is Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest. The two discuss Jason’s latest book (co-authored with David Heinemeier Hannson), It Doesn’t Have to be Crazy at Work, which The Economist called “by far the best thing on management published this year.” Also: the secrets of Basecamp, the magic of sleep, the sameness of agencies’ portfolio sites, why Basecamp doesn’t user test, and more. Note: We apologize for Jeffrey's audio quality in this episode, but Jason Fried says so many smart things we decided we had to share t...
2018-11-291h 01The Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 181: Last Agency Standing – with Clearleft’s Andy BuddWeb design pioneer, Clearleft chief executive, and UX thought leader Andy Budd chats with Big Web Show host Jeffrey Zeldman about the failings and triumphs of our design community over the past 20 years, why the success of design thinking killed the market for design studios, and how to reinvent your studio or agency for today’s market. Links for this episode:Andy Budd | ClearleftAndy Budd::BlogographyAndy Budd (@andybudd) | TwitterStrategic Design & Innovation Consultancy | ClearleftHomepage | UX London 2019UX London (@UXLondon) | TwitterHome New York | Leading Design Conference 2019
2018-10-3052 minThe Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 180: Where AI Meets IA: Improving Digital Personalization with Jeffrey MacIntyreJeffrey MacIntyre, a long-time independent UX consultant and researcher specializing in thoughtful digital personalization, is Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest. The two Jeffreys discuss personalization and its intersection with AI, the business opportunity of responsible personalization, aligning personalization with business operations, the secret history of berry picking, the value of a good taxonomy, personalization versus customization, avoiding the “creep” factor, and much more. A worthwhile episode for business executives and marketers as well as the designers and coders who serve them. Links for this episode:Bucket | Personalize with poise.Product Strategy for Content Initiatives | PredicateT...
2018-10-1846 minThe Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 179: The Future and Past of Web Typography with Jason PamentalLong-time (since 1994) web design practitioner Jason Pamental, author of Responsive Typography from O’Reilly, is Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest. For more than an hour, the two designers geek out over responsive typography, the history of type on the web, and the explosive creative potential of the new variable fonts. Multiple Masters. FF Meta. Storing the offsets of the curve points. The three second timeout. Why FOUT is a feature, not a bug. Compensating for the differences between the web font and the backup font. The tragedy of Typecast, the new hope of Figma. Adidas. Nick Sherman. Paula Sche...
2018-10-011h 18The Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 178: Pay attention to that woman behind the curtain – with Katel LeDuKatel LeDu, Co-founder of the No, You Go podcast and CEO of A Book Apart, is Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest. Topics include: Getting comfortable putting yourself out there when you’re really more of a behind-the-scenes person. Starting a podcast. The life of a photo director at National Geographic. Asking for help. Community outreach—diversity and inclusion. What it’s like to have your therapist as a guest on your podcast. Leading by example. Walking the walk. Finding new authors and new voices. Imposter anxiety and narcissism. Links for this episode:No, You Go – A weekly pod...
2018-09-201h 04Presentable
PresentableAn Oral History of Web Standards With Jeffrey ZeldmanDesigner, author, speaker, publisher, podcaster and longtime friend Jeffrey Zeldman joins the show to reminisce on the origin of the Web Standards Project and it's legacy 20 years on. This episode of Presentable is sponsored by: Casper: The Internet’s favourite mattress. Get $50 off select mattresses with the code ‘PRESENTABLEFM’. Guest Starring: Jeffrey Zeldman Links and Show Notes History of the Web Standards Project The history of the Web - W3C Wiki What a Long Strange Trip It's Been - Wikipedia World Wide Web Co...
2018-09-1357 minThe Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 177: Pixel Perfect with Rachel AndrewThe new season of The Big Web Show gets a running start with the brilliant and delightful Rachel Andrew, editor-in-chief of Smashing Magazine, co-founder of Perch and Notist, author of over 30 books including The New CSS Layout, and more. Rachel and host Jeffrey Zeldman discuss learning to say no, productivity hacks, finding the inspiration to write and the courage to begin public speaking, the latest news with CSS Grid Layout, leaving Apple hardware behind, and the pleasures of Pixel. Brought to you by: ZipRecrutier (Visit the link to post jobs on ZipRecruiter for FREE).
2018-08-1347 minAurelius Podcast
Aurelius PodcastEpisode 26 with Jeffrey Zeldman- How Jeffrey and the team at An Event Apart design the experience of the conference - The dangers in the seduction of building “cool” stuff as opposed to the things people need - What’s the difference between junior designers and senior designers? - Design ethics, mindfulness and inclusiveness in UX design and product management - How the web and design has changed since 1995
2018-07-2444 minThe Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 176: Intrinsic Web Design with Jen SimmonsJen Simmons—Designer Advocate at Mozilla, creator of Firefox Grid Inspector, host of Layout Land and The Web Ahead, member of the CSS Working Group, coiner of Intrinsic Web Design, and general force of nature—is Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest. Everything we thought we knew about web design just changed. Making sites that sing. Designing with the viewport in mind. A time-based storytelling journey. Real whitespace on the web. Real designer/developer tools: the Shapes Editor, Grid Inspector, and next-generation fonts panel in Firefox. Links for this episode:Jen Simmons (@jensimmons) | TwitterLayout...
2018-04-271h 09The Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 175: Meeting Design with Kevin HoffmanKevin M. Hoffman, VP Design at Capital One, and author of Meeting Design, is Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest. “Design is not the end result.” How to assert control when you feel powerless. This one weird trick that can resolve conflict in difficult meetings. The relationship between meetings and change. Hacking your meetings, hacking your company culture. Five kinds of bad meetings. Escaping our biases, assumptions, and patterns. How illustration changes writing. A Jeff Veen joint. Designing an environment that lets people succeed. How design is like music and why you are not Prince. A new way of writing a book.
2018-03-271h 00The Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 174: Planning for Everything with Peter MorvilleUX and IA pioneer Peter Morville, founder of Semantic Studios and author of four major design books discusses his latest, Planning For Everything, with host Jeffrey Zeldman. When Peter Met Lou, “Peak chaos,” belief bubbles, why the dichotomy between planning and doing is false, how to plan a family vacation swimming with sharks, striking a balance between planning and improvisation, and more. Links for this episode:About Peter MorvillePeter Morville (@morville) | TwitterSemanticsAmazon.com: Planning for Everything: The Design of Paths and GoalsBrought to you by: ...
2018-03-231h 00The Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 173: But What I Really Want to do is Creative Direct, with Dan MallCreative director, advisor, designer, developer, author (Pricing Design), speaker, mentor, musician, and entrepreneur (SuperFriendly, SuperBooked) Dan Mall is Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest. Running a studio, pitching, value pricing, the apprentice program, “Make Grunt do it,” how to start a startup, “the most exciting design systems are boring,” walking away from big pitches, launching a service to help you find work. Links for this episode:A Book Apart, Pricing Design“How to Scope Work,” an article by Dan MallSuperBookedDan Mall (@danmall) | TwitterBrought to you by: Squarespace (Visit Squaresp...
2018-03-191h 00The Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 172: Design Grows Up (and that gives us all the feelings) with Mike EsslMike Essl, Dean at Cooper Union School of Art in New York, is Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest. Topics: The designer as hobbyist. “I was an expert witness for the Associated Press.” Design is a machine. Working in a comic book store. The Cooper Union coincidences. Web design in 1995 versus today. New York design versus San Francisco design. Systems making versus picture making. Kind of Bloop. Links for this episode:Mike EsslMike Essl (@essl) | TwitterWelcome | The Cooper UnionBorn in the Bronx: A Visual Record of the Early Days of Hip...
2018-03-1250 minThe Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 171: Art Directing the News – with ProPublica Design Director David SleightDavid Sleight, Design Director at ProPublica, is Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest. ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces “investigative journalism with moral force.” David is a web designer, creative director, and leader at the intersection of publishing and digital technology. Topics include: Stop blaming the algorithm. Design ethics. Stories as products. How the role of the story affects art direction. Our medium needs design that is faster and design that is slower. The renaissance of The Washington Post. How reporting creates products. Can reporters be part of the Resistance? Links for this episode:Home...
2018-03-0258 minUser Defenders – UX Design & Personal Growth
User Defenders – UX Design & Personal GrowthLive Recording at An Event Apart Denver with Luke Wroblewski, Cassie McDaniel and Chris CoyierI was so delighted when at the beginning of 2017, Eric Meyer + Jeffrey Zeldman asked me if I wanted to record a live episode at my favorite design conference, An Event Apart. Welcome to this very special episode where I felt like I needed to give a radio intro in front of a live audience! Lol, you’ll see what I mean. Thankful to my hero Chris Coyier for saving the day and pulling me out of broadcast mode, into live mode. First time for everything! I’m still in awe at my panel of bad design Avengers cons...
2018-02-191h 03The Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 170: Days of Future Present with Josh ClarkDesigner Josh Clark (@bigmediumjosh) is Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest. Josh founded the consultancy BIG MEDIUM, whose slogan is “Design for what’s next.” He designs mobile and IoT experiences, AIs, and bots; is the author of Designing For Touch and Tapworthy; and got his start as the creator of Couch to 5K. Links for this episode:Josh on TwitterBig MediumBrought to you by: Squarespace (Visit Squarespace.com to get a free trial and use the offer code BIGWEBSHOW for 10% off your first purchase).
2018-02-151h 02The Big Web Show
The Big Web Show169: Whitney Hess – Being Ready to ChangeAre you at a crossroads and need help figuring out the next step Do you have big goals, but don’t know how to accomplish them? Whitney Hess, empathy coach for activist executives, is Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest. The journey from UX to coaching. Changing our business model to better meet the client’s needs. The joy of research. Why asking the right questions is more important than having all the answers. Charging more to give more back. Animal rescue. Sponsored by A List Apart.
2018-02-1300 minThe Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 168: Design Evolution Revolution with Jen SimmonsJen Simmons (@JenSimmons), Designer Advocate at Mozilla, creators Layout Land, host of The Web Ahead, and driving force with Rachel Andrew behind CSS Grid in our browsers, is Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest. Free speech, Libertarianism, and doxxing. The CSS Grid Inspector and other tools coming our way—including Flexbox Inspector and Shape Path editor, Variable Fonts tooling, and tools for font features. #metoo and #blacklivesmatter. Video blogging’s unheralded heroes. Rough consensus and running code. Layout Land and modern layouts. Team teaching with Rachel Andrew. What goes into a great instructional video. Links for this episode:Layo...
2018-01-2655 minThe Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 167: “Can Celebrities Save the Internet?” with Sarah ParmenterDesigner, entrepreneur, and social media consultant Sarah Parmenter is Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest. Working with celebrities, the wrong way to save a troubled brand, using social media is not the same as consulting on social media, design ten years ago and now, can one web designer do it all? Links for this episode:AboutSarah Parmenter (@sazzy) | TwitterSarah Parmenter – MediumSarah Parmenter (@sazzy) • Instagram photos and videosAn Event Apart: Denver 2017 Special Edition Web Design & UX ConferenceThe New Macbook Pro with TouchbarOath's advisory board has Serena Willia...
2017-12-081h 13CodeNewbie
CodeNewbieS2:E6 - Who decides the future of CSS? (Jen Simmons)Working with CSS can be frustrating, and sometimes just plain painful. But if you listen to Jen Simmons talk about CSS, her passion for it might rub off on you. She gives tips on how to make your next CSS adventure more enjoyable, explains how the CSS working group determines new features, and shares the honest ups and downs of her own coding journey. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Peter Griffin CSS gif CSS Working Group The Web Ahead UC Browser for Android Designing with Web Standards by Jeffrey Zeldman Codeland Conf Codeland 2019 ...
2017-12-0441 minThe Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 166: Floating Words and the Mechanics of Delight – with designer Michael SimmonsMichael Simmons, designer and CEO of Flexibits (makers of Fantastical and Cardhop) is Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest. Designing “professional but not professional boring” experiences. Usefulness versus “garnish.” How animation can convey brand values. Creating experiences instead of feature sets. Instagram vs Snapchat. “The car that sells itself” and marketing by letting the product speak for itself. Links for this episode:Flexibits | Fantastical 2 for Mac | Meet your Mac's new calendar.Flexibits | Cardhop for Mac | The contacts app you'll actually want to use.Cardhop on the Mac App StoreOld Honda Commercial from the late 80's - Yo...
2017-11-131h 01The Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 165: Webfont Festival with Bram SteinHost Jeffrey Zeldman interviews Bram Stein, Typekit’s director of web fonts and author of the Webfont Handbook (A Book Apart, 2017). The two designers discuss creating great font stacks, optimizing web font performance, FOUT versus FOIT, the horror of fallback fonts, and new technology including variable fonts and font-display: FOUT or FOIT. Links for this episode:Bram Stein (@bram_stein) | TwitterIndra Kupferschmid (@kupfers) | TwitterA Book Apart, Webfont HandbookVariable Fonts for Responsive Design · An A List Apart Blog PostFonts In Use – Type at work in the real world....
2017-10-3059 minUser Defenders – UX Design & Personal Growth
User Defenders – UX Design & Personal GrowthAn Episode Apart with Eric Meyer and Jeffrey ZeldmanOn this special episode, Eric Meyer, Jeffrey Zeldman and I discuss the premiere web and UX design conference they started over a decade ago. We talk about the game-changing innovations that have come out of An Event Apart, as well as what to expect at User Defenders' very first Denver appearance on December 11-13, 2017.
2017-10-2030 minThe Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 164: Meet Ben Jackson, Onboarding For The WinBen Jackson, founder & principal of Brooklyn advising firm For the Win, and creator of the open-source onboarding app Aloha, is Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest. Ben and Jeffrey discuss service design, the opportunity cost of bad onboarding experiences, the 4Cs of good onboarding (compliance, clarity, culture, and community), the Aloha chatbot and how it fits into the broader trend of HR tech consumerization, and more. Programming since 1992, Ben is a designer, engineer, editor, and entrepreneur, a past director of Mobile for VICE Media, past mobile lead for Longform, and past iOS lead for The New York Ti...
2017-10-091h 02The Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 161: Cultivating a Creative Culture with Justin DauerAs designers, we create human-centered interactions and experiences. Empathetic purpose drives our every decision. This same mentality, turned inward, forms the cornerstone of something amazing: a creative culture. Jeffrey Zeldman interviews designer, creative director, iconist, and author Justin Dauer (@pseudoroom) about his new book, Cultivating a Creative Culture—now available everywhere. Links for this episode:Cultivating a Creative CultureAmazon: Cultivating a Creative CultureiTunes: Cultivating a Creative Culture@the_culturebook on TwitterJustin Dauer on Twitter: @pseudoroomPseudoroom.comMedium: Creative Culture@pseudoroom on InstagramThe Cr...
2017-07-141h 02The Nikos Show
The Nikos Show#6 - Becoming A Front End DeveloperIn this episode we discussed getting started as a front end web developer. Blog Post: Getting Started As As Front-End Developer CSS Tricks A List Apart A Book Apart Jeffrey Zeldman Shop Talk Show Online education: Pluralsight Code School Treehouse Egghead Frontend Masters
2017-07-0333 minThe Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 158: Old Men Shake Fists at the Cloud – with Jim CoudalInternet veterans Jim @Coudal & Jeffrey @Zeldman on the death of blogging, the birth of Field Notes, the virtues of a subscription model, and much more. Begins in tears, ends in triumph. One of the most fun (and most inspiring) episodes ever. Links for this episode:Memo Books, Notebooks, Journals & Planners | Field NotesCoudal PartnersCoudal Partners Film & Video ArchivesCoudal Partners' Layer Tennis Presented by Adobe Creative CloudBrought to you by: Hotjar (By visiting hotjar.com/bigwebshow you will get a 30 day (extended) free Business trial...
2017-05-051h 06North Meets South Web Podcast
North Meets South Web PodcastHTTP clients, container tagging, and foreign keys with Paul Redmond and TJ MillerIn this episode, Jake and Michael welcome Paul Redmond and the returning TJ Miller to have the HTTP client discussion you were promised last time. We also dig into container tagging in Laravel, as well as working with foreign keys in your projects. Special Guests Paul Redmond Lumen Programming Guide Docker for PHP Developers TJ Miller Show Notes Freestar Jeffrey Zeldman Eric Meyer Dan Cederholm Express Zeit Micro Lumen is dead. Long live Lumen. Guzzle Using Guzzle 6 middleware in a Laravel application PSR-7 Guzzle service descriptions GitHub WordPress.org API client Requests by Ryan...
2017-04-301h 17The Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 157: David Sleight, Design Director at ProPublicaProPublica (@ProPublica) design director David Sleight (@stuntbox) is Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest. How do publications brand themselves when a platform removes their fonts, art, and layout? What is “journalism in the public interest” and how does it differ from traditional reporting? What is bespoke web design and how does it work at ProPublica? What’s next for the ProPublica platform? How do newspapers retain readers in the age of AMP? ProPublica (“Journalism in the Public Interest”) was a recipient of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting, the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting, and a 2010 Pulitzer Prize in Inv...
2017-04-1058 minNorth Meets South Web Podcast
North Meets South Web PodcastMentoring, upgrading config, and cloud infrastructureJake and Michael discuss self-improvement through mentoring developers new to Laravel, upgrading configuration between Laravel versions, and IAM credentials on cloud infrastructure. We now have swag - check out the store! Show links Jeffrey Zeldman Somebody is always where you were yesterday Batman Game by bigjman123 Rubber ducking Queue::pushRaw Adele Amazon IAM Google Cloud Platform IAM The key lesson from our serverless migration Amazon Cognito North Meets South apparel
2017-03-1931 minThe Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 155: CSS Grid Layout is here, with Rachel AndrewCSS Grid Layout is in Firefox and Chrome, and coming to Safari. Jeffrey Zeldman talks about the new spec with one of its foremost advocates, Rachel Andrew – a web developer, writer, and public speaker from Bristol, UK. Rachel is a member of the CSS Working Group, a Google Developer Expert, the co-founder of the Perch CMS, the publisher of CSS Layout News (a weekly collection of tutorials, news, and information on all things CSS layout), and the author or co-author of countless articles and 30 books, including Get Ready for CSS Grid Layout, A Pocket Guide to CSS Modules, The Pr...
2017-03-101h 03The Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 154: Where Have All the Unicorns Gone, With Jen SimmonsHave front-end and UX separated as practices? Is the time of the designer/coder over? The great Jen Simmons (Mozilla, CSS Grid, Layout Land) is Jeffrey Zeldman's guest in a sharply focused episode of The Big Web Show. Links for this episode:Twitter: @jensimmonsJenSimmons.comLayout LandMozilla: Internet Health Learn CSS GridTheWebAhead.netMeetup.com: CSS-Layout-Club EventBrought to you by: BlueApron (Check out this week’s menu and get your first three meals FREE—with FREE SHIPPING—by going to BlueAp...
2017-03-011h 08The Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 153: Reinvent Yourself with Jaimee NewberryJeffrey Zeldman (@zeldman) interviews designer/entrepreneur/author Jaimee Newberry (@jaimeejaimee), co-founder of Picture This Clothing, Tiny Challenges, and WWDC Girls. Launching a company that goes viral; applying design principles to your life; “it’s not about what’s next, it’s about what’s important;” coping with burnout; the psychology of change; “we’ve accidentally spent $20 on marketing;” and more. Links for this episode:Picture This Clothing - Wear your Imagination!jaimee newberry (@jaimeejaimee) • Instagram photos and videosSPEAKING — @jaimeejaimee#tinychallengesWWDCGIRLS (@wwdcgirls) | TwitterMade by MartianCraft.Brought to you by:
2017-02-1757 minThe Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 152: Writing Tweets for Joan Rivers – Zeldman interviews George HahnJeffrey Zeldman interviews George Hahn (georgehahn.com), writer, actor, web designer, and self-made thousandaire in hot pursuit of sartorial stealth and effective living. Writing tweets for Joan Rivers, doing a nude scene in “Sex and the City,” getting paid and finding clients as a designer, is the web still a people’s medium, leaving New York for Cleveland, web design then and now, “They’ll find out I’m a fraud and a failure,” will web ever get to retire? Links for this episode:GeorgeHahn.comGeorge Hahn FacebookGeorge Hahn TwitterGeorge Hahn In...
2017-01-251h 05The Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 151: Making Sense of Color Management with Craig HockenberryJeffrey Zeldman interviews Craig Hockenberry (@chockenberry), web and Mac software developer for over 20 years, and author of Making Sense of Color Management (A Book Apart, 2016). Screen evolution, color profiles, writing the first color gamut media query, how Webkit queries your screen to understand how many colors you can display, the Android problem, the 10th anniversary of Twitter, the 10th anniversary of the first Twitter app, the history of the word “tweet,” computer desktop customization in the 1990s, web design then versus now, and much more. Brought to you by: Incapsula (Just visit Incapsula.com/BigWebShow and...
2017-01-121h 03The Hacking UI Podcast - with Sagi Shrieber & David Tintner
The Hacking UI Podcast - with Sagi Shrieber & David Tintner#25 Khoi Vinh (Principal Designer, Adobe) - Influencing an industry and building a personal brandEpisode #25: Khoi Vinh Our guest today is none other than Khoi Vinh, Principal Designer at Adobe and former Design Director of The New York Times. Khoi is the founder of the popular blog, Subtraction.com and a true family man. He was born in South Vietnam and immigrated to the United States as a young boy. He attended Otis College of Art and Design, and after graduating with a major in Graphic Design, Khoi moved to New York where he co-founded the design studio, Behavior. Khoi was named one of Fast Company's "50 Most Influential Designers in America". H...
2016-12-2252 minThe Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 150: Giant Paradigm Shifts and Other Delights With Brad FrostHost Jeffrey Zeldman chats with front-end developer extraordinaire Brad Frost, author of the new book Atomic Design. In a freewheeling romp through a wonderland of design and technology references, the two web pros discuss Pattern Lab and style guides, being there for the iPad launch, working with big brands, how to say no and make the client happy you said it, avoiding antipatterns, mobile versus “the real web” in 2009, dressing for success, contributing to open source projects, building a community, the early days of Brad’s career, and that new book of his. Brought to you by:
2016-12-121h 11Postlight Podcast
Postlight Podcast#0037: In the studio with Jeffrey ZeldmanThe next step for Jeffrey Zeldman: this week Paul and Rich talk to the web design pioneer who, in Paul’s words, “designed the aesthetic of the web for a while.” They discuss his history as founder of the design studio Happy Cog and A List Apart Magazine, co-founder of A Book Apart and An Event Apart, and author of, amongst other titles, Taking Your Talent to the Web. They then discuss his newest venture, studio.zeldman, dig deep into the difference between an agency and a studio, and touch, controversially, on the pronunciation of “GIF.”
2016-11-0140 minCatalyst Podcast
Catalyst PodcastIn the studio with Jeffrey ZeldmanThe next step for Jeffrey Zeldman: this week Paul and Rich talk to the web design pioneer who, in Paul’s words, “designed the aesthetic of the web for a while.” They discuss his history as founder of the design studio Happy Cog and A List Apart Magazine, co-founder of A Book Apart and An Event Apart, and author of, amongst other titles, Taking Your Talent to the Web. They then discuss his newest venture, Studio.Zeldman, dig deep into the difference between an agency and a studio, and touch, controversially, on the pronunciation of “GIF.”See Privacy Po...
2016-11-0140 minThe Hacking UI Podcast - with Sagi Shrieber & David Tintner
The Hacking UI Podcast - with Sagi Shrieber & David Tintner#19 David Okuniev (Typeform) - The musician who turned a side project into a multi-million dollar companyEpisode #19: David Okuniev Joining us today is the former musician turned designer, David Okuniev. He is the co-founder and joint CEO of Typeform, one of the hottest young startups out there. In this conversation, we discuss his journey from being a musician with a record deal to owning a design agency and eventually building a product that was transformed from being a side project into a massively successful startup. Through Typeform David and his team have set the goal of making beautiful tools for human interaction that anyone can use.David discusses his amazing world-wide j...
2016-10-1947 minThe Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 148: Web Design in 2016 with Jeremy Osborn of Aquent GymnasiumJeremy Osborn is the Academic Director of Aquent Gymnasium, an innovative MOOC for designers, developers and marketing professionals, and the author of popular books on web technology and design software, including his latest, HTML5 Digital Classroom. He and Jeffrey Zeldman discuss the rapidly changing landscape of modern web design; how to keep learning and stay inspired; remembering the human being you're designing for, and the joy of stress cases. Links for this episode:JeremyOsborn.comTwitter: Jeremy OsbornWeb Design is Hard w/ Jeffrey Zeldman and Aaron Gustafson Books by Jeremy Osborn
2016-10-1351 minSketchnote Army Podcast
Sketchnote Army PodcastMike Rohde - SE02 / EP06In this turnabout episode, fellow sketchnoter Rob Dimeo asks me the questions: about my training and current role as a full-time designer, my views on the definition of a sketchnote, how important building community is, which 3 people have influenced me, and 3 tips for sketchnoters. What a blast! SPONSORED BY The Sketchnote Army Clothing Collection! A variety of t-shirts and sweatshirts available for sale at Teespring that support Sketchnote Army and look fashionable at the same time! http://sketchnotearmy.com/t-shirts SHOW NOTES Mike on Twitter - https://twitter.com/rohdesign Rohdesign...
2016-10-121h 08Reconcilable Differences
Reconcilable DifferencesThe Ragged Edge of What's PossibleThe main topic is solo parenting. Facing The Shoe Crisis, thrice ruining the dinosaur eggs, and finding yourself in a Staples line that’s literally not moving. Is fear and anxiety really such a smart and time-tested motivator? This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by: Casper: Because everyone deserves a great night sleep. Get $50 off with the code ‘DIFFS’ Squarespace: Enter offer code DIFFS at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Links and Show Notes: This week’s follow-up covers good news/weird news on Merlin’s wife’s phone, more on “accessib...
2016-10-041h 24The Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 147: The Internet of Things is People – with Kate O’Neill, author, Pixels and Place: Connecting Human Experience Across Physical and Digital SpacesKate O’Neill is a tech humanist, author, keynote speaker, consultant, web design veteran, former Nashville songwriter, and the author of Pixels and Place: Connecting Human Experience Across Physical and Digital Spaces. Kate and Jeffrey Zeldman discuss Integrated Human Experience Design; the biggest opportunities for innovation, for profit, and for moving culture forward; working at Netflix; conversion optimization; Peter Drucker in the 21st century; and whether she has seen Daredevil in her adopted neighborhood of Hell’s Kitchen, NYC. Links for this episode:Kate O'Neill (@kateo) | TwitterAmazon.com: Pixels and Place: Conn...
2016-09-0856 minThe Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 146: Know Your Web Design History – Glenn Davis of Project Cool, Cool Site of the Day, and The Web Standards ProjectGlenn Davis is the creator of Cool Site of the Day; cofounder of Project Cool; and cofounder, Executive Committee member, and essayist for The Web Standards Project, which he also hosted. Glenn was a leading force behind Liquid Design, an approach that predates Responsive Web Design by about 20 years. He taught everyone how to do “DHTML” via his Project Cool tutorials. In the Silicon Valley from 1994 through the early 2000s, Glenn was a huge creative force. In a lively hour, Glenn and host Jeffrey Zeldman discuss life before the animated GIF; “perceived bandwidth;” building their first websites; getting...
2016-08-0354 minThe Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 145: Search for Tomorrow – Redesigning a major recipe site with art director June Kim of Epicurious.comArt director June Kim and host Jeffrey Zeldman discuss the newly launched, search-focused redesign of Epicurious.com. Approaching design through the lens of utility. Looking outside your own product category when researching for a redesign. Quick view and other functions. What Netflix has to do with a recipe site. The founding of Epicurious as a website in 1995. How Instagram, Pinterest, and mobile devices have changed the way people interact with web content. The view from the 33rd floor of One World Trade Center. Finding inspiration in unexpected places. Brought to you by: Braintree (To learn more...
2016-07-1550 minUser Defenders – UX Design & Personal Growth
User Defenders – UX Design & Personal Growth020-2: Stay Enchanted with Jeffrey Zeldman (Part II)Don’t miss Part I of this unforgettable interview. Jeffrey Zeldman inspires us to not underestimate our users by always testing our assumptions–because we’re often wrong. He reminds us of the tremendous value of writing and synthesizing our thoughts. He teaches us to never underrate our gut instincts. He also encourages us to stay enchanted in […]
2016-05-2359 minUser Defenders – UX Design & Personal Growth
User Defenders – UX Design & Personal Growth020-1: Stay Enchanted with Jeffrey Zeldman (Part I)Don’t miss Part II of this unforgettable interview. Jeffrey Zeldman dives deep into his origin story to enlighten us on how he got started on the Web. He inspires us to not get caught up in the buzzwords, but to keep it simple and clear. He also gets vulnerable to reveal how overcoming his biggest […]
2016-05-0942 minDesign Details
Design Details116: At Least There's Catan (feat. Connor McSheffrey)Today we sat down with Connor McSheffrey, a photographer and designer in SF most recently at Dropbox and VSCO. We dig into his background in programming and freelancing, making the leap to SF, photography and more! Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 3,500 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you...
2016-03-281h 01Kodsnack in English
Kodsnack in EnglishKodsnack 143 - The web standards bugFredrik talks to Aaron Gustafson about web standards. His origin story, how he got into web standards. How the standards work and who should get involved. The problems with prefixes and how we use them. This episode was recorded during the developer conference Øredev 2015, where Aaron gave two talks. Thank you Cloudnet for sponsoring our VPS! Comments, questions or tips? We are @kodsnack, @tobiashieta, @oferlund och @bjoreman on Twitter, have a page on Facebook and can be emailed on info@kodsnack.se if you want to write something longer. We read everything you s...
2016-02-1643 minKodsnack
KodsnackKodsnack 143 - The web standards bugFredrik talks to Aaron Gustafson about web standards. His origin story, how he got into web standards. How the standards work and who should get involved. The problems with prefixes and how we use them. This episode was recorded during the developer conference Øredev 2015, where Aaron gave two talks. Thank you Cloudnet for sponsoring our VPS! Comments, questions or tips? We are @kodsnack, @tobiashieta, @isallmaroon och @bjoreman on Twitter, have a page on Facebook and can be emailed on info@kodsnack.se if you want to write something longer. We read everything you s...
2016-02-1643 minDesign Details
Design Details102: Sick Ajax Skills (feat. Adam Michela)This episode with Adam Michela was soopa fun; Adam is a designer at AirBnb, previously at Last, Facebook and Gowalla among others. We caught up to talk about Adam's background as a designer, building style guides at scale, the impact of engineering on user experience, and more. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 3,000 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite...
2016-02-081h 08Non Breaking Space Show
Non Breaking Space ShowJeffrey Zeldman — Web Design HistoryWeb designer and author, Jeffrey Zeldman, publishes A List Apart Magazine, A Book Apart, co-produces An Event Apart, and hosts the Big Web Show. He writes at his blog, Zeldman.com. This episode of Non Breaking Space Show is sponsored by: Feed.Press
2016-01-2650 minNon Breaking Space Show
Non Breaking Space ShowJeffrey Zeldman — Web Design History Web designer and author, Jeffrey Zeldman, publishes A List Apart Magazine, A Book Apart, co-produces An Event Apart, and hosts the Big Web Show. He writes at his blog, Zeldman.com. This episode of Non Breaking Space Show is sponsored by: Transistor.fm
2016-01-2600 minMakers of Sport® Podcast
Makers of Sport® PodcastEpisode 61 (Halftime): Writing as DesignDesign is about communication. It is about articulating decisions made from a professional perspective in order to sell something, or have a user do something. Other than speaking verbally, writing is the most important skill set to have when communicating ideas or opinions. On this Halftime, I discuss why the people that are the best at their craft are also good writers and why writing is designing words. In order to be great at what you do, you also MUST be a good communicator. Being able to articulate and construct your ideas in written form are very...
2015-12-2922 minDesign Details
Design Details80: Helvetica, Helvetica, Helvetica (feat. Jason Santa Maria)Last weekend we visited New York City and caught up with one of our favorite designers, Jason Santa Maria. We pick his brain about process, mentorship and typography, and he walked us through his journey as a designer. Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 2,200 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! ...
2015-11-231h 06The Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 139: Every Time We Touch—Josh Clark, author of “Designing For Touch”Touch introduces physicality to designs that were once strictly virtual, and puts forth a new test: How does this design feel in the hand? Josh Clark’s new book, “Designing For Touch,” guides designers through this new touchscreen frontier, and is the launchpad for today’s Big Web Show discussion between author Clark and host Jeffrey Zeldman. In a fast-paced, freewheeling conversation, Josh and Jeffrey discuss why game designers are some of our most talented and inspiring interaction designers; the economy of motion; perceptions of value when viewing objects on touchscreen versus desktop computer; teaching digital designers to think...
2015-11-2057 minThe Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 137: The Law is an Ass: Digital Law & Web Design with Heather BurnsDigital law specialist Heather Burns is Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest. Heather is the author of The Web Designer’s Guide to the Consumer Rights Directive, a “recovering web designer,” and the founder of a monthly ebulletin with digital law and policy news you need to know. She explains: “While I am not a lawyer, the legislators who create digital laws are not internet users, much less designers or developers. Therein lies the problem. I view my work on digital law and policy as an attempt to build a bridge between the two parties.” Heather and Jeffrey disc...
2015-10-231h 16The Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 136: Designed With Web Standards: USA! USA! featuring Maya BenariJeffrey Zeldman’s Big Web Show guest is front-end designer Maya Benari (@mayabenari), a leading contributor to the U.S. Web Design Standards. Recently launched, and deservedly much lauded, the U.S. Web Design Standards consist of open source UI components plus a visual style guide, and are designed to create consistency and beautiful user experiences across U.S. federal government websites. Accessibility, semantics, and mobile-first responsive web design are baked in, right out of the box. Maya and Jeffrey discuss the genesis of the project, the teams behind the scenes, and why improving people’s lives is sexier than...
2015-10-0937 minThe Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 135: How Does Your Brand Live in Motion? Web Animation with Val HeadDesigner/developer Val Head (@vlh) is Jeffrey Zeldman's guest. Val is the co-founder of the Web Design Day conference, co-host with Cennydd Bowles of the Motion and Meaning podcast, and author of CSS Pocket Guide (5 Simple Steps) and the upcoming Designing Interface Animations (Rosenfeld Media). Val and Zeldman discuss how to create an animation style guide, the genius of user queries, the web animation API, frame by frame animation, animating with math in Flash, Disney animation and the illusion of life, animating for meaning, how to animate without triggering vestibular disorders, resources for accessible animations, and what to eat...
2015-09-231h 01The Start
The StartThe Dad & Designer - Dan MallFor the final guest of the season we brought Dan Mall on the show to talk about his life, professionally and personally. Dan has done a lot in his life and he was incredibly open in sharing it with us. In a nut shell, we talked about his “failed” attempt as a 3D animator, producing work that isn’t good enough, working with greats like Jeffrey Zeldman, the illusions of job security and handling the stress of freelancing while supporting a family. Outside of his professional life we talked about why Dan works (hint, his kids...
2015-07-211h 42Design Details
Design Details39: YoTube (feat. Mike Essl)On this episode we caught up with Mike Essl: designer, artist, Mr. T memorabilia collector. We talk about Mike's personal story as a designer, Cooper Union, and yes, we chat comics. You all got us nominated for Podcast of the Year at The Net Awards! If you can spare the time, we would very much appreciate if you would vote for us, or share the show with a friend! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Dropbox Mike Es...
2015-07-011h 19Unfinished Business
Unfinished Business‘That pig was a good influence’ with Jeremy Keith and Jeffrey ZeldmanLast week was Jeffrey Zeldman’s website’s 20th birthday, so this week he joins me and Jeremy Keith on Unfinished Business 110 to talk about the anniversary. We start by discussing Jeremy’s 100 words for 100 days writing project and how it’s inspired me to change the way that I think about writing on our blog and posting to our portfolio. We talk about the importance of writing for yourself as well as for others and why writing on your own website is important. With it being the twentieth anniversary of Jeffrey’s own site, we also talk about whether it...
2015-06-081h 29The Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 131: Life After Typekit with Jeff VeenJeffrey Zeldman’s guest is web pioneer Jeff Veen (@veen), cofounder of Typekit and Adaptive Path, co-creator of Measuremap, author of The Art & Science of Web Design and Hot Wired Style, ex-Google, ex-Adobe, now with True Ventures capital investment firm. Jeff and Jeffrey discuss creating the tools our community uses to make the stuff the world consumes, agency versus in-house design, consulting design monetization versus product design monetization, parent hacks, mentoring, the early web design days of Debabelizer and using server-side push for animation (because animated GIFs didn’t exist yet), how companies get valuated, what it takes to make...
2015-04-1642 minUnfinished Business
Unfinished Business‘Seventeen coats of bullshit’ with Dan Mall and Jeffrey ZeldmanI‘ve been looking forward to publishing this episode of Unfinished Business for over a month and I looked forward to recording it for even longer, because I got to talk about art direction and creativity on the web with two of the creative people that I respect most, Dan Mall and Jeffrey Zeldman. Video of my ‘Counting stars: Creativity over predictability’ talk from Beyond Tellerrand in Berlin Your CSS bores me Cinderella Past Midnight Stephen Hay’s Art Direction and the Web Dan Mall’s Art Direction and Design Dan Mall On Creative Direction Jeffrey Zeldman’s Art directio...
2015-04-071h 05The Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 127: Those Who Can Teach: Big Web Show 127 with Jared SpoolJared Spool (@jmspool) of User Interface Engineering and Jeffrey Zeldman (@zeldman) discuss the goals and workings of Center Centre, a new school Jared cofounded with Dr Leslie Jensen Inman to create the next generation of industry-ready UX designers. Topics include "teaching students to learn," what schools can and can't do, working with partner companies, "Project Insanity," and designing a program to make students industry-ready. Links for this episode:Jared Spool (@jmspool) | TwitterUIE Brain SparksUIE (@UIE) | TwitterUser Interface Engineering - Usability Research, Training, and Events - UIEAll You Can...
2015-02-1255 minUnfinished Business
Unfinished Business‘Two old farts looking at their calendars’ with Harry Roberts and Jonathan SnookWe’re back. Back in business. Unfinished Business. Episode 101. For this, the first episode of 2015, I’m joined by two of the best well-known writers about how to implement CSS on a large scale Harry Roberts and Jonathan Snook. We talk about if the ways we talk about CSS today have made learning it less accessible for beginners. I worry that people are being encouraged to jump straight into Sass without learning the basics of CSS first and ask why people don’t write long books about it anymore? A new format for 2015 This y...
2015-02-071h 09The Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 121: Dead Pixel SocietyJeffrey Zeldman's guest is Justin Dauer, creative director at Nansen and co-founder of The Dead Pixel Society, dedicated to the lost art of pixel-by-pixel icon design. The present-day pixel artist refuses to die! Links for this episode:The Dead Pixel SocietyAN ICONIC HISTORYpseudoroom design@pseudoroom on TwitterUXShirtsNansenThe IconfactoryGedeon Maheux on TwitterCuban Council (Kaliber 10000)Dead Pixel Society (write-up at zeldman.com)Mozco! screenshotAnother Mozco! screenshotMOZCO !GARASH! iconCopyright ©1997,1999 Igarashi Susumu
2014-10-0246 minLet\'s Make Mistakes
Let's Make Mistakes133 A History Lesson ApartMike sits down with internet favorite handsome boy model Jeffrey Zeldman to talk about the history of An Event Apart. From it's modest beginnings in a basement room at The Franklin Institute, to the inspiring institution it is today. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
2014-04-2454 minUnfinished Business
Unfinished BusinessFrom those wonderful folks who gave you Pearl HarborSpecial guest Jeffrey Zeldman joins me on Unfinished Business this week to talk about how important is it today for designers to be able to tell stories and sell ideas to clients. We talk about whether designers need ‘empathy’ or strength of character and conviction in their ideas, whether the web needs ‘account menpeople and what it feels like when people you’ve mentored go their own way. It’s a packed show and as we both love advertising and Mad Men, we end by talking about my Don Draper depersonalisation disorder theory and what we expect and hope f...
2014-04-051h 33Dorm Room Tycoon (DRT)
Dorm Room Tycoon (DRT)Importance of Copywriting with Jeffrey Zeldman, Happy CogIn this interview, Jeffrey Zeldman explains why you should use words and stories to frame an experience. He reveals his writing process and why good copy teases interest; and why making your content the focus, engages readers. Episode is brought to you by Designmodo.
2013-09-1700 minThe Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 94: Lea VerouLea Verou (@LeaVerou) and Jeffrey Zeldman (@zeldman) discuss the creative process behind her CSS Secrets series and the book of the same name she is writing for O’Reilly; loving JavaScript and math; Lea’s professional path, beginning with coding Visual Basic at age twelve; using CSS to layout a print book about CSS; creating popular Open Source projects like Dabblet, Prism, and CSS3 Test; the case for progressive enhancement; earning a living doing your own thing; leaving her job at the W3C (announced today); and much more. Links for this episode:http://lea.verou.me
2013-07-1149 minThe Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 86: Monkey DoJeffrey Zeldman interviews Monkey Do studio co-founders Michael Pick and Tim Murtaugh, the design and development team behind the A List Apart and An Event Apart redesigns, HTML5 Reset, Edible City, and client projects including Scientific American, World Science Festival, and EconoMonitor. Mike, Tim, and Jeffrey discuss the A List Apart redesign, responsive images and type, CSS Zen Garden, organic design processes, the future of CMS systems, designing a food truck app, and more. Links for this episode:http://monkeydo.bizhttps://twitter.com/mikepickhttps://twitter.com/murtaughhttp://html5...
2013-03-2953 minThe Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 72: Derek PowazekWith the return of the Big Web Show, this week Jeffrey Zeldman speaks with web pioneer Derek Powazek, Founder and CEO of Cute-Fight, the online game for real-life pets and the people who love them Links for this episode:http://powazek.comhttp://powazek.com/about/https://twitter.com/fraying/http://cute-fight.comhttp://www.zeldman.com/2012/09/06/powazek/http://fertilemedium.comhttp://www.zeldman.com/15/derekf.htmlhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/fraying/Sponsored by A Book Apart
2012-10-0438 minThe Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 69: Chris CashdollarIn Episode No. 69 of The Big Web Show, Happy Cog creative director Chris Cashdollar (@ccashdollar) and Jeffrey Zeldman (@zeldman) discuss the joys and challenges of redesigning typography mega-site Fonts.com; nimble versus waterfall; process versus inspiration; running a creative department that is interactive in every sense of the word; the two sides of a design education (learning and teaching); fostering collaboration; and the transition from doodling eight-year-old to graphic design student to interactive creative director. Christopher Cashdollar is a multi-disciplinary graphic designer with 12 years of interaction design experience. He is currently the Creative Director for Happy Cog...
2012-05-0435 minWeb Directions Podcast
Web Directions PodcastAndy Clarke - Hardboiled web designAndy Clarke’s Hardboiled Web Design is an uncompromising look at how to make the most from modern design tools and browsers, up-to-date techniques and processes. In this practical, design focussed talk, Andy will discuss the ‘how’ as well as the ‘why’ and will challenge your preconceptions to help you make better work for the web. Andy will demonstrate the most modern, forward-moving and sometimes experimental CSS techniques while emphasising why a forward looking approach to CSS will pay real dividends. Andy Clarke has been called a lot of things since he started working on the web ten years ago. His ego li...
2010-10-2300 minThe Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 21: Just the Two of UsWe're mixing it up for today’s episode of The Big Web Show. Instead of interviewing one or more amazing web innovators per our standard practice, Dan Benjamin and Jeffrey Zeldman interview each other. Links for this episode:HivelogicDan Benjamin (danbenjamin) on TwitterHappy CogHappy Cog Studios (happycog) on TwitterJeffrey Zeldman (zeldman) on TwitterA List ApartA List Apart (alistapart) on Twitter5 by 5 Studios (5by5studios) on TwitterA Book Apart, WelcomeA Book Apart (abookapart) on TwitterAn Event Apart: Th...
2010-10-0152 minEinstein & Sock Monkey
Einstein & Sock MonkeyEpisode 3: ZELDMAN!We discuss life with nothing but an iPad, Dark Patterns of UX design and have an AWESOME interview with Jeffrey Zeldman! Episode 3 Show Notes: News: Ron’s MacBook Pro crashed last week… Two-day turnaround from a Genius Bar appointment Two hours for a Time Machine restore, everything’s back to normal With the exception of license [...]
2010-09-2000 minThe Big Web Show
The Big Web ShowEpisode 18: Roger Black on Web Type and TemplatesJeffrey and Dan talk with the legendary Rogert Black about web type, design templates, screen resolution, web publishing, responsive design, and more. Links for this episode:WebtypeTreesaver: A new design for the webHome | Ready-MediaJust Add Water - Grids - SPD.ORG - GridsIntroducing Nomad Editions - a series of digital weeklies designed directly for mobile devices.Danilo Black :: think digitalThe Font Bureau, Inc.Font Bureau People | David BerlowMeet Roger BlackOn Location - Five Shipping Containers Become a West Texas...
2010-09-0244 minThe Big Web Show
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