A Responsive Web Design Podcast

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A podcast from Karen McGrane and Ethan Marcotte, who interview people who make responsive designs happen.

Karen McGrane & Ethan Marcotte


    • Mar 26, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 157 EPISODES


    Latest episodes from A Responsive Web Design Podcast

    Episode #157: THE END

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2018


    The most professional podcasters decide after 157 episodes that this experiment hasn't worked out and podcasting just isn't right for them…or do they? Read more »

    Episode #156: Spotlight: Cleve Gibbon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2018


    This week's spotlight shines on Cleve Gibbon, who talks to Karen about the facts and fiction of developing more personalized content. Read more »

    Episode #155: United States Dressage Federation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2018


    Hold your horses and rein in your enthusiasm for this episode with the United States Dressage Federation. Ben de Jesus and Chad Compton remained stable despite all our lame puns. Read more »

    Episode #154: Ann Arbor District Library

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2018


    Fans of libraries and information architecture will love hearing from Ann Arbor District Library executive director Josie Parker and information architect Peter Morville. Read more »

    Episode #153: IBM Carbon

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2018


    How does a massive organization manage to unify countless responsive products? Mari Johannessen and Bethany Schwanke tell us how IBM created its Carbon design system. Read more »

    Episode #152: Yale Environment 360

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2018


    Yale Environment 360 covers news about climate change, energy policy, and other environmental news. Kat Bagley and Keri O'Brian tell us why they went responsive with their redesign. Read more »

    Episode #151: Spotlight: Chris Ferdinandi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2018


    Ethan puts the spotlight on Chris Ferdinandi, a web developer helping people get over the “complete overwhelmingness” of JavaScript. Read more »

    Episode #150: Lime Crime

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2018


    Fans of responsive web design (and unicorn makeup) will want to hear Chrissie Webster and Linda Bustos explain how they met the needs of Lime Crime's mobile audience. Read more »

    Episode #149: WHYY

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2017


    Public radio station WHYY serves the Philadelphia region with local programming and community events—and with a website that works across all devices. Rebecca Smith and Mark Llobrera tell us more. Read more »

    Episode #148: Dance Tonite

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2017


    What the heck is web VR? Jonathan Puckey tells us about the tools and processes used to create an interactive experience, Dance Tonite, in collaboration with LCD Soundsystem. Read more »

    Episode #147: FBI Crime Data Explorer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2017


    The FBI Crime Data Explorer makes a decade's worth of crime data accessible. Amber Reed and Jeremia Kimelman tell us how they made it accessible to every device. Read more »

    Episode #146: Slack.com

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2017


    Craftsmanship and a playful tone characterize the Slack brand. Arquay Harris tells us about how they brought that to life on the new Slack.com. Read more »

    Episode #145: MOO.com

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2017


    Can responsive design work for a retailer that enables individuals and enterprises to create their own designs? Chad Jennings and Noëla Parant from MOO.com tell us “yes it can.” Read more »

    Episode #144: Sara Wachter-Boettcher

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2017


    Responsive design is inclusive design. Sara Wachter-Boettcher explains how an empathetic approach to our “human-ness” makes for better product design. Read more »

    Episode #143: Noz Urbina

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2017


    Single-source, multi-channel, omnichannel—what does it all mean for responsive web design. Noz Urbina helps us sort things out. Read more »

    Episode #141: Salesforce Lightning Design System

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2017


    Design systems and responsive design go hand in hand. Jina Anne and Stephanie Rewis give us the lowdown on the Salesforce Lightning Design System. Read more »

    Episode #140: DonorsChoose.org

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2017


    DonorsChoose.org helps connect donors with public school teachers who need resources or funding. Dan Betz and Tea Ho tell us about their design process. Read more »

    Episode #139: Independent Electricity System Operator

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2017


    The IESO works within Ontario's electrical sector. Nicole Hynum and Darrell Corriveau tell us about their mobile-first, content-centric process. Read more »

    Episode #138: The Atlantic 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2017


    We talk (again!) with The Atlantic about their latest responsive redesign. Spoiler alert: it is a stunning example of what responsive design can do for a publisher. Read more »

    Episode #137: SB Nation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2017


    SB Nation is a network of more than 300 sports websites. Yesenia Perez-Cruz and Sanette Tanaka tell us all about relaunching it on the Vox Media unified platform. Read more »

    Episode #136: Theirworld

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2017


    Theirworld helps children achieve their potential. Ewan Watt and Ellen de Vries tell us how their innovative new responsive website helps with that mission. Read more »

    Episode #135: Amherst College

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2017


    Amherst.edu is more than a college brochure—it's the integrated platform for all their classroom learning tools. Roberta Diehl and Curt Kotula tell us about this massive redesign. Read more »

    Episode #134: Spotlight: Thalida Noel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2017


    This week the spotlight is on Thalida Noel, whose path to becoming a front-end engineer includes robotics, NASA, OkCupid, and now Etsy. Read more »

    Episode #133: Spotlight: Sareh Heidari

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2017


    This week we are joined by Sareh Heidari, a web developer at BBC News, who talks about accessibility, globalization, and CSS at scale. Read more »

    Episode #132: Spotlight: Nicole Dominguez

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2017


    Independent product designer, front-end developer, digital nomad—Nicole Dominguez helps create more accessible technology and more inclusive teams. Read more »

    Episode #131: Accessibility Posters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2017


    The accessibility group at the UK Home Office created a set of posters to explain accessibility from a design perspective. Karwai Pun tells us how these posters raise awareness. Read more »

    Episode #130: Spotlight: B Cordelia Yu

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2017


    Content strategist and independent researcher B Cordelia Yu tells us about a variety of projects and practices for communicating effectively with different communities. Read more »

    Episode #129: Spotlight: Henri Helvetica

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2017


    This week we are joined by freelance developer and web performance advocate Henri Helvetica, who talks about fighting the good fight for faster websites. Read more »

    Episode #128: Spotlight: Senongo Akpem

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2017


    We talk a lot about how designs transform across devices. Senongo Akpem talks to us this week about how his design and illustration work explores a multicultural story across different societies. Read more »

    Episode #127: Spotlight: Ron Bronson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2017


    This week we're joined by strategist Ron Bronson. We were hanging on his every word as he explained how to talk about the web to people who don't really care. Read more »

    Episode #126: Spotlight: Val Head

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2017


    This week we talk to independent web animation consultant Val Head, whose recent book Designing Interface Animation is a must-read. Read more »

    Episode #125: Spotlight: Mina Markham

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2017


    This week the spotlight is on Mina Markham, who started in print design, developed the UI library for the Hillary Clinton campaign called Pantsuit, and now works as a senior engineer at Slack. Read more »

    Episode #124: Spotlight: Robyn Kanner

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2017


    Designer and art director Robyn Kanner tells us about developing a resource to help trans people get access to healthcare called MyTransHealth. Read more »

    Episode #123: Spotlight: Michael Andrews

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2017


    Continuing our series of conversations with the people who make responsive designs happen, we chat with content strategist Michael Andrews, who tells us how metadata will make your content future-ready. Read more »

    Episode #122: Spotlight: Sara Soueidan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2017


    In our continuing series about the people who make responsive designs happen, we talk with freelance front-end Web developer, Sara Soueidan. Read more »

    Episode #121: Spotlight: Frank Chimero

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2017


    This episode kicks off a brief series of interviews with independent web designers. First up, we talk with Frank Chimero about his responsive design practice and the latest iteration of frankchimero.com. Read more »

    Episode #120: “The Chosen” from ProPublica

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2017


    The Chosen presents cabinet nominees in an easy-to-read trading card format. Jessica Huseman and Rob Weychert describe how they developed this informative site for ProPublica. Read more »

    Episode #119: UXmatters

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2017


    Pabini Gabriel-Petit tells us about the responsive redesign of long-time user experience design focused publication, UXmatters. Read more »

    Episode #118: MuckRock

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2017


    Did you know you can file a Freedom of Information Act request right from your phone? Michael Morisy and Allan Lasser explain how MuckRock makes that possible. Read more »

    Episode #117: TypeTogether

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2017


    In the latest episode of the responsive web typography podcast, we talk to José Scaglione and Aaron Mentele about independent type foundry TypeTogether. Read more »

    Episode #116: Variable Fonts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2017


    Variable fonts are coming. How will it change the web design and development process? Tim Brown and Bram Stein explain how variable fonts will work and what you can do with them now. Read more »

    Episode #115: The JAMA Network

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2017


    Paul Gee and Rob Wooten describe the process for designing and building a family of websites for the twelve medical journals published by the JAMA Network. Read more »

    Episode #114: DI

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2017


    Johannes Holmertz and Ulf Högberg describe the work-in-progress redesign of Swedish financial news platform DI.se. Read more »

    Episode #113: Ethan and Karen Explain it all to You

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2017


    Karen and Ethan look back at some of the highlights of 2016, which was an uneventful year entirely focused on web design. Read more »

    Episode #112: Typekit

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2016


    Is responsive design the right solution when most users don’t visit on mobile devices? Jake Giltsoff and David Demaree from Typekit explain that responsive helps meet the needs of large-screen users too. Read more »

    Episode #111: Organized Living

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2016


    Tidy design patterns make for an organized website. Custom closet retailer Organized Living found that a pattern library was the perfect fit. Mike Hickerson and Ryan Cromwell tell us more. Read more »

    Episode #110: BBC Sport

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2016


    Al Jones and Joe Walker from BBC Sport describe how rolling out a new responsive website has been based on components from their global experience language. Read more »

    Episode #109: Financial Times

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2016


    Gadi Lahav from the Financial Times shares data that shows every second they made the site faster translates to a 5% percent increase in engagement, which means millions in subscriptions and ad sales. Read more »

    Episode #108: City of Edmonton

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2016


    Canada is looking really great right about now and the website for the City of Edmonton is looking even better. Paul Strandlund and Dylan Rogowsky explain their commitment to accessibility for all. Read more »

    Episode #107: Casper

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2016


    A responsive redesign must build on the personality and narrative of the brand. Claudina Sarahe and Becki Choi from Casper share how they executed a second responsive design. Read more »

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