Design vs Dev

This week Drew is joined by the one and only Joseph Beaty who created the music and sound effects for Dune Trivia, our work in progress Flutter application. The two talk about sound design for phone apps, web apps, and Joseph’s creative process. Check out Joseph Beaty’s A View From Here, used in Dune Trivia. […]

This week Drew is joined by David Doran of Oneupweb to discuss their new strategy for telling the customer’s story. Based on the workshop by Donald Miller, StoryBrand, Dave discusses how it’s helped their own marketing company convert and how to integrate this customer-centric story telling with web design and visuals. If you have any […]

This week, Andrew and Drew talk about how they built their core quiz mechanic for Dune Trivia. Andrew talks about future-proofing the mechanic by adding variables for EVERYTHING! Exciting news, the Dune Trivia app is now in Beta on both iOS and Android! We’re giving away some Dune swag as well. To throw your name […]

This week Andrew and Drew discuss how they decided to structure their flutter files in the Dune Trivia application. Exciting spoiler, they cribbed from a Ruby on Rails MVC scaffolding structure. Find the test app here: Dune Trivia PM us on twitter if you’d like to beta test the new application. Drew is @noltedesign, and […]

This week Andrew and Drew discuss how they decided to handle data in their new Dune Trivia application. From caching, csv, to settling on a Database that is built by calling on the WordPress JSON API. Find the test app here: Dune Trivia Shoot questions at comments to Drew at @noltedesign, and Andrew at @profnahlik. […]

This week Andrew and Drew talk about taking the free online flutter crash course by AppBrewery taught by Andela Yu. Both highly recommend it based on their experiences. There is also a paid version with more in-depth sections. Check out a full course resource list here. Part of the course is creating apps that you […]

This week Andrew and Drew tour Android Studio. They talk about set up with the Flutter plugin, the pros and cons of the IDE to help you get familiar with the tool. Andrew talks about his git and developer centric set up, and Drew discusses the tools he uses to help with the visuals and […]

This week Drew is joined by Daniel McBrayer, the Director of Engineering at THIRDHOME to discuss product design and drink some whiskey in the afternoon. Drew and Daniel discuss their basic product design process and how design fits in a product team with a developer focus. Notes Daniel McBrayer is a former lawyer turned self-taught […]

This week Andrew and Drew discuss why they chose Flutter and the installation process on both Mac and Windows. Following the basic get started, flutter combined with Android Studio had a fairly simple set up process on both platforms: https://flutter.dev/docs/get-started/installhttps://developer.android.com/studio Find Drew at @noltedesign, and Andrew at @profnahlik. Andrew Nahlik is an axperienced analyst, developer, […]

Design Vs Dev is back after years of silence with a new series. This time around Drew will be joined by Andrew Nahlik and they’ll be documenting their journey of learning to design, code, and deploy apps with Google’s Flutter UI kit. Along the way they’ll be creating a simple trivia app as well as […]

Today’s topic: Drew is joined by Ajay Karwal to discuss moving and maintaining a site from a content management system to a static site generator. About our guest host: Ajay Karwal is a UI/front-end developer from Wokingham, UK. Ajay has been a front-end designer and developer for over 13 years, specializing in writing clean and maintainable user interfaces. Ajay […]

Today’s Topic: Drew is joined by Dave Doran to discuss how writing and design can work together to form good UX.  Dave Doran is a Senior Business Strategy Manager at OneUpWeb. He’s a reformed poet-turned marketer, working in the (primarily) digital space for an agency in Traverse City, Michigan. Some points that come up in the conversation: 3 […]

Today’s Topic: Drew and Micah discuss side projects again, this time focusing on WrenchMode, a small rails / Heroku maintenance web application aimed at helping the developer community. They discuss why they decided on this particular project and their success with the beta version of the app.  Subscribe! If you’re not already a subscriber, make sure to add […]

Today’s Topic: Drew and John discuss Professional Legitimacy in their respective fields of design and development. Software development has more of a real world impact today than ever before. From clowd infrastructures to self driving cars, do you trust a self trained designer/developer creating a potential life saving or life threatening decision on your software? Some points that come […]

Today’s Topic: Drew is joined again by professional photographer Matt Graves to discuss why we as designers and developers should take more time to think about and value custom photography in our web products.  Matt Graves is colorado based freelance photographer, specializing in food and beverage, particularly craft beer. You can find his work at mgravesphoto.com […]

Today’s Topic: Drew is joined by professional photographer Matt Graves to discuss why we as designers and developers should take more time to think about and value custom photography in our web products.  Matt Graves is colorado based freelance photographer, specializing in food and beverage, particularly craft beer. You can find his work at mgravesphoto.com Some […]

Today’s Topic: John and Drew talk about the state of writing on the web and how it’s changing communication. Some random things that come up in the conversation: New intro music by Jonn Standing desks and matching shelves Paranormal teen fiction Garth Marenghi Subscribe! If you’re not already a subscriber, make sure to add Design vs Dev […]

Today’s Topic: Static site generators. What are they, why they’re great, and when to use them. Overview WordPress and other CMSs can be a sledgehammer and a lot of times your project just needs a regular ol’ hammer. Static site generators have been with us for a long time, but are on the rise in popularity for simplicity […]

Today’s Topic: AdBlockers. In the wake of Wired blocking blockers, let’s discuss if this is a good move for the industry as a whole. Overview Using AdBlockers doesn’t kill a site, publishers can still focus on native advertising, sponsored posts, paywalls, donation, etc. There’s a definite cry from big publishers how your browsing is hurting […]

Today’s Topic: The Elixir programming language, and the Phoenix web framework. Overview The cutting edge of web technology is constantly moving forward. It’s impossible to stay up to date on everything, and it can be overwhelming. Today, we give you a quick intro to the Elixir programming language and the corresponding MVC web framework, Phoenix. […]

Today’s Topic: Foundation CSS, love it or hate it. Overview John and Drew discuss their different experiences with Foundation, thoughts on the new Star Wars, and love for Mr. Rogers over a few glasses of whiskey.  They also dive into Foundation for Email, and how it impacts their work as a developer and a designer. […]

Today’s Topic: Dealing withe scary issues of potentially emailing all your users from the development environment. Yikes! Overview We all have to send emails from our web apps, and that can get scary when you’ve got real data in your dev database. There’s always a little bit of terror that maybe, just maybe, you’re sending […]

Today’s Topic: How we decompress and the hobbies that keep us sane. Overview Blanket answer: Whiskey Questions discussed: Do you work on passion projects, creative projects, open source contributions? Do you walk away from the screen and all job related activities? How do you balance family time with your hobbies? Can new parents have hobbies? […]

Today we discuss Design-by-Committee scenarios that tend to crop up in web development, plus ways to get past the roadblocks. Discussion Points What are the specific scenarios where DbC comes up in web development? Why is DbC a bigger problem for designers than developers? How can you, a lowly designer or developer, help to stop […]

Today we discuss version control (ie. Git, Mercurial, SVN, CVS, etc.) and how it relates to web development. Discussion Points Why should a web developer use version control? Which version control should I use? Git? Mercurial? Other? What is required from the team in order to make this work? What role does version control play […]

Today we discuss working from home with Jon Maxwell, another full stack developer / partner with the Agile League. Discussion Points Starting as a side business / supplemental income Creating a workspace Managing work / family life Call for Guest Hosts Hey you! We want you on the podcast! If you’re a designer or developer and […]

Today we discuss Estimating / building a quote with Glenn Stovall, a full stack web developer / consultant. Glenn can be found on the web at glennstovall.com, and on twitter @gsto. Get $10 off Glenn’s Project Estimation Guide by following this link: https://gumroad.com/l/estimate/designvsdev AWDG Official Podcast Design vs Dev is now the official podcast of the AWDG, the […]

Today, in part one of a series, Drew talks with guest host Michael Bradshaw about front-end marketing through storytelling and on the broader implications of messaging. Michael Bradshaw is a writer/producer and creative strategist for digital and broadcast media in New York City. You can find Michael on the web at malcolm816.com and @malcolm816 AWDG Official Podcast Design […]

Today, in part one of a series, Drew talks with guest host Michael Bradshaw about front-end marketing through storytelling and some advice on building a release calendar for your blog content / promotions. Michael Bradshaw is a writer/producer and creative strategist for digital and broadcast media in New York City. You can find Michael on […]

Today, in part one of a series, Drew talks with guest host Michael Bradshaw about front-end marketing through storytelling and how your web content fits with the narrative. Michael Bradshaw is a writer/producer and creative strategist for digital and broadcast media in New York City. You can find Michael on the web at malcolm816.com and @malcolm816 AWDG […]

Today we discuss CSS keyframe animations and Drew gives his opinion after coming off a project where he used dozens of small keyframe animations to bring attention to various parts of the page. AWDG Official Podcast Design vs Dev is now the official podcast of the AWDG, the Atlanta Web Design Group. We will be […]

Today we discuss your operating system of choice, why you made that decision, and when you should consider switching. We are not going to debate which is the best, but instead try to examine why developers and designers end up in a particular ecosystem. AWDG Official Podcast Design vs Dev is now the official podcast […]

Today we discuss freelancing (full-time or just moonlighting) and how to charge for your services. Note: We’re not discussing how much to charge, but instead how to connect the payment to the work: fixed price, hourly, or other. AWDG Official Podcast Design vs Dev is now the official podcast of the AWDG, the Atlanta Web […]

Today we discuss side projects and how to leverage them for fun and profit. AWDG Official Podcast Design vs Dev is now the official podcast of the AWDG, the Atlanta Web Design Group. We will be reaching out more to the AWDG community for topics and guest hosts, plus we will have a special place […]

Today we discuss what a staging environment is and why it’s useful. Discussion Points What is local? development? staging? production? Why is a staging environment important? What makes a good staging environment? What problems will you run into if you don’t have a staging environment? Is it ever appropriate to edit files live in staging? […]

Today we discuss Scalable Vector Graphics (SVGs) and how to use them on the web. Guest Host We are joined by Maria Dixon, a designer and illustrator from Savannah, Georgia. You can find her on: The Web Twitter Discussion Points What is an SVG? Where can you get them? How can you make them? What […]

Today we discuss adding semantic metadata to your HTML via Microformats and Microdata. Discussion Points What is semantic metadata? What standards are there? How could it be used? How is it actually used? Why don’t we use it more? Should I use it on my web pages/apps? Subscribe! If you’re not already a subscriber, make […]

Today we discuss how to argue against supporting older browsers, like IE8 and below. The assumption is that if left up to someone else in your organization, your team will end up supporting all browsers back into the stone age. It often falls on the developers and designers to champion pushing forward with the latest […]

Today we discuss the Flexbox CSS layout model and how it will impact future designs. Discussion Points What is Flexbox? How does it differ from floats? I can already use Foundation/Bootstrap for a grid or column layout, why switch to something new? What browser support is out there now? The Nimble Thimble In addition, we […]

Today we discuss stock photos and how and why to use (or avoid) them in your web designs. Drew plays the part of the knowledgeable designer, and Micah plays the part of the frustrated and impatient developer. You want to enhance your designs (or big walls of text) with some imagery, and we try to […]

Welcome to Design Vs Dev, a podcast about web development from the different perspectives of designers and developers. In our third episode, Drew and Micah discuss JavaScript and its secret identity, ECMAScript. There are some changes on the horizon. Topics Covered What is a ECMAScript? How is it related to JavaScript? A very, very light […]

Welcome to Design Vs Dev, a podcast about web development from the different perspectives of designers and developers. In our second episode, Drew and Micah discuss CSS Preprocessors, specifically SASS and LESS. Topics Covered What is a CSS Preprocessor? Why use one? What are some of the basic features? Which is the right one for […]

Welcome to Design Vs Dev, a podcast about web development from the different perspectives of designers and developers. In our first episode, Drew and Micah discuss Web Fonts and how best to include them in your project. Topics Covered What is a web font? Why use a web font? Where to find the fonts (See […]