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What does it take to become a designer? We discuss the personality traits, principles and tools you need. Sponsor - porkbun.com Get your hands on a Free .design domain name for 1 year. Head to porkbun.com, and enter coupon code INSPECTPODCAST at checkout. Discussed in the show Dieter Rams 10 principles of good design 8-point grid system

Kay is in the driving seat talking about how to start a brand new project. Mentioned In The Show Wordpress Designing in the browser 11ty Local by FlyWheel

Ajay switches to Windows and we talk about the transition. Mentioned In The Show Dell XPS 15 9500 Logitech MX Keys Logitech MX Master 3 Cmder EP27 - How to get into development for free PowerToys QuickLook Ajay’s blog posts Switching from macOS to Windows Frontend Development on Windows Stardock Widgetsmith Recommendations Mare of Easttown Snowpiercer

After an unexpectedly long break, we're back! Mentioned In The Show Desk disruption Cryptocurrency Diet and fitness Challenges during COVID lockdowns Working from home Starting a new job during COVID Video calling app, Around Looking back at our 2020 goals Digital art Woodworking Music Production Recommendations Schitt’s Creek Criminal, United Kingdom Tenet Ghost of Tsushima

This time we show some love to some of our favourite utility apps on the Mac. Mentioned In The Show Vox Spotmenu Lightshot MonoSnap HandBrake FFmpeg 4K video Downloader Kap Magnet Better Snap Tool Splash Top Ballast No Crash MBP Typora

Time to check in on how we're keeping up with our new year's resolutions of keeping fit. Mentioned In The Show FitBit Samsung Health Strong App My Fitness Pal The Body Coach with Joe Wicks Garmin Forerunner 945 Yoga App Yoga by Adrienne

We're joined by Eric Windmill, author of Flutter In Action. Sponsor - manning.com Get 40% off your first order across all print books, eBooks, and video courses. Head to manning.com, and enter coupon code PODINSPECT20 at checkout. Mentioned In The Show Flutter Flutter Showcase Flutter by Example Dart Eric’s Website Eric’s Twitter Flutter In Action Recommendations Revolutions Podcast Call of Duty: Warzone Altered Carbon

Here are some simple tips for working from home during the COVID-19 / Coronavirus social distancing measures. Stay at home Wash your hands Stay safe

This time we discuss the different ways we estimate and quote for a piece of work. Sponsor - porkbun.com Get your hands on a Free .design domain name for 1 year. Head to porkbun.com, and enter coupon code INSPECTPODCAST at checkout. Discussed in the show Estimating in an Agile team Story points Planit Poker Finding your day rate How to keep estimates accurate Contracts Recommendations Minds Evernote Design

As the year comes to an end, we discuss some of our goals and resolutions for 2020. Mentioned in the show Figma React JS Gatsby Inspect YouTube Channel Inspect Facebook Page Inspect on Spotify The Body Coach Inspect is now also on WhatPods.

Check out our alternative Holiday Gift Guide 2019 for the Designers and Developers in your life. Sponsor - Trace by Sticker Mule This show is sponsored by Sticker Mule, who have a cool new tool to share with the world called Trace. Trace is a free tool for instantly removing the background from your photos. Simply upload your photo and the Trace AI and machine learning will recognise the complicated details and cut out the main subject with impressive precision. After tracing an object, you can download the image with a transparent background, add a new background image or colour, or even use the image to order some Die-cut stickers. Head over to stickermule.com/trace to find out more. Mentioned in the show Here are a few gift ideas which are all under £100/$100 which we’re sure people would love to receive. Sketch Book Behance Dot Grid Headphones Sennheiser HD 400s Review YATWIN Wireless Bluetooth Earphones Drone Web Dev Course Level Up Tutorials Wes Bos Courses Wes has kindly created a special offer for Inspect listeners. Use the code INSPECT for $10 (USD) off any of his paid courses. Streaming Service Gift Card Netflix Amazon Music Unlimited Mini Consoles Sega Mega Drive NES SNES PlayStation C64 Wacaco NanoPresso Raspberry Pi Sticker Packs Amazon Echo Google Home Wireless Phone Charger Headspace Subscription Polaroid Zip Printer BentoStack Accessories Case Recommendations Letterboxd - Ajay Letterboxd - Kay

Share your designs online and suddenly everyone becomes a design critic. This week we discuss the pro's and con's of design criticism online. Mentioned in the show Gap Rebrand Instagram rebrand Apple’s six-colours logo Controversial moments in logo design Recommendations Kay’s Twitch Channel iPhone 11 Pro

It's easier than ever to become a developer. In this episode we discuss how you can get started, virtually for free. Mentioned in the show Software Chrome Firefox VS Code Filezilla Education Codecademy Code School / Pluralsight Udemy Episode 21. Inspiration Domains / Hosting Squarespace Wix TSO Host Netlify 123-reg Heart Internet GoDaddy Hover Local Development Local by Flywheel MAMP Marketing Mailchimp Resources Hongkiat free-for.dev Recommendations The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Nintendo Switch)

It's a question thats been debated over and over. Here's our take on whether designers should also learn to code. Mentioned in the show Episode 13 Recommendations Mario Kart Tour Harry Mack - YouTube

In this episode we discuss different cloud storage options. Mentioned in the show Dropbox Box.com Google Drive iCloud OneDrive Recommendations Top Boy - Netflix Top Boy Summerhouse - Netflix Unbelieveable - Netflix Corridor Crew - YouTube

In this episode we discuss our most used and favourite mobile apps. Productivity Trello Todoist Loop Habit Tracker Evernote Scannable Finance Monzo Tide Utilities Authy 1Password Google Assistant Games Football Manager 19 Sim City F1 Monument Valley Blackbox Happy Glass - iOS / Android Media Snapseed - iOS / Android Darkroom Annotate+ Spotify Fitness Strong My Fitness Pal Sleepo Misc Soundbrenner Metronome DS Get Timehop Blinkist

They're absolutely everywhere across the web in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Buttons are one of the most fundamental HTML elements, so lets make sure we're using them correctly. Mentioned in the show Bootstrap Buttons Documentation Input vs Button Recommendations Blinkist Darkroom (iOS App)

HTML is the backbone of the internet but are you structuring your code correctly? This week we discuss semantic HTML. Mentioned in the show HTML 5 Semantic Markup HTML 5 Outliner Chrome extension Recommendations The Conspiracy Guys Poolside.fm ForeignRap.com

This week we talk about where we go to get design and development inspiration and show some appreciation for the individuals and companies that inspire us. Design Inspiration Dribbble Behance Awwwards Template Monster Theme Forest Dribbble Profiles Dropbox Ryan Putnam Evernote Typography Google Fonts Dafont Fonts In Use r/fontspotting What The Font Coding Inspiration Codrops Smashing Magazine CSS Tricks Codepen Mathias Bynens Sindresorhus Addy Osmani Wes Bos David Walsh Jen Simmons Communities Frontend Developers - Discord Spectrum.chat Inspect - Slack Inspect - Discord Podcasts Syntax ATP Shop Talk Show Layout HTML All The Things TED Podcasts The Tim Ferriss Show Akimbo - Seth Godin Developer Tea Business Inspiration Gary Vee Jonathan Cutrell Entrepreneur.com Joe Rogan Jack Ma

This week we run down our top 10 VS Code extensions and discuss a little more about our IDE customisations. Kay’s VS Code Setup Top 5 Extensions Auto Close Tag Git Lens Prettier Bootstrap 4 Snippets IntelliSense for CSS class names in HTML Bonus: Quokka Font: Fira Code Theme: Atom One Dark / Dracula Ajay’s VS Code Setup Top 5 Extensions Colorize Auto Rename Tag Better Comments JS JSX Snippets Project Manager Bonus: Polacode Font: Fira Code Theme: Material Darker

What do we use to do the work we do? This week we discuss our desk setups, podcasting gear, software and more. DESK GEAR Henge Docks Omaton Laptop stand Dell U2515H monitor i-Tec Docking Station Ballast - App for fixing audio drift BUBM Case Desk Mat Ajay’s desk on Instagram PODCASTING GEAR Zoom Anchor Trust Mantis microphone Blue Yeti Alesis Elevate 3 MKII Beats Solo Wireless Headphones Logic SOFTWARE Sketch Photoshop Affinity Designer Affinity Photo InVision + Craft Adobe XD VS Code Sourcetree Krita Intuos Tablet iTerm2 Todoist Evernote Monosnap Typora Offline Tools Behance Dotgrid Notebook Pukka Pad Squared Paper Graphgear 1000 pencil Bonus How to add spaces to your dock Ajay’s Kit.com

This week we discuss ways we unwind and how we handle a work-life balance. Mentioned in the show Books World War Z, Max Brooks Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill Clarity, Jamie Smart Podcasts/Youtube Hiphop Saved My Life The Rad Brad TV The Man in the High Castle Ozark Narcos The Sopranos Sons of Anarchy The X-files How to Get Away with Murder True Detective Black Mirror

What does the process of taking a project from design to development to completion look like. In this week’s episode we discuss our process of taking a project from wireframes to design, development and QA cycles, and finally pushing live to the world. We cover how we collaborate with distributed teams and how we keep our clients in the loop. Mentioned in the show InVision Zeplin Trello Droplr Netlify

After a lengthy hiatus, Inspect is back with a new format, new co-host and a new lease of life. Join Ajay and his new co-host, Kay as they talk about their different working experiences in freelance and agency environments. Mentioned in the show Hour of Code Scratch We Are Delve, Instagram

My guest this week is Jonathan Cutrell, host of Developer Tea, a podcast about the skills required to be a good developer. We discuss introversion, podcasting methods, the Spec network and more. Jonathan Cutrell on the web Developer Tea @developertea @jcutrell jonathancutrell.com Mentioned in the show Background Introverts/Extroverts - Layout.fm False Dichotomies - Developer Tea Whiteboard Adelle Charles 960 Grid Podcasting ShopTalk Ruby Tapas Back To Front Roman Mars 99% Invisible Spec Design Details Bryn Jackson Brian Lovin Sponsor Message Reactive Conf are kindly offering 10% off any conference ticket to listeners of Inspect. Simply enter the code INSPECT while making your ticket selection. Head over to reactiveconf.com to find out more and buy tickets.

I've teamed up with Reactive Conf. A three day tech conference about the future of development. Find out more about the show's first sponsor. Mentioned in the show Reactive Conf are kindly offering 10% off any conference ticket to listeners of Inspect. Simply enter the code INSPECT while making your ticket selection. Head over to reactiveconf.com to find out more and buy tickets.

Listener Kalpesh asks about self evaluation and how to determine if he is a good developer. I share some tips on assessing your current skills, levelling up and getting second opinions. Mentioned in the show Sit The Test Front End Web Development Quiz HTML5 Boilerplate, Front-end Developer Interview Questions Code School Lynda Codecademy Treehouse Udacity Pluralsight

Listener Rohit asks about how to start his own podcast and what are the minimum requirements. I talk about the equipment and software I use and what is involved in recording an episode. Mentioned in the show Blue Yeti Microphone Audacity Logic Pro X Soundflower How to record a Skype call using Soundflower Pamela What is RSS Soundcloud Libsyn Fireside Podbean Publishing iTunes Podcast Connect Pocket Casts Stitcher Google Play Overcast

I'm joined this week by Dave Nott and Dave Wood, two iOS developers who also host their own podcast called Waiting For Review. We discuss life as an indie developer, a roundup of WWDC 2017 and podcasting. Dave and Dave on the web Dave Wood Dave Nott Waiting For Review podcast @wfrpodcast Dave Nott’s Apps GO VJ HoloVid Dave Wood’s Apps Armchair Remote Space Readers Mentioned in the show Moka Pot The Swift Programming Language (iBooks) Code with Chris WWDC 2017 Videos Apple TV Amazon Fire TV Stick watchOS 4 macOS High Sierra OS X Sea Lion iMac Pro Modular Mac Pro Concept iPad Pro 10.5” HomePod Amazon Echo Amazon Echo Dot Audio Hijack Blue Snowball Mic Blue Yeti Mic

My guest this week is Chris Coyier —a household name in the world of CSS. Chris talks about his involvement with CSS Tricks, Codepen and his experience with podcasting. Chris Coyier on the web chriscoyier.net @chriscoyier @Real_CSS_Tricks Codepen Mentioned in the show CSS Tricks Codepen Codepen Projects Codepen Pro Codepen Teams ShopTalk Show Ep 265: On Podcasting CCS Day Practical SVG How To Shoot on iPhone 7 Competition Time! Chris is kindly giving away 2× Codepen Developer Pro memberships to listener of Inspect. To be in with a chance of winning, simply head over to Codepen.io and create a pen which represents ‘Podcasting’. What this means is totally up to you. Be creative and have fun with it. Make sure you tag your post with ‘InspectPodcast’ Myself and Chris will reviewing all the entries that are tagged with InspectPodcast and will be picking two winners at the end of June 2017. Find out all about the benefits of Codepen Pro Good luck!

This week I had the pleasure of catching up with Wes Bos about his transition from MySpace theme designer to one of the most influential people in web dev. We discuss his latest courses, his journey with JavaScript and how developers love stickers. Wes on the web wesbos.com @wesbos Courses by Wes Bos All Courses Mastering Markdown ES6 for Everyone Learn Redux Command Line Power User Javascript30 React for Beginners Sublime Text Power User What The Flexbox Learn Node Wes has kindly created a special offer for Inspect listeners. Use the code INSPECT for $10 (USD) off any of his paid courses. Mentioned in the show CSS Zen Garden Hacker You Ladies Learning Code Eloqunet Javascript, Marijn Haverbeke You Dont Know JS, Kyle Simpson Lynda.com - JavaScript Essential Training Anthony Garand Tweet CSS Tricks - A Complete Guide to Flexbox Sarah Drasner Can I Use CSS Grid CSS Dev Conf Speaking about speaking (feat. Helen V. Holmes) wesb0t Github AMA Wes’ ‘Uses’ page Harry Roberts’ ‘Uses’ page Ajay’s ‘Uses’ page Uses This Web Bos on Developer Tea — Part 1, Part 2 Stickers!

I caught up with Helen V. Holmes, a designer and developer from Virginia. We talk about her time at Mozilla, public speaking and tinkering with hardware to create art. Helen on the web Portfolio Twitter Critique is terrifying Mentioned in the show Firefox Dev Tools Toolsday Podcast Una Kravets Neopixels Lightboard art concept 1, and concept 2 PuckJS Ben Foxall Color project View Source Conf - Type is Your Right! Cascadia JS - Helen’s First Conference Talk Seattle JS PaperCall Technically SPeaking Newsletter The Experimental Layout Lab of Jen Simmons RevolutionConf 2017

This week I talk about Static Site Generators, and in particular a tool called Jekyll. What are SSGs? How do you get started? What are they good for? Mentioned in the show 457 SSGs Static Gen Jekyll Markdown Liquid Templating Language Who uses Liquid Jekyll Quick Start Guide Jekyll Admin Switching from a CMS to Jekyll Read it on Medium Read it on Dev.to Design Vs Dev Podcast Travis CI Inspect.fm source code Deploying a Jekyll website using Travis CI Netlify

This week I'm joined by Jordan Dwyer, a digital marketing manager who is venturing into the world of setting up his own ecommerce project. We talk about Wordpress, Woocommerce and the state of modern digital marketing. Jordan on the web Blog - DigitalHop Website - PartyHop Twitter Mentioned in the show Breaking Borders, The state of ad-blocking WordPress WooCommerce W3 Total Cache PHP Course Xero

In this week's episode I talk about Mastodon - a new open source social network which is growing fast and taking on Twitter. Mentioned in the show Mastodon Instances User Guide Apps Full Mastodon Documentation How Mastodon usernames work As mentioned in the show you can register in any of the 850+ instances. Within each Mastodon instance, usernames just appear as @username, similar to Twitter. Users from other instances appear, and can be searched for and followed, as @user@instancename.ext. So for example, my username is @ajaykarwal on the mastodon.social instance can be followed from other instances as @ajaykarwal@mastodon.social. When you’re not logged in, the easiest way to find a user is to rearrange the full username into a url like https://mastodon.social/@ajaykarwal It’s a little confusing at first but it makes sense. It’s a bit like email. You sign up on a particular email service but you can contact anyone on any email service via their username and domain. My Mastodon profile

This week I talk about the new CSS Grid features which are available in all modern browsers and some of the recent updates from Apple. Mentioned in the show My tweets about Star Wars Dann Petty’s tweet storm CSS Grid, MDN @MSEdgeDev announcement Grid By Example A Complete Guide to Grid The Experimental Layout Lab of Jen Simmons Grid Template Areas iPhone 7 (PRODUCT)Red Danny Winget’s YouTube video iPad The Mac Pro Lives, Daring Fireball Accidental Tech Podcast

This week we discuss the role of a personal portfolio and the trend of moving your content to third-party services. Stick around after the outro for some post-show movie talk. Mentioned in the show Paul Jarvis’ tweet Subform Medium post Irvue Ajay’s Dark wallpapers collection Jon Skeet Scott Hanselman David Walsh Matt D. Smith Tobias Van Schneider Tom Huelin Tom Huelin’s Friday Dress Down Harry Roberts Ajay’s Influences List Post-show Alien Awakening rumours Rogue One spliced with A New Hope

In this week's episode we go into more depth about our recent redundancy, the experience of finding a new job, our relationship with LinkedIn and the importance of a CV. Mentioned in the show Code Octopus The Hollywood Model LinkedIn Recruiter Sitecore Episerver Umbraco NDA TFS Ajay on GitHub Les on GitHub JS Beautifier

In this week's episode I'm joined by Les McCutcheon where we talk about our backgrounds with details about where we grew up, how we got into the tech industry and some anecdotes along the way. Mentioned in the show .NET A beautiful friendship, Casablanca Ajay’s personal Goals Les’ company, Code Octopus Ruby Swift Jekyll Inspect.fm Ajay’s personal website Travis CI Sketch

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