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An interview show from your friends at Smashing Magazine. Drew McLellan talks to design and development experts about their work on the web, as well as catching you up with the latest news and articles at Smashing Magazine. Suitable for cats.

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    • Jan 30, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 47m AVG DURATION
    • 67 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Smashing Podcast

    What is Service Design? with Lou Downe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 47:13


    We're talking about Service Design. What is it, and how is it different from what we'd normally consider user experience design? Drew McLellan talks to expert Lou Downe to find out.

    What is a Tech Union? with Ethan Marcotte

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2023 34:44


    We're talking about Tech Unions. What part can unions play in a modern tech workplace? Drew McLellan talks to Ethan Marcotte to find out.

    How do you run a grassroots conference? with Alex Older

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2023 44:13


    We're talking about running grassroots conferences and meet-ups. What does it take to organise a small industry event for your community? Drew McLellan talks to WDC's Alex Older to find out.

    What is a Headless CMS? with Alvin Bryan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 33:30


    We're talking about headless content management systems. What are they, and how do they differ from more traditional systems? Drew McLellan talks to Alvin Bryan to find out.

    What is The Transitional Web? with Chris Ferdinandi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2023 45:58


    We're talking about The Transitional Web. What is it, and how does it describe the technologies we're using? Drew McLellan talks to Chris Ferdinandi to find out.

    What is Design Management? with Slava Shestopalov

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 52:09


    We ask what is a Design Manager? What does it take and how does it relate to the role of Designer? Vitaly Friedman talks to Slava Shestopalov to find out.

    What is Web Platform Baseline? with Rachel Andrew

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023 46:50


    We're talking about Web Platform Baseline. What is it, and how can it help determine your browser support policy? Drew McLellan talks to expert Rachel Andrew to find out.

    How Do You Design a Design Process? with Mei Zhang

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023 40:08


    We're talking about the process of design. How do you build a process to enable your best work? Vitaly Friedman talks to designer Mei Zhang to find out. 

    What is Design Storytelling? with Chiara Aliotta

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 46:26


    We're taking a look at design storytelling. What is it, and how can it help us shape digital experiences? Vitaly Friedman talks to Chiara Aliotta to find out.

    What is CX Design? with Debbie Levitt

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 56:04


    We ask what is Customer Experience design, and how does it differ from User Experience design? Vitaly Friedman talks to expert Debbie Levitt to find out.

    What's the key to a great keyboard? with Marcin Wichary

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 58:06


    We ask what's the key to a great keyboard? Is this essential part of our daily toolkit easily overlooked? Vitaly Friedman talks to expert Marcin Wichary to find out.

    How has the design industry changed? with Veerle Pieters

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2023 60:03


    How has the design industry changed? Is technology making our work easier? Vitaly Friedman talks to veteran designer Veerle Pieters to find out.

    Is Technology Making Us Redundant? with Tejas Kumar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 49:21


    We ask is technology is making us redundant? Will we all soon be replaced with AI? Vitaly Friedman talks to Tejas Kumar to find out.

    What are User Journey Maps? with Stéphanie Walter

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 52:15


    We're talking about User Journey Mapping. What is it and how does it help us build better digital products? Vitaly talks to expert Stéphanie Walter to find out.

    Can HTML emails use modern CSS? with Rémi Parmentier

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 55:31


    We're talking about HTML email. Do we still have to design like we would for IE5? Vitaly talks to expert Rémi Parmentier to find out.

    How do you become an NFT artist? with Yiying Lu

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022 55:23


    We ask how do you go from running a creative studio to designing NFTs? Vitaly talks to artist Yiying Lu to find out.

    What's the Value of a Design System? with Ben Callahan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 50:40


    We ask how do you prove the value of a Design System, and how can you pitch it effectively to stakeholders? Vitaly Friedman talks to Ben Callahan to find out.

    Can you change a UX dinosaur? with Marko Dugonjić

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 43:42


    How can you affect change to UX design in large organisations stuck in their ways? Vitaly Friedman talks to Marko Dugonjić to find out.

    How do you ship a billion dollar idea? with Paul Boag

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 55:19


    We ask how you ship a one billion dollar idea? Vitaly Friedman talks to Paul Boag to find out.

    Is Sass still relevant? with Stephanie Eckles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 32:51


    We ask if Sass is still relevant in 2022 and if it adds any value modern CSS workflows? Vitaly Friedman talks to expert Stephanie Eckles to find out.

    Why does accessibility matter? with Sara Soueidan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 48:30


    We ask why accessibility really matters, and why is it so important to get it right? Smashing's Vitaly Friedman talks in depth to Sara Soueidan to find out.

    Who is Elliot Jay Stocks? with Vitaly Friedman

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 44:45


    We ask how one man can go from designing websites for local bands to heading up Google Fonts Knowledge. Smashing's Vitaly Friedman talks to Elliot Jay Stocks to find out. 

    What is Responsible JavaScript? with Jeremy Wagner

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 55:07


    We're talking about Responsible JavaScript. What does it mean for code to be responsible, and how should we approach projects differently? Drew McLellan talks to expert Jeremy Wagner to find out.

    Is The Web Dead? with Chris Ferdinandi

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 56:30


    We're asking if changes to best practises over the last year have negatively impacted the web. Is it all downhill from here? Drew McLellan talks to expert Chris Ferdinandi to find out.

    What is Astro? with Matthew Phillips

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 37:23


    We're talking about Astro. Will this modern static site builder launch you into the stratosphere? Drew McLellan talks to developer Matthew Phillips to find out.

    What is DevOps? with Jeff Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 52:43


    We're talking about DevOps. What is it, and is it a string to add to your web development bow? Drew McLellan talks to expert Jeff Smith to find out.

    What is Designing for Safety? with Eva PenzeyMoog

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 48:10


    We're talking about designing for safety. What does it mean to consider vulnerable users in our designs? Drew McLellan talks to expert Eva PenzeyMoog to find out.

    What is Chakra UI for React? with Mike Cavaliere

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 45:00


    We're talking about Chakra UI. What is it and how can it help with your React projects? Drew McLellan talks to expert Mike Cavaliere to find out.

    What is Image Optimization in 2021? with Addy Osmani

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 63:06


    We're talking about Image Optimization. What steps should we follow for performant images in 2021? Drew McLellan talks to expert Addy Osmani to find out.

    Why is my React app slow? with Ivan Akulov

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 47:42


    We're talking about React performance. What factors slow our React apps down, and how can we fix it? Drew McLellan talks to expert Ivan Akulov to find out.

    What is VisBug? with Adam Argyle

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 51:24


    We’re talking about VisBug. What is it, and how is it different from the array of options already found in Chrome DevTools? Drew McLellan talks to its creator Adam Argyle to find out.

    What is The Future of CSS? with Miriam Suzanne

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 50:58


    We’re starting our new season with a look the future of CSS. What new specs will be landing in browsers soon? Drew McLellan talks to expert Miriam Suzanne to find out.

    What’s Next For HTML Controls? with Stephanie Stimac and Melanie Richards

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 55:01


    We’re talking about HTML controls. Why are they so hard to style, and how might that change in the future? Drew McLellan talks to Microsoft’s Stephanie Stimac and Melanie Richards to find out.

    What is The State of Web Performance? with Harry Roberts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 81:45


    We’re talking about Web Performance. What does the performance landscape look like in 2021? Drew McLellan talks to expert Harry Roberts to find out.

    What is Machine Learning? with Charlie Gerard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 48:18


    We’re talking about Machine Learning. What sort of tasks can we put it to within a web development context? Drew McLellan talks to expert Charlie Gerard to find out.

    Review of The Year 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2020 59:38


    We’re taking a look back at 2020. Who did we speak to in our 25 episodes this year, and what did we learn? We listen back to some clips to find out. Yes, it’s a Christmas clip show, to tide you over the holidays. Our audience has grown a lot this year, so this is your chance to spot interviews from the archives that you may want to catch up on.

    What is GraphQL? with Eve Porcello

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 41:23


    We’re talking about GraphQL. What is it, and how does solve some common API problems? Drew McLellan talks to expert Eve Porcello to find out.

    What is Product Design? with Chris Murphy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 66:32


    We’re talking about Product Design. What does it mean to be a product owner, and how can you learn the skills required? Drew McLellan talks to expert Chris Murphy to find out.

    How Does Netlify Dogfood The Jamstack? with Leslie Cohn-Wein

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 43:00


    We’re asking what it looks like to dogfood the Jamstack at Netlify. Can you deploy an entire app to a CDN? Drew McLellan talks to Netlify Staff Engineer Leslie Cohn-Wein to find out.

    What is Eleventy? with David Darnes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 49:15


    We’re talking about Eleventy. What is it and how does it fit into your Jamstack workflow? Drew McLellan talks to Renaissance man David Darnes to find out.

    What is TypeScript? with Stefan Baumgartner

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 53:29


    We’re talking about TypeScript. What is it, and how can it help us write better JavaScript? Drew McLellan talks to expert Stefan Baumgartner to find out.

    What's new in Vue 3.0? with Natalia Tepluhina

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 50:01


    We’re talking all about VueJS. What’s new in the 3.0 release, and how hard will it be to migrate? Drew McLellan talks to core team member Natalia Tepluhina to find out.

    What Is RedwoodJS? with Anthony Campolo

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 47:40


    We’re talking about RedwoodJS. What exactly does it mean to be a full-stack Jamstack framework? Drew McLellan talks to community champion Anthony Campolo to find out.

    What is SVG Animation? with Cassie Evans

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 39:22


    We’re talking about SVG Animation. How can vector images, JavaScript and CSS all work together to provide engaging motion graphics? Drew McLellan talks to SVG expert Cassie Evans to find out.

    What is Next.js? with Guillermo Rauch

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 44:17


    We’re talking about Next.js. What is it, and where might it fit into our web development workflow? Drew McLellan talks to co-creator Guillermo Rauch to find out.

    What is Serverless? with Chris Coyier

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 56:23


    We're talking about Serverless architectures. What does that mean, and how does it differ from how we might build sites currently? Drew McLellan talks to Chris Coyier to find out.

    Are Modern Best Practices Bad For The Web? with Chris Ferdinandi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 61:16


    We’re asking if modern best practises are bad for the web? Are modern frameworks taking us down the wrong path? Drew McLellan speaks to Lean Web expert Chris Ferdinani to find out.

    What is Gatsby? with Marcy Sutton

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 44:11


    We're talking about Gatsby. What is it and how does it fit into your web development stack? Drew McLellan talks to expert Marcy Sutton to find out.

    What is CUBE CSS? with Andy Bell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 51:37


    We're talking about CUBE CSS. What is it, and how does it differ from approaches such as BEM, SMACSS, and OOCSS? Drew McLellan talks to its creator, Andy Bell, to find out.

    How Can I Learn React? with Mina Markham

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 37:52


    We’re talking about learning React. What's the React like to work with, and how can experienced developers get started? Drew McLellan chats to Mina Markham to find out.

    What's New In Drupal 9? with Angie Byron

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 49:39


    We’re taking a look at what's new in Drupal 9. What are the major upcoming changes to this nearly 20-year-old open source project? Drew McLellan talks to Drupal core committer Angie Byron to find out.

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