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This episode is part of a special series celebrating ten years of Material Design. In the episode, Liam speaks with Bethany Fong, a Design Director at Meta who was a pivotal figure in the creation of Material Design. During her time at Google, Fong was responsible for designing the first set of Material components (including Material's signature Floating Action Button), and went on to become a design Lead on the team. In their conversation, Liam and Bethany talk about the tactile nature of design, the importance of keeping a notebook, and how the heady early days of Material unfolded.
Join Jason Howell as he delves into the world of design with Liam Spradlin, discussing the subjective nature of design, the impact of generative AI, and Liam's experience creating the "Girasol" typeface.Please support this podcast on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/jasonhowellDesign influence in SwitzerlandMaterial Design and deep personal meaningEverything in design is interfacialDoes AI bypass intentional design?Has Material Design achieved its purpose?Where Liam's design sense began as a kidLiam's Typeface designKnowing when a design is doneWhy do we accept bad design in tech?Esthetic value of vintage interfacesLaim's most cherished technologyListen to the Design Notes podcast: https://designnotes.fm/Read Liam's work on Interface Cade: https://interfacecafe.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This season begins with a special series celebrating ten years since the launch of Material Design, which will explore the inception, evolution, and future of Google's design approach. The first episode features the founder of Material Design and Design VP Matías Duarte, whose work on the system has pushed design forward at Google and across devices everywhere. In their conversation, Liam and Matías unpack how interfaces are made, used, and understood—and identify opportunities to move them further into the future via a highly crafted, individualized design approach.
Episode 275: Episode 275: The Snobs rant, rave, review, mention in passing and briefly discuss these things: Starfield, AI art, police procedural shows, Dennis Franz, David Caruso, physical altercations, Classic Art by Reiner Knizia and much more, enjoy! To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
Episode 274: The Snobs rant, rave, review, mention in passing and briefly discuss these things: Vaudeville, heartwarming, Enrique's loud nose breathing, the Snobs hold their collective breaths, brain worms, RIP Smashmouth lead singer, Walking On The Sun, Lou Bega, Ahsoka, Ra, Blazon and other 25th Century Games, a lengthy Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country rundown, more 25th Century Games talk and Jerry reads a poem. Enjoy! To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
Episode 273: The Snobs rant, rave, review, mention in passing and briefly discuss these things: planking, Enrique's baby man hands, Juliane Koepcke, Post Malone, Taylor Swift, Makers Mark Whisky, Telestrations, Ant-Man, Starfield, raising hemorrhoidal awareness, water volleyball at the Zamora hacienda, ranking the greatest NBA player, sports ball talk, the board game IKI, Gaby and Jerry argue again, Gaby stops talking and more. Enjoy!! IKI “discussion” (01:03:00)- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/177478/iki To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
Episode 272: The Snobs rant, rave, mention in passing and briefly discuss these things: Gaby is reading "Outsmart Your Anxious Brain: 10 Simple Ways to Beat the Worry Trick" by David A. Carbonell, Gaby's early anxious/embarrassing experiences, medications for anxiety and depression, John Wax and Wayne, Enrique's small hands, the first time Gaby got mad at Enrique, to discuss or not discuss real problems on a "board game" podcast and more. Enjoy!! To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
Episode 271- The Snobs rant, rave, review, mention in passing and briefly discuss these things: Gaby has a dark factoid about 80's sci-fi show “V”, Jerry talks SeaQuest again, why Bruce Banner was called David in the Lou Ferrigno tv show, Jerry wants to hop on the “new” social network “X”, a revisit to Prospero Hall's Pan Am and tons more nonsense. Enjoy! To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at
Episode 270: The Snobs rant, rave, review, mention in passing and briefly discuss these things: mind over matter, what is consciousness, emotional intelligence, controlling emotions versus suppressing them and more! Enjoy! To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
Episode 269: The Snobs rant, rave, review, mention in passing and briefly discuss these things: Zorro starring Señor Hopkins, Hansa Teutonica, Crispin Glover in Willard, how to use rats in force, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Enrique's mutant kidney, body bags and more. Enjoy? To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
Episode 268: What do Scientology, Cholula Sauce and a bidet have in common? This episode with Gaby and Primary Guest Host Dan Hughes. Have a listen as they careen from one subject to the next in this week's show, enjoy!! To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
Episode 267: The Snobs rant, rave, review, mention in passing and briefly discuss these things: don't call me bud, Jerry goes to the pharmacy, email (00:10:45), Napoleon movie, Votes for Women (00:27:45) and Jerry slanders Gaby the whole podcast. Enjoy! Votes for Women-https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/311900/votes-women To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
Episode 266: The Snobs rant, rave, review, mention in passing and briefly discuss these things: podcast segments, Milli Vanilli, David Spade, Jack visits/interrupts the podcast, Jerry believes in Bigfoot, dieting, mushroom coffee and several other random topics. Board games are not discussed this episode except for some barely mentioned stuff in the last 5 minutes. Godspeed. To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
The beginning. Ever wondered what a smash hit, worldwide sensation of a podcast sounds like on it's inaugural voyage into the unknown audio sphere of the listener's auditory orifices? Ever wanted to hear two rookie podcasters learning the ins and outs of what to say and do on an elite podcast before they were elite or even nominated for a Golden Geek award, completely ignorant to the greatness to come?!? Well you're in luck!! Listen now, in their podcasting infancy, to Jerry & Gaby as they introduce themselves to the world and what it means to be a Board Game Snob. Board Game Review: First Martians: Adventures On The Red Planet (00:01:35) The Godfather: Corleone's Empire (00:08:45) To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group To join our Discord: https://discord.gg/AQ9zPauk8E To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at
Episode 265 is about a lot of different things...enjoy!! https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/98351/core-worlds To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group To join our Discord: https://discord.gg/AQ9zPauk8E To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
Episode 264: This weeks podcast is brought to you by a long day and late night. Gaby had planned on going to Jerry's early in the day to record but Jerry kept having to delay and so they finally just agreed to zoom late that night and Jerry explains why. But hey, they recorded one despite their obstacles. But they do discuss Core Worlds briefly as well as some games Jerry's played with his children like Alpha and Flamecraft and Gaby talks briefly about Green Team Wins. Enjoy! Core Worlds (00:38:35) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/98351/core-worlds To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group To join our Discord: https://discord.gg/AQ9zPauk8E To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
Episode 263:The Snobs rant, rave, review, mention in passing and briefly discuss these things: new listener emails, board game podcasts, new weight loss medicines, Little Donkeys, the Chicago Cubs on WGN, Jerry's experience playing Den of Wolves a second time and finally an RIP to the Titan. To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group To join our Discord: https://discord.gg/AQ9zPauk8E To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
Episode 262: The Snobs rant, rave, review, mention in passing and briefly discuss these things: an email from Adam M, squirminal velocity, ChatGPT, AI, Enrique's sunburn, Tron, and a plethora of other things, but ultimately this episode is about Gaby's POV in playing the mega game Den of Wolves. Enjoy! To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group To join our Discord: https://discord.gg/AQ9zPauk8E To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
Episode 261: The Snobs rant, rave, review, mention in passing and briefly discuss these things: Gaby requires noise to sleep, Mosaic (00:08:56), Dorfromantik: The Board Game (00:18:55) Planet Unknown (00:19:30), Hamburg (00:22:30), Lacrimosa (00:25:06), Enrique plays in a poker tournament, Gaby's exhausted as the late night progresses on, Gaby's nostalgic noises, Jerry worries too much, Enrique has "filibuster" explained to him, Crescent City Cargo (00:43:50) and Jerry can't understand anyone else not understanding rules read to them from a book. Enjoy! Mosaic- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329551/mosaic-story-civilization Dorfromantik: The Board Game -https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/370591/dorfromantik-board-game Planet Unknown- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/258779/planet-unknown Hamburg- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/314580/hamburg Lacrimosa- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/348450/lacrimosa Crescent City Cargo- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/259837/crescent-city-cargo To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group To join our Discord: https://discord.gg/AQ9zPauk8E To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
Episode 260: The Snobs and longtime listener Chad Chiasson rant, rave, review, mention in passing and discuss: McDonalds reminiscing, Enrique's small hands…look, the first 30 minutes of this are for die hard listeners only as we don't stick to any topic for longer than 30 seconds, so if you're looking for the Moonrakers review skip to (00:33:10). Also mentioned ever so briefly, Dorfromantik, Planet Unknown, Photosynthesis, Eclipse, Twilight Imperium 4 and Chad Chiasson's Bubba Top 5. Enjoy? Moonrakers: Titan Edition-https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367893/moonrakers-titan-edition To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group To join our Discord: https://discord.gg/AQ9zPauk8E To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
Episode 259: The Snobs and longtime listener Chad Chiasson rant, rave, review, mention in passing and discuss: BGG Spring, the origin of rubber duckies, something is familiar about Bert and Ernie, John Company Second Edition, Jerry's tired old line of "I hate (name any mechanism) but I enjoyed it with this game” and more, enjoy! John Company discussion (15:25) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332686/john-company-second-edition Mechanism debate (43:00) To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group To join our Discord: https://discord.gg/AQ9zPauk8E To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
Episode 258: The Snobs discuss the bread knife and Clash of Cultures: Monumental Edition. Enjoy! Clash of Cultures: Monumental Edition (00:09:24) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/299659/clash-cultures-monumental-edition To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group To join our Discord: https://discord.gg/AQ9zPauk8E To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
The Snobs read some emails and discuss Solar Sphere. Enjoy!! Solar Sphere (11:26) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329228/solar-sphere To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group To join our Discord: https://discord.gg/AQ9zPauk8E To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
The Snobs rant, rave, review, mention in passing and discuss these things: Enrique claims he can cry on command, Rat Facts, Star Trek and finally is Reiner Knizia a good designer (bear with us!) (25:24) and what defines success, enjoy!! To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group To join our Discord: https://discord.gg/AQ9zPauk8E To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
Liam speaks with Googlers Connie Shi, a software engineer on Material Design, and Matvei Malkov, a software engineer on Jetpack Compose, and the trio unpack what makes coding a creative practice, and which creative choices are required when you build a design system for other developers around the world. The wide-ranging conversation turns from complex problem solving and technical logic to the concept of creativity as the question-provoking quality of a thought.
The Snobs discuss how to grow self confidence, monster jam, Wayfarers of the South Tigris and finally, we discuss our dear listener Giuseppe who recently passed away To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group To join our Discord: https://discord.gg/AQ9zPauk8E To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
The Snobs rant, rave, review, mention in passing and discuss these things: Jerry wears a hoodie for the first time, Jerry's buried treasure story creates a rift, Jerry's feelings are hurt, Nemesis Lockdown (28:45), deciding to change the ratings system and much more, enjoy!! Nemesis Lockdown: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/310100/nemesis-lockdown To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group To join our Discord: https://discord.gg/AQ9zPauk8E To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
The Snobs rant, rave, review, mention in passing and discuss these things: how to fold a cord, the Shave and a Haircut knock, an email regarding sponsored podcasts and paid previews, the pressure of review copies, the need for negative reviews and finally San Francisco. Enjoy! San Francisco (41:30) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357271/san-francisco To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group To join our Discord: https://discord.gg/AQ9zPauk8E To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
Enrique, Jerry and Gaby gather once again to glibly gab regarding a game of Guilds. Also discussed: Discord, jam v jelly, the Erfurt Latrine Disaster and finally The Guild of Merchant Explorers. The Guild of Merchant Explorers (11:48) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/350933/guild-merchant-explorers To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group To join our Discord: https://discord.gg/j8SEAWDb To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
Gaby is joined by Mike and Crystal as they discuss their play of Cryo (2:13), Crystal's gateway games, their distaste for asynchronous games and why, and finally which whiskey's they enjoy (24:23). To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group To join our Discord: https://discord.gg/j8SEAWDb To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
Liam and Google Fonts Specialist Dave Crossland explore what digital type can teach us about digital production, emotional expression, and where we fit in the world as designers; and how – with a little imagination – we might unlock new possibilities.
The Snobs discuss: Gaby caught Covid, Midnight Cowboy and "I'm walking here!", guy's who say "100 percent" and finally the Snobs discuss the article Board Games are Terrible. Please Don't Make Me Play Them. written by someone extremely disgruntled at board games and the role they play in social settings and whether or not the writer has a reasonable point. Enjoy! Article discussion begins at (13:50) To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
The Snobs discuss how expectations affect the experience and the effect of hype. Whether or not the use of affect and effect were done properly in the previous sentence is of no concern, move along, nothing to see here. To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
The Snobs rant, rave, review, mention in passing and discuss these things: why Jerry is running the sound mixer, opinions being subjective, Twilight Inscription, emails from the listeners, is Gaby a people person and more, enjoy! Twilight Inscription (4:28) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/361545/twilight-inscription To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
New year same old Snobs. The Snobs answer emails and discuss World's Fair 1893 (41:24) by J. Alex Kevern. To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
The Snobs rant, rave, review, mention in passing and discuss these things: banter segment (2:30), where chainsaws come from, worm puke healed soldiers (10:50), motion smoothing on tv's, Hunt a Killer (19:08), Dear Snobby emails (57:15) and more, enjoy! Hunt a Killer (19:08) Review copy generously sent to us by Hunt a Killer. If interested in the game these discount codes have been provided us upon checkout at https://www.huntakiller.com/ HUNTGA1010 - $10 off any item HUNTGA10 - 10% off Order HUNTGA20 - 20% off 6mo or 12mo Subscription To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
Gaby and Dan discuss: I Made You a Mixtape, the CIA's heart attack gun, Awkward Guests, Smartphone Inc, Innovation, Raiders of North Sea art vs Raiders of Scythia art, the Scythe app and more. Enjoy! To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
In this episode, Liam speaks with Judith Donath, the founder of MIT's Sociable Media Lab, inventor of e-cards, and author of The Social Machine: Designs for Living Online. Donath's work offers crucial insights into the sociality of digital products and platforms, and the opportunities we have as digital producers to make things that truly meet sociable ends. In the episode, Donath unpacks some of this work, exploring potential futures for life online and the joy of learning (and sharing) something new.
in lieu of being able to record your regularly scheduled program for this week, the final bonus show is now the main show of the week. Jerry and Enrique play the mega game Den Of Wolves on their last day of BGG Con 2022. Enjoy the mega game story that occurs! Check out the Mega Game at https://www.facebook.com/DallasMegaGames/ To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
The Snobs rant, rave, discuss, blah blah blah something something Cocoon and Brian Dennehy. I didn't have time to prepare the rundown, I'm sorry! Enjoy!! CRYO (23:55) CRYO on BGG To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
Jerry and Enrique adopt a first time BGG attendee into the fold and play the Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament and participate in the Battling Tops. To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
The Snobs rant, rave, discuss, mention in passing and review these things: the rondel discussion continues for a few moments, riffin' with the Snobs, do birds have shoulders, the wandering albatross, America's Funniest Home Videos, video calling is the future, and Brian Boru High King of Ireland and more. Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts and tell your friends about the Board Game Snobs Podcast. Enjoy! Brian Boru High King of Ireland (26:08) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/337765/brian-boru-high-king-ireland To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
Jerry and Enrique discuss these things: Dulce (3:03), Inis (5:40), Blazon (8:10), Sniper Elite (9:15), Skymines (11:59), Arrakis Dawn of the Fremen (13:40), Woodcraft (14:48), Tiletum (16:10), Heat (17:26), Mosaic (23:45) and more, enjoy! Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts and tell your friends about the Board Game Snobs Podcast. Enjoy! To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
Mark Besada of Board Game Barrage joins Gaby as they discuss these things: banter segment (the power of the onion and tulip mania) (2:47), listener email about Life of the Amazonia (9:08), Cascadia (12:40), a game we were looking forward to that let us down (15:05), Gaby rants against the Voyages of Marco Polo first edition (20:11), the pros and cons to digital board gaming (25:23), My Shelfie (33:02), Resist! (35:03), Bullet⭐️(38:55), Red Cathedral Solo (42:10) and more, enjoy!! Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts and tell your friends about the Board Game Snobs Podcast. Enjoy! To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
Jerry and Enrique discuss these things: going bowling with Ryan Maxwell, eating 5 Guys and Whataburger, Enrique is unfamiliar with drinking laws, playing Cysmic created by Jason Blake and looking ahead to the rest of the con. Cysmic (5:05) Cysmic on BGG Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts and tell your friends about the Board Game Snobs Podcast. Enjoy! To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
The Snobs rant, rave, discuss, mention in passing and review these things: Intro (00:45), listener email about Andor and ensuing lengthy **SPOLIER** discussion about such (2:25), Did You Know (11:45), marriage proposals (13:35), Great Western Trail First Edition (22:28), and a lively discussion (aka argument) about “what is a rondel” ensues. Enjoy!! Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts and tell your friends about the Board Game Snobs Podcast. Enjoy! To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
Gaby is left alone to his own devices (a microphone and a computer to record on) and discusses the endless goals of content creation and he also talks about the woes of setting up big box games such as Anachrony. Enjoy! Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts and tell your friends about the Board Game Snobs Podcast. Enjoy! To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
The Snobs discuss, among other things: what movie or tv show they would want to live in, the tornado sirens go off, answer some listeners questions and dealing with grief. Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts and tell your friends about the Board Game Snobs Podcast. Enjoy! To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
For the video of this episode: Board Game Snobs YouTube Gaby and Dan discuss, talk about and chew the fat about these things: asparamancing, CoraQuest (of course), the British and saying “I love you”, Dan's opinion of Essen Spiel, animals eating their young, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan Lord of the Apes, Resist, Regicide and more, enjoy! CoraQuest Keep on Questing Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cabbagedan/coraquest-keep-on-questing-expansion Game discussions: Resist (34:50) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/352697/resist Regicide (39:13) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/307002/regicide Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts and tell your friends about the Board Game Snobs Podcast. Enjoy! To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox
Gaby and Benjamin discuss: how Jeff Foxworthy ended up on the Snobs podcast, Ben goes on a rant about movies, the perfection of Paddington, Ben's trip to Essen Spiel and more, enjoy!! Ben's trip to Essen (27:42) Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts and tell your friends about the Board Game Snobs Podcast. Enjoy! To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox