Smashing Podcast

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An interview show from your friends at Smashing Magazine. Drew McLellan and Vitaly Friedman talk 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. read less

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How do you run a grassroots conference? with Alex Older

How do you run a grassroots conference? with Alex Older

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.

How do you run a grassroots conference? with Alex Older

How do you run a grassroots conference? with Alex Older

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

What is a Headless CMS? with Alvin Bryan

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

What is The Transitional Web? with Chris Ferdinandi

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

What is Design Management? with Slava Shestopalov

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

What is Web Platform Baseline? with Rachel Andrew

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

How Do You Design a Design Process? with Mei Zhang

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

What is Design Storytelling? with Chiara Aliotta

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

What is CX Design? with Debbie Levitt

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

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

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

How has the design industry changed? with Veerle Pieters

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

Is Technology Making Us Redundant? with Tejas Kumar

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

What are User Journey Maps? with Stéphanie Walter

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

Can HTML emails use modern CSS? with Rémi Parmentier

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

How do you become an NFT artist? with Yiying Lu

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

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

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

Can you change a UX dinosaur? with Marko Dugonjić

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

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

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

Is Sass still relevant? with Stephanie Eckles

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

Why does accessibility matter? with Sara Soueidan

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

Who is Elliot Jay Stocks? with Vitaly Friedman

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.