Tentative show

Tentative

Summary: Tentative is a podcast about digital product design, hosted by thoughtbot designers Reda Lemeden & Kyle Fiedler. For sponsorship opportunities, inquire at thoughtbot.com/sponsorship

Podcasts:

 11: Your Favicon is Ugly | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:46:49

Reda and Kyle follow up on SVGs, talk about differences between Chrome and new Safari's pinned tabs. They discuss some of the ways of allowing users control over design and themes of the app they are designing. Lastly they talk about how they design with real content or as close to as real as possible. BONUS: Kyle sings a line of Aerosmith.

 10: Doing Things the Hard Way (Brenda Storer) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:43:13

In this episode, Brenda Storer stands in for the vacationing Reda. Brenda and Kyle talk about Brenda's recent talk on SVG's. The in's and out's of her process of learning about them and talking about them. They also talk about giving talks. This episode of Tentative is sponsored by Code School. Entertaining online learning for existing and aspiring developers. Leave a review on our iTunes page to be entered to win a free month of Code School.

 9: Should Designers Code? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:36:03

In this episode, Kyle and Reda tackle the 'should designers code' debate. They talk about the differences between designing vs implementing, what to look for in a good designer and if developers should know how to design. This episode of Tentative is sponsored by Code School. Entertaining online learning for existing and aspiring developers. Leave a review on our iTunes page to be entered to win a free month of Code School.

 8: Padding Rocks & Kerning Waves | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:40:48

In this episode, Kyle and Reda talk about vacation as a designer, some of the signs that they are burning out and how they deal with burnout. This episode of Tentative is sponsored by Code School. Entertaining online learning for existing and aspiring developers. Leave a review on our iTunes page to be entered to win a free month of Code School.

 7: Hamburgers Are an Abomination | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:48:51

In this episode, Kyle talks about his current project, Reda talks a lot about accessibility and how he designs for it, and Kyle trolls Reda into a rant about the Hamburger icon.

 6: Peeling Potatoes With Scissors | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:43:47

In this episode, Kyle & Reda finally talk about design sprints, they discuss the process at thoughtbot, argue about prototyping and how they pick the right tool for the right job.

 5: It's Pronounced Al-u-minney-um | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:40:43

In this episode, Kyle & Reda follow up about product focus, then move on to talk about designer job titles and experimentation in UI design.

 4: Leggo' My Ego | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:46:14

In this episode, Kyle & Reda talk about giving design feedback to peers, and receiving feedback from clients and users.

 3: A Fridge with Key Bindings | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:34:54

In this episode, Kyle & Reda talks about text editors, Sassquatch, and Sass.

 2: Game-changing UX | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:30:34

In this episode, Reda & Kyle—mostly Reda—talk about game design versus app design, juggling between projects, and creativity.

 1: Don't Say UX | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:36:39

In our inaugural episode, Reda & Kyle discuss the latest browser announcements, React Native, and buzzword pet-peeves.

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