Episodes

  • 256: Audio Asterisk
    Jul 25 2023

    It's with a heavy heart that we announce that we're going to be saying farewell to the show. We talk through why we wanted to do the show in the first place, and making the difficult decision to end it after 8 years.

    Show Notes
    • Read the farewell letter on our website
    Hosts
    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
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    39 mins
  • 255: Fist Sized Button, with Matthaeus Krenn
    Jun 9 2023

    This week we are joined by best friend of the show, Matthaeus Krenn to go deep on Apple's Vision Pro.

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    Show Notes
    • Matthaeus Krenn
      • VROS
      • Mastodon
    Recommendations
    • Electric mosquito racket
    • Apple Watch Leather Link Band
    • Belkin BoostCharge Pro
    • Silo
    • Bolia.com
    Hosts
    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
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    1 hr and 58 mins
  • 254: Milanese Battery Belt
    May 26 2023

    This week we go over what we think Apple will announce at WWDC and capture our thoughts on Apple's much-rumored upcoming VR headset, ahead of the event in two weeks.

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    Follow Up
    • Frederique Matti
    • Logic Pro for iPad
    • Final Cut Pro for iPad
    Show Notes
    • WWDC 2023
    • PSVR2
    Recommendations
    • Portal
    • Beef
    Hosts
    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
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    50 mins
  • 253: Designer to Artist, with Frederique Matti
    May 12 2023

    This week, Rafa is joined by special guest Frederique Matti, to talk about her move away from tech into art.

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    Follow Up
    • Layout 186: Photoshop for Motorcycles (feat. Frederique Matti)
    • Illustrator for iPad
    • Procreate
    • Apple brings Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro to iPad
    Show Notes
    • Frederique Matti
      • Freddie’s Store
      • Twitter
      • Bluesky
      • Posts.CV
      • Mastodon
      • Instagram
    Recommendations
    • HBO’s Succession Podcast
    • Star Wars Jedi: Survivor™
    • Relive the Story of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild — Nintendo
    • Zelda: Breath of the Wild - The Story Before Tears of the Kingdom (Lore Recap) — Zeltik
    Hosts
    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
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    44 mins
  • 252: Adventures Learning 3D
    Apr 28 2023

    This week, Kevin talks about his experiences learning 3D modelling and switching from Cinema 4D to Blender.

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    Show Notes
    • Kevin's renders
      • Arthur's Nosh Bar
      • Aesop Bottle
      • Bathroom
      • Ice Cream Shop
      • Ice Cream Container
      • iPhone 14 Pro Back
      • iPhone 14 Pro Front
    • 10 years later and I still think about this blog post daily, and I haven't used #000 for anything (except text) since
    • Cinema 4D
    • Grayscale Gorilla
    • 3D for Designers
    • Blender
    • Aesop, the Cult-Favorite Skin Care Brand, Will Be Acquired by L’Oréal — The New York Times
    • Ivory
    • Sketch One Layer Challenge
    • Adam Whitcroft's Apollo icon
    Recommendations
    • Men’s Tree Dasher 2
    • Sleeve 2
    Hosts
    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
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    34 mins
  • 251: A Love Form
    Apr 14 2023

    This week we talk about the vibe shift in the technology industry, how it affected us and our advice for designers.

    Sponsors
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    Follow Up
    • S-GPT
    • WWDC2023
    • Tripsy Promo Code
    Show Notes

    Recommendations
    • Dark Matter, by Blake Crouch
    • Make Something Wonderful: Steve Jobs
      • Mike Matas
    • Does your Flag Fail?
    Hosts
    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
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    52 mins
  • 250: How Do We Feel About AI?
    Mar 31 2023

    This week we talk about our feelings about AI and ChatGPT.

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    Show Notes
    • AI
      • ChatGPT
      • OpenAI
      • Midjourney
    • We ❤️ NYC
    • The Last of Us
    Recommendations
    • Presentable by Victor Kernes
    • PSVR 2
    Hosts
    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
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    56 mins
  • 249: Wear Those Numbers as a Badge of Honor
    Mar 17 2023

    We're back! This week we catch up on what happened in our lives since the last episode and talk about our plans for season 3 of the show.

    Show Notes
    • Hand Mirror, post-launch update
      • Hand Mirror
      • App Store
      • ‘Hand Mirror’ is a must-have macOS utility that adds a one-click camera check to your menu bar
      • Hand Mirror makes the best use of Apple’s MacBook notch that I’ve seen — The Verge
    • Kevin’s trip
      • Kevin's Instagram
      • Fujifilm X-T5
      • Fujifilm XF 33mm f1.4 LM WR Lens
    • HiDock
      • HiDock’s Website
      • Sparkle
      • HiDock lets you tweak your Mac's Dock for multiple displays — Six Colors
      • This Mac app lets you link different Dock settings to different display setups — 9to5Mac
      • hiDock — 512Pixels
    • Rafa works at Sketch now!
    Recommendations
    • Recursion, by Blake Crouch
      • Dark Matter
      • Apple TV+ announces “Dark Matter” series adaptation with Joel Edgerton set to star
    • Posts
    • From Bing to Sydney
    Hosts
    • Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
    • Rafael Conde (@rafahari)
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    40 mins