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Episode 158: Finale

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Episode 158: Finale

Recorded March 17th, 2016. The last episode of On the Grid. Check out our new shows: Working File and Good Bad Show

Working File
Our new panel show about design
Good Bad Show
Andy and Matt's new show where they plan argue about things that are objectively good or bad (or if anything can be)
iOS 7 Episode
Listener Survey Episode
Ferguson episode
Everything is Systems episode
Anxiety as an Ally by Dan Ryckert
Soundboard Dan

Mar 17, 201601:29:18

Episode 157: Matt and Andy

Recorded March 10th, 2016. How are things at school? Send your emails to mail at onthegrid.co and tweet to @gridshow.

Mar 10, 201642:35

Episode 129: Steve Jobs Has No Belt

Recorded August 20th, 2015. This week we discussed belts and confident pitches.

Aug 20, 201555:29

Episode 128: Because I Said So

Recorded August 13th, 2015. This week we talked about frustrating disagreements about taste, how you justify your decisions and objective rules of design...

Bill Burr doesn't make Andy laugh
...doesn't mean he's right!
Dieter Rams: 10 Principles for Good Design
Measure (typography)
ADA Signage Contrast Requirements
Bouba/kiki effect
Flower
Flow (video game)
Proteus
Dear Esther
Mayhem (band)

Aug 13, 201501:06:01

Episode 126: Complicated And Special

Recorded July 30th, 2015. This week we talked about simplifying complex things... Or maintaining complexity. Everyday Carry
WASP Injection Knife vs. Watermelon
List of cognitive biases
Trap (plumbing)
Full-Process Designer
"I know that I know nothing"
that Socrates quote Katamari Damacy

Jul 29, 201501:06:13

Episode 124: Everything is Systems

Recorded July 16th, 2015. This week we talked about credit cards, governments, religions, mattresses, businesses a.k.a. systems. Cashback reward program
I'm a business, man!
Hillary Clinton online store
Our episode with Gitamba Saila Ngita
Scout's Honor Documentary
Zappos: Holacracy and Self-Organization
Rube Goldberg machine
Symphony No. 94 by Joseph Haydn
or the Surprise Symphony Haydn. Symphony No.94 in G major (The Surprise) on Archive.org
Serge Koussevitsky conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In four movements: Adagio cantabile-Vivace assai, Andante, Menuetto: Allegro molto, Allegro di molto. Recorded in 1929.

Jul 15, 201501:10:49

Episode 119: Holds Water

Recorded June 9th, 2015. We were joined by guest Kristy Tillman.

IDEO
Society of Grownups
Where Kristy is currently working.
Detroit Water Project
B Corporation
Motel
Matt's new gig.
Friends of the Web
Africa is the Future
Kirsty's happy ending.
On The Grid Twitter (@gridshow)
The Twitter account for the show.

Jun 09, 201501:17:40

Episode 110: Meandering Delusions

Recorded April 9th, 2015. We had a meandering conversation about cutting, printing, patents, and permits. And then we talked about what we can learn from bad movies. New-Skin Liquid Bandage
Not second skin The difference between a nerd and a hipster on podecho
The Room
Windy City Heat
Room 237
Crop circles: How they are made
Birdemic: Shock and Terror
The Disaster Artist
Troll 2
Best Worst Movie
Rebecca Black
It Follows
Not a bad movie. A good movie. Don't look it up. Just go see it. Disasterpeace
It Follows - Original Soundtrack
Fez - Original Soundtrack
January (generative music tool)
Disasterpeace Blog
The Not Dan Hour
The Matt & Andy Show. Before Dark. Even more meandering.

Apr 09, 201501:06:58

Episode 109: Next Level

Recorded April 2nd, 2015. Satchell Drakes joined us to talk about constantly striving to get better and live streaming on Twitch. Satchell Drakes Satchbag's Goods on Youtube Cinephilia Anonymous Rebecca Minkoff Connected Store Demo Bonobos Guideshop MoMA on the conservation of Le Corbusier's Kitchen In Praise of Shadows Judge John Hodgman 101: Courtlandia Burroughs Beard Oil
Not endorsed by Matt and Andy Dear Female Streamers. Sky's conversation with Kaceytron on Twitch Satchell's Female Streamer Controversy Explained Video Isometric 24: Slippy Likes the Barrel Roll
A recap of Brianna Wu's week fighting GamerGate The Co-Optional Podcast
TotalBiscuit, Jesse Cox and Dodger host this weekly gaming podcast Uniqlo Slim-Fit Chinos Ori and the Blind Forest

Mar 31, 201501:58:13

Episode 103 - Homogeneity

Recorded February 17th, 2015. This week we were joined by Maurice Cherry to discuss diversity in design. Revision Path Black Weblog Award The Year of Tea Polyphasic sleep Where Are The Black Designers? at SXSW Equal Opportunities? Minorities in Graphic Design Design Details Podcast 4: feat. Kristy Tillman Detroit Water Project 28 Days of the Web Conference Quotas Examining women and people of color in the Net Awards @lolamachine: "I asked why he has featured only 3 women in 69 podcasts" The Education of a Graphic Designer by Steven Heller

Features "Searching for a Black Aesthetic in American Graphic Design" by Sylvia Harris

Weapons of Mass Creation Fest Blacks in Technology Smart Brown Voices Dev Latino Morehouse College HBCUs (Historically black colleges and universities) Apple Distinguished Schools College: OTHER AIGA Diversity and Inclusion Task Force of10 podcast<

Feb 17, 201501:18:41

Episode 102: 1,750 Drawings

Recorded February 11th, 2015. This week we talked about bots and creativity. Chocodile Cherry Chocodiles (Limited Edition) @gridshow bot @Horse_ebooks heroku_ebooks script @gronkbooks bot A Gronking to Remember: Book One in the Rob Gronkowski Erotica Series @andy_ebooks bot @congressedits bot @oliviataters bot SmarterChild AIM bot Tim's Vermeer Johannes Vermeer Zao Band Members

Feb 11, 201501:04:48

Episode 98: Singular Vision

Recorded on January 15th, 2015. This week we talked about creators with singular visions... and how they may destroy their own creations. Our new newsletter: Two Things

We've decided to start an On the Grid newsletter. Subscribe for two heartfelt endorsements, juxtaposed and delivered weekly.

National Championship Trophy Star Trek: The Next Generation List of changes in Star Wars re-releases History of Doctor Who The Design of Design by Frederick P. Brooks Darius Kazemi - The Lottery Sonic Highways on HBO Lorne Michaels Matt Groening Bill Watterson Fish: a tap essay Tapestry Screw Flanders Check out our subreddit SNL: Getting Off the Phone

Jan 15, 201501:03:50

Episode 97: Bouba Kiki

Recorded January 8th, 2015. This week the topic came up AFTER the Happy Ending. We talked about beauty. OddMass College Football Playoff National Championship XFL Pepsi Gravitational Field Beginning Aesthetics: An Intro to the Philosophy of Art The Beginning of Infinity Pachelbel's Canon Bouba/kiki effect After Dark 500: Back to Twerk

Jan 07, 201545:57

Episode 96: Cruelty Percentage

Recorded January 1st, 2015. We discussed Facebook's Year in Review feature. Inadvertent Algorithmic Cruelty Facebook Apologizes To Bereaved Father For 'Year In Review' Sleepify by Vulfpeck TLDR #20 - Silence 4'33" Performance of John Cage's 4'33" Mystikal - Hit Me

Dec 31, 201459:56

Episode 93: Last Line Of Defense

Recorded December 4th, 2014. This week we discussed whether ethics are inherent in design. Will the Justice Department expeditiously investigate Eric Garner’s death? The verdict for the Ray Rice appeal came out on Black Friday Jeffersonian Architecture Join, or Die

by Benjamin Franklin

John Maeda Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers @congressedits @OliviaTaters

Dec 03, 201401:08:45

Nov 25, 201458:32

Episode 89: Radar

Recorded November 6th, 2014. We discussed Samaritans Radar and designing for sensitive issues. Samaritans Radar #SamaritansRadar Joe Lanman's problem with Samaritans Radar More reactions to Radar Jam

The digital agency that created Radar

Radar Marketing Video Facebook's emotional contagion experiment Samaritans Radar suspended for further consideration.

Nov 06, 201455:47

Episode 83: Office Space

Recorded September 25th, 2014

This week we answered some listener mail about the spaces we work in and how we design our lives.

Note: the audio issues early in the episode only last for the first minute.

Sep 23, 201454:24

Episode 80: Die Neue Web Typographie

recorded September 4th, 2014

This week we talked about subjective vs. objective design decisions and:

Proof of Dan’s PAX Story

Twitter changes font again because everyone hated the old one

Rdio updates apps and web client with major redesign

Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio

iA Responsive Typography

The League of Moveable Type

Disobedient Objects

Disobedient Objects on Barnbrook’s blog

Makeshift Tear-Gas Mask

Defending Against Tear Gas

Sep 03, 201457:04

Episode 77: Contested

August 14th, 2014

This week Andy shared an experiment with us and we discussed:

The $5 Logo

Dan Cassaro doesn’t work for free

Andy’s contest page on 99Designs

Design as Commodity: An Experiment with 99 Designs

Aug 13, 201401:20:27

Episode 75: A Very Particular Set Of Skills

July 31, 2014

This week we were joined by Ellen Chisa. We discussed:

Globe Script by Dai Foldes

Ellen’s reasons for going to Harvard Business School

My Dream Design Curriculum

Calvin and Hobbes

Dear Mr. Watterson

Gutenberg Chews

Jul 31, 201452:41

Episode 74: Better Judgement

July 24, 2014

This week we talked about criticism and judgement. Also:

Soylent

Tuft & Needle

The Disapproval Matrix

Design Observer

Medium / Branch

r/TumblrInAction vs r/ShitRedditSays

Chatroulette

Kim Kardashian may make 85 million from her app

You are not a storyteller - Stefan Sagmeister

Textile or Markdown. Whichever you prefer.

Jul 24, 201452:39

Episode 70: Pinspiration

recorded June 19th, 2014

This week we answered a listener email about inspiration. We mentioned:

No Man’s Sky

Harley-Davidson Project Livewire

DesignLab at MailChimp

PatternTap

Graphic Ambient

Eyes, Eyes, and Filters

Tag Savage: A Man

Jun 19, 201450:26

Episode 68: The Distant Future

recorded May 29, 2014

This week we answered a listener’s email about designing for the near future. And hopefully our discussion extends to the distant future as well. Also:

Chocodiles

Flutie Flakes

In Defense of Pink Slime

Xbox SmartGlass

May 29, 201444:34

Episode 66: It's A Pouch, Not A Hammer

recorded May 22nd, 2014

This week we discussed finding furniture and devices that are designed to disable technology.

This American Life: Except For That One Thing

Why Anti-Tech Is in Style — Literally

ISS HD Earth Viewing Experiment

If the Moon Were Only 1 Pixel

May 22, 201441:05

Episode 20: Came Through A Trash Can

This week we talked about Christmas, open operating systems, passwords, and the best:

Mozilla aims to break iOS-Android mobile axis

Kill the Password: Why a String of Characters Can’t Protect Us Anymore

The Best

The Last Viridian Note

May 18, 201401:03:11

Episode 11: The Good Fight

This week on the show we talked about big life decisions, and:

Good riddance, Paypal

Paypal responds

Chris Kluwe’s Open Letter to Emmett Burns

Starting a company straight out of school?

Downsizing Supersize

May 18, 201446:18

Episode 65: Emoji Man Runs Away From Fire

recorded May 18, 2014

This week we discussed haircuts, texting during an emergency and the death of Square Wallet.

You can text 911

The Murder of Kitty Genovese

Healthcare.gov

99 Percent Invisible: Ten Thousand Years

On the Grid is now on Soundcloud

Square Wallet is dead

Knock to Unlock

The Moral Landscape

Coffee Money Zines

May 18, 201456:21

This week we addressed your responses to the survey that we mentioned on the past few episodes. If this is the first time you're listening the show, we'd recommend listening to a few previous episodes first and coming back to this one.

May 11, 201447:49

Episode 63: Lose Your Seat

recorded on May 1st, 2014

This week we talked about possible losing our seats.

Designer Duds

Sidewalk

Brewseful

Paypal redesigns their homepage (not their dashboard)

George and Jonathan

Hamburger WiFi

May 01, 201454:16

Episode 62: Clever

recorded on April 24th, 2014

This week talked about clever design, social design, dogmas, fact checking and voting.

Everyone Deserves Great Design

Apr 24, 201454:16

Episode 59: Chiseling Away

recorded on April 3rd, 2014

Matt is back from vacation to follow up on Episode 36 about new design tools and then the open web vs. protecting your thing.

Apr 03, 201450:26

Episode 58: Rift

recorded on March 27th, 2014

Matt was on vacation this week, so Andrew Simone joined Andy and Dan to talk about Oculus Rift.

Oculus joins Facebook

Mar 27, 201443:22

Episode 57: Wearing Out

recorded on March 20th, 2014

This week we talked about wearables and manifestos.

First Things First 1964

First Things First 2000

First Things First 2014

Mitch Goldstein on Personal Manifestos

Mar 20, 201448:23

Episode 54: Code-switching

This week we answered an email about designers learning to code.

Execute

Facebook’s Origami

Feb 27, 201443:46

Episode 49: Robodesigners

This week we talked about Squarespace Logo, the future according to the movie Her, and the breakup of H&FJ.

FitMob on TechCrunch

Squarespace Logo

The Noun Project

Why Her Will Dominate UI Design Even More Than Minority Report

Make it So

Tobias Frere-Jones v. Jonathan Hoefler

Jan 23, 201440:43

Episode 45: Player Piano

This week we talked about class divides and how it’s addressed in the design community.

Protesters block Google bus in S.F. Mission

Startup CEO Complains SF Is Full of Human Trash

Leo the Homeless Coder wants to help you carpool

Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut

Dunne & Raby - Technological Dream Series: No. 1, Robots

Dec 14, 201337:09

Episode 42: Cult Of Authenticity

Dan couldn’t join us this week, so Andy and I discussed:

Giving Brand Back its Soul

Coin

George’s Exploding Wallet

Nov 14, 201335:21

Episode 35: They Do Exist

After some traveling and a long delay, we discuss… unicorns.

The Myth of the Myth of the Unicorn

May 27, 201341:55

Episode 32: Name Calling

This week we discussed speed, naming and naming.

World’s Fastest Agency

Interview with founder of World’s Fastest Agency

"User Experience"

Mar 24, 201342:00

Episode 31: Steal The Show

This week we welcome guest Carolyn Williams to discuss the Veronica Mars Kickstarter and then move on to stealing.

The Veronica Mars Kickstarter

Flat UI

LayerVault’s DMCA

Flat UI on Hacker News

Flattery

The Flat Design Era

Mar 14, 201357:24

Episode 27: Identity Crisis

This week we discussed two new identities, gender roles in design, and the state of graphic design criticism.

Sagmeister & Walsh’s New Identity (they have updated the material since we’ve recorded)

Before and After Sagmeister & Walsh Identity Page

Artist Series: Stefan Sagmeister ‘08

Women in Graphic Design on Design Observer

New American Airlines Identity

Vignelli Reaction to AA Redesign

Graphic Design Criticism as a Spectator Sport

DCRIT Program at SVA

Jan 20, 201345:06

Episode 26: Certified

This week we discussed certification, templates, automation, and Matt’s proposed standard for serving logos.

Should Graphic Designers be Certified?

RGD Ontario

Cascade.io

rel=”logo” Standard Proposal

Jan 13, 201343:34

Episode 25: Dwelling

Happy New Year from Matt, Dan and Andy plus:

Tenth Grade Tech Trends

Are Designers Crazy?

The “Whoa” Business Model

Jan 05, 201348:55

Episode 23: Most Of The Internet Is Dead

This week: Death and Taxes… and Symbols

Charles K. Bliss and Blissymbols

Death and Design

In Taiwan, Every Receipt is a Lottery Ticket

Prize-Linked Savings

Dec 19, 201247:47

Episode 21: Fine Dining

This week we rush to get everything done before Christmas, dine in the app store, and take note of our rosy red design lenses.

Modern Dog Fights the Power

Color Perception in the Himba Tribe

The Only Intuitive Interface Is The Nipple

Radiolab episodes “Words”

Designing Culture…

The Interface of a Cheeseburger

Visualizing the Structure of Pop Music

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Nov 29, 201248:03

Episode 19: Not So Fast

This week we talked about some personal projects and feedback:

Matt’s side project on Fast Company

Email is the New Pony Express

Andy’s Case for Email

Nov 14, 201244:31

Episode 17: Heeeeres Jony

Happy Halloween! This week we survived Hurricane Sandy and had a chat about the big three: Forstall is out and Jony Ive takes over at Apple, Windows 8 is here, and Google makes changes to Gmail.