Immutable

Immutable

97: Shapes and Colors: Trend of the Year

Jul 18 • 39 min

In this episode: Sam shipped an app. Bryn’s learning how to size a market. What do you do when people copy your work?

96: Anonymous Horse Chat

Jul 11 • 43 min

In this episode: Sam’s been riding his new motorcycle. Bryn’s learning how VC works. Redacted is featured on the App Store. Spectrum started onboarding the SpecFM Slack team.

95: Giant Robot Camels

Jun 26 • 23 min

In this episode: Sam’s going on a trip. Bryn’s working on a deck.

94: Ship, Ship, Ship & Don’t Die of Sunburns

Jun 20 • 20 min

In this episode: a question or two! Soffes bought a motorcycle. Bryn shipped notifications.

93: I Hate Mobile Safari So Much Right Now

Jun 13 • 32 min

In this episode: Sam loves JavaScript. Bryn needs notifications to ship yesterday.

92: Informed Distaste

Jun 6 • 39 min

In this episode: Sam’s a full-on javascript boy. Bryn launched Spectrum beta 2.

91: Nike - God of Waffle Soles

May 30 • 29 min

In this episode: Sam’s watching Arrow. Bryn’s underestimating timelines.

90: Art As Information Technology

May 23 • 31 min

In this episode: Sam’s sick. Bryn’s sick of not shipping. Then, we talk about superheroes and video games.

89: Gettin’ There

May 16 • 23 min

In this episode: Sam’s switching clients. Bryn’s trying to wrap up a backend rewrite.

88: Peep It to Me

May 9 • 23 min

In this episode: Sam’s in SF and prepping to do some teaching after wrapping up his current contract. Bryn made ramen and learned some things.

87: Chocolate-Covered Vegetables

May 2 • 23 min

In this episode: motorcycles, teaching, ramen chemistry, graphQL, and more Zelda, obv…

86: Wrong on REMs

Apr 25 • 16 min

In this episode: Swift 3, Canvas shutting down, Sam’s motorcycle trip, REM followup, cooking, and video games…

85: Double Down on Goofiness

Apr 18 • 37 min

In this episode: to REM or not to REM? Sam crashed his drone. Bryn has to build notifications, but also hates notifications.

84: Mind Farts

Apr 11 • 30 min

In this episode: Ink has beta users. Spectrum needs a new backend.

83: Big Boy Javascript

Apr 4 • 60 min

In this episode: Sam’s working on Undo. Bryn’s working on Explore for Spectrum.

82: Quarry Fish

Mar 28 • 27 min

In this episode: Spectrum has customers! Sam’s display works now.

81: Sick on Fumes and Portfolios

Mar 21 • 22 min

In this episode: Sam’s trying to become a real designer. Spectrum is launching soon.

80: Plane Zelda

Mar 14 • 42 min

In this episode: Spectrum alpha launched. Zelda is good. Sam had a rough week. Now, he wants to make instruments. Fan-made Ink icons!

79: Flail Days

Mar 7 • 28 min

In this episode: videos, video games, icon work, and betas!

78: Dropping The Virtual Ball

Feb 28 • 25 min

In this episode: VR design, Ink is on TestFlight!, freelance pricing, business pricing for Spectrum, and Bryn’s going to SXSW.

77: Git a Grasp

Feb 21 • 16 min

In this episode: design collaboration tools! Spectrum and Ink are moving fast.

76: Timezones, Right?

Feb 14 • 24 min

In this episode: Bryn gave Sam access to Spectrum! Sam’s cranking on Ink and also freelancing again.

75: Treadmill Pallets

Feb 7 • 24 min

In this episode: Sam built more furniture.

74: A Pen for Assaulting an Ambassador

Jan 31 • 30 min

In this episode: We get a decent intro. Sam bought some blue stuff. Bryn bought some black stuff. Do design systems stifle creativity?

73: Thinking in 3D

Jan 24 • 18 min

In this episode: Sam is now a game designer. Bryn is drawing squircles.

72: Wildly Unsquare

Jan 17 • 16 min

In this episode: Bryn’s trying to focus, Sam built a desk AND worked on a real app.

71: Really Cool Node Thing

Jan 10 • 26 min

In this episode: Sam built a media center, Bryn’s rebuilding his website.

70: Odd Years Are Better

Jan 3 • 21 min

In this episode: syncing Xcode projects across computers, breaking up your CSS, Sam’s building furniture, Bryn’s learning to take breaks…

69: Ink, Inc.

Dec 20, 2016 • 26 min

In this episode… copywriting, Sam tries to figure out a pricing model for Ink , Bryn does research on Spectrum

68: Randy Woodhouse

Dec 13, 2016 • 21 min

In this episode: Sam explains many:many relationships. Bryn explains spell:character relationships in D&D. Sam wants to make a watch. Bryn’s been working on Spectrum.

67: PugConf 2017

Dec 6, 2016 • 25 min

In this episode: resources to keep up, distractions we avoid, best ways to build from a design file, running out of creative juice, and going from good to great!

66: Welcome to the Killing Floor - A Thanksgiving Special

Nov 29, 2016 • 34 min

In this Thanksgiving special episode: what we’re thankful for, the things we’ve been doing while we had time off, unlimited time, MBP opinions pt. 2, and the games we play when we’re being unproductive!

65: Maximum Fun Efficiency

Nov 22, 2016 • 17 min

In this episode: code analysis tools, Tachyons in production, React component frameworks, good ideas, and our updated recording setup!

64: Super Chunky Cables

Nov 15, 2016 • 18 min

In this episode: color specs, the new Macbook Pro, monitors for Macs, memorable projects, and our processes for starting projects!

63: Typography

Nov 8, 2016 • 15 min

In this episode: typography!

62: Definitely Still Noodles

Nov 1, 2016 • 25 min

In this episode: user research, anxiety, onboarding hires, iteration on MVPs, and InVision vs the World!

Only Partially in the Bathroom

Oct 25, 2016 • 31 min

In this episode: visiting San Francisco, podcasting software, technical knowledge debt, getting stuck, and the ethics of analytics!

60: Papayawhip

Oct 18, 2016 • 19 min

In this episode: CSS, CSS, and more CSS!

59: A Big Ten Percent

Oct 11, 2016 • 19 min

In this episode: Pug(!), how Spec makes money (the answer won’t surprise you), miscommunication or something (I wasn’t paying attention), designing on Windows (lol), and the last 10% (aka 90% of the effort)…

58: The World is Meaningless

Oct 4, 2016 • 19 min

In this episode: feature flags, mind mapping, the elaborate joke that is Javascript, being a weirdo, and (not) plateau-ing!

57: Everybody Sucks

Sep 27, 2016 • 15 min

In this episode: 10-year goals, why we tweet, finding work as a front-end dev, 3 questions to ask when we start a project, and functional CSS!

56: Freakin’ Pug

Sep 20, 2016 • 17 min

In this episode: photo and video storage, vlogging informing design, “why didn’t I start this sooner?”, test devices, and things that aren’t Framer. Also, Samsterdam.

55: Character & What-Not

Sep 13, 2016 • 18 min

In this episode: SVG icons, system fonts, sharing design progress, and side projects becoming fulltime jobs!

54: Give up. Cry. Try again later.

Sep 6, 2016 • 21 min

In this episode: full-time vs contracting, keeping up with design events, developing a game, generics in Swift, and selling design to non-tech clients.

53: Everything is Company

Aug 30, 2016 • 13 min

In this episode: designing with purpose, Swift package managers, setting up a company for freelance, and our favorite blogs and podcasts!

52: Time is Hard (The Podversary Episode!)

Aug 23, 2016 • 25 min

In this episode: Immutable turns 1! What has changed in the past year, what we want to change in the next one, and the equipment we use for our new favorite hobby - video!

51: I Value Tools.

Aug 16, 2016 • 19 min

In this episode: tools! That’s literally it. Our new favorites, old favorites, and what we’d build if we could build anything!

50: What’s in the Node!?

Aug 9, 2016 • 15 min

In this episode: balancing work and travel, organizing your day, spaces vs tabs, core values for collaboration, and what we wish others knew about our workflows!

49: Colors are Crazy

Aug 2, 2016 • 20 min

In this episode we talk about colors!: primary colors, Night Shift/Flux and True Tone, color palettes, WCAG standards, and Apple’s new wide color gamut!

48: This Devolved Quickly

Jul 26, 2016 • 13 min

47: Supposed Baby Steps

Jul 19, 2016 • 17 min

In this episode: text sizes, hiring cutbacks in tech, generics in swift, managing time between side projects and “work”, and selling the value of design to your team!

46: Graphically Awful

Jul 12, 2016 • 18 min

In this episode: design by committee, building icons, source control in Xcode, building a professional portfolio, and Sinatra!

45: Values of Values

Jul 5, 2016 • 18 min

In this episode: firing developers, coding your portfolio, final classes in Swift, coding the right way, and our fantasy apprenticeships!

44: Side-Burnered

Jun 28, 2016 • 16 min

In this episode: cherrypicking features from other platforms, products we like, HBO’s Silicon Valley, finding contract work, & Product Hunt!

43: I’m Bored with This

Jun 21, 2016 • 15 min

In this episode: time estimates, moving on from a company, effective lead developers, small town nostalgia, and iterating with symbols!

42: Always Push to Master

Jun 14, 2016 • 19 min

In this episode: where to start as a designer, launching Open Source projects, Git workflows, inheriting design projects, 3rd-party assets, and Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy jokes.

41: Culture Jokes

Jun 7, 2016 • 14 min

In this episode: images in CSS, startup culture pros/cons, portfolio case studies, and Twitter!

40: Because Material.

May 31, 2016 • 14 min

In this episode: font licensing, data vs intuition, B2B design, A/B testing, and back end services!

39: Very Thinking

May 24, 2016 • 17 min

In this episode: exporting assets, trends, unpopular values, project lengths, and educating clients!

38: Markdown & Daydream

May 17, 2016 • 13 min

In this episode: designing with data and the best & worst parts of our jobs!

37: WUPHF

May 10, 2016 • 16 min

In this episode: the 5 tools that make us better at our jobs, should PMs design?, remote teams, and Talkshow!

36: The Numbers You Know

May 3, 2016 • 16 min

In this episode: organizing design iterations, type scales, prototyping for bots, and writing unit tests!

35: Monster Pile

Apr 26, 2016 • 21 min

In this episode: being a generalist, remote UX work, quitting, Adobe XD, and preprocessors!

34: Back Burner Clarity

Apr 19, 2016 • 20 min

In this episode: style guide management, processes we use, hiring cheap devs, organizing files for teams, and do’s/dont’s for new designers!

33: Flashy, Fancy, Fashiony Stuff

Apr 12, 2016 • 19 min

In this episode: sharing the code workload, valuing user experience, neglecting automated testing, taking notes, and removing “band-aids”!

32: “Organs” Sounds Weird

Apr 5, 2016 • 18 min

In this episode: the pit of despair, server-side Swift, graphic text, front-end methodologies, and changing your mind!

31: Unfortunate Sizing

Mar 29, 2016 • 23 min

In this episode: 8(px/pt/dp) grids!

30: Digital Outfitter (feat. Kelly Sutton)

Mar 22, 2016 • 17 min

In this episode: using stats in product decisions, pre- vs post-product/market fit decision making, writing as a company priority, and making money!

29: Be Nice, Or Else (feat. Kelly Sutton)

Mar 15, 2016 • 17 min

This week, we had another guest! Kelly Sutton joined us to talk about founding a company, ending a company you founded, company side projects, moderating a community, and the differences between NY & SF for tech companies.

28: I Never Learn My Lessons

Mar 8, 2016 • 25 min

In this episode: learning illustration as a UI designer, API version upgrades, compsci tests, naming projects, and Sam’s new side project!

27: Compliment Mask

Mar 1, 2016 • 24 min

In this episode: analytics in the design process, fighting imposter syndrome, bad habits, what we’d like to be known for, and using a work computer outside of work!

26: Grocery Store Fast Lane

Feb 23, 2016 • 18 min

In this episode: Fastlane, when to change jobs, Structs vs Classes in Swift, Exporting assets, and writing APIs in Rails!

25: Please don’t be bad, everyone.

Feb 16, 2016 • 21 min

In this episode: our favorite software pro tips, our morning routines, dark patterns, and resources for learning visual design!

24: Sorting the Spork

Feb 9, 2016 • 18 min

In this episode: our favorite dev/design blogs, calculating margins, design regrets, design-y films, and uncommon realizations.

23: Founders of Nothing

Feb 2, 2016 • 16 min

In this episode: NDAs, our idols, saving assets, Parse retirement, and “experts”.

22: Moist Event (feat. Andrew Carroll)

Jan 26, 2016 • 25 min

In this episode: we had our first guest, Andrew Carroll, come on the show to talk about incorporating, retirement funds, doing taxes, stock options, and outsourcing accounting!

21: Holographic Markdown Editor

Jan 19, 2016 • 19 min

In this episode: starting out in Swift, design interview brain teasers, Windows vs Mac, focusing early product decisions, and setting up jr designers for success.

20: Inbred App

Jan 12, 2016 • 16 min

In this episode: Adobe CC alternatives on PC, setting up a new Mac, Old Sport, choosing a project to start on, working with different design workflows.

19: Junk Drawer of Food

Jan 5, 2016 • 21 min

In this episode: 2016 goals, UI elements we wish would go away, design trends vs patterns, internships vs full-time roles when starting out, and balancing ambition and contentment.

18: For The Record

Dec 29, 2015 • 14 min

In this episode: investing money, finding AppleTV devs, introducing developers to Swift, self-teaching, and state machines!

17: I’m Freaking Adventuring!

Dec 22, 2015 • 19 min

In this episode: the apps we think are exceptionally designed, how we get away from work, and our favorite motorcycle gear. We basically just talk about motorcycles for 20 minutes. It’s a holiday miracle!

16: Strong Opinions

Dec 15, 2015 • 14 min

In this episode: open-sourced Swift, Gulp and how it compares to Grunt, cross-platform development, and testing with a small userbase.

15: Definitely Question Mark

Dec 8, 2015 • 19 min

In this episode: working under your own name, the iPad Pro, designing with constraints, when to design your API, and the hard parts of submitting to the App Store!

14: An Evening with Wikipedia

Dec 1, 2015 • 15 min

Welcome to Episode 14 of Immutable! In this episode, we discuss design chops, case studies, development tools, design boredom and what we’ve been wanting to learn!

13: What Am I, An Android User?

Nov 24, 2015 • 15 min

Welcome to Episode 13 of Immutable! In this episode, we discuss open source traction, spec redesigns, staying excited about side projects, the best ways to network on a budget, and organizing layers in your design files.

12: Wal-Mart Brand Audio

Nov 17, 2015 • 20 min

Welcome to Episode 12 of Immutable! In this episode, we discuss… gear! We talk about our podcasting gear, what we use at work, our favorite Sketch plugins, and the most impactful things we’ve ever bought for less than $100.

11: Mercenary

Nov 10, 2015 • 15 min

Welcome to Episode 11 of Immutable! In this episode, we discuss building perfectly vs building quickly, updating an already profitable product, how not to get caught up in the details while ideating, getting a job at an agency, and “hack schools”! (We had…

10: Nice Dinners

Nov 3, 2015 • 15 min

Welcome to Episode 10 of Immutable! In this episode, we discuss balancing work and keeping up with the industry, cover letters, taking on more work than you can handle, MVVM and Reactive Cocoa, and moving from development to design/product management!

09: Useless to the Extreme

Oct 27, 2015 • 18 min

Welcome to Episode 9 of Immutable! In this episode, we discuss getting started writing CSS, presenting your work, standing out when applying for a job, why designers leave growing companies, and applying for jobs beyond your experience!

08: That’s the Technical Term

Oct 20, 2015 • 15 min

Welcome to Episode 8 of Immutable! In this episode, we discuss the difference between designing at 1x and 2x, convincing designers to switch to working at 1x, what to do as a developer while waiting for a designer, picking up design chops as a developer,…

07: View Source

Oct 13, 2015 • 14 min

Welcome to Episode 7 of Immutable! In this episode, we discuss how to decide on stock vs salary, getting started in product design, picking tools for UI design, taking your iOS development skills to the next level, and actively developing taste.

06: Google it Up

Oct 7, 2015 • 14 min

Welcome to Episode 6 of Immutable! In this episode, we discuss raising your profile, working in grayscale, getting press for your product, transitioning to product design from web design, and integrating design and research into Scrum.

05: Web People

Sep 29, 2015 • 20 min

Welcome to Episode 5 of Immutable! In this episode, we discuss the best ways to learn new dev skills, communication between design and back-end devs, finding mentors, using Twitter to level up your career, and prototyping vs building native apps.

04: Sharing is Caring

Sep 22, 2015 • 19 min

Welcome to Episode 4 of Immutable. This episode, we discuss design MVPs, writing apps vs prototyping, being open, converting side projects to businesses, learning design vs development, and the importance of writing!

03: Thanks, Local ISP

Sep 15, 2015 • 15 min

Welcome to Episode 3 of Immutable. This episode, we recount our origin stories and discuss finding inspiration, searching out people to work with, drinking culture in tech, and unethical design.

02: There’s a Thing for That

Sep 8, 2015 • 16 min

Welcome to Episode 2 of Immutable. This episode, we discuss building and monetizing your own app, projects that are too big, why to move to San Francisco, determining the size and spacing of UI elements, and getting started developing for iOS!

01: Sensible Defaults

Sep 1, 2015 • 17 min

Welcome to Episode 1 of Immutable. This episode, we discuss how we pick fonts, when to leave side projects, whether or not we’re in the Golden Age of prototyping tools, what to handoff from a designer to a developer, and whether or not UX design is going…

0: Immutable Launch Teaser

Aug 29, 2015 • 1 min

Just a quick teaser to explain the show and get our RSS feed setup and submitted to iTunes!