On the Grid

Episode 34: Australian for Money [recorded April 28th,...

mail@onthegrid.co (Matt McInerney, Dan Auer, and Andy Mangold) — Sun, 12 May 2013 22:01:38 -0400

Episode 34: Australian for Money [recorded April 28th, 2013]

This episode we were joined by Tristan Cooke of Humans in Design to discuss the Trojan Horses, Dark Matter, and Money.

Dan Hill: Dark Matter, Trojan Horses lecture

Matt’s article for Humans in Design

Simple - Alternative to Traditional Banking

Humans in Design on Simple

Renew New Castle

Creole Pigs

Can vegans stomach the unpalatable truth about quinoa?

Redesigned US $100 Note

99% Invisible Episode 54- The Colour of Money (featuring Tristan)

99% Invisible Episode 40- Billy Possum (featuring Oreos and Hydrox)

Episode 33: Salvation [recorded April 7th, 2013] This episode we...

mail@onthegrid.co (Matt McInerney, Dan Auer, and Andy Mangold) — Fri, 10 May 2013 22:06:13 -0400

Episode 33: Salvation [recorded April 7th, 2013]

This episode we were joined by Mark Johnson of Wedgies to discuss the save icon. Also:

TED Talk: Can we make things that make themselves?

Branch: Redesigning the Save symbol

Facebook Home

Episode 32: Name Calling [recorded March 24th, 2013] This week...

mail@onthegrid.co (Matt McInerney, Dan Auer, and Andy Mangold) — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:13:30 -0400

Episode 32: Name Calling [recorded March 24th, 2013]

This week we discussed speed, naming and naming.

World’s Fastest Agency

Interview with founder of World’s Fastest Agency

“User Experience”

Episode 31: Steal the Show [recorded March 14th, 2013] This week...

mail@onthegrid.co (Matt McInerney, Dan Auer, and Andy Mangold) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:23:00 -0400

Episode 31: Steal the Show [recorded March 14th, 2013]

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

Episode 30: Make it Worse [recorded March 3rd, 2013] We rarely...

mail@onthegrid.co (Matt McInerney, Dan Auer, and Andy Mangold) — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:01:00 -0400

Episode 30: Make it Worse [recorded March 3rd, 2013]

We rarely talk about things that are beautiful. Let’s discuss.

The design of Penguin Popular Classics

Hartmut Esslinger - Advice For Designers

Understanding Comics (Abstraction of Faces)

Earlier projects: Crowdstorms & Clipping

Betamore

Episode 29: College Rules [recorded February 20th, 2013] This...

mail@onthegrid.co (Matt McInerney, Dan Auer, and Andy Mangold) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:34:00 -0400

Episode 29: College Rules [recorded February 20th, 2013]

This week we dedicate the show to the debate:

Is Formal Design Education Necessary for Practicing Designers?

Additional Mentions:

DesignersFund

Episode 28: Canned Brand [recorded February 4th, 2013] This week...

mail@onthegrid.co (Matt McInerney, Dan Auer, and Andy Mangold) — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 10:37:00 -0500

Episode 28: Canned Brand [recorded February 4th, 2013]

This week we talked about the pre-made brand Hessian.tv and Andy’s newfound interest in the Super Bowl Champion Ravens…

Hessian.tv

Some reasoning behind Hessian

The button test

Hessian has a potential buyer

Episode 27: Identity Crisis [recorded January 20th, 2013] This...

mail@onthegrid.co (Matt McInerney, Dan Auer, and Andy Mangold) — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 18:35:00 -0500

Episode 27: Identity Crisis [recorded January 20th, 2013]

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

Episode 26: Certified [recorded January 13th, 2013] This week we...

mail@onthegrid.co (Matt McInerney, Dan Auer, and Andy Mangold) — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:40:00 -0500

Episode 26: Certified [recorded January 13th, 2013]

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

Episode 25: Dwelling [recorded January 5th, 2013] Happy New Year...

mail@onthegrid.co (Matt McInerney, Dan Auer, and Andy Mangold) — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 00:15:00 -0500

Episode 25: Dwelling [recorded January 5th, 2013]

Happy New Year from Matt, Dan and Andy plus:

Tenth Grade Tech Trends

Are Designers Crazy?

The “Whoa” Business Model

Episode 24: 2012 in Design [recorded December 29th,...

mail@onthegrid.co (Matt McInerney, Dan Auer, and Andy Mangold) — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:17:00 -0500

Episode 24: 2012 in Design [recorded December 29th, 2012]

It’s our year end special. We discussed the events and issues that effected and shaped design this past year. We focused on three: The evolving relationship between design and technology, changes in publishing, and the flat design vs. skeuomorphism debate.

If you want to see other topics and links we considered, including Crowdfunding Product/Industrial Design and the Evolution of Email, check out the post on our subreddit.

Episode 23: Most of the Internet is Dead [recorded December...

mail@onthegrid.co (Matt McInerney, Dan Auer, and Andy Mangold) — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 13:29:00 -0500

Episode 23: Most of the Internet is Dead [recorded December 19th, 2012]

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

Episode 22: UC What I Did There? [recorded December 11th,...

mail@onthegrid.co (Matt McInerney, Dan Auer, and Andy Mangold) — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 17:08:00 -0500

Episode 22: UC What I Did There? [recorded December 11th, 2012]

We spent most of the show talking about the new University Of California logo and reactions:

A Different Baton

Petition to Stop to the new UC logo

Andy’s reaction to UC logo on Quora

Episode 21: Fine Dining [recorded November 29th, 2012] This week...

mail@onthegrid.co (Matt McInerney, Dan Auer, and Andy Mangold) — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 12:01:00 -0500

Episode 21: Fine Dining [recorded November 29th, 2012]

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

Episode 20: It Came Through a Trash Can [recorded November 19th,...

mail@onthegrid.co (Matt McInerney, Dan Auer, and Andy Mangold) — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:17:00 -0500

Episode 20: It Came Through a Trash Can [recorded November 19th, 2012]

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