Smashing Podcast | All Episodes (2025)

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January 30, 2024 47:13E67

What is Service Design? with Lou Downe We’re talking about Service Design. What is it, and how is it different from what we’d normally consider user experience design? Drew McLellan talks to expert Lou Down...

October 17, 2023 34:44E66

What is a Tech Union? with Ethan Marcotte We’re talking about Tech Unions. What part can unions play in a modern tech workplace? Drew McLellan talks to Ethan Marcotte to find out.

September 26, 2023 44:13E65

How do you run a grassroots conference? with Alex Older We’re talking about running grassroots conferences and meet-ups. What does it take to organise a small industry event for your community? Drew McLellan talks to WDC’s ...

August 1, 2023 33:30E64

What is a Headless CMS? with Alvin Bryan We're talking about headless content management systems. What are they, and how do they differ from more traditional systems? Drew McLellan talks to Alvin Bryan to fin...

July 11, 2023 45:58E63

What is The Transitional Web? with Chris Ferdinandi We're talking about The Transitional Web. What is it, and how does it describe the technologies we’re using? Drew McLellan talks to Chris Ferdinandi to find out.

June 13, 2023 52:09E62

What is Design Management? with Slava Shestopalov We ask what is a Design Manager? What does it take and how does it relate to the role of Designer? Vitaly Friedman talks to Slava Shestopalov to find out.

May 18, 2023 46:50E61

What is Web Platform Baseline? with Rachel Andrew We’re talking about Web Platform Baseline. What is it, and how can it help determine your browser support policy? Drew McLellan talks to expert Rachel Andrew to find out.

May 2, 2023 40:08E60

How Do You Design a Design Process? with Mei Zhang We're talking about the process of design. How do you build a process to enable your best work? Vitaly Friedman talks to designer Mei Zhang to find out.

April 18, 2023 46:26E59

What is Design Storytelling? with Chiara Aliotta We're taking a look at design storytelling. What is it, and how can it help us shape digital experiences? Vitaly Friedman talks to Chiara Aliotta to find out.

March 21, 2023 56:04E58Recommended

What is CX Design? with Debbie Levitt We ask what is Customer Experience design, and how does it differ from User Experience design? Vitaly Friedman talks to expert Debbie Levitt to find out.

February 21, 2023 58:06E57

What’s the key to a great keyboard? with Marcin Wichary We ask what’s the key to a great keyboard? Is this essential part of our daily toolkit easily overlooked? Vitaly Friedman talks to expert Marcin Wichary to find out.

February 7, 2023 01:00:03E56

How has the design industry changed? with Veerle Pieters How has the design industry changed? Is technology making our work easier? Vitaly Friedman talks to veteran designer Veerle Pieters to find out.

January 24, 2023 49:21E55

Is Technology Making Us Redundant? with Tejas Kumar We ask is technology is making us redundant? Will we all soon be replaced with AI? Vitaly Friedman talks to Tejas Kumar to find out.

November 17, 2022 52:15E54

What are User Journey Maps? with Stéphanie Walter We're talking about User Journey Mapping. What is it and how does it help us build better digital products? Vitaly talks to expert Stéphanie Walter to find out.

September 20, 2022 55:31E53

Can HTML emails use modern CSS? with Rémi Parmentier We’re talking about HTML email. Do we still have to design like we would for IE5? Vitaly talks to expert Rémi Parmentier to find out.

September 6, 2022 55:23E52

How do you become an NFT artist? with Yiying Lu We ask how do you go from running a creative studio to designing NFTs? Vitaly talks to artist Yiying Lu to find out.

August 23, 2022 50:40E51

What’s the Value of a Design System? with Ben Callahan We ask how do you prove the value of a Design System, and how can you pitch it effectively to stakeholders? Vitaly Friedman talks to Ben Callahan to find out.

August 9, 2022 43:42E50

Can you change a UX dinosaur? with Marko Dugonjić How can you affect change to UX design in large organisations stuck in their ways? Vitaly Friedman talks to Marko Dugonjić to find out.

July 12, 2022 55:19E49

How do you ship a billion dollar idea? with Paul Boag We ask how you ship a one billion dollar idea? Vitaly Friedman talks to Paul Boag to find out.

June 28, 2022 32:51E48

Is Sass still relevant? with Stephanie Eckles We ask if Sass is still relevant in 2022 and if it adds any value modern CSS workflows? Vitaly Friedman talks to expert Stephanie Eckles to find out.

May 31, 2022 48:30E47

Why does accessibility matter? with Sara Soueidan We ask why accessibility really matters, and why is it so important to get it right? Smashing’s Vitaly Friedman talks in depth to Sara Soueidan to find out.

May 17, 2022 44:45E46

Who is Elliot Jay Stocks? with Vitaly Friedman We ask how one man can go from designing websites for local bands to heading up Google Fonts Knowledge. Smashing’s Vitaly Friedman talks to Elliot Jay Stocks to find o...

February 22, 2022 55:07E45

What is Responsible JavaScript? with Jeremy Wagner We’re talking about Responsible JavaScript. What does it mean for code to be responsible, and how should we approach projects differently? Drew McLellan talks to exper...

November 30, 2021 56:30E44

Is The Web Dead? with Chris Ferdinandi We’re asking if changes to best practises over the last year have negatively impacted the web. Is it all downhill from here? Drew McLellan talks to expert Chris Ferdin...

November 3, 2021 37:23E43

What is Astro? with Matthew Phillips We’re talking about Astro. Will this modern static site builder launch you into the stratosphere? Drew McLellan talks to developer Matthew Phillips to find out.

October 19, 2021 52:43E42

What is DevOps? with Jeff Smith We’re talking about DevOps. What is it, and is it a string to add to your web development bow? Drew McLellan talks to expert Jeff Smith to find out.

August 10, 2021 48:10E41

What is Designing for Safety? with Eva PenzeyMoog We’re talking about designing for safety. What does it mean to consider vulnerable users in our designs? Drew McLellan talks to expert Eva PenzeyMoog to find out.

June 29, 2021 45:00E40

What is Chakra UI for React? with Mike Cavaliere We’re talking about Chakra UI. What is it and how can it help with your React projects? Drew McLellan talks to expert Mike Cavaliere to find out.

June 15, 2021 01:03:06E39

What is Image Optimization in 2021? with Addy Osmani We’re talking about Image Optimization. What steps should we follow for performant images in 2021? Drew McLellan talks to expert Addy Osmani to find out.

June 1, 2021 47:42E38

Why is my React app slow? with Ivan Akulov We’re talking about React performance. What factors slow our React apps down, and how can we fix it? Drew McLellan talks to expert Ivan Akulov to find out.