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This week, we're joined by Meg Robichaud and Ryan Putnam—incredible illustrators working at Lyft and Messenger, respectively—to follow up on a topic from last week's episode. Meg and Ryan share some of their experiences working as illustrators on product teams, and they shed a little light on how free resources can sometimes have a negative impact on illustration as a valued discipline. And as always, we share some cool things like a collection of essays, some creepy VHS tapes, a couple radio plays, a new Netflix series, and another design podcast. Sponsor: Flatiron School: Learn UX/UI design in 24 weeks and discover our global community on campus or online and go back to school with Flatiron School! Change careers with confidence with 1:1 support from our dedicated Career Coaches and a money back guarantee. Complete details at flatironschool.com/terms. See you in class! Golden Microphone Patron: Sisu is looking for a thoughtful and data-savvy designer to help build the next generation of analytics software. You can find out more at sisu.ai. (You might recognize Sisu from our interview with Michie Cao) Follow-up:  Michael Knepprath pointed out that Don Norman has updated his views on the role of aesthetics in design  Interview:  Meg Robichaud is an illustrator at Lyft, and Ryan Putnam is Art Director on the Brand team at Messenger  Incidentally, they are not in fact Meg Ryan   Pablo Stanley announced Open Doodles and got Design Twitter talking Bootstrap is "an open source toolkit for developing with HTML, CSS, and JS" Stripe is "the best software platform for running an internet business"  One Cool Thing:  Meg shared Trick Mirror: Reflections, an "enlightening, unforgettable trip through the river of self-delusion that surges just beneath the surface of our lives" Ryan shared scary VHS covers like Ghoulies and House Marshall shared two radio play podcasts: The Edge of Sleep is about "a night watchman [who] is terrified to discover that everyone in the world who went to sleep the previous night has died" Blackout is about "a small-town New Hampshire radio DJ who fights to protect his family and community after the power grid goes down nationwide, upending modern civilization" (and it reminds Marshall a bit of The Mist)   Brian shared two halvsies: Living with Yourself is about a guy "burned out on life who undergoes a strange procedure at a strip mall spa -- and wakes to find he's been replaced by a better version of himself" Design Life is "a podcast about design and side projects for motivated creators" "170: Jumping from junior to senior designer"      Design Details on the Web:  📻 We are @designdetailsfm  🎙 Brian is @brian_lovin and brian@designdetails.fm 🎙 Marshall is @marshallbock and marshall@designdetails.fm 🎚@Sarahberus and @Luperdev make us sound smarter than we are   🙌 Support us on Patreon - your support literally makes this show possible. Thank you ❤️ ❓ Got a question? Ask it on our Listener Questions Hub, and we'll do our best to answer it on the show :) ⭐️ Enjoying the show? Leave us a review on iTunes  AU REVOIR!

<p>This week, we're joined by Meg Robichaud and Ryan Putnam—incredible illustrators working at Lyft and Messenger, respectively—to follow up on a topic from last week's episode. Meg and Ryan share some of their experiences working as illustrators on product teams, and they shed a little light on how free resources can sometimes have a negative impact on illustration as a valued discipline. And as always, we share some cool things like a collection of essays, some creepy VHS tapes, a couple radio plays, a new Netflix series, and another design podcast.</p> <h3><strong>Sponsor:</strong></h3> <p>Flatiron School: <a href="https://flatironschool.com/designdetails" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Learn UX/UI design</a> in 24 weeks and discover our global community on campus or online and go back to school with <a href="https://flatironschool.com/designdetails" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flatiron School</a>!</p> <p>Change careers with confidence with 1:1 support from our dedicated Career Coaches and a money back guarantee. Complete details at <a href="https://flatironschool.com/terms" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">flatironschool.com/terms</a>.</p> <p>See you in class!</p> <h3><strong>Golden Microphone Patron:</strong></h3> <p><a href="https://sisu.ai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sisu</a> is looking for a thoughtful and data-savvy designer to help build the next generation of analytics software. You can find out more at <a href="https://sisu.ai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sisu.ai</a>.</p> <p>(You might recognize Sisu from our <a href="https://spec.fm/podcasts/design-details/304243" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">interview with Michie Cao</a>)</p> <h3><strong>Follow-up:</strong></h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/mknepprath/status/1188204828830420993" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael Knepprath pointed out</a> that Don Norman has updated his views on the role of aesthetics in design</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Interview:</strong></h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/megdraws" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Meg Robichaud</a> is an illustrator at <a href="https://design.lyft.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lyft</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/RypeArts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ryan Putnam</a> is Art Director on the Brand team at <a href="https://www.messenger.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Messenger</a> <ul> <li>Incidentally, they are not in fact <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000212" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Meg Ryan</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Pablo Stanley <a href="https://twitter.com/pablostanley/status/1184729642684616704?s=20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">announced Open Doodles</a> and got Design Twitter talking</li> <li><a href="https://getbootstrap.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bootstrap</a> is "an open source toolkit for developing with HTML, CSS, and JS"</li> <li><a href="https://stripe.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stripe</a> is "the best software platform for running an internet business"</li> </ul> <h3><strong>One Cool Thing:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Meg shared <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Trick-Mirror-Self-Delusion-Jia-Tolentino/dp/0525510540" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Trick Mirror: Reflections</em></a>, an "enlightening, unforgettable trip through the river of self-delusion that surges just beneath the surface of our lives"</li> <li>Ryan shared scary VHS covers like <a href="https://twitter.com/RypeArts/status/1189029769335017472" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ghoulies</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/RypeArts/status/1189037135178948608" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">House</a></li> <li>Marshall shared two radio play podcasts:<br><ul> <li><a href="https://www.qcodemedia.com/theedgeofsleep" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Edge of Sleep</a> is about "a night watchman [who] is terrified to discover that everyone in the world who went to sleep the previous night has died"</li> <li><a href="https://www.qcodemedia.com/blackout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blackout</a> is about "a small-town New Hampshire radio DJ who fights to protect his family and community after the power grid goes down nationwide, upending modern civilization" (and it reminds Marshall a bit of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B62-vwtaGQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Mist</a>)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Brian shared two halvsies:<br><ul> <li><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80178724" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Living with Yourself</a> is about a guy "burned out on life who undergoes a strange procedure at a strip mall spa -- and wakes to find he's been replaced by a better version of himself"</li> <li><a href="https://www.designlife.fm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Design Life</a> is "a podcast about design and side projects for motivated creators"<br><ul> <li><a href="https://www.designlife.fm/episode/170" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"170: Jumping from junior to senior designer"</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h3><strong>Design Details on the Web:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>📻 We are <a href="https://twitter.com/designdetailsfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@designdetailsfm</a> <ul> <li>🎙 Brian is <a href="https://twitter.com/brian_lovin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@brian_lovin</a> and brian@designdetails.fm</li> <li>🎙 Marshall is <a href="https://twitter.com/marshallbock" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@marshallbock</a> and marshall@designdetails.fm</li> <li>🎚<a href="https://twitter.com/sarahberus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Sarahberus</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/luperdev" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Luperdev</a> make us sound smarter than we are</li> </ul> </li> <li>🙌 Support us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/designdetails" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> - your support literally makes this show possible. Thank you ❤️</li> <li>❓ Got a question? Ask it on our <a href="https://github.com/specfm/design-details" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Listener Questions Hub</a>, and we'll do our best to answer it on the show :)</li> <li>⭐️ Enjoying the show? Leave us a <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/design-details/id947191070" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">review on iTunes</a></li> </ul> <p>AU REVOIR!</p>

321: Illustrations and the Side Effects of Free Resources (feat. Meg Robichaud & Ryan Putnam)

In episode 19, Dan chats with Ryan Putnam. Ryan is a designer, illustrator, and potter, long time Dribbble member. He previously worked at Dropbox and was instrumental in organizing some epic Dribbble Meetups. Dan and Ryan chat about being creative. Ryan is always looking for different ways to make stuff that's functional but beautiful at the same time. They also discuss Riso printing, how Ryan got into pottery, building a shared illustration language, experimenting on the web, and more. This episode is brought to you by FreshBooks. It's no secret that the nature of work is changing again. The internet has enabled more people to become self-employed professionals and small business owners—and better yet working in new jobs that they could not have been imagined just a few years ago. The all new FreshBooks makes ridiculously easy accounting software that’s completely transformed how those self-employed professionals and small business owners deal with their day-to-day paperwork. FreshBooks is offering a 30 day, unrestricted free trial to Overtime listeners. To claim it, just go to freshbooks.com/overtime and enter OVERTIME in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. Dribbble Shots:  Trash 03 Ceramics Launch Do Better Print  Links Mentioned in Overtime  Ryan Putnam Ryan on Dribbble Ryan on Twitter Ryan on Instagram Ryan's pottery Do Better shop Getting Started with Risograph Printing

<p>In episode 19, Dan chats with Ryan Putnam. Ryan is a designer, illustrator, and potter, long time Dribbble member. He previously worked at Dropbox and was instrumental in organizing some epic Dribbble Meetups.</p> <p>Dan and Ryan chat about being creative. Ryan is always looking for different ways to make stuff that's functional but beautiful at the same time. They also discuss Riso printing, how Ryan got into pottery, building a shared illustration language, experimenting on the web, and more.</p> <p><em>This episode is brought to you by <a href="http://freshbooks.com/overtime" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FreshBooks</a>. It's no secret that the nature of work is changing again. The internet has enabled more people to become self-employed professionals and small business owners—and better yet working in new jobs that they could not have been imagined just a few years ago.</em></p> <p><em>The all new FreshBooks makes ridiculously easy accounting software that’s completely transformed how those self-employed professionals and small business owners deal with their day-to-day paperwork. FreshBooks is offering a 30 day, unrestricted free trial to Overtime listeners. To claim it, just go to <a href="http://freshbooks.com/overtime" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freshbooks.com/overtime</a> and enter OVERTIME in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section.</em></p> <h3>Dribbble Shots:</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://dribbble.com/shots/3553595-Trash-03" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trash 03</a></li> <li><a href="https://dribbble.com/shots/3508100-Ceramics-Launch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ceramics Launch</a></li> <li><a href="https://dribbble.com/shots/3103452-Do-Better-Print" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Do Better Print</a></li> </ul> <h3>Links Mentioned in Overtime</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://ryanputn.am/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ryan Putnam</a></li> <li><a href="https://dribbble.com/rypearts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ryan on Dribbble</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/RypeArts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ryan on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ryanputnam/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ryan on Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="http://ryanputn.am/ceramics-shop/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ryan's pottery</a></li> <li><a href="http://dobetter.shop/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Do Better shop</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.creativebloq.com/print-design/risograph-printing-51411803" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Getting Started with Risograph Printing</a></li></ul>

Nick Slater

In this episode of Design Details we had the pleasure of catching up with Ryan Putnam and returning-guest Nick Slater! We chat about illustration, designing a company culture, mixing mediums and finding our spirit animals. If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly! Ryan on the Web:  Twitter Instagram Dribbble Website  Nick on the Web:  Twitter Instagram Dribbble Website  Show Notes: 1:00 - What are you working on right now?  Operator Earnest Stripe Element Three Palantir Tyler Galpin RadPad Rogie  5:00 - We discover our spirit animals.  Otters  7:00 - Ryan shares more about his background in illustration.  Design Details Ep. 2 with Nick Slater Nick on Dribbble Ryan on Dribbble Axel Herrmann Steve Wolf Jay Fletcher  10:00 - Nick and Ryan share more about their design setups.  Cintiq 22HD Intuos  13:00 - How does one begin learning illustration? What is product illustration?  Dropbox downgrade page Betacoin illustration Linda Eliasen  21:00 - We talk about design within Dropbox and Palantir and how it impacts culture.  Jon Ying and Dropbox culture  31:00 - A brief divergence into DBZ and comics.  Michael DeForge  33:00 - Where do you come up with all of your ideas for illustration and design?  Ryan's shop Slater's shirts  44:00 - We learn more about freelancing and how it compares to big company work.  Ryan on Instagram  54:00 - Do you have plans for sharing more of your process as blog posts?  Creative South  57:00 - What's the next step in your career?

<p>In this episode of Design Details we had the pleasure of catching up with Ryan Putnam and returning-guest Nick Slater! We chat about illustration, designing a company culture, mixing mediums and finding our spirit animals.</p> <p>If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/designdetailsfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@designdetailsfm</a> or <a href="mailto:designdetailsfm@gmail.com">email us directly</a>!</p> <h5>Ryan on the Web:</h5> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/rypearts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://instagram.com/ryanputnam/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://dribbble.com/rypearts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dribbble</a></li> <li><a href="http://ryanputn.am/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li> </ul> <h5>Nick on the Web:</h5> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/slaterdesign" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://instagram.com/nickslaterdesign/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://dribbble.com/slaterdesign" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dribbble</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nickslater.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li> </ul> <h5>Show Notes:</h5> <p><strong>1:00</strong> - What are you working on right now?</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://operator.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Operator</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.meetearnest.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Earnest</a></li> <li><a href="https://stripe.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stripe</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.elementthree.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Element Three</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.palantir.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Palantir</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/tylergalpin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tyler Galpin</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.onradpad.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RadPad</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/rogie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rogie</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>5:00</strong> - We discover our spirit animals.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://dribbble.com/shots/919495-Otter-Brew?list=tags&amp;tag=otter&amp;offset=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Otters</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>7:00</strong> - Ryan shares more about his background in illustration.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.designdetails.fm/episode-2-so-vanilla-feat-nick-slater/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Design Details Ep. 2 with Nick Slater</a></li> <li><a href="https://dribbble.com/slaterdesign" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nick on Dribbble</a></li> <li><a href="https://dribbble.com/rypearts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ryan on Dribbble</a></li> <li><a href="https://dribbble.com/axelherrmann" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Axel Herrmann</a></li> <li><a href="https://dribbble.com/WOLF_STEVE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steve Wolf</a></li> <li><a href="https://dribbble.com/jfletcherdesign" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jay Fletcher</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>10:00</strong> - Nick and Ryan share more about their design setups.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.wacom.com/en-us/products/pen-displays/cintiq-22-hd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cintiq 22HD</a></li> <li><a href="http://designedforcreativity.wacom.com/americas/united-states-english/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Intuos</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>13:00</strong> - How does one begin learning illustration? What is product illustration?</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/downgrade" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dropbox downgrade page</a></li> <li><a href="https://dribbble.com/shots/1690958-Betacoin-Illustrations" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Betacoin illustration</a></li> <li><a href="https://dribbble.com/lindaeliasen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linda Eliasen</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>21:00</strong> - We talk about design within Dropbox and Palantir and how it impacts culture.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://allthingsd.com/20120815/inside-dropboxs-reverse-engineered-company-culture/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jon Ying and Dropbox culture</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>31:00</strong> - A brief divergence into DBZ and comics.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/michael_deforge" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael DeForge</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>33:00</strong> - Where do you come up with all of your ideas for illustration and design?</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://shop.ryanputn.am/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ryan's shop</a></li> <li><a href="https://cottonbureau.com/people/nick-slater" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slater's shirts</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>44:00</strong> - We learn more about freelancing and how it compares to big company work.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://instagram.com/ryanputnam/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ryan on Instagram</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>54:00</strong> - Do you have plans for sharing more of your process as blog posts?</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.creativesouthga.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Creative South</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>57:00</strong> - What's the next step in your career?</p>