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OwlTail

Designing a successful product takes more than attention to the look &amp; feel, or the interface architecture. Great product design happens earlier in the process, when the product itself is defined and understood. With his experience as the lead designer for Medium, Dustin Senos knows a thing or two about making a product great. He joins Jen Simmons to explain what it takes. Thanks to Media Temple for sponsoring this episode. Use coupon code TWA to get 25% off their web hosting.

<p>Designing a successful product takes more than attention to the look &amp; feel, or the interface architecture. Great product design happens earlier in the process, when the product itself is defined and understood. With his experience as the lead designer for Medium, Dustin Senos knows a thing or two about making a product great. He joins Jen Simmons to explain what it takes.</p> <p>Thanks to <a href="https://mediatemple.net/?utm_source=TheWebAhead&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=TWA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Media Temple</a> for sponsoring this episode. Use coupon code <code>TWA</code> to get 25% off their web hosting.</p>

109: Designing Products with Dustin Senos

Haraldur Thorleifsson

Welcome to our first live episode of Design Details! We recorded this show last week at Epicurrence North Shore with Haraldur Thorleifsson and Dustin Senos - we dig into inspiration, mentorship, identifying potential and more. Let us know what you think of this live format on Twitter! Come chat with us in our new Slack team! Over 1,400 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our Slack invite page and we'll send you an invitation! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors:  Dropbox NCH Tax and Wealth Advisors  Haraldur on the Web:  Website Dribbble UENO An Interview with Haraldur Thorleifsson Twitter Instagram  Dustin on the Web:  Twitter Medium Dribbble Instagram  Show Notes: 4:00 - Inspiration  Epicurrence Sidewire UENO Dann Petty  12:00 - Mentorship  Modeling Mentorship Mission Bit Ev Williams Santa Tracker  24:00 - Sharing work  Teehan+Lax case studies The Making of Tiiny  34:00 - Designers  Katie Dill Marc Hemeon T-shaped people  45:00 - Q&amp;A

<p>Welcome to our first live episode of Design Details! We recorded this show last week at Epicurrence North Shore with Haraldur Thorleifsson and Dustin Senos - we dig into inspiration, mentorship, identifying potential and more. Let us know what you think of this live format on Twitter!</p> <p>Come chat with us in our new <a href="http://spec.fm/slack" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slack team</a>! Over 1,400 designers and developers have already joined our team, chatting about the latest tools and news in the design world. Each week we also host a community critique with a special guest host. To join our team visit our <a href="http://spec.fm/slack" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slack invite page</a> and we'll send you an invitation!</p> <p>If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/designdetailsfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@designdetailsfm</a>!</p> <h5>Sponsors:</h5> <ul> <li><a href="http://dropbox.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dropbox</a></li> <li><a href="http://cpaandrew.com/spec" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NCH Tax and Wealth Advisors</a></li> </ul> <h5>Haraldur on the Web:</h5> <ul> <li><a href="http://haraldurthorleifsson.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://dribbble.com/ueno" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dribbble</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ueno.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UENO</a></li> <li><a href="http://theindustry.cc/2013/02/25/an-interview-with-haraldur-thorleifsson/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">An Interview with Haraldur Thorleifsson</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/iamharaldur" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://instagram.com/haraldurthorleifsson/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> </ul> <h5>Dustin on the Web:</h5> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/dustin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/@dustin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Medium</a></li> <li><a href="https://dribbble.com/dustin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dribbble</a></li> <li><a href="https://instagram.com/dustin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> </ul> <h5>Show Notes:</h5> <p><strong>4:00</strong> - Inspiration</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://epicurrence.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Epicurrence</a></li> <li><a href="http://sidewire.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sidewire</a></li> <li><a href="http://ueno.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UENO</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/DannPetty" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dann Petty</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>12:00</strong> - Mentorship</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://medium.com/@uberbryn/modeling-mentorship-b46ff470b669" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Modeling Mentorship</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.missionbit.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mission Bit</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/ev" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ev Williams</a></li> <li><a href="https://santatracker.google.com/#village" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Santa Tracker</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>24:00</strong> - Sharing work</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://teehanlax.com/blog/#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teehan+Lax case studies</a></li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/the-way-north/the-making-of-tiiny-60b527757997" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Making of Tiiny</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>34:00</strong> - Designers</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/lil_dill" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Katie Dill</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/hemeon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marc Hemeon</a></li> <li><a href="http://chiefexecutive.net/ideo-ceo-tim-brown-t-shaped-stars-the-backbone-of-ideoae%E2%84%A2s-collaborative-culture/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">T-shaped people</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>45:00</strong> - Q&amp;A</p>

69: Epicurrence Live (feat. Dustin Senos + Haraldur Thorleifsson)

This week we caught up with Dustin Senos, the lead designer at Medium for the past 3 years who has spent his professional career traversing the worlds of design and engineering. We dig into Dustin's background and how design has shaped Medium into the product it is today. If you have feedback or suggestions please don't hesitate to reach us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm or email us directly! Sponsor:  IconFinder - Promo code 'ROBOT' for 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro!  Dustin on the Web:  Twitter Medium Dribbble Instagram  Show Notes: 2:00 - Dustin tells us about his transitions between engineering and design.  Acro Media LittleIpsum  7:00 - Should designers code?  Flinto Framer Balsamiq  11:00 - How did you end up at Medium?  @ev Medium Obvious  17:00 - How was Medium approached as a design challenge?  The hyphen, n-dash and em-dash  21:00 - How would you describe the aesthetic of Medium today? How did the agency work shape that aesthetic?  Teehan+Lax @dannpetty Teehan+Lax Medium case study  30:00 - We chat about the culture at Medium and their experience with holacracy  How Medium is Building a New Kind of Company with No Managers Holacracy Evan Williams on Building a Mindful Company Buffer's no-managers setup  43:00 - We diverge into a chat about diversity in design.  Design Details Ep. 13 with Mo Woods  45:00 - How did you approach hiring at Medium?  How to Impress an Interviewer by Julie Zhuo Calm

<p>This week we caught up with Dustin Senos, the lead designer at Medium for the past 3 years who has spent his professional career traversing the worlds of design and engineering. We dig into Dustin's background and how design has shaped Medium into the product it is today.</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>Sponsor:</h5> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.iconfinder.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IconFinder</a> - Promo code 'ROBOT' for 50% off your first month of Iconfinder Pro!</li> </ul> <h5>Dustin on the Web:</h5> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/dustin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/@dustin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Medium</a></li> <li><a href="https://dribbble.com/dustin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dribbble</a></li> <li><a href="https://instagram.com/dustin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> </ul> <h5>Show Notes:</h5> <p><strong>2:00</strong> - Dustin tells us about his transitions between engineering and design.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.acromediainc.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Acro Media</a></li> <li><a href="http://littleipsum.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LittleIpsum</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>7:00</strong> - Should designers code?</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.flinto.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flinto</a></li> <li><a href="http://framerjs.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Framer</a></li> <li><a href="https://balsamiq.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Balsamiq</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>11:00</strong> - How did you end up at Medium?</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/ev" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ev</a></li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Medium</a></li> <li><a href="https://obvious.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Obvious</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>17:00</strong> - How was Medium approached as a design challenge?</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.punctuationmatters.com/the-hyphen-dash-n-dash-and-m-dash/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The hyphen, n-dash and em-dash</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>21:00</strong> - How would you describe the aesthetic of Medium today? How did the agency work shape that aesthetic?</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://teehanlax.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teehan+Lax</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/dannpetty" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@dannpetty</a></li> <li><a href="http://teehanlax.com/story/medium/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teehan+Lax Medium case study</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>30:00</strong> - We chat about the culture at Medium and their experience with holacracy</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://firstround.com/review/How-Medium-is-building-a-new-kind-of-company-with-no-managers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How Medium is Building a New Kind of Company with No Managers</a></li> <li><a href="http://holacracy.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Holacracy</a></li> <li><a href="http://holacracy.org/blog/evan-williams-on-building-a-mindful-company" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Evan Williams on Building a Mindful Company</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.bufferapp.com/no-managers-forest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buffer's no-managers setup</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>43:00</strong> - We diverge into a chat about diversity in design.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.designdetails.fm/13/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Design Details Ep. 13 with Mo Woods</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>45:00</strong> - How did you approach hiring at Medium?</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://medium.com/@joulee/how-to-impress-an-interviewer-c210d9d8e84a" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to Impress an Interviewer by Julie Zhuo</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/calm-meditate-sleep-relax/id571800810?mt=8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Calm</a></li></ul>

20: Soft Computer Hands (feat. Dustin Senos)