Louie Mantia's guest appearances

Louie Mantia

Iterate

Overtime

UNCO

Alice Lee

David Smith

Clayton Morris

Tina Roth Eisenberg

Danielle Evans

Aaron Draplin

Chris Harris

Blair Reeves

Dina Rodriguez

Katie Dill

Johnny Cupcakes

Jennifer Hood

Khoi Vinh

Zack Onisko

Georgia Dow

OwlTail

Louie Mantia is the founder of Parakeet and a former designer for Apple and the prestigious Iconfactory. He and I chatted about iconography, his wonderful obsession with Memoji, the delightful addition of new colors in macOS Mojave, the sad lack of personality in modern app design, and a few uniquely opinionated and fun-filled apps. Get early access to new episodes and support the show. Become a patron.Show NotesSome of Louie's MemojiMagic PassportDeliveries appLine appJessica HischeGuest: Louie MantiaTwitter—@mantiaHost: Timothy BuckTwitter—@timothybucksfWebsite—timothybuck.me Special thanks to Andrew Oliver of Brother Oliver for the custom intro music.

Louie Mantia is the founder of Parakeet and a former designer for Apple and the prestigious Iconfactory. He and I chatted about iconography, his wonderful obsession with Memoji, the delightful addition of new colors in macOS Mojave, the sad lack of personality in modern app design, and a few uniquely opinionated and fun-filled apps. <a href="https://patreon.com/uncofm" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank"> Get early access to new episodes and support the show. Become a patron. </a>Show Notes<a href="https://twitter.com/Mantia/status/1016797724925091840" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Some of Louie's Memoji</a><a href="https://twitter.com/MagicPassportTM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Magic Passport</a><a href="https://junecloud.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Deliveries app</a><a href="https://line.me/en/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Line app</a><a href="http://jessicahische.is/helpingyouanswer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Hische</a>Guest: Louie MantiaTwitter—<a href="https://twitter.com/mantia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@mantia</a>Host: Timothy BuckTwitter—<a href="https://twitter.com/timothybucksf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@timothybucksf</a>Website—<a href="https://timothybuck.me" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">timothybuck.me</a> Special thanks to <a href="http://www.brotheroliver.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andrew Oliver of Brother Oliver</a> for the custom intro music.

Software has Misplaced its Personality with Louie Mantia

In episode 22, Dan chats with icon designer Louie Mantia. Louie is a co-founder of Parakeet—a small design studio with a concentration on icons, logos, illustrations, and emoji. In this episode, Dan and Louie chat about getting inspired by Disney, bringing fun back to app icons, typeface vs icon design, advice for new designers, and more. Louie also shares how and why Parakeet created Primaries—a stock set of icons that anyone can buy. This episode is brought to you by FreshBooks. 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. Links Mentioned in Overtime:  Louie Mantia Louie Mantia on Dribbble Louie Mantia on Twitter Louie Mantia on Instagram Parakeet FontLab App Primaries Louie Mantia's Wallpapers Louie Mantia's Muppets Pixel Art

In episode 22, Dan chats with icon designer <a href="https://dribbble.com/mantia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Louie Mantia</a>. Louie is a co-founder of <a href="https://dribbble.com/parakeet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Parakeet</a>—a small design studio with a concentration on icons, logos, illustrations, and emoji. In this episode, Dan and Louie chat about getting inspired by Disney, bringing fun back to app icons, typeface vs icon design, advice for new designers, and more. Louie also shares how and why Parakeet created <a href="http://www.parakeet.co/primaries/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Primaries</a>—a stock set of icons that anyone can buy. This episode is brought to you by <a href="http://synd.co/2tq1EPM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FreshBooks</a>. 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. <h3>Links Mentioned in Overtime:</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://louie.land" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Louie Mantia</a></li> <li><a href="https://dribbble.com/mantia/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Louie Mantia on Dribbble</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/Mantia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Louie Mantia on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mantia/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Louie Mantia on Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.parakeet.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Parakeet</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.fontlab.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FontLab App</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.parakeet.co/primaries/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Primaries</a></li> <li><a href="http://louie.land/wallpapers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Louie Mantia's Wallpapers</a></li> <li><a href="https://dribbble.com/shots/2891848-The-Electric-Mayhem" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Louie Mantia's Muppets Pixel Art</a></li></ul>

Marc, Seth, and Rene iterate through the 4-inch, 16:9 iPhone, Coda 2 and Diet Coda, Photoshop masks and text, Windows 8 UX, and Timer, and interrogate Louie Mantia of Pacific Helm. This is Iterate!   4 inch and 16:9 aspect ratio iPhone concept explorations Coda 2 and Diet Coda CSS Hat Masking in Photoshop CS6 Text in Photoshop CS6 Building Windows 8 Timer: Apps, Apps, Every Where (Buttons!)    Louie Mantia of Pacific Helm  Hosts  Marc Edwards (@marcedwards) of Bjango Seth Clifford (@sethclifford) of Nickelfish Rene Ritchie (@reneritchie) of iMore.com

Marc, Seth, and Rene iterate through the 4-inch, 16:9 iPhone, Coda 2 and Diet Coda, Photoshop masks and text, Windows 8 UX, and Timer, and interrogate Louie Mantia of Pacific Helm. This is Iterate! <ul> <li><a href="http://www.imore.com/2012/05/17/4-inch-iphone/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">4 inch</a> and <a href="http://www.imore.com/2012/05/24/16-9-iphone/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">16:9 aspect ratio</a> iPhone concept explorations</li> <li><a href="http://www.panic.com/coda/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Coda 2 and Diet Coda</a></li> <li><a href="http://csshat.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CSS Hat</a></li> <li><a href="http://bjango.com/articles/photoshopcs6masking/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Masking in Photoshop CS6</a></li> <li><a href="http://bjango.com/articles/photoshopcs6text/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Text in Photoshop CS6</a></li> <li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/05/18/creating-the-windows-8-user-experience.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Building Windows 8</a></li> <li><a href="http://appcubby.com/blog/apps-apps-every-where/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timer: Apps, Apps, Every Where (Buttons!)</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/mantia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Louie Mantia</a> of <a href="http://www.pacifichelm.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pacific Helm</a></li> </ul> <h2>Hosts</h2> <ul> <li>Marc Edwards (<a href="http://twitter.com/marcedwards/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@marcedwards</a>) of <a href="http://www.bjango.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bjango</a></li> <li>Seth Clifford (<a href="http://twitter.com/sethclifford/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@sethclifford</a>) of <a href="http://www.nickelfish.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nickelfish</a></li> <li>Rene Ritchie (<a href="http://twitter.com/reneritchie/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@reneritchie</a>) of <a href="http://www.imore.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iMore.com</a></li></ul>