Episode 109: Next Level

Recorded March 17th, 2016. The last episode of On the Grid. Check out our new shows: Working File and Good Bad Show Working FileOur new panel show about design Good Bad ShowAndy and Matt's new show where they plan argue about things that are objectively good or bad (or if anything can be) iOS 7 EpisodeListener Survey EpisodeFerguson episodeEverything is Systems episodeAnxiety as an Ally by Dan RyckertSoundboard Dan

Recorded March 10th, 2016. How are things at school? Send your emails to mail at onthegrid.co and tweet to @gridshow.

Recorded August 20th, 2015. This week we discussed belts and confident pitches. Undone BeltsSteve Jobs on the cover of Fortune MagazineSteve Jobs has no Belt.Why doesn't Steve Jobs wear a belt?Jerry Seinfeld tucking shirts into jeansOUYA: A New Kind of Video Game ConsoleNarragansett Leathers

Recorded August 13th, 2015. This week we talked about frustrating disagreements about taste, how you justify your decisions and objective rules of design... Bill Burr doesn't make Andy laugh...doesn't mean he's right! Dieter Rams: 10 Principles for Good DesignMeasure (typography)ADA Signage Contrast RequirementsBouba/kiki effectFlowerFlow (video game)ProteusDear EstherMayhem (band)

Recorded July 30th, 2015. This week we talked about simplifying complex things... Or maintaining complexity. Everyday Carry WASP Injection Knife vs. WatermelonList of cognitive biasesTrap (plumbing)Full-Process Designer"I know that I know nothing"that Socrates quote Katamari Damacy

Recorded July 16th, 2015. This week we talked about credit cards, governments, religions, mattresses, businesses a.k.a. systems. Cashback reward programI'm a business, man!Hillary Clinton online storeOur episode with Gitamba Saila NgitaScout's Honor DocumentaryZappos: Holacracy and Self-OrganizationRube Goldberg machineSymphony No. 94 by Joseph Haydnor the Surprise Symphony Haydn. Symphony No.94 in G major (The Surprise) on Archive.orgSerge Koussevitsky conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In four movements: Adagio cantabile-Vivace assai, Andante, Menuetto: Allegro molto, Allegro di molto. Recorded in 1929.

Recorded June 9th, 2015. We were joined by guest Kristy Tillman. IDEOSociety of GrownupsWhere Kristy is currently working. Detroit Water ProjectB CorporationMotelMatt's new gig. Friends of the WebAfrica is the FutureKirsty's happy ending. On The Grid Twitter (@gridshow)The Twitter account for the show.

Recorded April 9th, 2015. We had a meandering conversation about cutting, printing, patents, and permits. And then we talked about what we can learn from bad movies. New-Skin Liquid BandageNot second skin The difference between a nerd and a hipster on podecho The Room Windy City Heat Room 237 Crop circles: How they are made Birdemic: Shock and Terror The Disaster Artist Troll 2 Best Worst Movie Rebecca Black It FollowsNot a bad movie. A good movie. Don't look it up. Just go see it. Disasterpeace It Follows - Original Soundtrack Fez - Original Soundtrack January (generative music tool) Disasterpeace Blog The Not Dan HourThe Matt & Andy Show. Before Dark. Even more meandering.

Recorded April 2nd, 2015. Satchell Drakes joined us to talk about constantly striving to get better and live streaming on Twitch. Satchell Drakes Satchbag's Goods on Youtube Cinephilia Anonymous Rebecca Minkoff Connected Store Demo Bonobos Guideshop MoMA on the conservation of Le Corbusier's Kitchen In Praise of Shadows Judge John Hodgman 101: Courtlandia Burroughs Beard OilNot endorsed by Matt and Andy Dear Female Streamers. Sky's conversation with Kaceytron on Twitch Satchell's Female Streamer Controversy Explained Video Isometric 24: Slippy Likes the Barrel RollA recap of Brianna Wu's week fighting GamerGate The Co-Optional PodcastTotalBiscuit, Jesse Cox and Dodger host this weekly gaming podcast Uniqlo Slim-Fit Chinos Ori and the Blind Forest

Recorded February 17th, 2015. This week we were joined by Maurice Cherry to discuss diversity in design. Revision Path Black Weblog Award The Year of Tea Polyphasic sleep Where Are The Black Designers? at SXSW Equal Opportunities? Minorities in Graphic Design Design Details Podcast 4: feat. Kristy Tillman Detroit Water Project 28 Days of the Web Conference Quotas Examining women and people of color in the Net Awards @lolamachine: "I asked why he has featured only 3 women in 69 podcasts" The Education of a Graphic Designer by Steven Heller Features "Searching for a Black Aesthetic in American Graphic Design" by Sylvia Harris Weapons of Mass Creation Fest Blacks in Technology Smart Brown Voices Dev Latino Morehouse College HBCUs (Historically black colleges and universities) Apple Distinguished Schools College: OTHER AIGA Diversity and Inclusion Task Force of10 podcast<