On the Grid

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<

Recorded February 11th, 2015. This week we talked about bots and creativity. Chocodile Cherry Chocodiles (Limited Edition) @gridshow bot @Horse_ebooks heroku_ebooks script @gronkbooks bot A Gronking to Remember: Book One in the Rob Gronkowski Erotica Series @andy_ebooks bot @congressedits bot @oliviataters bot SmarterChild AIM bot Tim's Vermeer Johannes Vermeer Zao Band Members

Recorded on January 15th, 2015. This week we talked about creators with singular visions... and how they may destroy their own creations. Our new newsletter: Two Things We've decided to start an On the Grid newsletter. Subscribe for two heartfelt endorsements, juxtaposed and delivered weekly. National Championship Trophy Star Trek: The Next Generation List of changes in Star Wars re-releases History of Doctor Who The Design of Design by Frederick P. Brooks Darius Kazemi - The Lottery Sonic Highways on HBO Lorne Michaels Matt Groening Bill Watterson Fish: a tap essay Tapestry Screw Flanders Check out our subreddit SNL: Getting Off the Phone

Recorded January 8th, 2015. This week the topic came up AFTER the Happy Ending. We talked about beauty. OddMass College Football Playoff National Championship XFL Pepsi Gravitational Field Beginning Aesthetics: An Intro to the Philosophy of Art The Beginning of Infinity Pachelbel's Canon Bouba/kiki effect After Dark 500: Back to Twerk

Recorded January 1st, 2015. We discussed Facebook's Year in Review feature. Inadvertent Algorithmic Cruelty Facebook Apologizes To Bereaved Father For 'Year In Review' Sleepify by Vulfpeck TLDR #20 - Silence 4'33" Performance of John Cage's 4'33" Mystikal - Hit Me

Recorded December 4th, 2014. This week we discussed whether ethics are inherent in design. Will the Justice Department expeditiously investigate Eric Garner’s death? The verdict for the Ray Rice appeal came out on Black Friday Jeffersonian Architecture Join, or Die by Benjamin Franklin John Maeda Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers @congressedits @OliviaTaters

Recorded November 25th, 2014. This week we discussed Contributor by Google and ways to advertise on the web. The National Bar Association Responds to Ferguson Grand Jury’s Decision Killer Mike speaks in solidarity with #Ferguson Contributor by Google Readability's Important Announcement Flattr Patreon Brain Pickings Page One: Inside the New York Times Documentary Dollar A Day The Deck Carbon Ads 99% Invisible: Names vs The Nothing New Public Sites: Parking Archipelago New Public Sites: Freeway Eddy Eigengrau Radiolab: Words

Recorded November 6th, 2014. We discussed Samaritans Radar and designing for sensitive issues. Samaritans Radar #SamaritansRadar Joe Lanman's problem with Samaritans Radar More reactions to Radar Jam The digital agency that created Radar Radar Marketing Video Facebook's emotional contagion experiment Samaritans Radar suspended for further consideration.

Recorded September 25th, 2014 This week we answered some listener mail about the spaces we work in and how we design our lives. Note: the audio issues early in the episode only last for the first minute.

recorded September 4th, 2014 This week we talked about subjective vs. objective design decisions and: Proof of Dan’s PAX Story Twitter changes font again because everyone hated the old one Rdio updates apps and web client with major redesign Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio iA Responsive Typography The League of Moveable Type Disobedient Objects Disobedient Objects on Barnbrook’s blog Makeshift Tear-Gas Mask Defending Against Tear Gas

August 14th, 2014 This week Andy shared an experiment with us and we discussed: The $5 Logo Dan Cassaro doesn’t work for free Andy’s contest page on 99Designs Design as Commodity: An Experiment with 99 Designs