431: Transitioning from Industrial to Digital Design

This week, we talk about transitioning industries and how to bridge the quality gap in a new field. In the Sidebar, we talk about storytelling and the surprising insights that can be found in engagement data.

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Follow up:

@smallmedium pointed out that bulk-detach exists in Figma — thanks for the tip!

Main Topic:

This week, we talk about transitioning industries and how to bridge the quality gap in a new field.

• The Gap by Ira Glass

Cool Things:

• Brian shared Alfread, a small utility app that actually helps you stay on top of your read-it-later backlog.
• Marshall shared Horizon Forbidden West, the sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn, a beautiful open world game with robot dinosaurs. Need we say more?

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