A Rally Podcast

In this episode: Anson shares some of his wet humor, Adam was converted to a developer, Brijan thinks code is boring, Geof plays a terrible devil's advocate and everyone wants to be an MC. Please note that the opinions expressed here are not that of Rally Interactive and any possible reference to anyone living or deceased is purely coincidental. Also, we have no idea what we are talking about. Send feedback to podcast@rallyinteractive.com or http://twitter.com/rallybanter # Side project: Designfacts.org - Made by Shane Bzdok - Launched March 22 - 137 facts about our industry - Check it out! http://designfacts.org # Mentioned and discussed on the show Special thanks: Gene Ross (https://twitter.com/generosss) When should a designer code or not? - Don't need to be specialized programmers - Adam used to be a designer - Went to school as a designer - Analytical, logical mind… - Originality is difficult - Priority: Having something that's real - Ornamentation as design - Flash design, approach to design in 200

In this episode: Jim lives in a grid, Eric doesn't see any more questions, Ben mentions complacency, Geof swings a microphone around and Brijan makes kissing sounds. Also: everyone struggles with Periscope (again) and someone gets a text message. Please note that the opinions expressed here are not that of Rally Interactive and any possible reference to anyone living or deceased is purely coincidental. Also, we have no idea what we are talking about. This episode was brought to you by: Rally Interactive and Air Lookout (http://www.airlookout.com/). Send feedback to podcast@rallyinteractive.com or http://twitter.com/rallybanter # Mentioned and discussed on the show For the first seven to eight minutes we struggle to find a topic. We briefly discuss why we are doing the podcast, the new Instagram feed and we encounter a locked chat in Periscope. Not to mention the variety of distractions along the way. If you skip forward about eight minutes, you'll get to… Grids - When do you start introducing grid into

In this episode: Ben attempts to pivot the episode, Jim has several personal relationships, Geof continues to ask leading questions and Brijan gives everyone a yacht. Extra: one of our office chairs makes a squeaking sound similar to a fart (scout's honor!). Please note that the opinions expressed here are not that of Rally Interactive and any possible reference to anyone living or deceased is purely coincidental. Also, we have no idea what we are talking about. This episode was brought to you by: Rally Interactive and Air Lookout. Send feedback to podcast@rallyinteractive.com or http://twitter.com/rallybanter # Mentioned and discussed on the show - Side project: Air Lookout - airlookout.com What would you tell a junior designer? Degrees and school? - G.E.D.? Do you need college? Brijan doesn't actually tell why he got in trouble - Drugs? Gangs? Shop lifting chapstick? Nobody will know. - Awkward accents… Actual advice - Don't chase money - Work at places with the best work - Role models, find studios,

In this episode: Geof constantly (and shamelessly) plugs his own side project (airlookout.com), Ben reminds everyone that we're way over time, Adam confesses he has a graveyard of dead side projects in his backyard, Jim (acting as audio engineer) tunes into our own live Periscope and Brijan tells some whippersnappers to get off his lawn. And everyone unintentionally ignored any questions that came through Periscope. We are looking to hear about your side projects! Hopefully we can get a few to showcase before each episode. These side projects could be anything from small and simple to a more complex project you're trying to get started! Just send them with a short paragraph description to podcast@rallyinteractive.com. # Mentioned and discussed on the show - Air Lookout - http://airlookout.com - A side project that took over a year to make and is selling on the app store for $1. Do designers need to program in order to turn their side projects into something real? What are too many side projects?

In this episode: Geof accidentally hates on magazines, Jim talks about his extravagant lunches, Brijan goes to a place called Bob's on State St. and Ben goes on a walk. Please note that the opinions expressed here are not that of Rally Interactive and any possible reference to anyone living or deceased is purely coincidental. Also, we have no idea what we are talking about. Smart Water Bottle https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/582920317/hidrateme-smart-water-bottle Massimo Vignelli http://www.vignelli.com/intro.html Wabi-Sabi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi-sabi Raku Ware https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raku_ware Nikon F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon_F # Brijan Powell - Freelance Interactive Designer working out of the Rally office and motorcycle riding hellion. - @brijan - Bodoni, Helvetica, Futura, Garamond, Avant Garde # Ben Cline - Part owner, designer and string cheese consumer at Rally Interactive. - @yocline - Gotham, Tiempos, Chronicle Display, Trade Gothic,