“Curiosity is the compass.”
🎙️ Filmmaker Andy Maier joins us on #PodcastAwesome ! He talks:
🎥 Visual storytelling
🎸 Heavy metal, filmmaking & design
🎨 Oil painting + compositing secrets
🧠 How to pull clients in without pushy sales
📺 Watch: youtu.be/IpgwIf0vqXQ?si=0_9xi...
🧷 Clippy: from annoying UI pop-up to nostalgic legend
This week on Podcast Awesome, we trace the legacy of Microsoft’s googly-eyed assistant and what he means for modern UX.
🎧 www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXuFn...
#PodcastAwesome #ClippyCult #DigitalDesignHistory #TechFolkLore #MicrosoftDesign
Missed it last week?
Burton Smith joined Podcast Awesome to share how he’s building a smoother dev experience for Web Components.
📦 Tooling
📚 Docs
💡 Ideas
🎧 Replay it → www.buzzsprout.com/2092855/epis...
#WebComponents #PodcastAwesome #DXMatters
🔥 Developer take:
Declarative Shadow DOM isn’t the final solution.
Burton Smith shares why Declarative Custom Elements might be the future.
🎧 Full convo → youtu.be/o6ygtiP31ws?feature=...
#PodcastAwesome #WebComponents #DeclarativeDesign
🧙 Web Components need better tools.
Burton Smith built them.
🎧 Full ep → youtu.be/o6ygtiP31ws?...
#ToolingFixes #DXLove #PodcastAwesome
🎧 New Podcast Awesome episode!
What do you get when you mix:
🛠️ An open source wizard
💡 A pile of DX friction
🤯 And a dream of seamless Web Components?
You get Burton Smith’s Web Components Toolkit.
▶️ youtu.be/o6ygtiP31ws?...
#WebComponents #DXMatters #PodcastAwesome
👀 “It looks like you’re trying to listen to a podcast…”
This week on Podcast Awesome, we dig into the weird legacy of Microsoft’s most notorious UI assistant: 🧷 Clippy.
🎧 Full ep → youtu.be/sXuFnrPOkuc
#PodcastAwesome #UXHistory #ClippyCult #DesignHumor
New episode of Podcast Awesome — the design nerdery behind the Office Space-themed red stapler is real.
🎥 Watch here → youtu.be/FEKq7yz8sk8?...
🎧 Listen here → www.buzzsprout.com/2092855/epis...
#OfficeSpace #PodcastAwesome #DesignQuotes
This week’s Podcast Awesome dives deep into one of the strangest and most beloved symbols of design culture: Milton’s red stapler.
Office satire meets UI delight.
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/2092855/ep...
#StaplerIcon #DesignCulture #PodcastAwesome
"Excuse me… I believe you have my stapler?"
One line. Infinite memes. A red-hot icon.
🎙️ This week on Podcast Awesome, we explore the unlikely design legacy of Milton’s most prized possession.
🎧 Watch now → youtu.be/FEKq7yz8sk8?...
#PodcastAwesome #OfficeSpace #StaplerIcon #DesignNerds
“Does it spark joy?”
That’s Don Clark’s test for everything he makes — from vinyl toys to murals to kids books.
Rewatch the extended YouTube ep of Podcast Awesome to hear more.
youtu.be/Dkar9QC2Oao?...
#InvisibleCreature #PodcastAwesome #CreativeStorytelling
In a world of swipes and scrolls, Don Clark makes design that sticks. 🖼️
Stream the extended Podcast Awesome episode on YouTube now.
youtu.be/Dkar9QC2Oao?...
#PodcastAwesome #InvisibleCreature #DesignMatters
🚨 Extended cut just dropped! 🎧 🎥 Don Clark of @icreature dives deep into nostalgia, design that lasts, and his punk rock roots.
Hit play and get inspired: youtu.be/Dkar9QC2Oao?...
#PodcastAwesome #DesignNerdery #InvisibleCreature #CreativeProcess
🎨 Design that sticks. Nostalgia that moves.
Invisible Creature’s Don Clark talks toys, Target, and timelessness.
🎧 Weekend listen → www.podcastawesome.com/209285...
#PodcastAwesome #VisualCulture #RetroVibes
You might not know Don Clark. But you know Don Clark’s work.
From @icreature, he’s the hand behind iconic art in music, retail, books, and beyond.
🎧 Meet the designer’s designer → www.podcastawesome.com/209285...
#PodcastAwesome #DesignMatters #InvisibleCreature
Cowbells: from ancient GPS trackers to rock and roll legends to late night TV comedy.
Discover their journey in our latest episode.
🎧 podcastawesome.com/2092855/epis...
#CowbellJourney #PodcastAwesome
Turns out cowbells aren't just an unexpected prop for one of SNL's most famous skits — they’ve been used to fight off bad juju for centuries.💀
Lucky you, today Podcast Awesome is rocking some pop culture AND oddball fa-icon nerdery: youtu.be/OY7HgcTOtb0?si=bTn9U...
#PodcastAwesome #MoreCowbell
🎙️ New Podcast Awesome is LIVE!
We're diving headfirst into the clanging, chaotic, surprisingly historical world of… cowbells.
Yes, THAT cowbell. And yes, THAT SNL sketch.
🔗 Listen now: youtu.be/OY7HgcTOtb0?si=0ayfY...
#MoreCowbell #SNLClassic #PodcastAwesome #FontAwesome 🎧🔔
📼 Rewatchable. Shareable. Surreal.
GI Joe PSAs were pre-social media viral fuel.
And they still slap 20 years later.
🎧 www.podcastawesome.com/209285...
#PodcastAwesome #NostalgiaNerds
GI Joe PSAs weren’t just weird.
They were radical, creative acts in a dial-up world.
The Podcast Awesome deep dive is up now — bring your nostalgia and your VHS filters.
🎧 www.podcastawesome.com/2092855/epis...
#PodcastAwesome #BlueskyTechTalk #InternetHistory
Weird, glitchy, low-res, and kinda perfect.
This episode of Podcast Awesome is all about the chaotic genius of the GI Joe PSAs.
Burned CDs. Dial-up culture. Early meme energy.
🎧 youtu.be/y8TGP_olMkQ?si=gJASQ...
#PodcastAwesome #InternetHistory #FenslerFilms
🎙️ “Pork chop sandwiches!!”
A deep-dive into the chaotic internet gold that was the GI Joe PSAs.
Back in the olden days of the interwebs, "memes" were still delivered by way of glitchy VHS recordings and bootleg DVDs.
🎧 Podcast Awesome → youtu.be/y8TGP_olMkQ?...
#PodcastAwesome #GIJoePSAs
If you’ve ever yelled “Set up us the bomb!” at a coworker who didn't get it…
Congrats. You’re one of us.
www.podcastawesome.com/2092855/epis...
#InternetInsideJokes #RetroNerds #PodcastAwesome
🎮 “All your base... your belong to us...”
We traced the meme’s origins from Zero Wing to Newgrounds techno remixes to... AOC's Twitter feed?
🎧 Full episode → www.podcastawesome.com/2092855/epis...
#PodcastAwesome #MemeDeepDive
🧠 MEME BATTLE!
Which early internet classic deserves the digital hall of fame?
🔘 All Your Base
🔘 Badger Badger
🔘 Leeroy Jenkins
🔘 Peanut Butter Jelly Time
Vote below, and tell us which one still lives rent-free in your brain.
#InternetHistory #MemesForever #PodcastAwesome
What happens when bad translations + side-scroller games + nerd culture collide?
🎧 This week’s Podcast Awesome dives into the meme that launched a thousand Photoshops:
ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US
Listen here → youtu.be/k1hfGGovRKM?si=3qP04...
#PodcastAwesome #RetroGaming #InternetLore
🕹️ “All your base are belong to us.”
A meme. A mistranslation. A moment in early internet history.
This week on Podcast Awesome, we deep dive into the broken grammar that broke the web.
👇
🎧 Listen → youtu.be/k1hfGGovRKM?si=3qP04...
#PodcastAwesome #AllYourBase #MemeHistory #InternetLore
“Is it cheese? Is it melted? Is it yellow enthusiasm in quotes?!”
🎧 Full episode → youtu.be/Pb3h7TFFXfQ
#ContentNerd #PodcastAwesome #TypoNerdRage
We’re calling out the gibberish.
• Cicero in a blender
• Quotation mark chaos
• [Faux] rage about fake Latin
🎧 Listen here: youtu.be/Pb3h7TFFXfQ
#PodcastAwesome #DesignRant #BlueskyTechTalk
ICYMI: Brian Glenney helped redesign the accessibility icon — and it took off.
From graffiti to lawbooks, this is a Podcast Awesome episode you don’t want to miss.
♿️ [Listen now] → youtu.be/B6HTE0NvpFk?...
#DesignWithPurpose #AccessibleDesign #PodcastAwesome
