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AppStories Episode 177 - What is Great App Design?
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This week Federico and John consider what makes an app’s design great, the balance between form and function, and some of our favorite app designs.
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Pick Two: Castro and Grammarly
AppStories Episode 176 - Pick Two: Castro and Grammarly
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This week Federico and John bring back an AppStories classic: Pick 2, an in-depth look at two apps. In this installment, Federico explains why he has been revisiting Castro for listening to podcasts, and John covers the evolution of Grammarly into a terrific grammar and spell-checking app for writers.
Relay FM’s Approach to Apps with Myke Hurley
AppStories Episode 175 - Relay FM’s Approach to Apps with Myke Hurley
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This week John is joined by Relay FM co-founder Myke Hurley to talk about the apps he uses to stay in touch with the hosts of the network’s shows and manage sponsorship sales, show research, episode production, and more.
Conversations with 2020 Apple Design Award Winners
AppStories Episode 174 - Conversations with 2020 Apple Design Award Winners
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This week Federico and John interview the creators of three 2020 Apple Design Award winning apps and games: Majd Taby of Darkroom, Sam Rosenthal of Where Cards Fall, and Jenova Chen of Sky: Children of the Light.
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WWDC 2020: iOS and iPadOS 14 First Impressions, Favorite Small Details, and App Clips
AppStories Episode 171 - WWDC 2020: iOS and iPadOS 14 First Impressions, Favorite Small Details, and App Clips
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In today’s special daily WWDC 2020 episode, Federico and John report on their first two days using the iOS and iPadOS 14 betas, obsess about some of their favorite small details, and examine App Clips.
WWDC 2020: Widgets Come to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac
AppStories Episode 170 - WWDC 2020: Widgets Come to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac
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In today’s special daily WWDC 2020 episode, Federico and John look at widgets, the dynamic, but not interactive, extensions available in iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps that provide new ways to deliver quick, glanceable updates to users.
WWDC 2020: Keynote Overview and Reactions
AppStories Episode 169 - WWDC 2020: Keynote Overview and Reactions
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In today’s first WWDC 2020 episode, Federico and John cover the highlights of Apple’s keynote, including widgets, the App Library, App Clips, and design changes in iOS 14, system-wide sidebars and Apple Pencil updates in iPadOS 14, sleep tracking and the Fitness app in watchOS 7, and macOS Big Sur’s big redesign, Safari, and the transition to Apple Silicon.