Rohdesign Weblog: Podcasts

Here you'll find all posts file under the Podcasts category.

December 4, 2008

CaffiNation Podcast 291: Mistakes Happen

My friend Paul Rj Muller, producer of the CaffiNation Podcast, dropped me a line yesterday.

Turns out he recovered a year-old interview we had about the Sketchtoon Coffee Calendar from his iPod. He's added it to espisode 291 — you can hear the interview 31 minutes in.

Thanks Paul for including our interview in the podcast!

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October 20, 2008

Skecthnotes on The Thirsty Developer Podcast 39

I'm happy to announce that my interview on sketchnotes with Larry Clarkin and Dave Bost for the Thirsty Developer Podcast is online!

In this episode of the Thirty Developer Podcast, Larry, Dave and I talk about how sketchnotes came to be, my approach to creating them, the tools and techniques I use and how sketchnotes might be useful for information documentation on development projects.

Here's the show link and the full MP3 for your listening pleasure.

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March 29, 2008

Rohdesign Podcast 07 - Marcus Nelson

I've posted Rohdesign Podcast 07, with special guest and friend, Marcus Nelson from SuperStarch and UserVoice. It's posted as an MP3 and as a web-based flash player:

In the 7th episode of the Rohdesign Podcast, my guest is Marcus Nelson of SuperStarch.com, UserVoice.com, CitizenDesk.com and many other sites. We talk about UserVoice, SXSW Interactive, life & work, passion and how to bloom where you're planted. Check out Marcus' J. Crew Modeling Photos! :-)

SXSW 2008 Podcasts RSS Feed

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March 18, 2008

Rohdesign Podcast 06 - Michael Ashby

I've posted the latest edition of the Rohdesign Podcast, featuring my friend and web guy, Michael Ashby. It's posted as an MP3 and as a web-based flash player:

In the sixth episode of the Rohdesign Podcast, I talk with Michael Ashby of Coherent Methods, about my impressions and thoughts on the SXSW Interactive experience, answering his questions about the event and why he should consider attending SXSW Interactive in 2009. This is a longer episode, clocking in at 45 minutes (though I think it's well worth the listen).

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March 11, 2008

Rohdesign Podcast 05 - SXSW Roundtable Discussion

I've now recorded and posted Rohdesign Podcast Episode 05 in Austin, a little longer 16 minute roundtable discussion on the patio at SXSW interactive. It's posted as an MP3 and as a web-based flash player:

In the fifth episode of the Rohdesign Podcast, I talk with Ashe Dryden, David Overbeck and Carlos Ortega about their impressions of SXSW Interactive, favorite sessions and why you should consider attending SXSW 2009.

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March 9, 2008

Rohdesign Podcast 04 - SXSW Interactive Edition

I've now recorded and posted Rohdesign Podcast Episode 04 in Austin, after 2 days at SXSW interactive. It's posted as an MP3 and as a web-based flash player:

In the fourth episode of the Rohdesign Podcast, I talk about networking at SXSW, excellent design sessions I was able to attend, sketchnotes progress and plans for Sunday's activities.

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March 3, 2008

Rohdesign Podcast 03 - SXSW Interactive Edition

Today I've recorded Rohdesign Podcast 03, and have posted it as an MP3 and as a web-based flash player:

In this third episode, I discuss feedback and tweaks, preparing for Friday's early departure, the excellent Sched web tool for SXSW attendees (Sched SXSW 2008: Rohdesign) and finalizing large and small travelling packs.

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February 25, 2008

Rohdesign Podcast 02 - SXSW Interactive Edition

Wow! Podcasting is fun! :-)

I've just completed Rohdesign Podcast 02 over lunch break, using GarageBand to knit together the intro and exit music with my spoken audio. Here's episode 02 in flash as an MP3 and the full RSS feed.

In this second episode, I talk about the positive response to the 1st episode, planning my SXSW schedule, streamlining and improving the process of producing this podcast with GarageBand, and getting my analog and digital tools organized.

GarageBand Rocks!
GarageBand is wonderful for producing podcasts. It's simple, yet offers many features to streamline the process. I can record audio and filter it to sound better on one layer (you can hear the difference comparing episodes 01 and 02), drop the intro and exit music on 2 separate layers, and then embed an image and add text on a fourth metadata layer. It's like Photoshop for audio!

Once everything is tuned and organized, I can simply generate an combined MP3 file to the desktop or iTunes, ready for putting on the server. Awesome!

Thanks for your feedback. The podcasts are going over well. Look for episode 03 to be released the week I leave for SXSW — keep the feedback coming!

My Odeo Channel (odeo/db0bc20023b60840)

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February 23, 2008

Introducing The Rohdesign Podcast

For a long time I've thought about doing a podcast. I love listening to a variety of podcasts, have been a guest on a few, but have never created my own, because I know they take work and dedication to do well (and maintain).

I've just had an epiphany about doing my own podcast, and have created The Rohdesign Podcast (RSS Feed)

My epiphany: to create an "special event" podcast, where I can post short episodes as it makes sense to me, rather than on a strict daily/weekly schedule. I suspect I'll post 5-10 minute episodes about monthly, which reduces time demands on me and you.

Brought to you by SXSW Interactive
The perfect time for a short podcast is my trip to SXSW Interactive, where I'm certain to meet new people, learn new things, and have experiences I'll want to share.

So, this week I recorded a 5 minute podcast about my plans for SXSW, created an intro song in GarageBand, posted the final podcast MP3 file to Archive.org, generated the podcast feed with Podcast Maker, created a FeedBurner Feed and setup an ODEO Podcast page and ODEO embedded Podcast player.

Here's Episode 01: SXSW Interactive Edition:

I had a blast creating the intro in GarageBand and recording the sound on the MacBook. I'd love to hear what you think.

Long Term Goals
My long term goal: make it easy to record a 5-10 minute episode, then publish and syndicate to subscribers, while allowing those who just want to hear the episodes without subscription use the player embedded on my blog or at ODEO.

Now that the podcast is up and running, I can create episodes for other topics like design or record podcasts for other events, record interviews with interesting people, and whatever else comes to me as I get used to having my own podcast.

I would love to hear your feedback on the Rohdesign Podcast. Let me know your thoughts on episode 01, what you'd like to hear in the future, etc.

Thanks for listening! :-)

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June 22, 2007

My Podcast Interview on The Micro ISV Show

A few weeks ago, I was invited by author, micro-business owner and new MakaluMedia logo design client Bob Walsh, to be interviewed on Microsoft's The MicroISV Show (a podcast for software developers) with co-host Michael Lehman:

It's a brave new world for MicroISVs in which it's no longer enough to drag some controls onto a form and simply make sure they're lined up and the tab order is right. The mantra "form follows function" is becoming more and more important for developers as advent of Windows Vista, WPF and Silverlight once again change the expectations of how customers perceive software. You've got to "put your best face forward" and think about design of the user experience right from the beginning.
In this episode, Michael Lehman and Bob Walsh talk to Mike Rohde, designer and art director for MakaluMedia, about the changing role of design in software development and how and why MicroISVs must incorporate design thinking into their development process.

Listen to The Micro ISV Show #22 podcast:

• Putting your best face forward - The growing importance of design for MicroISVs
• Direct Podcast MP3 Link (Size: 36MB, Runtime: 40:13)

We had a great time! I had an opportunity to talk a bit about my views on design being more than window-dressing on applications, the importance of starting early with a designer, how to choose a designer, vector-based development tools and how they may effect developers and designers, and more.

Bob worked in questions about my creative process, asked how I generate so many sketch ideas, and even slipped in a mention of my Moleskine Planner Hack project.

Have a listen and let me know what you think.

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June 6, 2007

Tour Fever Mini Review

Every year since 2003, I've been compiling online resources for Tour de France fans, and every year the list grows longer (2004, 2005, 2006).

Last year, I found the book Tour Fever: The Armchair Cyclist's Guide to the Tour de France by J.P. Partland, made a mention in the Tour 2006 list, and got a nice email from J.P. offering a review copy from the publisher.

This spring, with cycling thawing from a cold winter, I took J.P. up on his offer, and received a review copy a few weeks ago.

Darn! I wish I'd asked for this book sooner! :-)

This compact book offers a comprehensive yet brief overview of the Tour de France, from its history and early days, to the current Tours of Armstrong and Landis.

“Tour Fever is an insightful look at the world's greatest bike race, the Tour de France. It educates the novice while providing cutting edge information and reference for the seasoned professional.
—Tom Danielson, Discovery Channel Professional Cycling Team

I especially enjoyed the historical overview of the race, and being reminded that the Tour is rooted in a publicity stunt by a newspaper publisher to save his paper. Yet at the same time, a stunt borne of PR, can also offer a space where cyclists can still prove their endurance and tougness.

What's Inside
Tour Fever covers the basics of how the Tour works and why, and provides a sense of how complex of a beast it is. The book also provides newcomers a good overview of how and why teams are structured, how they operate, the different kinds of racers, the goals of each team and so on.

I've learned many these tidbits through years of following the Tour, listening to Paul Sherwen and Phil Ligget make the call year after year, reading blogs and articles on the web and talking over the details with cycling friends.

But having all of this information in a compact, concise book is so nice. This is an ideal guide for anyone interested in Tour de France and bicycle racing, who doesn't want to wade through bike-speak. In fact, J.P. is very good at writing like a regular person, as he explains the intricacies of the Tour.

If you're interested in checking out the 2008 Tour and want more background on the race, then I reccomend Tour Fever by J.P. Partland.

It's good stuff.

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February 3, 2007

A Tasty Selection of Podcasts

The last few weeks have been incredibly busy personally and at work, but I have had time to hear some great podcasts while I've worked and played. With a post here overdue, I wanted to share a few podcasts with you.

Tech Nation: The Coming China Wars
This interview by Dr. Moira Gunn of Peter Navarro, professor of business at UC Irvine School of Business, and author of The Coming China Wars, covers some interesting and not-often known aspects about China. Their discussion touches on environmental issues, dam projects, counterfeit goods manufacture, health care issues, AIDS epidemics, blood scandals and more. A fascinating 2-part podcast:
The Coming China Wars, Part I
The Coming China Wars, Part II

The Illustrative Designer: Tommy Kane
Von Glitschka's excellent discussion with the inspiring artist Tommy Kane was a real treat. Turns out Tommy is an Art Director in NYC who just loves to draw, and man, can Tommy draw! I love his style, as my sketchtoon style is vaguely similar. In fact, this discussion has encouraged me to dust off my Moleskine sketchbook and get back to sketching for 2007. Listen and be encouraged:
Von Glitschka's Interview with Tommy Kane

IT Conversations: Thomas Malone
Thomas' talk discussion from Accelerating Change 2005 on The Future of Work was interesting, especially since I work remotely from my home office with distributed colleagues and clients around the world. Tom talked quite a bit about changes toward giving workers more freedom and flexibility to make decisions, and low-cost communications which are driving so many changes. Also check out his "Perspective" talk from 2004:
Thomas Malone: The Future of Work
Thomas Malone: Perspective

Simply Digital: Chris Dunphy
My good friend Michael Ashby's Simply Digital Podcast features someone I know from my days in the Palm OS User Council, Chris Dunphy. What makes this interview so interesting is how Chris, having left PalmSource, sold and gifted most of his worldly possessions to buy a TAB trailer, a Jeep Liberty, a MacBook and other tech gear to live a tech-nomad's life. In the interview, Chris talks about the shift to his new lifestyle, and even his portable airplane. It's challenging and encouraging to see Chris live this way, yet have everything he needs.
Simply Digital: Chris Dunphy

Mars Hill Podcasts
I've known about Rob Bell and his Mars Hill Bible Church for a few years now, having come across his series of thought-provoking 10 minute NOOMA videos, and his recent book Velvet Elvis. Just a few weeks ago I came across a podcast for teaching at Mars Hill. I appreciate the context Rob provides, because he makes a concerted effort to try and understand and share the ancient Jewish context in which Jesus lived and in which the scriptures were written. I find his contextual perspective insightful and challenging to my walk with Jesus. I'm getting a deeper understanding of just how complex and rich Jesus and scriptures really are, compared to the one-dimensional way they're often portrayed.
12 Most Recent Weeks of Mars Hill Teaching
Mars Hill iTunes Podcast Subscription (opens iTunes)

I hope you enjoy one or all of these tasty podcast selections. If you have other good podcasts to share, drop a note in the comments — I'm always looking for good listening materials!

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August 21, 2006

Simply Digital Podcast

I'm very excited to announce that my friend and fellow blogger Michael Ashby and his friend Analog Dave, have now launched a new podcast called Simply Digital.

Their idea: create a weekly podcast explaining technology for non-technical people, who so often find the digital world a place geared specifically for the tech-saavy. Each week, Mike and Dave discuss a topic and break it down into easily digestible bits, in plain, non-geeky English. Very cool!

The first episode is on Podcasts, explaining to listeners what podcasting is, how it works and why it might be useful. They also cover various tools to manage and hear podcasts with, and share experiences they've had discovering and integrating podcasts into their own lives.

What's nice is, the Simply Digital site offers all podcasts embedded right on the site, so visitors can hear each episode without needing to get wrapped up in Podcasts, syndication, RSS and so on. I also love their extensive show notes for each show in structured form, with links galore.

Simply Digital's approach is a perfect way to help regular people understand and make better use of technology. I know many smart, non-technical friends who would love learning and applying technology — if someone would take the time and effort to explain it in a jargon-free way. That's where Simply Digital is a perfect fit.

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April 15, 2006

Jason Santa Maria & Greg Storey on The Web 2.0 Show

One of my favorite podcasts is The Web 2.0 Show, a podcast about the "new" web with Josh Owens and Chris Saylor of Steel Pixel. The interview This week they've posted Episode 16, an excellent interview from SXSW with designers Jason Santa Maria and Greg Storey (Airbag).

In the interview (which begins at the 15:00 mark) the guys speak with Jason and Greg about their backgrounds as freelance graphic and web designers. They talk about working on projects as freelancers and why they went freelance, their process of working, inspiration, working remotely vs. face-to-face as part of teams, the challenges of working from home and more.

It's an excellent podcast to listen to for designers who want to learn more, or for those interested in how these two designers work and think. Be sure to check in the archives, as The Web 2.0 Show has interviewed many other interesting personalities worth hearing.

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August 25, 2005

Design Resources

Lately I've stumbled onto some excellent design-related blogs and podcasts, which have been challenging me professionally, and I like that.

First is The Prepared Mind, a group blog run by Chris Gee. His recent posts cover the LogoWorks story, where professional designers seem to be finding lifted ideas submitted to clients through LogoWorks by the freelance designers who work for them. If you're interested in the story, check out Chris' running coverage of the issue here:

LogoWorks or LogoJERKS?
LogoWorks: set the record straight
More LogoWorks' greatest rips
The LogoWorks controversy rages on
LogoWorks RESPONDS
Two LogoWorks designers speak
LogoWorks backs out of Friday podcast

Chris is also rolling with podcasting, providing some excellent long-form discussion about the design industry, with experts in the field. Here are all of The Prepared Mind podcasts, but my favorites so far:

Podcast #1 - Remote Collaboration
Chris speaks with Neil Tortorella about designers using remote collaboration to work with team members around the world, the impact of globalism on design, the challenge for designers to step up as leaders to differentiate themselves in the marketplace and more. Excellent discussion!

Podcast #6: Emily Cohen, the business of GD
Emily Cohen consults creative professionals on the design business. Listen as Chris talks with her about the business of graphic design and as she shares tips with designers for improving themselves business-wise.

Podcast #4: GK VanPatter, NextDesign Institute
Chris talks with GK VanPatter of NextDesign Leadership Institute about NextD, the design world, design leadership and the professional challenges facing designers in the 21st century.

More Design Podcasts
I've also come across two other design-oriented podcasts, but have not had time to listen this week. I hope to dive into these next week:

Typeradio Podcast (focused on typography and graphic design)
Icon-o-Cast Podcast (discussion on design in general)

Belief Design & Life Action Experiments
Also, in the same vein as the Pollinate: Chain Reaction movie I learned of from Jason Santa Maria, here is a followup film by Belief about a creative workspace:

Belief Pollinate: The Common Desk (VERY large Quicktime movie)

This piece is funny, edgy, rough, but very challenging ideas about changing up your work space and process for better creativity.

Technorati Tags: design, graphics, logos, podcasts

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October 7, 2004

Podcasting

Just in the last few weeks, I've stumbled on a new thing called Podcasting. What is Podcasting? Well, in short, it's a movement of techies, who make home-brew or commercial audio content for listening to on iPods (or other MP3 players) in MP3 format.

Taken a step further, Podcasting displays an RSS selection of these home-brewed audio �shows� like an RSS aggregator would � so you listen to audio entries rather than reading them, as is the case with textual weblog entries. Podcasting makes use of an 'enclosures' feature present in RSS 2.0 to achieve this. For current news on what's happening in the Podcasting world, check out iPodder.org.

Podcasting Apps
I believe the new applications being developed for Podcasting go one step further, but letting you copy updated audio feeds to an MP3 player of your choice (I think Pod of Podcasting probably comes from the name iPod).

I've not yet explored any Podcasting applications like iPodder just yet, though I have tried adding some RSS feeds to NetNewsWire 2.0 beta, and it seems to work reasonably well, as v2.0 of NNW has the Safari webkit built in (which lets me grab or play MP3 files quite easily).

Podcasting Resources
One of the best resources of Podcasts is IT Conversations, which Michael Ashby turned me onto about a month ago, for an interview with Ben and Mena Trott of SixApart. Since then, I've discovered many interesting Podcasts of interviews, discussions and presentations, including Steve Wozinak at Gnomedex 4.0 (Part 1 and Part 2), The Gilmor Gang at Gnomedex, talking about Podcasting, an interview with Chris Pirillo of Lockergnome and founder of Gnomedex, an interview with Craig Newmark of Craiglist, and many others. Go have a peek at IT Conversations to see the full listing.

iPodder.org lists available shows for download which is a nice place to start.

For music Podcasts, check out MixOfTheWeek, which puts together an hour of downloadable MP3 of electronica and other music mixes each week.

Another useful resource: Podcasts.org

Todd Maffin's How Podcasting Will Save Radio and Engadget's How-To on Podcasts (including an Engadget podcast by Phillip Torrone and Lenn Pryor) are also very interesting reads.

Wired's Podcasts: New Twist on Net Audio is another good read.

Podcasts: Substance Matters
One interesting observation about Podcasts are, they vary greatly in quality of production and content. I've listened to a few that have been plain boring or misdirected so that I was deterred from continuing. I suppose after hearing IT Conversations' excellent quality Podcasts, my expectations are pretty high.

Another problem are length of shows. I have the feeling a shorter length might be better, unless the topic or discussion is very interesting. If it's just someone rambling on for an hour off the top of their heads, I won't last (unless they are quite interesting). I'd much rather hear variation during the program, or at least good, well organized discussion, if it's topical.

How I Enjoy Podcasts
I'm generally listening to these Podcasts here at the office, while working. It's a nice way to take a break from music, or radio, as I can start and stop as needed (if the phone rings, or when I need to discuss something with a colleague.

However, I'm more excited about the 256MB SD card for my Tungsten E, on which I can carry Podcasts around for mobile listening. I may even burn a CD with favorite Podcasts, for playing on my RioVolt SP250 CD-MP3 player.

Private Podcasting?
I'm contemplating a private Podcast for friends and family, since I've always had a love for audio, talk, music and discussion, but I'll have to think about this. I might consider generating a Podcast that resembles the old mix tapes I used to make, but with a bit more discussion about what's happening here, interviews, etc.

For my far-flung family and many international friends, it could be fun to produce a monthly 1 hour Podcast with talking, interviews with local friends, new music and so forth. I wouldn't want to do more than one per month, because so much is going on here � it would need to be easily created, without tons of technical fiddling, and I'm not quite sure how to do that yet. It's something to experiment with this winter.

Anyway, those are some tidbits and thoughts about Podcasting. It seemed an interesting topic, something other readers here might have interest in. If you know of, or run across some good quality Podcasts, please feel free to leave a comment.

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