What makes a beautiful app interface, a stunning icon, or that little bit of UI magic that shows the care poured into the design process? Our returning guest is Gedeon Maheux, co-founder of Icon Factory, who joins Jae and James to talk about how human design will always beat out generative AI and how the latter is having a substantial impact on their business.
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Episode Links
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Mastodon Links:
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Jae: jae@mastodon.me.uk
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James: jsbilsbrough@mastodon.me.uk
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Gedeon: gedeonm@mastodon.social
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IconFactory: Iconfactory@iconfactory.world
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Previous Appearances by Gedeon:
Chapter Times
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00:00:04: Introductions
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00:07:17: The State of the IconFactory
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00:16:36: App and Icon Design
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00:27:22: Designing for Liquid Glass
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00:46:26: Icon Variety
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00:52:51: More Than Just Icons
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01:13:10: Closing Thoughts
Credits
Intro and outro theme: Ace of Clubs by RoccoW
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