Anthony and Natalie give their background story and how they came to mobile design. Rick listens, laughs, and drinks.

Other information covered:

  • Funsize background story and introduction to the Podcast
  • Web design got boring and we needed a career change
  • Mobile design before the iPhone existed
  • Quitting your job and being a freelancer in the new mobile industry
  • Let’s follow our dream and start a husband and wife design business
  • Clients are smart and the traditional digital agency model

is broken * Remember when? Designing web templates for Xanga and AsianAvenue.com * Natalie and Anthony met at an agency designing tampon and laxative

work * How Natalie and Anthony started their careers in mobile product

design * Just because you’re a talented web designer doesn’t mean you know anything

about designing for mobile * Being flexible with your cost so you can master new skills * Native mobile product design “NMD” vs. responsive web design “RWD” * Watch out NYC and SF. Good talent lives where they want! * Agile methodology and building relationships with clients to ship

product incrementally * Not every business needs an app, sometimes mobile web is the way to

go * Working on products that better the quality of life * Teleportation (beaming), the future of the Foursquare check-in * Lastly, topics we hope to cover in the future

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