THE DESIGN CRITICS: Recent Episodes
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We are The Design Critics! Scott and Ray have honest conversations about why some things suck and some things don't, from the perspective of UX Designers.
It's been a while, hasn't? Don't call it a comeback tho! We've been here, just going through some transition periods. Listen in as we ease our ways back into this whole podcasting business.
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Ray and Scott pick the brain of the prolific visual artist Reggie LeFlore (also known as RAL86)! On this episode, we dive deep into what it means to be a black mural and stencil artist in today's tumultuous social climate. Among some other things.
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Ray and Scott touch on a myriad of topics this week! We keep it conversational as we get deep about design, art, and technology. Ray also says intents and purposes like a million times.
00:00 Start 01:52 Introductions 05:00 The Importance of Designing UIs to Scale 11:11 Roboto, the “I Didn’t Choose a Font” Font 18:40 Light vs Dark Mode, and Designing in Black and White 24:57 4K vs Ultrawide 30:12 Framerate vs Image Quality 36:00 RTX Voice: Impressive, but Not Quite There Yet 41:40 Ray-Tracing, and Next-Gen Hardware 51:47 What Does the Future of Graphics Look Like? (Ready Player One, The Matrix, VR Chat) 56:56 Toxic Gamer Culture, and the Power of Empathy 01:09:07 Separating the Art from the Artist: Mr. Wizard (Part 1) 01:27:04 Separating the Art from the Artist: Kanye West (Part 2) 01:33:26 Separating the Art from the Artist: JK Rowling (Part 3) 01:36:15 Ubisoft Game Design 01:43:17 Control 01:46:00 Consumer PC Hardware, Then vs Now 01:49:55 Outro
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We decided we were gonna wing it on a dry run, and were awarded with messed up audio! Oops, please forgive us.
In this episode, Scott talks about his new audio upgrade for his setup. Ray is conflicted about Doom Eternal. We talk about the effectiveness of well thought out UI. We celebrate interesting ways mental health affects gameplay mechanics. We acknowledge the staying power of slower, vibe-based games of today. We also weighing modern remakes and sequels against nostalgia.
This episodes games: Doom Eternal, Red Dead Redemption 2, Streets of Rage 4, Dead Space franchise, Half-Life 1&2, Snowrunner, Borderlands 3.
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/twoboxdesign
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Twitch: https://twitch.tv/therealraymills
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IG: https://instagram.com/therealraymills_