If It's Broke, Don't Fix It
Welcome to Macintosh
What's the cost of having the latest and greatest?
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17: Watch Out
Welcome to Macintosh
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16: Little Wrist Computer
Welcome to Macintosh
It's just a smartphone on your arm.
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15: The Orchard
Welcome to Macintosh
The story of a precious young Apple collector.
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14: Hey Siri
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Where did Siri's voice come from — and where is it going?
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13: Let it Beep
Welcome to Macintosh
The drama, the inspirations, and the hijinks that went into the creation of sounds you hear nearly every day.
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12: Don't Panic
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The story of one of the Mac’s first big MP3 players, and what it means to break with the mold of Silicon Valley and forge your own distinct, creative identity.
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4️⃣ Pandora's Box 🎁
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Emoji put a once obscure group of nerds into the spotlight. How have emoji changed their stodgy organization?
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3️⃣: Emoji Incarnate 🖌
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How emoji are designed and the decisions behind them. And, what happens when they reach the real world?
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2️⃣: The Gatekeepers 👥
Welcome to Macintosh
What drives someone to create an emoji, and who are the gatekeepers that they have to face?
info_outlineThe rise and fall of skeuomorphs at Apple.
- Guests
- Dave Wiskus
- Neven Mrgan
- Clips
- References
- Skeuomorph (Wikipedia)
- Corinthian Leather (Wikipedia)
- Apple's Aesthetic Dichotomy
- The New Yorker's profile of Jonathan Ive
- Dave's Macworld article predicting iOS 7's design
- Evolution of Vesper's design
- Letterpress Game
- On Apple's Skeuomorphic UI Textures
- Steve Jobs' inspiration for leather stitching
- Neven's story about Steve Jobs
- The design of Birdfeed
- Music
- Our theme song is by Terique Greenfield.
- Our ad music is by Kebu.
