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The first episode of Design Details has arrived! For our opening show, we sat down with designer and developer Sam Soffes to talk about his latest project (Whiskey), building in public, brag-driven development and his interest in working as a designer. This is our first episode and we're learning a lot! We'd love your feedback or suggestions - give a shout on Twitter, @designdetailsfm or send us a private email! Sam Soffes on the Web: Website / Portfolio Twitter Github Instagram Nothing Magical Whiskey Markdown Editor Sam's Blog Sam's Video Podcast More About Sam Hire Sam Show Notes: 1:35 - We chat with Sam about his latest labor of love, Whiskey. Tim Van Damme of Dropbox designed a theme Sam is building Whiskey in public via feedback on Twitter and with public release notes 6:30 - We talk about some of Sam's older projects. Cheddar (which we compared to Whiteboard) Shares 7:50 - Discussion about the difficulty selling apps, including Cheddar and Roon Ghost.org Ghost Acquires Roon Roon's open-source Ghost theme 11:15 - How do you balance freelancing with clients and building your own side projects? Nothing Magical 12:10 - We dive a bit deeper into the challenges of building Whiskey - what's your product philosophy? iA Writer 18:45 - Sam shares a brilliant product development hack. Example of the changelog process 22:33 - What does it take to design a text/markdown editor? Whiskey App Icon on Dribbble Louie Mantia 26:05 - Sam has built several photo apps; we dive into the process. Tiiny Kevin Rose Marc Hemeon Marc Hemeon's blog post on Building Tiiny A screenshot of Tiiny's onboarding instructions Sam on Github Over Aaron Marshall 37:40 - We chat about Sam's motorcycle trip through South Africa Sam's public photostream Sam's Instagram Aaron Marshall on Instagram 43:52 - Dan Cassaro for Deus 44:01 - Sam tells us about designing an onboarding experience in Litely Litely Litely was named one of Apple's Best Apps of 2014 50:50 - Sam talks about his move from development to design. Can taste be learned? Aaron Draplin Takes On a Logo Design Challenge 57:27 - We briefly chat about prototyping and the tools Sam uses. Sketch Sublime Text