337: The Metagame of Design

<p>This week, we discuss the metagame of product design, thinking out loud about the skills we do in between the craft work that help us to be more effective, have more impact, and grow faster in our careers. As always, we dig into followup, talk about some <em>fleet</em>ing news, and share our cool things of the week!</p> <hr /> <h3><strong>Sponsor:</strong></h3> <p><a href="http://designdetails.fm/fathom">Fathom Analytics</a> – we love it, we use it, we can't recommend it enough. Fathom is a privacy-first analytics tool that provides all the right information about traffic to your websites. Some of our favorite features:</p> <ul> <li>Fathom doesn't use cookies, which means you can skip the GDPR notice</li> <li>The data it collects is simple and straightforward, meaning that it can load your analytics dashboard incredibly quickly and gets you straight to the most important information</li> <li>Fathom is a small two-person team that charges money for the service. Your data is not sold or leveraged in another way. Simple, straightforward pricing makes the world go 'round.</li> <li>And so much more.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Learn more at <a href="http://designdetails.fm/fathom">designdetails.fm/fathom</a> and if you sign up using that URL you will save $20 off your first invoice</strong>!</p> <h3><strong>Golden Ratio Patrons:</strong></h3> <p>We're looking for partners to work with. If your team is hiring, launching a new product, or wants us to get the word out about a new initiative, please <a href="https://spec.fm/sponsors">get in touch</a>!</p> <hr /> <h3><strong>Latest VIP Patrons:</strong></h3> <p>Huge shoutouts to our latest <a href="https://www.patreon.com/designdetails">Very Important Pixels</a>!</p> <ul> <li>Vinnie</li> <li>Matthew Atkinson</li> <li>Adam Fuhrer</li> <li>Mathias Arlund</li> <li>Keaton Taylor</li> <li>Ethan</li> </ul> <hr /> <h3><strong>Follow-up:</strong></h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/shyboytm/status/1235274199473614848">Dennis Cortés</a> rightly pointed out that design school is