427: Tools for Thought ft. Mark McGranaghan and Adam Wiggins

<p>This week, we sat down with Mark McGranaghan and Adam Wiggins to talk about building creative tools, designing across devices and platforms, creating career capital, starting design podcasts, and more.</p><h3><strong>Golden Ratio Supporters:</strong></h3><p><a href="https://designdetails.fm/zeplin"><strong>Zeplin</strong></a> lets designers spend more time on design, and less time prepping design files for the team. Effortlessly build user journeys with native connectors, flow groups, and text labels — no more maintaining extra layers in your design tool. Zeplin is so much more than just specs — <a href="https://designdetails.fm/zeplin">get started for free</a> to see why.</p><h3><strong>The Sidebar:</strong></h3><p>The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at <a href="https://patreon.com/designdetails">patreon.com/designdetails</a>.</p><h3><strong>Latest VIP Patrons:</strong></h3><ul><li>Meredith Grubbs</li><li>Brandon Schmittling</li><li>Pablo González Day</li><li>Zach Shea</li><li>Pedro</li><li>Alex Kayaian</li><li>Justin Farrugia</li><li>Austin Seeley</li><li>Shrinkray</li><li>Jeffrey Danese</li></ul><h3><strong>Main Topic:</strong></h3><p>This week, we sat down with Mark McGranaghan and Adam Wiggins to talk about building creative tools, designing across devices and platforms, creating career capital, starting design podcasts, and more.</p><ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/mmcgrana">Mark McGranaghan</a> on Twitter (<a href="https://markmcgranaghan.com">website</a>)</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/_adamwiggins_">Adam Wiggins on Twitter</a> (<a href="https://adamwiggins.com">website</a>)</li><li><a href="https://museapp.com">Muse</a></li><li><a href="https://museapp.com/podcast/">Metamuse Podcast</a></li><li><a href="https://www.inkandswitch.com">Ink & Switch</a></li><li><a href="https://12factor.net">The Twelve-Factor App</a></li><li><a href="https://gobyexample.com">Go by Exam