What makes a beautiful app interface, a stunning icon, or that little bit of UI magic that shows the care poured into the design process? Our returning guest is Gedeon Maheux, co-founder of Icon Factory, who joins Jae and James to talk about how human design will always beat out generative AI and how the latter is having a substantial impact on their business.

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• Mastodon Links:

  • Jae: jae@mastodon.me.uk

  • James: jsbilsbrough@mastodon.me.uk

  • Gedeon: gedeonm@mastodon.social

  • IconFactory: Iconfactory@iconfactory.world

• IconFactory

• Louis Mantia's Blog

• Previous Appearances by Gedeon:

  • Can You Hear Me - iPhone 16 Event

  • Weaving a Tapestry

  • A Good Day to Podcast

  • Ollie, Space Karen, and an API

1. 00:00:04: Introductions

2. 00:07:17: The State of the IconFactory

3. 00:16:36: App and Icon Design

4. 00:27:22: Designing for Liquid Glass

5. 00:46:26: Icon Variety

6. 00:52:51: More Than Just Icons

7. 01:13:10: Closing Thoughts

Intro and outro theme: Ace of Clubs by RoccoW