60: One Big Wrist Button (feat. Ayaka Nonaka and Sam Soffes)

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60: One Big Wrist Button (feat. Ayaka Nonaka and Sam Soffes)

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Sep 14, 2015

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In this episode we sat down with Ayaka Nonaka and Sam Soffes to deconstruct the new Apple announcements from last week. We dig through each product and talk about the design and development implications we can expect in the future!

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Sep 14, 2015

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A weekly conversation about design process and culture. Hosted by Marshall Bock and Brian Lovin.

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