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This week we caught up with Cennydd Bowles over Skype for a truly fascinating discussion about cross-OS design, the future of wearables, what it means to be a junior vs. senior designer, and why sound design will be the next big trend.

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Cennydd on the Web:

• Twitter
• Website
• A List Apart articles
• Undercover User Experience Design (The Book)
• The Pastry Box Project writing
• The Ethical Designer - Talk

Show Notes:

5:00 - What are you working on these days? How did you get started at Twitter?

• @cennydd
• Tweetdeck

16:00 - We talk mobile design, Windows and the OS landscape.

• Windows 10 can run iOS and Android
• Outlook for iOS

27:00 - Cennydd has more experience with wearables than most.

• Samsung Gear S
• Moto 360
• Apple Watch
• LG G Watch

36:00 - What are your hunches about the future of design for wearables?

• Dragon Ball Z Revival of F
• Oculus

39:00 - Cennydd shares his thoughts on the toxic MVP.

• "Delighted that ‘MVP’ is starting to be seen as toxic."
• 4 Reasons MVPs Fail
• Minimum Lovable Product
• The Ethical Designer - Talk

48:00 - Thoughts on the process of creation and iteration, junior vs. senior designers.

• Letter to a Junior Designer