so there's this...
- We are currently on hiatus over the holidays! See you in 2023! - So there’s this… is your friendly neighborhood podcast about every design that disappoints. We couldn’t help but wonder about those minor inconveniences in the world that can ruin your day — those little everyday designs that just make you think “ick.” Here, we explore our own icks through a design lens to figure out how they ended up like… that. From rest stops to inspirational quotes, bathroom stalls to chocolate, join us as we share our many opinions on a journey through design and its disappointments.
Podcasting since 2022 • 7 episodes
so there's this...
Latest Episodes
Bathroom
We are finally doing our design critic doodies and getting to the bottom of: bathrooms. What makes good bathroom design? Answering that question would require a whole separate podcast. (Bidet all the way, baby!) For this episode, we plunge into...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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37:15
Joy
JOYYY to the world… or not? Is joy actually destroying our world? In this episode, we reflect on the definition of joy—a fleeting moment of intense pleasure and elation experienced in the present—and exchange purportedly joyful designs that dis...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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40:12
Candy
Is candy advertising encouraging cannibalism? Is your sweet tooth the reason for the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? In this episode, we share some not-so-sweet thoughts on candy design. We had to restrain ourselves from just having a complaining ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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35:43