The Big Web Show

Episode 30: Jason Santa Maria

December 9th, 2010 | 45 mins 53 secs

Jeffrey Zeldman and Dan Benjamin are joined by Jason Santa Maria and discuss mitigating the isolation of working in your underwear by reaching out to the community, avenues for creativity, struggling with the line between good enough and perfection, focus

Episode 29: Matt Mullenweg

December 2nd, 2010 | 55 mins 51 secs

Matt Mullenweg joins Jeffrey Zeldman and Dan Benjamin to discuss the creation and evolution of WordPress, the growth of Automattic, making money with open source, and more.

Episode 28: Finding Your People

November 25th, 2010 | 42 mins 17 secs

Jeffrey Zeldman and Dan Benjamin talk about what they're thankful for, awards, visibility and public speaking (and why you should do it), Pub Standards, meetups (and why you should start or join one), and how to make a change.

Episode 27: Andy Clarke - It's Hardboiled

November 11th, 2010 | 45 mins 9 secs

Andy Clarke joins Jeffrey Zeldman and Dan Benjamin to talk about his new book, Hardboiled Web Design, the evolution of the web, and the right way to design with HTML5 and CSS3.

Episode 26: Gary Vaynerchuk - Effort is Underrated

November 4th, 2010 | 47 mins 42 secs

Gary Vaynerchuk joins Jeffrey Zeldman and Dan Benjamin to talk about humanizing business, his upcoming book The Thank You Economy, success and guilt, his new radio show, and his biggest mistake.

Episode 25: Karen McGrane

October 28th, 2010 | 47 mins 14 secs

Karen McGrane joins Jeffrey Zeldman and Dan Benjamin to discuss putting publications online, the state of content management, careers in web design, running a design business, teaching UX and design, and more.

Episode 24: Todd Dominey

October 21st, 2010 | 49 mins 31 secs

Todd Dominey, creator of SlideShowPro, discusses making the transition from indy designer to employee to to business owner, his pioneering blog “What Do I Know,” Flash, HTML5, and more.

Episode 23: Paul Ford

October 14th, 2010 | 54 mins 15 secs

Paul Ford joins Jeffrey Zeldman and Dan Benjamin to discuss the web, the future of publishing, microsites, branding , community, and more.

Episode 22: Dan Cederholm

October 7th, 2010 | 56 mins 38 secs

Dan Cederholm joins Jeffrey Zeldman and Dan Benjamin to discuss Dribbble, a vibrant design community, Cork’d, the first social network for wine aficionados, his design style, inspiration, and more.

Episode 21: Just the Two of Us

September 30th, 2010 | 52 mins 7 secs

We're mixing it up for today’s episode of The Big Web Show. Instead of interviewing one or more amazing web innovators per our standard practice, Dan Benjamin and Jeffrey Zeldman interview each other.

Episode 20: Creating Readability

September 24th, 2010 | 43 mins 39 secs

Jeffrey Zeldman and Dan Benjamin talk with Rich Ziade about how Arc90 manages the balance between product development and client services.

Episode 19: Beyond Usability with Aarron Walter

September 9th, 2010 | 41 mins 11 secs

Jeffrey Zeldman and Dan Benjamin talk with Aarron Walter, lead user experience designer for MailChimp, about white-hat SEO strategies, user intent and content, usability, and more.

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