42: 2016 Layouties

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• Episode: 42: 2016 Layouties
• Website: Layout
• Feed URL: http://layout.fm/rss
• Duration: 01:06:10
• Published: 2016-12-29 01:00

We end the year with our grand annual LAYOUTIES, an award show in which we present awards to the best of the year.

Best Album

• Rafa: Blonde – Frank Ocean
• Kevin: Coloring Book – Chance The Rapper
• Honorable Mention: The Color in Anything – James Blake

Best Movie

• Kevin: The Lobster
• Rafa: Arrival

• Honorable Mentions:

  • Rogue One
  • 10 Cloverfield Lane

Best TV Show

• Rafa: Westworld
• Kevin: Stranger Things

• Honorable Mentions:

  • Black Mirror
  • The Night Of
  • Suits
  • Easy

Best Game

• Kevin: Budget Cuts
• Rafa: Uncharted 4

• Honorable Mentions:

  • Firewatch
  • Inside
  • Secret Hitler

Favorite YouTube Video

• Rafa: Best PewDiePie video
• Kevin: Adele Carpool Karaoke

• Honorable Mentions:

  • Sara Dietschy
  • Man Punches Kangaroo in the Face
  • Geraldine Loves Star Wars

Favorite Podcast

• Kevin: Reconcilable Differences

• Rafa: Imaginary Worlds

  • This last episode, in memory of Carrie Fisher is a very good place to start
• Honorable Mention: Hello Internet

Favorite Twitter Account

• Rafa: @GK3
• Kevin: @vanschneider (Note: this episode was recorded before a series of controversial tweets and polls were posted)

Best iOS App

• Kevin: Instagram
• Rafa: Gyroscope
• Honorable Mention: Castro

Best Mac App

• Rafa: Final Cut Pro X
• Kevin: Framer
• Honorable Mentions: Paste

Favorite Gadget

• Kevin: iPhone 7
• Rafa: Playstation VR
• Honorable Mention: DJI's Osmo Mobile

Favorite Purchase

• Rafa: Boosted Board
• Kevin: Olympus OMD EM10 Mark II

• Honorable Mentions:

  • Côte & Ciel Nile Rucksack
  • Côte & Ciel Isar Rucksack

Favorite professional achievement

• Kevin: Transitioned from an IC to a Design Lead
• Rafa: Design Lead at Netlify

• Honorable Mentions:

  • IP's 30 under 30
  • Launching Break this Safe

Favorite Layout episode

• Rafa: Stop Calling the iPhone a Phone (With Special Guest Tim Van Damme)
• Kevin: I Have Velcro Shoes and Pokemon

Hosts

• Kevin Clark (@vernalkick)
• Rafael Conde (@rafahari)