This week we caught up with Cap Watkins, the recently-appointed VP of design at BuzzFeed. We picked Cap's brain about hiring designers, A/B testing, beard-growing, East Coast design and more. Oh, and robo-horses!

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Cap Watkins on the Web:

• Website
• Cap's Blog
• Twitter
• Instagram
• Video: Designing at Scale
• Designer News AMA

Show Notes:

02:00 - Cap tells us what he's been up to lately.

• BuzzFeed
• Etsy

03:00 - We explore life as a designer on the East Coast.

• Bagel.io - unregistered!
• Kim Bost

11:30 - Cap Watkins: VP of Unnecessary Redesign.

• Two Weeks at BuzzFeed

15:00 - We explore a bit about the hiring decisions being made at BuzzFeed.

• The Boring Designer
• Big Nerd Ranch

18:00 - What prototyping tools are you using?

• Flinto
• InVision
• OOCSS
• Origami + Quartz Composer
• Pixate
• Form

28:30 - What does it mean to be a VP of design?

• Randy Hunt
• Reflections from a First-Time Manager

32:00 - We learn some management advice for designers.

• The Switch from Designer to Manager
• Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

37:00 - We get down with some chef biographies.

• Anthony Bourdain
• Marcus Samuelsson
• Grant Achatz
• Kitchen Confidential

52:00 - We get back to the biggest challenges of hiring designers and some of the most common mistakes people make when applying for a design job.

• Dribbblification of Design

59:00 - Cap shares his process as a designer.

• My Design Process, Part 1
• My Design Process, Part 2
• My Design Process, Part 3

1:09:00 - Winding things down, here's where you can find Cap.

• Cap's links
• Satisfy your cat needs