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#1026: Lessons Learned – Innistrad: Crimson Vow
This podcast is another in my "Lessons Learned" series where I talk about sets I led or co-led and all the lessons I learned from designing them. In this episode, I ta...
#1025: March of the Machine Set Design with Dave Humpherys
In this podcast, I sit down with Dave Humpherys, the lead set designer of March of the Machine, to talk about the making of the set.
#1024: March of the Machine Design
In this podcast, I tell the design story of March of the Machine.
#1023: Frames & Icons with Daniel Holt
In this podcast, I sit down with Senior Game Designer and Graphic Designer Daniel Holt to talk about how the frames and icons for March of the Machine were designed.
#1022: Invitational Cards
Gavin Verhey recently did a video about the Invitational cards on his YouTube channel Good Morning Magic, inspiring me to do a podcast telling the behind-the-scenes st...
#1021: Legends
In this podcast, I talk all about the making of Magic's third expansion, Legends, which, among other things, introduced multicolor and legendary permanents.
#1020: Structural Support
I recently wrote a new "Nuts & Bolts" column where I talked about the elements a set needs to work well in Limited play. This podcast goes over all the details from th...
#1019: Magic Story with Harless and Natalie
In this podcast, I sit down with Harless Snyder and Natalie Kreider to talk about the role of Magic story in the game and the revival of The Magic Story Podcast.
#1018: Unreleased Mechanics
In this podcast, I talk through numerous mechanics that we've designed but never published.
#1017: Art of Phyrexia with Ovidio Cartagena
In this podcast, I sit down with Art Director Ovidio Cartagena to talk about the art direction of Phyrexia: All Will Be One.
#1016: Product Architect
Today, I talk about the role of the product architect and the importance of the position.
#1015: Artifacts and Enchantments
In this podcast, I talk about the history of artifacts and enchantments and how they evolved to become closer mechanically.
#1014: MagicCon Philadelphia
I went to Philly to attend MagicCon. This podcast tells of my journey.
#1013: Colorless with Ben Weitz
So far, I've talked with all five color representatives. That means it's time to talk with a sixth, the colorless representative Ben Weitz.
#1012: Working with Worldbuilding
One of the teams I work closest with is the Creative team. In this podcast, I talk about how the Vision Design and Worldbuilding teams work hand in hand.
#1011: Mental Processing
In this podcast, I talk about all the different ways cards can impact the players mentally and how we have to account for it in design.
#1010: Mana Value
In this podcast, I talk about how this concept came about and how we design for it.
#1009: White with Chris Mooney
This is another in my series where I sit down with color representatives from the Council of Colors. In this podcast, I talk with Chris Mooney about white.
#1008: Die Rolling
In this podcast, I look at the history of die-rolling cards.
#1007: Black with Corey Bowen
This is another in my series where I sit down with color representatives from the Council of Colors. In this podcast, I talk with Corey Bowen about black.
#1006: Lessons Learned – Strixhaven
This is another podcast in my "Lessons Learned" series where I look back at sets I led (or co-led) to talk about the design lessons I learned. Today's podcast is on St...
#1005: Blue with Ethan Fleischer
This is another in my series where I sit down with representatives of the colors from the Council of Colors. In this podcast, I talk with Ethan Fleischer about blue.
#1004: Logistics
In this podcast, I talk about an important aspect of design, something we call logistics (all the physicalness of using a card).
#1003: Phyrexia with Adam Prosak
I sit down with Set Lead Designer Adam Prosak to talk about the design of Phyrexia: All Will Be One.
#1002: Phyrexia Design
In this podcast, I talk all about Phyrexia and the design of Phyrexia: All Will Be One.
#1001: Red with Jules Robins
This is the second in my series of interviews with color representatives from the Council of Colors. In this podcast, I interview Jules Robins about red.
#1000: Drive to Work
To celebrate my 1,000th episode, I talk all about the making of Drive to Work.
#999: Green with Megan Smith
In this podcast, I sit down with Megan Smith, the representative for green in the Council of Colors to talk all about green.
#998: Budget
I've covered almost every aspect of designing a new set but haven't talked about how our budget impacts design. Today's podcast is all about designing under a budget.
#997: Noncreature Artifact Tokens
In today's podcast, I talk about the seventeen noncreature artifact tokens from across Magic's history.