Dive Club 🤿
Dive Club is an interview series hosted by Ridd that explores the depths of design. Each episode features conversations with prolific designers, covering topics like craft, storytelling, tools, design engineering, and startups. The podcast aims to unlock knowledge and provide key takeaways and bonus resources for listeners.
Episodes
Myles Palmer - Building Custom AI Tools at Metalab
I’ve seen a lot of custom AI tools on this show…But this week’s episode with Myles Palmer (Design Director at Metalab) might take the cake.Myles is the perfect archetype for what it looks like to be curious as a builder today and in this episode he gives us the ultimate behind-the-scenes look at the internal tooling system he built at Metalab.
Rhiannon Bell - How Google designs for AI at scale
This week's episode is with Rhiannon Bell (VP of UX for Google Search) and we're doing a deep dive into what it takes to design for AI at the scale of Google.Some highlights:- The design decisions that unlocked AI Mode- What it takes to design at the scale of Google- Designing dynamic component systems for AI- How AI is shaping the practice of design at Google- What we can learn from the top desig
Danny Martinez - Thriving in today’s design job market
This week's episode is with Danny Martinez and we're doing the ultimate deep dive into design hiring and what's happening in today's job market. Danny has the perfect vantage point as the CEO of Decimals—the platform that powers everything I do with the Dive Talent Network. So this episodes is about as practical as it gets.- What companies want in a “design engineer”- The biggest green and red fla
Geoff Teehan - Navigating change as a designer
This week's episode is with Geoff Teehan—co-founder of the legendary design agency Teehan+Lax, longtime design leader at Facebook, and now Chief Design Officer at Lightspark.Some highlights:How Geoff has navigated multiple cycles of changeWhat the “parking spot” phase of software looks likeWhy Geoff plans to only hire 4 designers at LightsparkThe design backstory behind Geoff’s viral Dialed gameHo
Nev Flynn - Bringing artful expression into enterprise design
This week's episode is with Nev Flynn and we're doing a deep dive into how he's bringing artful expression into enterprise design as the Head of Design at ElevenLabs.Some highlights:Inside look at ElevenLabs internal brand toolsWhy Nev is prioritizing specialists over generalistsWhat Nev looks for when evaluating a design portfolioHow they built a shader orb system for 40 million voicesWhat happen
Ed Bayes - Designing 6 months into the future at OpenAI
This week's episode is with Ed Bayes and we're doing a deep dive into how designers at OpenAI prototype the future of Codex/ChatGPT Work.Some highlights:- How prototyping at OpenAI has shifted recently- The design challenges of bringing Codex into ChatGPT- How Ed thinks about the spectrum of dynamic interfaces- How Codex thought about their information architecture bets- Why Ed structures design t
Evil Rabbit - The story of Evil Rabbit and designing Vercel
This week’s episode is with Evil Rabbit who is the founding designer at Vercel and an iconic figure in the design community. He shares his design journey (which started with his first job in Argentina at 12 years old)So he’s going to share his journey in design and what it was like Some highlights:- What it takes to design an iconic brand identity- How Vercel’s new Creative Studio team operates- H
John Bai - The Grok Bot design journey
Grok Bot has been going viral the last two weeks so this week's episode is a behind-the-scenes of the design journey with John Bai (who was the first NYC design hire at Cursor).He screen-shares a ton of agent interaction pattern ideas as well as his unused concepts for the Grok Bot onboarding flow.Some highlights:- The prototype that led to the Grok Bot mascot- Why John realized chat was still the
Patrick Morgan - Building a custom prototyping playground
This week's episode is with Patrick Morgan and we're doing a deep dive into the prototyping environment he built for Sublime Security.What started as an attempt to organize his team’s prototypes ended up becoming a new type of AI design tool. It's a great example of how designers can level up the team by building thoughtful internal tools.Some highlights:How Patrick hacks low-fidelity styles with
Kyle Zantos - Our AI design workflows have changed (again)
This week's episode is with Kyle Zantos who is officially the first person to make three appearances on Dive Club 🫢Seems like AI totally transforms the design process every few months so Kyle and I play a little ping pong and share some of the workflows that we've been having success with lately.This is easily one of the most practical episodes on the channel and hopefully you come out of here wit
Nate Parrott - How a Side Project Became Claude Design
Did you know Claude Design started off as a side project from one person?That's what this week's episode with Nate Parrott is all about. He shares the origin story along with a ton of examples of how he's using Claude Design in his own workflow.Some highlights:- Nate’s tips for getting the most out of Claude Design- Storytelling and communication tactics for designers- How Nate views the landscape
Charlie Deets - Designing the internet computer
Charlie Deets (https://x.com/charliedeets) has designed Safari, Arc, and now Dia…Needless to say he knows a thing or two about designing browsers 😅So in this week’s episode Charlie shares the principles that guide his design practice and takes us on a tour of some of the finer craft details inside Dia. Some highlights:- Charlie’s tips for presenting design work- How to protect your special sauce a
Pablo Stanley - Protecting your creativity in an AI world
Pablo Stanley (https://www.pablostanley.com/) has built as many creative tools as anyone in our industry.So in this episode he gives us a behind-the-scenes of his latest creations (including how he prototyped the all-new design mode in Vercel's v0).We go deep into:- The two types of design builders at Vercel- Pablo's approach to prototyping the new v0- Behind the scenes of Pablo's custom design to
Jason Yuan - Designing 99 "No"s for a single "Yes"
Jason Yuan (https://x.com/jasonyuan) has one of the most fascinating minds in design so naturally I like to keep tabs on what he is creating 😎This episode is a deep dive into Jason Yuan’s creative process for Hivemind (his new social intelligence product).He screenshares dozens of unused concepts, novel art directions, brand identities, and everything in between.Some highlights:- The journey of de
Meaghan Choi - Designing Claude Code (and what's coming next)
It kinda feels like how design operates at Anthropic is consistently 3-6 months ahead of the rest of the industry.As a result, Meaghan Choi (https://x.com/meaghaneschoi) (Design Lead for Claude Code) has quickly become a staple guest on this show.In today’s episode we go deep into her design process, how she uses the new Artifacts feature, how the shape of designer is evolving, and a lot more…Some
Meng To - Codex superpowers for designers
Meng To (https://x.com/MengTo?lang=en) is one of the people I keep tabs on to see how he's evolving his workflow as he builds his ideas with AI.So I sat down with him to get a look into what his process looks like now… (spoiler: he’s moved everything to Codex)We do a ton of screen-sharing and go deep into his strategies for prompting, how to get better outputs from the models, and more 👇Some highl
Loredana Crisan - Figma's big bets for the future of AI design
This week we are going behind the scenes of Config 2026 with Loredana Crisan (Figma’s Chief Design Officer) https://www.linkedin.com/in/loredanacrisan/We talk about Figma’s vision for AI, why design is having “an identity crisis and a renaissance at the same time,” and what it means to use AI to express what’s already in your head (not outsource creativity to it).It’s a clarifying conversation abo
Brett Williams - How a Visual Designer Became a Builder
What does it look like when a designer with zero technical background commits to shipping something real?That’s what this week’s episode with Brett Williams is all about.He gives us a behind-the-scenes of his journey building Gather including:Brett’s process for iterating on a designBrett’s new prototyping.md skill workflowHow Brett maintains control while building with AIBrett’s strategy for addi
Ron Goldin - Building your ideas as a design leader
This week's episode is with Ron Goldin who has led design at Google, Shopify, UberEats, and in my opinion... he's the perfect example of what it looks like to thrive as a design leader in an AI world.So this week’s episode is a deep dive into his journey as a builder and it’s full of stories:Redesigning the Shopify checkoutRon’s unique research tactics for UberEatsBuilding MTCHMKR from scratch in
How Anthropic, Every, & Ramp design with AI
A couple of weeks ago I recorded my first ever episode in front of a live audience (at Ramp HQ in NYC) 🗽So today I’m excited to share the panel discussion recording with 3 incredible guests:Meaghan Choi who is the design lead for Claude Code and CoworkDan Shipper who is the CEO of Every and one of my favorite thinkers when it comes to AIAnd Bradley Ziffer who is a design engineer at RampIt’s a dee
Andy Madrick - Why AI changed design handoff forever
⭐️ Check out Andy’s course - Craft at Speed https://join.dive.club/maven-aff-andy-madrickUse code DIVECLUB for 15% offAndy Madrick ( https://x.com/andymadrick ) is rethinking what it means to be a designer in 2026.While at Notion, he’s developed a workflow where he prototypes directly in code, ships frontend PRs, and uses AI tools like Cursor to own the final polish of user interfaces.In this epis
Tommy Geoco - The state of the design industry right now
Over the last few months, Tommy Geoco has went on site to study today’s top design teams (Vercel, Perplexity, Metalab, Ramp, etc.).So this week’s episode is a deep dive into all of the trends he’s seeing around AI workflows and where design is headed next.Some highlights:Why 59% of designers build their own toolsTommy’s current tool stack for AI design workWhat signals show AI fluency in job inter
Katarina Batina - Making big bets with design
How do the best designers shape strategy at companies like Shopify?That’s what today’s episode with Design Director Katarina Batina is all about.Some highlights:Balancing metrics and visionRedesigning the shopping cart UXTaking a big bet on the shopping feedHow product strategy has changed with AIHow to get people excited about your ideasHow to make sure you don't overcook your appa lot moreKatari
Rafa Conde - Make your designs memorable
Rafa Conde (https://x.com/rafahari) is a design engineer at Retro and one of the most creative designers I know. I still remember where I was when I first saw the video on his personal site (https://rafa.design/) 😂In this episode we unpack what it means to design experiences that bring delight :)Some highlights:- Finding ways to introduce delight- How to make users feel something- The power of hum
Polly D’Arcy - Going from IC to VP of Design at Wealthsimple
Imagine going from IC to leading the Wealthsimple design team in a few short years…That was Polly D’arcy’s (https://www.linkedin.com/in/pollydarcy/) journey and today’s episode covers everything she’s learned along the way. We go deep into design leadership, craft, hiring, and a lot more.Some highlights:- Why Polly hires specialists over generalists- Tactics to nail your next portfolio presentatio
Brandon Jacoby - Seeing Taste vs. Creating Taste as a designer
Capital, early Cash App, and most recently, X, all have one designer in common — [Brandon Jacoby](https://x.com/JacobyBrandon).In this episode Brandon is talking about how he’s combining his years of experience designing with fresh, high-functioning teams and is now launching an all-new independent practice to help founders push past good enough.He shares some really interesting thoughts on taste,
Brian Lovin - How to level up with AI as a designer
When it comes to tools and workflows, Brian Lovin (https://x.com/brian_lovin) is someone I pay very close attention to.He’s actually the one who first got me hooked on Conductor (https://www.conductor.build/).But times are changing (again 😅)…So today’s episode is a deep dive into his design process and all of the ways he’s iterating on his approach to both using AI tools as well as building AI too
Ian Silber - What it's like designing at OpenAI
If you're like me you gotta be curious... what's it like designing at OpenAI?So I’m excited to share today’s episode with you :)It’s a deep dive with OpenAI’s Head of Product Design, Ian Silber (https://x.com/iansilber).Some highlights:****- The traits of the best systems thinkers at OpenAI- What makes the design culture at OpenAI unique- The vision for OpenAI's dynamic interface library- What it'
Marvin Schwaibold - Inside Shopify's New Product Design Studio
Remember when the Carl Rivera (https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/carl-rivera) told us about his vision to create the new Shopify Product Design Studio?Well in this episode I got to sit down with Marvin Schwaibold (https://x.com/MSchwaibold) from Molly studio who Shopify recently acquired to bring that vision to life.We go deep into creativity, Marvin's journey with Molly, how he's building his idea
Flora Guo - How to accelerate your design career with AI
Flora Guo (https://x.com/floguo) has one of the more impressive career trajectories of anyone I've interviewed on this show.She's currently the founding design engineer at Paradigm. But before that Guillermo (Vercel CEO) personally DM'd her to join the Vercel team.So we're going deep into career growth, design engineering, what it's like being a founding designer at an AI-native startup.- What it’
Kris Puckett - Becoming an AI-native designer
Today's episode is with Kris Puckett who has led design at Mercury, Dropbox, and now as a design manager at Stripe.His journey is the perfect example of what it looks like to lean into this moment in time with AI.Some highlights:- Behind the scenes of Kris’s Epilogue app- How to create custom skills with Claude Code- How to start building personal systems with AI- How Kris taught Claude to be a me
Josh Puckett - Crafting interfaces with uncommon care
What does it look like to demonstrate uncommon care in the way you design and build an interface?Josh Puckett has has spent nearly two decades designing products like Wealthfront, Dropbox and helping dozens of startups.But recently he released Interface Craft which is a library of everything he's learned about through the years about designing with “uncommon care” 👇⭐ Use this code for 20% off Inte
Luis Ouriach - How are design systems changing?
Today's episode is with Luis Ouriach (https://x.com/disco_lu) whose role as a designer advocate at Figma means he's constantly helping teams navigate this rapidly changing landscape... especially when it comes to design systems.So we're going to do a deep dive into the trends he's noticing and what it all means for designers.Some highlights:- How design systems are changing with AI- Luis’s ideas a
Cameron Worboys - Inside an AI-native design org
Today's episode with Cameron Worboys (Head of Product Design at Cash App) is an inside look at how an AI-native design org operates and the ways designers can thrive in this new world.We go deep into:The new archetypes of designersCam's vision for bespoke softwareThe #1 trait that Cam looks for in design hiresHow >90% of designers at Cash are shipping PRsWhat to do if you don't want to become a
Katie Dill - The new era of design at Stripe
A few weeks ago, Stripe launched their [new site (https://stripe.com/) and reminded everyone who the 🐐 of web design is…So I asked their Head of Design, Katie Dill (https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-dill-79168b3) , to walk us through some of the tiny design decisions that make it so special.But we also did a deep dive into how the practice of design is evolving at Stripe and everything they’re doi
Julien Martin - Why Amo's Design Hits Different
As software becomes easier to create than ever, what does it look like to truly differentiate with design?Today's episode with Julien Martin (https://x.com/julienmartin_?lang=en) is an attempt to answer that question.He was the Head of Design at Zenly, Snapchat, and Amo which is some of the most uniquely impressive consumer design I've ever seen.Some highlights:- Behind the scenes of early Amo exp
Tommy Smith - How side projects can land you a dream job
Today's episode is with Tommy Smith who recently landed a new role as a part of the Dive Talent Network.So we're doing a deep dive into what makes his portfolio so effective:Making his side project a first-class citizenPositioning himself as a new design engineerAdding personality by experimenting with RiveHighlighting what matters most in his case studiesFlexing his craft muscles and nailed the f
Ryan Stephen - Creativity, Storytelling, and Prototyping Playful Ideas
Ryan Stephen (https://x.com/Ryan__Stephen) is a product designer at Microsoft, but the reason I wanted to interview him is because he's the man behind some of my favorite design experiments on Twitter.So in this episode Ryan gives us a behind-the-scenes look at his creative process, the tools in his stack, and how he approaches effective storytelling in design.Some highlights:- How Ryan sparks cre
Hannah Hearth - Design Careers in the Age of AI
Today's episode is with Hannah Hearth who recently became the Head of Product Design at Vercel. We talk about all of the changes that are happening in our industry and what it all means for designers. Everything from how AI tools are changing the practice of design to how this impact the way we think about our career paths.Some highlights:Hannah’s #1 trait for great designersThe most underrated st
Karl Koch - Tips for New Design Engineers
Get 10% off Karl's Become a Design Engineer course: https://join.dive.club/karlToday’s episode is with Karl Koch (https://x.com/_kejk?lang=en) and it’s filled with practical tips for new design engineers looking to push past what AI gives you out of the box.We go deep into:- Adopting the design engineering mindset- What the job market looks like for design engineers- The difference between fronten
Why Rive is a big deal for the future of design
This episode is a deep dive into Rive—the engine powering experiences like Spotify Wrapped, next-gen car dashboards, and so much more.After hearing Luigi and Guido Rosso’s vision for the future of interactive software, I’m convinced it will be a big deal for designers 👀
Best AI Coding Tools for Designers
One of the biggest parts of my design practice is knowing which tool to reach for when coding with AI.There are a lot of options and they’re changing every week 😅So in this episode, I break down:1. The mental model I use to think about different types of AI coding workflows2. How that model guides which tools I actually reach for day to day3. The new AI coding product I’m completely hooked on righ
Xavier Jack - How To Vibe Code in 3D
Sometimes you open up a website and it's so good that you're left wondering... how the heck did they pull that off?In this episode the designer of the original Amie website, Xavier Jack (https://x.com/KMkota0), is going to give us a little tutorial of what it looks like to bring web experiences to life with 3D.Some highlights:- How he prototyped the viral Amie website- How he made the Amie interac
Matt Sellers - What a top 1% design portfolio looks like
Last month the head of design at Lovable, Nad Chishtie, walked us through the portfolio of one of their recent design hires, Matt Sellers.So today's episode is a behind-the-scenes of what it actually takes to create a portfolio that gets you hired at one of today's top startups.He shares some really tactical mental models that I think everyone can benefit from.Some highlights:Why Matt removed 80%+
Stephen Haney - The 2026 AI Design Field Report (tools, process, and what's working)
There's been a heck of a debate around the future of coding and design tools lately... but what's actually happening inside of today's top teams?Where is all this headed and how does the future of our tools shape the role of a designer?Today's episode is with Stephen Haney (https://x.com/sdothaney) who is the founder of the new design tool Paper.And for the last few months he's studied how design
Dessn - Is this the future of AI prototyping?
Gab and Nim are the co-founders of a startup called Dessn which allows designers to prototype in the context of their production codebase (without any of the setup).So I asked them to hook it up to the Inflight repo and give me a little demo to see what’s possible.I’m pretty sold 👀
Henry Modisett - Inside Perplexity's design culture
Someone asked me recently... if you had to join a design team, who would you want to work for?And my answer was easy... PerplexitySo today's episode with Henry Modisett (https://x.com/henrymodis) (Perplexity's VP of Design) is a deep dive into what makes their design culture so special.Some highlights:- How to create a culture of decisiveness- What signals Henry is looking for in designers- Factor
Designer's toolkit for Claude Code
Kyle Zantos is leading the new UX Tools Labs where he's responsible for figuring out what matters for new design tools and workflows.As a result, he's pretty quickly become my go-to source as I transition into more of a builder with AI.So this conversation is a deep dive into very specific tactics you can use on your own design engineering journey.We'll go through recommended tools, workflows, and
The trick to AI prototyping with your design system
We talk a lot about using AI at startups…But what are more established companies doing to scale AI prototyping?What are the best ways to use AI to prototype with your design system?That's what today's episode is all about because we're talking with Lewis Healey (https://x.com/Lewishealey) and Kylor Hall (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylorhall/) about how they scaled AI prototyping at Atlassian.Some
Enrico Tartarotti - How did one person design and build all of this?
Today's episode goes deep into all of the design details in a new video collaboration tool called Flask.But the reason I’m so inspired by this product goes far beyond the UI/UX…Flask is designed and built by one person—Enrico Tartarotti—who was a PM before this so his journey is the perfect example of what it looks like to thrive as a generalist builder.So this episode tells the story of what it t
Nad Chishtie - How to get hired as a designer at Lovable
As one of the fastest growing companies in the world, Lovable is scaling their design team by tapping into the [Dive Talent Network](https://www.dive.club/talent-network).So I interviewed their Head of Design, [Nad Chishtie](https://x.com/nadonomy), to learn everything I can about how to get hired as a designer at Lovable.Some highlights:- A breakdown of a recent design hire’s portfolio- How to av
Roman Tesliuk - From side projects to leading web design at Eleven Labs
What does it look like to own web design for one of the fastest growing AI companies in the world?And how do you get that opportunity if you don’t have companies like Apple or Airbnb on your resumé?That’s what this episode with [Roman Tesliuk](https://x.com/RomaTesla) is all about.He walks us through the Eleven Labs Figma and talks about the tiniest of design decisions all the way to how he’s buil
Sneak peek of MDS’s creative process
I’ve probably learned more about visual design from MDS than anyone in the design community.So I wanted to go deep into the creative process behind the all-new Shift Nudge website to see how he explores visual ideas.He takes us through his Figma file that is full of very good ideas that didn't ship.And he even shows us how he built his own Mosaic tool in v0 which became the core motif of the site.
Steve Ruiz - Is the canvas the future for AI?
I get shown a lot of tool demos and one thing is clear…Canvas-based UX will play a pivotal role in how we interface with AI.It’s a big reason why Figma just bought Weavy 👀So I interviewed Steve Ruiz who is the founder of tldraw where he's spent over 3 years and $5 million dollars building the perfect canvas (which powers many of the startups that we've studied on this show).Some highlights:Why he’
Emily Campbell - AI UX Deep Dive
In one of the most popular episodes yet, Vitaly Friedman talked about what’s next for AI design patterns (https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/vitaly-friedman).In that episode he frequently referenced Shape of AIl (https://www.shapeof.ai/) which is an incredible database of AI design patterns.So I wanted to get to the source and go deep with the creator Emily Campbell (https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmi
Geoffrey Litt - The Future of Malleable Software
AI is fundamentally shifting the way we think about digital products and the core deliverables that we're bringing to the table as designers.So I asked Geoffrey Litt (https://x.com/geoffreylitt) (Design Engineer at Notion) to share his vision for the future of malleable software and AI system design.Here’s some highlights:- The keys to effective system design- Geoffrey’s workflow for “working like
Ryan Scott - The skills that get designers promoted
Craft gets you hired.But business impact gets you promoted.So this week’s episode with [Ryan Scott](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanscottcreative/) is a deep dive into how designers can think strategically about their career.He shares a ton of lessons from his [PM Masterclass for designers](https://join.dive.club/ryan-scott-pm-masterclass-affiliate):- What it looks like to grow your product muscle
Drew Wilson - How designers become builders and the future of tooling
Imagine a world where handoff no longer exists and designers are moving fluidly in code…[Drew Wilson](https://x.com/drewwilson) is one of the people pulling that future into the present so this week’s episode is a deep dive into his vision for the new design tool [Opacity](https://opacity.app/).Some highlights:- How team structures are changing- How to stand out when everyone is a builder- What de
Keys to craft: Supercut’s playbook for design excellence
Over the last few months one product has risen to the top of my inspiration list… ツSupercut (https://supercut.ai/)The point of this episode is to figure out what it takes to consistently reach that level of excellence.How do you maintain that level of attention to detail while preserving the speed that you need to hit when going 0 -> 1 on a new product?This week's episode is with David (https:/
Rooz Mahdavian - Designing frontier interfaces at Neuralink and Apple
We’re talking about craft in B2B SaaS... but what is it like designing for frontier interfaces like the Apple watch or even neural interfaces?We find out in this week’s episode with Rooz Mahdavian. (https://x.com/roozm)He’s the design engineer at Neuralink so we're about to get pretty nerdy and talk about what it’s like designing an experience that allows someone to use a computer with just their
Escha Vera - Designing Perplexity’s Comet and Using AI Like an Artist
Imagine it’s your first day as a designer at Perplexity... and the VP of Design hands you the keys for their all-new AI browser, [Comet](https://www.perplexity.ai/comet).That’s the story for [Escha Vera](https://x.com/eschadiol).So this week’s episode is a deep dive into her design process and what it looks like to use AI like an artist.- How she designed Comet onboarding experience- Creating gene
Carl Rivera - Shopify’s big bet on design and craft as the differentiator
What does the perfect e-commerce platform look like in an AI era?That’s the question Shopify’s Chief Design Officer Carl Rivera has set out to answer so this week’s episode is all about Shopify’s big bet on design and craft as the ultimate differentiator.We go deep into:- What happens when AI makes everyone a 7/10 designer- What most design teams get wrong when casting vision- How design can lead
Catt Small - How staff designers build influence and lead as ICs
Only a select few have multiple episodes on Dive Club and today Catt Small joins the ranks.She has a gift for turning messy ideas into practical next steps so it’s no wonder her Staff Designer course is one of the top-rated on Maven.In this episode we go deep into all of the ways you can make an impact by building influence on your team and effectively casting vision for your product.Some highligh
Sara Vienna - Taste, Meaning, and How to Stand Out in an AI world
What does it take to make people feel something with design...?This week's guest is kind of an expert on the question. Sara Vienna (https://x.com/sravienna?lang=en) , the Chief Design Officer at Metalab, talks about the responsibility that designers have to shape this AI world that we're entering without losing the heartbeat of a brand.We don't hold back on the current state of the industry and wh
Gabe Valdivia - How to Thrive as an Independent Designer
I think we're entering a world where the market for fractional design is about to explode…So this week's episode is with one of my favorite people in the industry, Gabe Valdivia.We're going to explore his independent journey → how he made the jump, how he's evolved the practice in year two, and all of the lessons he's learned along the way.Some highlights:Gabe’s three-phase client modelHow to sell
Dan Winer - How to become more strategic and advance your career
What does it look like to advance your career in the age of AI? That’s what this week’s episode with Dan Winer (Director of Product Design at Kit) is all about. He shares insights from his top-rated Maven course "Strategy and Influence for Product Designers" (https://join.dive.club/dan-winer-course) So if you want to learn how to go from pixel pusher to strategic partner then this is the episode f
Andy Zhang - From early Figma to design engineer at Windsurf
This week's episode is with Andy Zhang who was the lead design engineer at Windsurf. So we're going to shine a light on all of the ways you can make an impact as a design engineer including:Owning more of the frontend polishThinking through design patterns and packaging featuresBridging the gap between technical features and intuitive UXSaying “no” to features to preserve the simplicity of the sys
Vitaly Friedman - Beyond Chat: What's Next for AI Design Patterns
I’d bet real money that you have been on Smashing Magazine at some point in the last 18 years…Good news is, this week I got to interview the founder, Vitaly Friedman, who is also one of the leading thinkers in UX right now.In this episode we go deep into how AI is changing the way we interact with digital products and how our patterns and processes are evolving as a result.Some highlights:The use
Pietro Schirano - AI just gave designers a promotion
This week’s episode is with Pietro Schirano who is the founder of the new design tool MagicPath and one of the true forward thinkers on AI. We go deep into the future of prototyping, design workflows, and what it takes to catalyze your career with AI.Some highlights:How design workflows will evolveUsing AI as a collaborator not just a toolHow Pietro was able to build influence at AnthropicWhy inte
Why AI has changed prototyping forever
This week I got an inside look at Figma Make while talking to Holly and Nikolas all about the future of prototyping…We get into real world use cases for different kinds of prototypes and how our workflow is evolving as designers.One thing is abundantly clear, things aren’t so linear anymore.Some highlights:How Figma Make fits into your workflowRethinking what “high fidelity” means for a prototypeH
Gunnar Gray - Designing Perplexity, shaders, and voice interfaces
This week, Gunnar Gray (Product Design Lead at Perplexity) dives into the art of designing AI-native experiences.He shares lessons from shaping Voice Mode and how prototyping with AI is changing the design process at Perplexity.Some highlights:Why Perplexity is racing to get ideas into codeWhat it’s like designing at a hyper growth startupWhat it’s like designing dynamic voice experiencesGunnar’s
Ryo Lu - Designing the future of Cursor
Cursor is easily one of the most impactful companies in all of tech…And this week's episode is with their Head of Design, Ryo Lu.You might've heard of Ryo in this episode back when we talked about early Notion and systems design.So this week we're going to get an inside look at how design operates at Cursor and all of Ryo's experiments with AI 👀Some highlights:What Ryo believes about the future of
Julian Lehr - How storytelling works at Linear
This week's episode is with Julian Lehr who is the storytelling lead at LinearSo we're going to step out of the pixels for this conversation and focus more on how you can get people excited about what you're designing.Because in the age of AI, stories are what makes your product defensible.So we're going to go deep into Julian's creative process and how he kinda thinks of his role more as packagin
Emmet Connolly - Transitioning into the next era of design
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There are two types of companies today:Startups birthed out of AIExisting companies figuring out how to adapt to AIThis week’s episode is all about #2 because we get to hear from Ioana Teleanu who was the first AI designer at Miro and is now a dedicated AI+Design consultant.So a big theme of this conversation is how to identify the right opportunities to design AI into a product that’s already wor
Jesse Kulp - Designing the Future of AI at Google
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Stephen previously co-founded Modulz which created Radix UI, now used by Vercel, Linear, and Jetsi.Now he’s the founder of the most influential design tool on the market — Paper.In this episode, Stephen gives us a look at how Paper is fundamentally changing the speed of traditional design flows.Some highlights:How to drive alignment as a companyHow Stephen cultivates empathy in designersHow Stephe
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