Dive Club 🤿 Dan LaCivita - A glimpse of the future of design tooling
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Jul 24, 2024 
Dan LaCivita, co-founder of Play, discusses interaction design skills, Apple's sandbox benefits, launching Play as a mobile app, importance of hands-on design, AI impact on interaction design. Talks about co-founder JoonYong Park and the mind-blowing App Clip.
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Design Tool Evolution
- Design tools are evolving vertically, becoming better versions of existing tools.
- They need to grow beyond vector drawing and address the materials designers use.
Mobile-First Design
- Play started as a mobile-first design tool, changing the input device.
- This forced the team to rethink the entire design tool stack and unlocked Apple's sandbox for designers.
Platform Pivot
- Play initially planned a web-based desktop app for scalability.
- They pivoted to a macOS app using Catalyst, resulting in a better product.