Behind the Craft The Best Product Designer I Ever Worked With | Alex Cornell (Meta AI)
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May 3, 2024 Join us as we chat with Alex Cornell, Director of Design at Meta AI, about lessons from designing at top tech companies, the future of interface design with generative AI, and tips for anyone looking to start learning design. Discover insights on balancing long-term vision with short-term goals and how AI influences personal life. A must-listen for design enthusiasts!
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Embrace the Gap
- To become better in design, embrace having good taste but being terrible at the start.
- Constant work and self-evaluation using your "good taste barometer" are key to improvement.
Resist Cleverness, Embrace Intuition
- Resist designing clever interfaces for the sake of elegance.
- Prioritize intuitive user experiences over design that appeals only to other designers.
The Long Conversation-Iteration Cycle
- Start new product design with long, unbounded conversations capturing every insight.
- Follow this with long iteration periods, alternating between discussion and design.