Dive Club 🤿 Ryo Lu - Designing the future of Cursor
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Jul 11, 2025 
Ryo Lu, Head of Design at Cursor and former innovator at Notion, shares insights into the intersection of design, AI, and coding. He discusses how Cursor is revolutionizing user interfaces by integrating personalization and adaptability for enhanced user experiences. Ryo highlights the significance of incorporating user feedback, the shift towards less specialization in an AI-driven world, and his vision for the future of Human-Computer Interaction. His design process focuses on aligning technology with human thought, paving the way for innovative products.
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Prototype Shaped Ryo's Thinking
- Ryo Lu experimented by building a future Notion prototype inside Cursor in three days.
- This hands-on exploration shifted his view on software creation speed and process flexibility.
Simplify by Unifying Systems
- Understand the whole system by gathering information from users, bugs, and code.
- Simplify and unify components rather than removing them to improve user experience.
Cursor Adapts To User Spectrum
- Cursor aims to serve a broad spectrum of users from manual coders to vibe coders.
- The same agent is tailored dynamically to users’ varying preferences, avoiding rigid specialization.