David Hoang

Designing tools for creators is harder than consumer software, but also potentially more rewarding. David leads design at Webflow, and he joins Adam and Mark to talk about mental models, opinionated versus open-ended tools, and being true to the materials. Plus: why complexity is unfairly villainized in design. Discuss this episode in the Muse community Follow @MuseAppHQ on Twitter Show notes David Hoang @davidhoang Webflow Seeing Spaces low-fidelity wireframes One Medical Quartz Composer Black Pixel SwiftUI no-code tools Heroku citizen developer journey map The Big Bed Civilization built on Webflow Metamuse episode with Weiwei Xu GeoCities Metamuse episode with Maggie Appleton Dreamweaver Web3 RSS mental models Xcode’s Auto Layout vs Figma’s auto layout position: absolute the box model flexbox JavaScript minification Jobs to be Done paradox of choice Webflow’s No-Code Conf OpenDoc, ActiveX Rake task Yahoo! Pipes low floor, high ceiling Obsidian React Native eject Instagram Stories Universe BASIC sprite Glitch original vision for the read-write web Beaker Browser

David Hoang, a product designer, discusses the future of the industry and how designers can prepare for it. Topics include AI in Figma, creating a more accessible web, the rise of the design founder, dynamic interfaces' impact on design systems, and the trending title 'software designer'.

Former VP at Replit, David Hoang, talks about non-linear career paths and combining design, marketing, and growth. They discuss the importance of design in Product-Led Growth, leveraging templates for growth, and aligning the company around quality. David emphasizes prioritizing craft for product growth and shares insights on building a non-linear career and uplifting product quality.