Dive Club 🤿

Design founder Dennis Müller discusses the journey of building Amie, a productivity tool. Topics include inspiration sources, traits in early hires, balancing intuition and feedback, innovating vs. familiarity, and personal design clarity. The episode delves into building strong teams, iterative design processes, paying attention to details in product design, website design roots, and envisioning future tech innovations.

Glenn Hitchcock and John Pham from Vercel discuss design engineering, collaboration between designers and engineers, hiring criteria for design engineers, and building with reusability in mind. They also touch on software creation, Framer components, Screwball scramble, and Dead Simple Sites.

Head of Design at Metalab, Michael Wandelmeier, dives into storytelling tactics, opinionated design, ignoring constraints, mapping user journeys, driving alignment, and early hypotheses. They discuss the impact of software, reshaping marketplaces, driving alignment, power of storytelling, crafting engaging presentations, and embracing diverse influences in digital product design.

Adam Mura, Co-founder of Relume, shares how AI is revolutionizing web design. He gives a demo of building a website in 30 mins. Topics include AI's impact on the design process, designer roles, and his journey as a design founder. Relume's Figma and Webflow libraries are showcased, along with insights on where the company is headed next.

Rich Arnold, former Head of Design at Vine and design lead on early Instagram Stories, shares insights on growing as a storyteller, not letting data dictate design, the importance of 'zooming out,' creative problem solving, and designing successful consumer products. Topics include storytelling in design, crafting strategic design culture, hiring for problem-solving skills, creative problem solving, design leadership, and balancing efficiency and creativity in modern design tools.

Brad Frost discusses the challenges of design systems at Big Medium and the future of DS. Topics include: building a universal design system, using AI in design systems, succeeding in an AI world, high leverage activities for DS designers, and communication between designers and engineers.

Former Facebook designer Gabe Valdivia talks about designing 0 to 1 experiences, emphasizing storytelling, prototyping, and speed. The discussion covers the challenges and tactics for early-stage teams, efficient design systems, and the evolving role of designers in the industry.

The podcast delves into the state of software design with Andy Allen, covering topics like 3D design tools, AI in software design, personalized experiences, 3D interfaces in AR, and the importance of innovative visual experiences in apps. The conversation also highlights the shift towards great design, investment in personal taste, and the need for cultural impact in software design.

Explore how Jenny Wen designed Figjam with a focus on adding delight to the product. Learn about strategies for creating visuals that stand out and facilitating live workshops. Discover Jenny's vision for the future of Figjam and what she looks for in design candidates.

Discover unique ways to stand out as a design candidate, the importance of systems thinking in web design, strategies for Figma variables, and the impact of dedicated design engineers on company culture. Dive into the world of continuous learning with top designers sharing their insights 🤿