Where designers never stop learning đȘDive Club is an interview series hosted by Ridd that is designed to unlock knowledge from today's most prolific designers....
My #1 source of imposter syndrome is when I see designers prototyping beautiful interactions like this or even this.Itâs one thing to create gorgeous interfaces, but crafting complex interactions from first principles is designing on expert mode. And itâs a big reason why Linear lists interactions as a requirement three separate times in their job description for principal designer.So this weekâs episode is all about how to unlock the skill of interaction design đGavin Nelson (Mobile designer for Linear)Janum Trivedi (Prototyping specialist at Airbnb)Alex Cornell (Gen-AI designer at Meta)Dennis Muller (Founder + designer at Amie)Dan LaCivita (Co-founder of Play)
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Sam Stephenson - The journey of designing an AI product
I use Granola every single day and itâs quickly become a beloved product in the tech community.But it was a winding journey to get thereâŠSo in this episode their co-founder and designer, Sam Stephenson, gives a behind-the-scenes of what it was like going 0 â 1 with Granola:How to navigate the idea maze for an AI productWhat Sam has learned about prompt engineeringWhat it takes to succeed as an early stage startup designerHow they arrived at Granolaâs breakthrough interaction patternA glimpse of Granolaâs future product roadmap and teams strategyThe piece of advice that reshaped how they think about onboardinga lot moreâ Granola is offering 3 months free for you and anyone on your team(!!) using this linkTheyâre also hiring a founding designerSam mentions Soleio who was their first investorDaniel Kahneman is the psychologist Sam mentionsThe Science of Managing our Digital StuffDavid Lee is the YC Partner who gave them onboarding adviceIf you liked this episode then youâll enjoy the interview with Colin Dunn (co-founder and designer of Visual Electric)
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How Ramp and Plaid create a culture of craftđĄ
Iâve spent a lot of time studying how the best design teams operate and two of my favorites are Ramp and Plaid.So this episode shines a light on specific practices they put in place to create a culture of craft đ
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Ellis Hamburger - Storytelling for todayâs top startups
What do Raycast, Daylight, Amo, The Browser Co, and Mainframe all have in common?They all hired Ellis Hamburger to help tell their story.So this episode is a bit different...We're going to get away from the pixels and go deep into how you can use language to tell a compelling story about your product.Some highlights:How to tell a story that people care aboutLessons from the Language team at SnapchatBreaking down specific copywriting strategiesQuestions to help you figure out your productâs storyWhat we can learn from the CEOs of Snapchat vs. Browser Co.How to make your product onboarding unforgettablea lot moreEllis talks about the Browser Companyâs âPeekâ videoJordan Singerâs Mainframe websiteDaylight computer websiteEllis mentions the 222 onboardingThe Permanent website (âdesign is how its madeâ)Ellis quotes the Build bookAmoâs âWhere did our friends go?â manifestoRaycastâs âWhyâ page and Focus mode
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The challenge of designing AI productsđĄ
AI introduces an opportunity for all kinds of novel interaction patterns.But it creates a whole new category of design challenges tooâŠAnd this episode breaks down the biggest challenge of all.Colin Dunn (Founder and Designer of Visual Electric)Maheen Sohail (Gen-AI designer at Meta)Tyler Angert (Founder of Patina Systems)Maggie Appleton (Design engineer at Normally)Ammaar Reshi (Head of Design at ElevenLabs)
Where designers never stop learning đȘDive Club is an interview series hosted by Ridd that is designed to unlock knowledge from today's most prolific designers. We go deep into craft, storytelling, tools, design engineering, startups, and much more.You can find all of the episodes, key takeaways, and bonus resources here đ Dive.club