The Brief: Afraid of losing your job? Become irreplaceable
Design Better20 Maalis 2025

The Brief: Afraid of losing your job? Become irreplaceable

Becoming an irreplaceable designer By Aarron Walter The software industry is in a tough contraction phase. Teams are downsizing, and companies are prioritizing efficiency. It’s a stressful time for many. But it’s also an opportunity—to reflect on your work, your skills, and the unique value you bring as a designer. What could you do to make yourself indispensable to your team? In my career, I’ve worked with a number of truly irreplaceable designers, and they all share a common trait: they became more than just a designer. They bring additional skills in coding, research, or business that expand their value, make them better cross-team collaborators, and help them solve problems more effectively. Irreplaceable designers thrive in the blurry space between disciplines. They adapt their language and perspective as they work across teams, earning respect from their peers. These designers are rare—but they shouldn’t be. AI is making it easier for all of us to bridge the gap between disciplines. While there’s a lot of excitement about how AI can help designers improve their craft, the real opportunity lies in designers learning to build as well. Continue reading this issue of The Brief on Substack

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Bill Burnett: How to Live a Meaningful Life

Bill Burnett: How to Live a Meaningful Life

When we last spoke with Bill Burnett, it was in 2020 and he’d just published his book Designing Your Work Life, co-authored by Dave Evans. The world was in the midst of a pandemic, and work and career...

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Austin Kleon: Author of "Steal Like an Artist" on building a sustainable creative practice

Austin Kleon: Author of "Steal Like an Artist" on building a sustainable creative practice

To make good creative work, you’ll inevitably do a lot of bad work along the way. So building a thriving creative practice relies on showing up and doing the work consistently, whether you feel inspir...

28 Tammi 28min

Raffaela Panie: Designing the brand and visual identity for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games

Raffaela Panie: Designing the brand and visual identity for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games

Every four years, the Olympic Games capture the world’s attention—not just through athletic achievement, but through a complete visual identity that must resonate across cultures, languages, and gener...

21 Tammi 20min

Design Better Experts in Residence: Roundtable at Sequoia Capital

Design Better Experts in Residence: Roundtable at Sequoia Capital

We recorded this special live episode of Design Better at Sequoia Capital in Silicon Valley, with our Experts in Residence: Irene Au, Kevin Bethune, and James Buckhouse. Longtime listeners will recog...

14 Tammi 59min

Mikon van Gastel: Co-Founder of Sibling Rivalry on why presentation skills matter more than design skills

Mikon van Gastel: Co-Founder of Sibling Rivalry on why presentation skills matter more than design skills

There was a time when a movie title sequence was just the moment you grabbed your popcorn and waited for the real show to start. But in the mid-90s and early 2000’s, that changed forever with films li...

6 Tammi 24min

Mark Wilson: Fast Company's Global Design Editor on design's defining moments in 2025

Mark Wilson: Fast Company's Global Design Editor on design's defining moments in 2025

As 2025 draws to a close, it’s time to pause and take stock of what’s been a transformational year in design. From Figma’s landmark IPO to the rise of AI across every category of product, to major bra...

31 Joulu 202542min

Video Rewind: Cassie McDaniel: How Medium eliminated its PM function and started moving faster

Video Rewind: Cassie McDaniel: How Medium eliminated its PM function and started moving faster

We’re taking a holiday break, so we’re rewinding to one of our favorite episodes this year with Cassie McDaniel, Medium’s head of design. We’re also including video from the episode, which you can wat...

24 Joulu 202527min

Aaron Draplin: Field Notes co-founder on what skate culture taught him about design

Aaron Draplin: Field Notes co-founder on what skate culture taught him about design

A larger than life figure in the creative world, Aaron Draplin has been designing everything from logos to posters since 1995. Few designers are as prolific as Aaron. He’s the founder of Draplin Desig...

17 Joulu 202527min

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