Darrin Henein - The new bar for design excellence at Shopify
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Darrin Henein - The new bar for design excellence at Shopify

This week's episode is with Darrin Henein who is the VP of Design at Shopify. We talk about how they create a culture of excellence and how AI is influencing the way they practice the design.

Some highlights:

  • What makes for a great design critique culture
  • Darrin’s expectation for how designers prototype
  • How Shopify’s new AI mandate impacts designers
  • Traits Darrin notices in promising younger designers
  • What designers can learn from the best communicators at Shopify
  • Why Darrin believes designers need to think beyond static prototypes
  • a lot more

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