Andy Zhang - From early Figma to design engineer at Windsurf

Andy Zhang - From early Figma to design engineer at Windsurf

This week's episode is with Andy Zhang who was the lead design engineer at Windsurf. So we're going to shine a light on all of the ways you can make an impact as a design engineer including:

  • Owning more of the frontend polish
  • Thinking through design patterns and packaging features
  • Bridging the gap between technical features and intuitive UX
  • Saying “no” to features to preserve the simplicity of the system

He also shares some great stories and advice including:

  • What it was like working as an intern at Figma with <10 people
  • How designers can start to get more comfortable with code
  • How he taps into his experience as a PM at Uber while selecting the right design process
  • a lot more

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From Uber to Apple to new design founder 💡

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Pietro Schirano - AI just gave designers a promotion

Pietro Schirano - AI just gave designers a promotion

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Why AI has changed prototyping forever

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This week I got an inside look at Figma Make while talking to Holly and Nikolas all about the future of prototyping
We get into real world use cases for different kinds of prototypes and how our workf...

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How product design works at Raycast 💡

How product design works at Raycast 💡

Last month we did the ultimate Raycast Deep Dive, but there's a lot in there
 so this week I want to highlight just the segment from the product design team.We go deep into how they collaborate, why t...

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Gunnar Gray - Designing Perplexity, shaders, and voice interfaces

Gunnar Gray - Designing Perplexity, shaders, and voice interfaces

This week, Gunnar Gray (Product Design Lead at Perplexity) dives into the art of designing AI-native experiences.He shares lessons from shaping Voice Mode and how prototyping with AI is changing the d...

18 Jul 202554min

Ryo Lu - Designing the future of Cursor

Ryo Lu - Designing the future of Cursor

Cursor is easily one of the most impactful companies in all of tech
And this week's episode is with their Head of Design, Ryo Lu.You might've heard of Ryo in this episode back when we talked about ear...

11 Jul 202557min

Julian Lehr - How storytelling works at Linear

Julian Lehr - How storytelling works at Linear

This week's episode is with Julian Lehr who is the storytelling lead at LinearSo we're going to step out of the pixels for this conversation and focus more on how you can get people excited about what...

2 Jul 202551min

Emmet Connolly - Transitioning into the next era of design

Emmet Connolly - Transitioning into the next era of design

You probably know Intercom
 but did you know they recently incubated a new startup called Fin that has already surpassed the core business?They’ve pulled off a massive transition to an AI-native produ...

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