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 product and design org so today we’re going behind-the-scenes with their VP of Design Emmet Connolly.

Some highlights:

  • Why Emmett believes designers will own the frontend
  • The opportunity for design systems in an AI-first world
  • What Emmett looks for when hiring designers in the AI era
  • Why liquid glass represents the wrong direction for design
  • How Intercom’s AI product Fin overtook their core business
  • Why the start of an S-curve is the best time to be a designer
  • How AI is flipping the traditional product development process
  • a lot more

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Matt Sellers - What a top 1% design portfolio looks like

Matt Sellers - What a top 1% design portfolio looks like

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Stephen Haney - The 2026 AI Design Field Report (tools, process, and what's working)

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There's been a heck of a debate around the future of coding and design tools lately... but what's actually happening inside of today's top teams?Where is all this headed and how does the future of our...

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Dessn - Is this the future of AI prototyping?

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Henry Modisett - Inside Perplexity's design culture

Henry Modisett - Inside Perplexity's design culture

Someone asked me recently... if you had to join a design team, who would you want to work for?And my answer was easy... PerplexitySo today's episode with Henry Modisett (https://x.com/henrymodis) (Per...

9 Jan 47min

Designer's toolkit for Claude Code

Designer's toolkit for Claude Code

Kyle Zantos is leading the new UX Tools Labs where he's responsible for figuring out what matters for new design tools and workflows.As a result, he's pretty quickly become my go-to source as I transi...

7 Jan 48min

The trick to AI prototyping with your design system

The trick to AI prototyping with your design system

We talk a lot about using AI at startups
But what are more established companies doing to scale AI prototyping?What are the best ways to use AI to prototype with your design system?That's what today's...

2 Jan 52min

Enrico Tartarotti - How did one person design and build all of this?

Enrico Tartarotti - How did one person design and build all of this?

Today's episode goes deep into all of the design details in a new video collaboration tool called Flask.But the reason I’m so inspired by this product goes far beyond the UI/UX
Flask is designed and b...

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