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?Theyâve pulled off a massive transition to an AI-native product and design org so today weâre going behind-the-scenes with their VP of Design Emmet Connolly.Some highlights:Why Emmett believes designers will own the frontendThe opportunity for design systems in an AI-first worldWhat Emmett looks for when hiring designers in the AI eraWhy liquid glass represents the wrong direction for designHow Intercomâs AI product Fin overtook their core businessWhy the start of an S-curve is the best time to be a designerHow AI is flipping the traditional product development processa lot morePlatoâs cave analogyOpenAIâs forward deployed engineer roleAppleâs liquid glass designFons Mans helped on the design of Fin
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My playbook for vibe codingđĄ
In last weekâs episode, the Head of Design at The Browser Company shared a totally new way to think about your portfolio.He says one of the most valuable things you can demonstrate today is the ability to solve real problems with code (no matter how small).Iâm literally doing this with a side project right now and Iâve learned a lot so I decided to share my new playbook for vibe coding đTeo Connor (VP of Design at Airbnb): https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/air-bnbAlex Schleifer (former Chief Design Offer at Airbnb): https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/alex-schleiferJanum Trivedi (prototyping specialist at Airbnb): https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/janum-trivedi
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Dustin Senos - Designing Dia (the AI-native web browser)
Dia from The Browser Company has completely taken over the internet. Weâre finally seeing what an AI-native browser can be and itâs pretty exciting :)So this episode is a behind-the-scenes with their Head of Design, Dustin Senos.Some highlights:How to build a product strategy around AIHow The Browser Co approaches prototypingDustinâs perspective on MCP and agentic designHow their definition of âgoodâ evolved from Arc to DiaTheir process for exploring patterns for interacting with AIThe #1 piece of advice Dustin would give younger designersa lot moreWe mentioned Nate Parrottâs episode who was the first design hire at The Browser Company
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The Ultimate Raycast Deep Dive (craft, AI, hype, & more)
This weekâs episode is a first of its kind because weâre doing the ultimate deep dive into one of my favorite products: RaycastWeâll here from the founders, design team, and even the hype team and go deep into all kinds of topics:The hilarious story of Raycastâs YC application3 weekly rituals that are perfect for remote teamsWhat theyâve learned about designing AI experiencesWhat we can learn from how their hype team operatesHow the design team has changed the way they collab with engineersa lot moreThis is easily the most in-depth episode Iâve ever made so I hope you enjoy it :)Thomas and Petr (Raycast founders)Roy can Rooijen (Designing AI)Jordan Amblin (Designing mobile)Alexander Antonov (Designing windows + DS)Pedro Duarte (Hype lead)Inga Hampton (Designer + Illustrator)
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Behind the scenes of my design founder journey
The last two weeks with Inflight have been the most exhilarating of my entire careerâŠSo I want to use Dive Club âto provide unprecedented levels of access to life as a design founder.Iâm talking about the messy behind-the-scenes, hideous Figma concepts, and all of the winding turns that we've taken to get where we're at today.This is gonna be as raw as it gets.And hopefully by shining a light on some of the things I'm learning, it turns into a video series that you want to keep watching âïž
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