
Dive Club 🤿
Where designers never stop learning 💪 Dive 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 👉 Dive.club
Episodes
Key insights from season 4
S4 | E9: Soleio - What makes a truly great software designer
This podcast episode explores the early days of Facebook and the role of hackathons in fostering innovation. It highlights the importance of building functional prototypes, understanding the user experience, and focusing on company strategy. The episode also discusses the qualities of a great software designer, the hir...
Bonus Episode: Helen Zhou - How designers can get the most out of AI tools
This podcast episode explores the launch and use cases of Galileo, an AI-powered design tool that enables fast ideation and aims to democratize design for non-designers. It discusses the challenges faced by designers at startups, the evolving role of product designers, and the potential of AI to complement and enhance ...
S4 | E8: Kevin Wong - How design works at Webflow
Dive Club S4 | E7: Ryo Lu - Systems thinking for product designers
This podcast episode provides valuable insights into the design process at Notion, focusing on the challenges and considerations involved in integrating AI, designing for a wide spectrum of users, balancing system thinking with user flexibility, driving alignment and clarity in product development, collecting feedback ...
S4 | E6: Molly Hellmuth - Building design systems with variables in Figma
S4 | E5: Derek Briggs - Creating a culture of craft
S4 | E5: Tommy Geoco - Carving your path as a creative
S4 | E4: Kevin Twohy - How to build an independent design practice
S4 | E3: Lauren LoPrete - Inside design systems at Dropbox and Cash App
S4 | E2: Kate Syuma - Designing with a growth mindset
S4 | E1: Soren Iverson - Training your creative muscles
S3 | E10: Kathryn Gonzalez - Defining the visual language for DoorDash
S3 | E9: Figma prototyping masterclass (from the team who designed it)
S3 | E8: Marco Cornacchia - The man who broke design Twitter
S3 | E7: How to level up as an IC (feat. Steph Engle, Maheen Sohail & Brian Lovin)
S3 | E6: James McDonald - Staying ahead of web design trends
S3 | E5: Brian Lovin - Confessions of a two-time design founder
S3 | E4: David Hoang - How to prepare for design in 2025
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