

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


Rafa Conde - Make your designs memorable

Polly D’Arcy - Going from IC to VP of Design at Wealthsimple

Brandon Jacoby - Seeing Taste vs. Creating Taste as a designer
Human taste and decisiveness remain the critical differentiators for designers navigating an increasingly AI-saturated landscape. While AI tools lower the barrier to building, they cannot replicate the human ability to discern when to follow established patterns versus when to blaze new trails. Brandon Jacoby, a vetera...

Brian Lovin - How to level up with AI as a designer

Ian Silber - What it's like designing at OpenAI
Ian Silber, Head of Product Design at OpenAI, details the unique challenges and opportunities of designing in a research-led environment. Unlike traditional consumer product design, working at OpenAI requires treating the AI model itself as the primary material, often prioritizing model behavior and conversational flow...

Marvin Schwaibold - Inside Shopify's New Product Design Studio

Flora Guo - How to accelerate your design career with AI
AI acts as a map for designers, clarifying possibilities while requiring active, hands-on exploration to master technical terrain. By treating AI as an infinitely patient tutor, designers can bridge knowledge gaps in areas like React and component architecture, moving beyond simple prototyping to building resilient, pe...

Kris Puckett - Becoming an AI-native designer
The podcast explores the concept of being an AI-native designer, focusing on how AI tools like Claude Code can unlock new creative workflows and enhance personal productivity. Kris Puckett, Lead Designer at Stripe, shares his experience building a book-reading app called Epilogue, detailing how AI enabled him to overco...

Josh Puckett - Crafting interfaces with uncommon care

Luis Ouriach - How are design systems changing?

Cameron Worboys - Inside an AI-native design org
The conversation centers on the evolving landscape of design, particularly within Cash App, and the increasing importance of speed, quality, and AI fluency. Cam Worboys, Head of Product Design at Cash App, shares insights on organizational structure, emphasizing a shift towards flatter hierarchies to enhance nimbleness...

Katie Dill - The new era of design at Stripe
The discussion centers on the evolution of design practices at Stripe, particularly in response to AI and changing user needs. Katie Dill, Stripe's Head of Design, shares insights on Stripe's new website, emphasizing the importance of balancing aesthetics with clear communication and user experience. Dill highlights St...

Julien Martin - Why Amo's Design Hits Different

Tommy Smith - How side projects can land you a dream job

Ryan Stephen - Creativity, Storytelling, and Prototyping Playful Ideas

Hannah Hearth - Design Careers in the Age of AI
The podcast explores the evolving role of design leadership in the tech industry, particularly in the context of AI and changing market dynamics. Hannah Harf, Head of Product Design at Vercel, shares insights on adapting design processes, such as shortening design sprints and emphasizing early feedback, to meet faster ...

Karl Koch - Tips for New Design Engineers

Why Rive is a big deal for the future of design
The podcast explores Rive's vision for interactive software and its capabilities beyond a motion format, featuring Guido and Luigi Rosso, the founders of Rive. They aim to fix the core problem of converting graphics to code by providing designers the ability to work on a graphics format that ships. Rive distinguishes i...

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