Dive Club 🤿

Escha Vera - Designing Perplexity’s Comet and Using AI Like an Artist

Carl Rivera - Shopify’s big bet on design and craft as the differentiator

Catt Small - How staff designers build influence and lead as ICs

Sara Vienna - Taste, Meaning, and How to Stand Out in an AI world

Gabe Valdivia - How to Thrive as an Independent Designer

Behind the scenes of the Inflight startup pitch💡

Dan Winer - How to become more strategic and advance your career

Andy Zhang - From early Figma to design engineer at Windsurf

Vitaly Friedman - Beyond Chat: What's Next for AI Design Patterns

In this episode of Dive Club, Ridd interviews Vitaly Friedman, founder of Smashing Magazine, about the impact of AI on digital product design and user experience. Vitaly critiques the current AI interaction model, particularly the over-reliance on text boxes and the burden placed on users to articulate prompts effectiv...

From Uber to Apple to new design founder 💡

Pietro Schirano - AI just gave designers a promotion

Why AI has changed prototyping forever

How product design works at Raycast 💡

Gunnar Gray - Designing Perplexity, shaders, and voice interfaces

Ryo Lu - Designing the future of Cursor

In this episode of Dive Club, Rid interviews Ryo Lu, Head of Design at Cursor, about the design philosophy and evolution of the AI-powered coding tool. Ryo discusses Cursor's shift from a developer-centric IDE to a more versatile tool for various users, including designers and "vibe coders." The conversation covers the...

Julian Lehr - How storytelling works at Linear

Emmet Connolly - Transitioning into the next era of design

My playbook for vibe coding💡

Dustin Senos - Designing Dia (the AI-native web browser)

In this episode of Dive Club, Ridd interviews Dustin Senos, Head of Design at The Browser Company, about the design and strategy behind DIA browser. They discuss the origin story of DIA, the early prototyping phase, and the decision to prioritize familiarity over novelty to broaden its appeal. Senos shares insights on ...

The Ultimate Raycast Deep Dive (craft, AI, hype, & more)