Dive Club 🤿

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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

  1. Sam Peitz - The intersection of art and product

    -3 J

    Sam Peitz - The intersection of art and product

    This week's episode is with Sam Peitz who quickly became one of my favorite designers to follow in 2024. He regularly shares experiments like TextOS, his scribble running app, and assorted letter prototypes. So this conversation is a deep dive into his creative process and how he’s redefined his career path over the past ~10 months. We go deep into: Sam’s go-to source of design inspirationThe power of setting the right constraintsWhat Sam has learned about building with v0How to think creatively and design out of the boxHow to position yourself for the type of work you want to doa lot more Koto branding studio is where Sam worked previouslySam likes Arena for design inspirationWe talked about the episode with Dennis from Amie

    49 min
  2. Don’t trust the design process 💡

    -5 J

    Don’t trust the design process 💡

    Designers have become servants of “the process” so this episode features stories of people who are breaking the mold in the way they explore and prototype ideas. It includes insights from: Gabe Valdivia (Fractional design leader): https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/gabe-valdivia Dennis Muller (Designer + founder of Amie): https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/dennis-muller Gavin Nelson (Designing Linear mobile app): https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/gavin-nelson Nikolas Klein (Designing Prototyping at Figma): https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/figma-prototyping Michael Wandelmaier (Former Head of Design at Metalab): https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/michael-wandelmaier And lastly it features insights from Jenny Wen including her original blog post that inspired this episode (definitely bookmark this it’s awesome)👇 https://jennywen.substack.com/p/dont-trust-the-design-process

    11 min
  3. Andrei Herasimchuk - The 1st designer at Adobe

    11 DÉC.

    Andrei Herasimchuk - The 1st designer at Adobe

    Did you know that the very first interface designer at Adobe was also the first designer to work on Figma? 🤯 His name is Andrei Herasimchuk and he knows a lot about design tooling… So this week’s episode is jam-packed with stories about designing the earliest interfaces for Illustrator and Photoshop, as well as what it was like seeing the original seed of an idea that became Figma. Not only that… Andrei gives us a behind-the-scenes of his new design tooling startup and shares his vision for where software creation is headed next 👀 Some highlights to expect: How AI fits into his new product strategyThe bizarre story of Andrei’s first day at AdobeThe 3 types of designers that will exist in the futureWhat it was like joining Figma as the first designer in 2012How Andrei defined the initial keyboard shortcuts in design toolsThe #1 trait of designers he’s worked with over the last 3 decadesWhen to break out of the familiar interaction patterns for design toolinga lot more Bryan Lamkin was Andrei’s first manager at AdobeMark Hamburg was who he collaborated with on the original keyboard shortcuts

    50 min
  4. Become a 10x startup designer 💡

    9 DÉC.

    Become a 10x startup designer 💡

    Many of my favorite episodes are when we get to hear from the earliest designers at companies like Linear, Perplexity, Ramp, Facebook, etc. So this episode pulls out the key insights so you can learn what it takes to thrive as a startup designer: Nate Parrott (Founding designer of Arc): https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/nate-parrottAdrien Griveau (Founding designer of Linear): https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/adrien-griveauSoleio (2nd designer at Facebook): https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/soleio-2Marco Cornacchia (Founding designer at Diagram): https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/marco-cornacchiaHenry Modisett (Founding designer at Perplexity): https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/henry-modisettHelen Tran(Design leader at AngelList): https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/helen-tranDiego Zaks (2nd designer at Ramp): https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/diego-zaks

    10 min
  5. Diego Zaks - Designing the fastest growing startup ever

    4 DÉC.

    Diego Zaks - Designing the fastest growing startup ever

    Imagine joining an early stage startup as the first senior designer and within a few years, it becomes the fastest growing company ever. Well… that's the story of Diego Zaks who is now the VP of design at Ramp. This week’s episode is all about how they were able to win with design and what makes their culture so special. We go deep into: Why velocity is the key to qualityThe impact of “truth seeking pods”How Diego creates a culture of collaborationWhat it takes to be a great founding designerThe #1 trait Diego looks for in design candidatesHow Diego has changed the way he gives feedbackHow designers are empowered to make strategic callsa lot more… Want to work with Diego at Ramp? They’re hiring ✌️

    51 min
  6. Attacking ambiguity with design

    2 DÉC.

    Attacking ambiguity with design

    Imagine you’re asked to lead the design of a new project. It’s complex, open-ended, and full of interconnected problems… How do you attack that ambiguity and get momentum quickly? This episode is an attempt to answer that question by unpacking tactics used by designers like: Jenny Wen (Original designer of Figjam): https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/jenny-wenMichael Wandelmaier (Former head of design at Metalab): https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/michael-wandelmaierAlex Cornell (Director of Design at Meta AI): https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/alex-cornellRich Arnold (Design leader at Vine, IG, and Coinbase): https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/rich-arnoldAndrei Herasimchuk (first designer at Adobe and Figma): Episode coming soon Jenny Wen’s Eigenquestions Figjam template

    11 min
  7. Phi Hoang - Creativity, Midjourney, and the future of brand design

    27 NOV.

    Phi Hoang - Creativity, Midjourney, and the future of brand design

    2024 was the year the Perplexity brand took over the design community. And a big reason why is because of Phi Hoang. So this week’s episode is a deep dive into brand experience design and creativity with AI tools. We get an inside look at: Phi’s creative process with MidjourneyWhy Perplexity thinks of the brand in “seasons”Phi’s tool stack for creating marketing videos with AIBehind-the-scenes of how Phi stumped the founder of MidjourneyWhy Perplexity cares about creative consistency > visual consistencya lot more Phi referenced the episode with Henry Modisett the Head of Design at PerplexityMike Smith from Smith & Diction is who Phi collaborated with on the initial brand identityPhi uses Midjourney for image creationHe also mentioned Runway, Luma, and Krea for video work.

    48 min
  8. Storytelling masterclass for designers 💡

    25 NOV.

    Storytelling masterclass for designers 💡

    It doesn’t matter how good your designs are if they never get built. So this episode breaks down specific tactics you can use to become a better storyteller and get people excited to build your ideas. Michael Wandelmaier (former Head of Design at Metalab): https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/michael-wandelmaier Gavin Nelson (designing the Linear mobile app): https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/gavin-nelson Ian Wharton (storytelling coach): https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/ian-wharton Kathy Zheng (head of design at Optimism): https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/kathy-zheng Yuan Wang (head of design at Maven): https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/yuan-wang Alex Cornell (design lead for Gen AI at Meta): https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/alex-cornell Noam Segal (senior research leader): https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/noam-segal Femke (design lead at Gusto): https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/femke Gabe Valdivia (independent designer): https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/gabe-valdivia Dive is where the best designers never stop learning 🤿 🌐 dive.club 🐦 twitter.com/joindiveclub

    13 min
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À propos

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

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  • Création
    Ridd
  • Années d’activité
    2023 - 2024
  • Épisodes
    95
  • Classification
    Contenu explicite
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    © Dive
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