Dive Club šŸ¤æ

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Dive Club šŸ¤æ

Where designers never stop learning šŸ’Ŗ 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 šŸ‘‰ Dive.club

  1. How to get hired by the best teams

    1 DAY AGO

    How to get hired by the best teams

    What are the best teams looking for in design candidates? Thatā€™s become one of my favorite questions to ask so this episode shines a light on some of those traits and what you can do to stand out. It includes insights from: Diego Zaks (VP of Design at Ramp)Soleio (2nd designer at Facebook)Pranathi Peri (designing v0 at Vercel)Maheen Sohail (Gen AI at Meta)Mariana Castilho (Designer at Poolside)

    12 min
  2. Tyler Angert - The rise of spontaneous software

    JAN 8

    Tyler Angert - The rise of spontaneous software

    This weekā€™s episode is with Tyler Angert who was the first design hire at Replit. So we get a behind-the-scenes look at what itā€™s like designing for a hyper growth startup. However in early 2024, Tyler left to pursue a startup of his own, so a good chunk of this discussion focuses on his vision for Patina and the future of ā€œspontaneous softwareā€. Some highlights: Why the camera roll is pivotal for AITylerā€™s advice to his 23 year old selfTactics for learning to code with ClaudeWhat it takes to design complex systemsThe skills that will be most valuable in 2025The biggest design challenges for AI productsStrategies for learning more technical skillsetsHow to succeed as a young designer at a startup Tylerā€™s Freezeframe app with Jason YuanGenesis physics announcementGranola meeting recordingsDaylight computer

    49 min
  3. Youā€™re an AI product designer now šŸ’”

    JAN 6

    Youā€™re an AI product designer now šŸ’”

    Iā€™m designing a new product and a few months ago I wouldā€™ve confidently said itā€™s not an AI product. But I was wrong. This new technology creates endless opportunitiesā€¦ we just have to be able to see what AI makes possible. And thatā€™s what this episode is all about. Maggie Appleton (former design lead at Elicit)Joel Lewenstein (head of product design at Anthropic)George Kedenburg III (designer at Humane)Michael Wandelmaier (designer at Dropbox)

    9 min
  4. Mike and Chara Smith - Designing for the love of the game

    JAN 3

    Mike and Chara Smith - Designing for the love of the game

    Iā€™ve followed Mike Smith ever since he designed the Perplexity brand identity and quickly realized heā€™s one of the most creative designers Iā€™ve ever seen. Turns out his wife Chara is a positioning mastermind too so it makes sense why Smith & Diction is one of the hottest agencies in the game today. So this weekā€™s episode is a deep dive into brand strategy and what it takes to stand out in 2025 and beyond. We get into: What it takes to stand out in an AI worldTheir hacks for cracking a brand strategyWhy the best brands have lots of ā€œmovesā€Mikeā€™s #1 piece of advice for younger designersWhat people really mean when they say ā€œtimelessā€Their experience using Visual Electric in brand designPositioning Smith & Diction in todayā€™s agency landscapea lot more We talk about how they used Visual Electric for their latest project (Alma Food). ā­ Donā€™t forget you can use the code DIVECLUB to get your first month free.You can also check out the episode with Colin Dunn (CEO of Visual Electric)Mike says to make sure you watch the episode with Phi from PerplexityWe talk about Topo, Cotopaxi and Steady bags

    57 min
  5. Thinking like an engineer is a super power for designers šŸ’”

    12/30/2024

    Thinking like an engineer is a super power for designers šŸ’”

    Being able to think like an engineer helps you collaborate with developers more effectively, design UIs that make sense, and empowers you to build your ideas with AI tools like v0, Claude, etc. So this video is going to break down a few traits of designers who I believe are already doing this at a high level. It includes insights from: Mariana Castilho (designer at Vercel/Pierre)Julius Tarng (prev engineering at Linear)Meng To (Founder of Design+Code)

    11 min
  6. Pranathi Peri - Designing v0 from Vercel

    12/27/2024

    Pranathi Peri - Designing v0 from Vercel

    We've heard a lot on this show about designers becoming builders using tools like v0 and today we get to do a deep dive with Pranathi Peri who is leading the design of v0 at Vercel. We discuss: Growing your taste and intuition quicklyHow Pran thinks about the design language of v0Pranā€™s personal experiments using 3D and physicsWhy Pran wants to bring ā€œonboarding rouletteā€ to v0How Pran showed potential without having extensive experienceWhat itā€™s like collaborating with engineers like ShadCN and Raunoa lot more Manuel is the VP of Design at VercelWe discuss what itā€™s like collaborating with Shadcn

    53 min
  7. What true obsession with craft looks like šŸ’”

    12/23/2024

    What true obsession with craft looks like šŸ’”

    Craft is so much more than a shimmering landing page or micro animationā€¦ Itā€™s sweating all of the tiny details and having a thorough understanding of the edge cases in your product. But thereā€™s one detail most designers missā€¦ šŸ‘€ So this episode highlights one of my favorite ideas ever shared on the show from Raphael Schaad (founder of Cron and now the Head of Calendar at Notion). Itā€™s a fantastic example of what it looks like to obsess over the craft of your product You can find his full episode here ā€” https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/raphael-schaad And this episode also pulls in part of my conversation with Julius Tarng about his time at Linear ā€” https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/julius-tarng

    6 min
  8. Sam Peitz - The intersection of art and product

    12/18/2024

    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 heā€™s redefined his career path over the past ~10 months. We go deep into: Samā€™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
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Where designers never stop learning šŸ’Ŗ 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 šŸ‘‰ Dive.club

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  • Creator
    Ridd
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    102
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    Ā© Dive
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