There's been a LOT of talk about designers becoming builders lately 💪

So this week we get to go behind the scenes with Pran who is designing v0

It's a deep dive into AI products and a glimpse at the Vercel design culture

Enjoy 👉 join.dive.club/pran

Designing anatomy study tools for pre-med students ended up being the foot in the door I needed

And eventually that experience helped me land the role as the founding designer at Maven

That little set of three mockups changed everything for me :)

Months later someone found those designs on Dribble and I received an offer from a company called Bootcamp to lead design on a new product suite!

✅ Good news: I was working in education

😵‍💫 Bad news: Cadavers make me nauseous lol

As soon as I graduated college I knew I wanted to work in education

But 5+ years into my career I hadn't taken a single step

So one afternoon I mocked up some ideas for a homeschooling product

This ~2 hour design exercise ended up creating an inflection point in my career 👇

This design is embarrassing for me to look at nowadays...

But it changed everything for me (and might help you too) 👇

I think my favorite designer to follow in 2024 was Sam Peitz

He shares some of the most unique designs you'll find anywhere 😮

So this week I did a deep dive into his creative process and what it takes to bring his experiments to life 👇

Did you know the 1st interface designer at Adobe was also the 1st designer to work on Figma? 🤯

His name is Andrei and he knows a heck of a lot about design tooling...

So this week's episode is jam-packed with stories and thoughts on where we're headed next👇

I've interviewed the first designers at Linear, Perplexity, Ramp, Facebook, Browser Company, etc...

Here's what I've learned about how to thrive as a startup designer 👇

This is so hard to wrap my head around

Imagine joining a startup as the 2nd designer...

Then within a few years you're the VP of Design at the fastest growing company ever 😮

That's the story for Diego Zaks and this week's episode is a deep dive into design at Ramp 👇

Logo for the new Browser Company product 👀

Meanwhile on LinkedIn... 💀

2024 is the year Perplexity's brand took over the design community 💫

And their designer Phi Hoang is a BIG reason why...

So I did a deep dive into his creative process and the ways he gets the most out of AI tools 👇

2 visual identities I've been studying (and loving) lately:

1. James Clear's "Atoms" app (designed by Metalab)
2. MyMind