There's been a deluge of sentiment, articles, and posts about people feeling dissatisfied, trapped, and alienated by the state of the tech industry. I'm no stranger to it; I'm one of them. I spend most of my days at work and in my free time thinking about AI—usually against my will. (I wrote that em-dash myself, thank you very much.) ... Continue reading
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This essay on design autonomy by Angelos Arnis is one of the most powerful pieces of writing I’ve read this year. Lately, I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about how we can move forward as designers and how we should operate in the age we’ve found ourselves in, and this piece has given me a lot to think about.
Ironically, I’m writing this between meetings but I’ll have more thoughts after I read it a few more times and digest the wods more.
Back when I was interviewing, I would record myself to practice. Now, I'm uploading that take as a resource for others on what a "principal product designer"-level presentation looks like. It’s definitely not perfect, but I hope that there’s some good takeaways in it, especially for younger designers. ... Continue reading