I thought a product designer uses Figma.
Now i regularly use:
- Jitter
- Figma
- Github
- Framer
- Codex
- Claude
- Gemini
- Midjourney
- Screen Studio
- Unicorn Studio
You need to figure out copy
You need in-depth knowledge of UX
You need to be insanely fast in Figma
You need to know how to animate things
You need to be able to present your designs
You need an understanding of mobile and web
You need to be able to explain your expert opinion
You need in-depth knowledge of interaction design
And about 1 billion more things.
It's wild to me how some still don't understand the value of a proper product designer.
everyone got a camera. did everyone become a professional photographer? did weddings stop hiring photographers?
AI in design is no different.
making design accessible doesn’t mean everyone will design their own brand or landing pages. you still need knowledge of the basics, a trained eye, and time.
and time is the one serious business owners don’t waste on canva.
they use AI to grow their business, not to play designer.
Employer-led training programs solve any skill gap
We lost the plot in the last 70 years in middlemen, degree programs, and professors that would rather be doing research than training a generation for industry
designers telling you not to use figma is a psyop. the most talented designers are still spending, i'd say even more time than before polishing interfaces and genuinely thinking about craft. the canvas remains undefeated
It's the final day of MetroCard sales—so as we say farewell to an icon, let's take a look at how it all started.
Thank you, MetroCard, for moving New York to the very last swipe.
claude code is having it's cursor moment after karpathy sensei's post. never been a better time to try it.
my latest blog on how to get the most out of claude code 2.0 and other agents in general is up now. grab a chai and have fun reading!
https://t.co/cQpvo0xocY