Daniel Belokon

Product designer obsessed with craft. I run a design studio for AI startups. Writing about products, AI, and what I learn along the way ↓

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I finally redesigned my studio's website 👀

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@ilyamiskov That’s cool. I agree, their UI is nice

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@IricMidel @lazarevagency 😅

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Cool. I think that’s exactly how a founder who wants to keep ambitious people should think. I’ve worked at many companies throughout my career as a designer, and I always got bored after 6–12 months and ended up leaving. I’ve been working as an independent designer for three years now, and there hasn’t been a single day when I’ve been bored

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@nickbakeddesign Jealous. Porsche is a dream

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@Abmankendrick I see that there's a trend among big companies right now toward handmade crafts. Kind of opposite AI slop

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@CharlesPattson How can I get an invite?

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@ilyamiskov For what purposes? I'm really curious

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@aftermagics @launchmotionstd I like the second one. The third one is too complicated

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@dickiebush Take big risks in your business; I invest part in borings, safe assets

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@adriankuleszo damn, the quality of your agency is taking it to a whole new level.

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@oiharshit Nice, looking forward to the whole-screen design

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@AlexHormozi I always try to focus on my weakest point and fix it as fast as possible

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It really resonates with me. Sometimes I just want to do my job well and not think about sales, personal branding, and so on. But it seems like I need to find a balance, setting aside specific work hours for work without social media, and dedicated time for working on social media.

I like Cal Newport’s approach; he mentioned on his podcast that he dedicates 1-2 days a week to his media activities, recording content, and so on, while the rest of the days are devoted to deep work on his projects.
Twitter seems a bit more complicated because, in addition to writing posts, you have to interact with people, chat, and respond to comments. But I’m sure you can find the right approach here, too.

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@doctorbaytas Well said 😅

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@marcelkargul I like the rounded corners, it's create a nice vibe

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I'm a designer, and I recently completed the Harvard CS50 course (Introduction to Computer Science).
It took me 8 months, or 332 hours.

I’ve always wanted to learn programming, and when I saw that some designers had started coding with AI, I realized this was the new meta, and if I learned the basics, I could do it better than the rest. So I focused entirely on this course.

Was it worth the 8 months? Definitely yes.
Should all designers do this? Probably not.

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Check it out live here:
https://t.co/QITq5K3SoM

[Daniel Belokon @daniel_belokon]

I finally redesigned my studio's website 👀