loved hearing @ayushsoni_io think out loud here. a lot of it lines up with what i’ve been experiencing, so a few thoughts it brought up:
ai lets me follow ideas i’d normally have to leave behind. one layout leads to another, then a different flow, then something i wouldn’t have thought to try. that freedom to branch out is probably the biggest shift in how i work.
but exploring more doesn’t automatically mean making better work. taste, references and moodboarding matter even more when you can make almost anything. deciding what to leave out becomes a huge part of the job. simplification is a superpower.
i think there’s still so much unexplored territory in motion. products that feel fluid, responsive and alive. beyond a nice animation on a landing page, how the whole thing behaves in your hands.
following the same references and trends will keep producing the same work. you have to experiment, make some weird things and give yourself room to find something of your own.
understanding the system underneath still matters. what are we solving? who is it for? and can you actually talk it through with the people you’re building it for? those conversations shape the work as much as the tools do.
one thing i’m learning: it’s easy to get addicted to the speed. i can explore ten directions and finish none of them. at some point i need to pick one, slow down and get the details right.
also, asking ai to roast its own work and redo it has been surprisingly useful. i think we’ll build more of our process around these loops: make, critique, refine. with someone who cares deciding when it’s actually good.
we work in the same space, and i genuinely love what ayush and hex are doing. happy to say that even when we compete.
much love. things are going to get weird. i’m enjoying figuring out what we can make with them. 🖤👨🏻🍳
@remvze The energy is spite and resentment. Similar to the one motivating to making adobe copies. I believe it will fizzle out but for now this is what tokens are being spent on 🥹