Igor Kochajkiewicz

Immigrant. Head of Design @asknory

[Igor Kochajkiewicz @kochajkiewicz]

Some time ago we made a no-words #petpictures @SlackHQ channel at work and I can now confidently talk about designing experiences.

[christine røde @chrstnerode]

we just wrapped our Spring quarter at @diabrowser. before i jump to the next big thing (!), a short behind-the-scenes on one of my favorite projects to date: artifacts!

the design challenge: how do you make AI-generated docs that don’t *feel* AI-generated? (🧵 1/10)

[Kevin Twohy @kevintwohy]

People think design is about how it looks.

It’s really about a deep and fundamental commitment to replying to your Slacks, Figma comments, Linear comments, emails, hopping on a quick call then doing all that one more time whoops times up see you at the craft factory tomorrow

[Teddy Riker @teddy_riker]

https://t.co/dyiVwtFQNJ

[Igor Kochajkiewicz @kochajkiewicz]

@hobdaydesign Flat or not, the interface Clear used was incredibly pleasant to use. I haven't been loyal to a todo list app since.

With you re: nostalgia for Path and Rdio :)

[Igor Kochajkiewicz @kochajkiewicz]

@scspeier We have been working like this for ~1 year.

Productivity increase is real, but the change to design reviews is what makes it a winner. A PM, a CS rep, or an Engineer walks through the flow trying to accomplish the JTBD and talks through their feedback live.

[Igor Kochajkiewicz @kochajkiewicz]

@DanielBeere @businessposthq 👏👏👏

[Igor Kochajkiewicz @kochajkiewicz]

@dotmariusz ikr

My current best guess is mixing sales methodologies w/ little exposure to actual pains (no dogfooding?) will do that.

Anecdotal but for me it’s kinda like working with a design recruiter who’s an ex-designer – initial search and selection goes way smoother.

[Igor Kochajkiewicz @kochajkiewicz]

@dotmariusz Miro!

[defuseDublin @defuseDublin]

Design doesn’t need reclaiming - you do. Igor @kochajkiewicz challenges designers to zoom out and see the bigger picture.

Come to Defuse - Design for Use on Mon, 10 Nov | @sugarclubdublin | Doors 7PM | Free
More details at https://t.co/ECzEk2LQKp
#IDW25 #DCCI

[Igor Kochajkiewicz @kochajkiewicz]

@hobdaydesign "squint and see" is a legit approach to getting the optical layout right.

"flip it upside down" is a good one for typography-heavy pieces, too.

[Igor Kochajkiewicz @kochajkiewicz]

@round https://t.co/sWuIIoeici

[Igor Kochajkiewicz @kochajkiewicz]

It's the SFW version of "hot singles in your area"

[Julie Chabin @syswarren]

When they ask something to Midjourney and the results are meh:
"I should improve my prompt"

When they ask a designer and the results are meh:

[SEH is @seh]

A great fun example of how science works:
Observe a thing
Hypothesize about a thing
Test the hypothesis
Synthesize data and say if the hypothesis was right
Hypothesize some more
Test some more
Synthesize some more

Get your friends involved
Make jokes
Science

[Igor Kochajkiewicz @kochajkiewicz]

@sumitnarangIn Ah thanks! It doesn’t bother me as such, it’s just funny 😅

[Igor Kochajkiewicz @kochajkiewicz]

Unassigned mess, Personio read my mind (in a resigned tone I suppose?)

[Igor Kochajkiewicz @kochajkiewicz]

Hear me out, Design Twitter: AI to solve the groups, frames and layers problem.

[Igor Kochajkiewicz @kochajkiewicz]

👀

[Kevin Twohy @kevintwohy]

Here's something (controversial?) that seems obvious to me now, but took me a while to realize:

The vast majority of early-stage, pre-product/market-fit startups do not need 40h/week of product design output, and often benefit from having less.