Ruben Cespedes

Principal Product Designer @Dell Technologies | Adobe Partner & Host | Global Design Mentor & Educator | 147K+ on IG

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The designers scared of AI and the designers addicted to AI are both right. That’s the part nobody wants to say out loud.

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🔥Hot take: Figma Make can do more harm than good.

Most teams don’t have a design problem. They have an alignment problem.
Make doesn’t fix that. It adds another thing to debate.

“Almost working” UI creates false confidence.
Interactive doesn’t mean shippable.

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Vibe coding is fun until the next person has to maintain it.

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In 2025, your competition isn’t another designer — it’s irrelevance.

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The best design is the one that feels obvious in hindsight.

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What’s the ugliest UI trend you’ve seen this year?

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The client who says “It’s just a quick change” is lying.

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Designing for VR is humbling. Everything feels *too close*.

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AI can’t attend your design critique for you. Yet.

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Design portfolios in 2025: less fluff, more proof.

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What’s your hot take on skeuomorphism making a comeback?

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I still prefer designing in silence. Anyone else?

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New Figma AI: smart assistant or annoying backseat driver?

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Your color palette should work for everyone — not just people with perfect vision.

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If you’re not testing your design with *real* users, you’re just guessing.

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In 2025, the line between UI and UX is thinner than ever.