It kinda feels like the way design operates at Anthropic is consistently 3-6 months ahead of the rest of the industry.

As a result, Meaghan Choi (Design Lead for Claude Code) has quickly become a staple guest on this show.

In today’s episode we go deep into her design process, how she uses the new Artifacts feature, how the shape of designer is evolving, and a lot more…

But there’s one part I can’t stop thinking about…

At one point she shows how she has moved basically all of her Claude chats into Slack using Claude Tag (I really underestimated this release tbh).

Apparently that’s how most people are working at Anthropic now and she says it’s about to transform the industry soon 👀

So ya… there’s a lot of alpha in this one :)

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Introducing Dive Radio

I’m going to assume you’ve definitely heard of Tommy Geoco by now…

He’s easily my favorite person to jam with in the industry so we’ve decided to join forces 🤝

Next Thursday we’re launching Dive Radio.

It will be a weekly live show streaming everywhere.

We’ll break down news, share what we’re learning, highlight what the community is building, and who knows what else (if you have requests hit reply and lmk!)

Want to join for the pilot?

p.s. Tommy just made the worst converting yet most fun sign up UX I’ve ever seen. Enjoy :)

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Understanding is the new bottleneck

Remember when Geoffrey Litt talked about designing malleable software at Notion? Well he shared his vision for what reviewing AI output could look like in the future and it’s a fascinating read. Read more →

Career advice in the age of AI

AI is getting pretty damn good at executing against a defined problem. That’s why Phil suggests that your career strategy moving forward should revolve around becoming a problem finder. Read more →

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3 things I saved this week

1️⃣ MCP instructions

I was working on a similar pattern a few months ago for Inflight and tbh even Hugo’s discarded iterations are straight up better than my concept 😂

Check it out →

2️⃣ Metal effects

Some really nice metal effects in this thread 👀 reminds me of something Brett would make.

See it live →

3️⃣ Empty state illustration

idk I just thought this drawer illustrations was pretty sweet 😅

Check it out →

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Meng To is one of the people I keep tabs on to see how he's evolving his workflow as he builds his ideas with AI.

So I sat down with him to get a look into what his process looks like now… (spoiler: he’s moved everything to Codex)

We do a ton of screen-sharing and go deep into his strategies for getting better outputs from the models and a lot more 👇

• Why Meng built his own local Notion tool

• Why Meng writes 0% of his own code now

• Strategies for design.md and agents.md files

• How Meng uses GPT Image 2 to brainstorm UI design

• How Meng’s workflow has evolved in the last 1.5 years

• + a lot more

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There’s one question I can’t stop asking myself

That question is the  foundation for the Dive Talent Network (and it's reeeeeally working).

Right now I’m helping many of my favorite startups hire people who listen to the show. Just look at this logo wall 👀

So if you're curious what might be out there (or maybe you're even looking for your next design hire) here’s the link ✌️

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How to make your design system AI ready

Remember Vitaly Friedman? I’ve received as much positive feedback on AI design patterns than any episode ever. Well he just released a can’t miss article on strategies for AI design systems (+ 4 example systems). Read more →

Designing better artifacts for Dia’s browser

Christine Rode wrote a fantastic article detailing her journey of figuring out how to make AI documents for Dia that don’t look like slop. My favorite part was seeing how she gathered and used inspiration. Check it out →

Turning world cup data into posters

Zeh made an organic, painting-like poster of France and Senegal’s world cup matchup that blew up on Twitter. So he broke down his poster process in this article. Talk about creative. Read more →

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3 things I saved this week

1️⃣ MyMind’s sticky search bar

MyMind zigs when every other product zags. I haven’t seen a search bar quite like this before and it’s beautiful.

See it live →

2️⃣ Town’s hero section

Everything about this composition on the Town website is fresh 👌

Check it out →

3️⃣ Card connectors

Another week another Ayush design. I shall definitely be finding an excuse to copy this use this as inspiration at some point 😅

Check it out →

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~1 month before COVID changed the world, this is what the entrance to the first ever Config looked like 👀

I remember losing my mind watching Dylan demo Auto Layout 1.0, and listening to Soleio declare design as the future of open source.

We’ve come a long way :)

And honestly… I think this is probably the strongest set of Config launches ever.

So I interviewed Figma’s new Chief Design Officer, Loredana Crisan, to go behind-the-scenes.

We get into Motion, code layers, shaders—all of it. But the thing that really stuck with me was this sentence:

I’ve never felt so seen 😄

Figuring out AI’s role in design can be exhausting (and confusing).

But our conversation was surprisingly clarifying.

As she put it: “technology changes the world mostly by changing what we’re able to imagine”.

So Figma’s vision is to give designers the ability to express what is already in their head (not outsource creativity to AI).

Loredana is a joy to listen to, so I think you’ll really enjoy this one.

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New design opportunities

I’m officially doubling down on the talent network because it’s really starting to pick up steam and there are few things more life-giving than helping someone land a dream role.

Here are the companies who joined this week:

• Owner

• Conductor

• ListenLabs

• Iverson

• + a few stealth startups

If you want me to promote the heck out of you to these teams or any of the others (Lovable, Granola, Superpower, Livekit, etc.) then drop your info here 👇

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A bull case for Figma

Yitong puts his finger right on the most interesting tension point for Figma in this article. I actually asked Loredana about the value of playground repos vs. shipping to prod because of this article :) Read more →

A color system that disappears

Remember how Matt Sellers showcased the portfolio that got him hired at Lovable? Well he’s started shipping some major visual improvements at Lovable and documenting the process. His behind-the-scenes of their new color system is fantastic work. Honestly I was using Lovable the other day and they’ve cranked up the craft across the board. Check it out →

StyleX

I’ve noticed multiple teams on Twitter (including Linear and Polar) talk about migrating from Tailwind to StyleX over the last week. Definitely something worth investigating.

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3 things I saved this week

1️⃣ Poke loading animation

I’ve started using Poke to generate little research websites for me and the loading state while it processes is lovely

See it live →

2️⃣ Glowing progress bar

The details from Nick here are absolutely stunning

Check it out →

3️⃣ Interfere’s priority icons

Look how clever the Interfere priority icons are 👀 I never would have thought to roll with dots > lines.

See it live →

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2 months ago @BrettFromDJ was so opposed to building with AI that I offered to debate him to the death ☠️

Thankfully that’s not what this week’s episode is about 😂

Instead it's the ultimate story of how a visual designer went from 0⇢1 as a builder.

Brett gives us a behind-the-scenes of his journey building Gather including:

• Brett’s process for iterating on a design

• Brett’s new prototyping.md skill workflow

• How Brett maintains control while building with AI

• Brett’s strategy for adding sound design to Gather

• When Brett relies on Figma vs. explores directly in code

• + a lot more

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My new design process with AI

It seems like my design process is fundamentally changing once a quarter at this point 😅

So I teamed up with Kyle Zantos to share a behind-the-scenes of my latest workflow using Paper + Conductor.

We jam live for an hour and I build a few Inflight features live. It’s raw, a bit chaotic, and pretty much shows what my day to day is like currently.

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Speaking of Conductor…

Conductor is one of the newest startups looking for a designer in the Dive Talent Network 👀

This is one of my absolute favorite products and easily one of the biggest opportunities on the market right now.

If you want me to promote you make sure to fill out your info here ✌️

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3 things I saved this week

1️⃣ Lovable’s sliding tabs

Remember Matt Sellers?

He shipped a ridiculously good sliding tab bar for Lovable recently. Pay attention to how the selected background grows toward the item that you’re hovering over 🤌

See it live →

2️⃣ Sliding pill interaction

Here’s another sliding interaction with an insane level of detail.

The text is actually rotating through the full number wheel on its way from one spot to another. Incredible work.

Check it out →

3️⃣ Slick upgrade overlayed

I love this overlay from the Details website. Not only is the design clean but the copy (and the way they highlighted “less than 1%”) is well executed too.

See it live →

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This week's episode is with Ron Goldin who has led design at Google, Shopify, UberEats, and in my opinion... he's the perfect example of what it looks like to thrive as a design leader in an AI world.

So this week’s episode is a deep dive into his journey as a builder and it’s full of stories:

• Redesigning the Shopify checkout

• Ron’s unique research tactics for UberEats

• Building MTCHMKR from scratch in Lovable

• Navigating the job market as a design leader

• + a lot more

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My Dive Club full circle moment

If you remember my interview with Steph Golik about going from designer to founder then you are a true Dive Club OG.

(quick fun fact: my co-founder Kyle listened and it was how we got reconnected after many years)

Anyway…

The reason I’m bringing up Steph again is she just landed an insanely cool role through the Dive Talent Network at Function Health.

That means she gets to work with Seth Weisfeld who is truly one of the greats (OG FB designer).

And the best part? Function is still hiring another design lead so if you want me to recommend you join here ✌️

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Claude code tips from the lead designer

During Dive Club Live in NYC we got to hear from Claude Code’s lead designer, Meaghan Choi. She shared a demo of how the team at Anthropic uses Claude Code and there are a lot of practical takeaways 👀 Watch the video →

Liquid glass for the web

It seems like the aave team has completely solved liquid glass for the web?? So ya… that’s a pretty big deal I guess. Check it out →

Poke is available for iMessage

I’ve seen Poke for a while now but held off because I didn’t fully trust that it would last. But they just announced that they were approved by Apple which immediately got me to play with it and I think I’m going all in :) Not sponsored just something I’ve been playing with a lot recently. Read more →

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3 things I saved this week

1️⃣ Raindrop website

I actually cannot believe how good this website is. It’s beautiful, on brand, and the foggy background perfectly illustrates the value prop of the product. Truly one of the best sites I’ve seen in 2026.

See it live →

2️⃣ Gradient reveal hover state

Remember the Supercut episode? They’re masters of the tiny details and this little gradient fade in the top right corner is the latest I’ve saved.

3️⃣ Cursor logo display

Pretty obsessed with this Cursor artwork and hover state 😍

See it live →

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A couple of weeks ago I recorded my first ever episode in front of a live audience (at Ramp HQ in NYC) 🗽

So today I’m excited to share the panel discussion recording with 3 incredible guests:

1. Meaghan Choi who is the design lead for Claude Code and Cowork

2. Dan Shipper who is the CEO of Every and one of my favorite thinkers when it comes to AI

3. And Bradley Ziffer who is a design engineer at Ramp

It’s a deep dive into AI design workflows at Anthropic, Ramp, and Every and I think you’ll enjoy it :)

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New design opportunities

Last week Dive Club listeners in the Talent Network just got hired at 👇

• Function Health

• Antimetal

• LiveKit

If you want me to promote the heck out of you to these teams or any of the others (Lovable, Granola, Superpower, Mercury, etc.) then drop your info here 👇

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Use proximity (not just hover)

This is a little design engineering tip I just bookmarked and will definitely be feeding into Claude soon :) Check it out →

From apps to material

Remember Ryo Lu from designing the future of Cursor? Well he just dropped a banger of a post about the future of software that is definitely worth a ~2 min read 👇 Read more →

HTML in Canvas

You know how sometimes you know something is a big deal but you don’t really understand why or what it makes possible? That’s HTML in Canvas for me. But then I read this article “The web is fun again” so I’m sharing it with you. Read more →

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As a designer I’m always talking to people… team meetings, design CRIT, user interviews.

So it’s super important to capture the ideas and feedback I’m getting.

That’s why I never ever ever ever have a conversation about design without running Granola in the background.

So when the meeting ends, Granola enhances the notes I’ve written and I can even ask questions or get tailored summaries from the call.

It’s like a super-powered notes app that actually understands your meetings and it has quickly become a staple tool in my design practice.

Every designer should be using this 😎 Get a free month with code DIVECLUB 👇

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3 things I saved this week

1️⃣ Interfere icons

These Interfere icons and pretty much everything about this dashboard UI is gorgeous (or maybe it’s the tilt idk)

See it live →

2️⃣ Genie AI interactions

Remember the Genie episode? It’s still some of the most impressive design I’ve ever seen.

They just launched their public beta and it’s totally worth a download just to experience how premium it feels.

Check it out →

3️⃣ Design is dead?

Ok Figma’s “design is dead” hats are pretty incredible (and yes this is me hoping an employee reads this and sends me one)

Cute hat pls →

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Andy Madrick is the perfect example of what it looks like to own the frontend as a designer in 2026.

So this episode is a deep dive into how he works at Notion:

• How he owns the last mile in code

• How he uses visual explainers as prompts

• When he uses Figma vs. jumps straight into code

• How he empowers the content team to make edits to his prototypes

• + a lot more

We even get a behind-the-scenes of how he designed one of Notion’s most visible interfaces 👀

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big Inflight update

Now that we’re all building with AI, feedback has become the bottleneck.

But today’s Inflight update fixes that.

NowNoNow you can get structured feedback on your prototypes which automatically loops back into Claude/Codex as next steps.

I just posted a ~60s demo on Twitter and Linkedin.

If you wanted to take a minute to support it would sure mean a lot :)

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Want to see my design workflow?

Every time I tweet about my workflow people ask for me to turn it into an episode. Instead, I’m going to host a 1 hour live workshop with Kyle Zantos where I give a full behind-the-scenes of how I build with AI. If you’re interested in owning the frontend as a designer I think it’ll be a good time. Oh and it’s free :) Register here →

AI in Design Report 2026

Remember Ben from DesignerFund? Well his team put together a fascinating report on the state of AI design today. The answers come from over 900 designers at startups, enterprises, and agencies who work across disciplines like product design, brand design, research, and design engineering 👇 Read more →

🤝 WITH GRANOLA

As a designer I’m always talking to people… team meetings, design CRIT, user interviews.

So it’s super important to capture the ideas and feedback I’m getting.

That’s why I never ever ever ever have a conversation about design without running Granola in the background.

So when the meeting ends, Granola enhances the notes I’ve written and I can even ask questions or get tailored summaries from the call.

It’s like a super-powered notes app that actually understands your meetings and it has quickly become a staple tool in my design practice.

Every designer should be using this 😎 Get a free month with code DIVECLUB 👇

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2 things I saved this week

1️⃣ White-outlined icons

This is pretty quickly becoming my favorite icon style… almost sticker-like 👌

Check it out →

2️⃣ Petra labs hero section

Remember Soren Iverson? His agency Iverson just released a banger of a new website. I love the hero section specifically.

See it live →

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Over the last few months, Tommy Geoco has went on site to study today’s top design teams (Vercel, Perplexity, Metalab, Ramp, etc.).

So this week’s episode is a deep dive into all of the trends he’s seeing around AI workflows and where design is headed next.

Some highlights:

• Why 59% of designers build their own tools

• Tommy’s current tool stack for AI design work

• What signals show AI fluency in job interviews

• Why internal tool building is the new career path

• Why now is the best time to grow in the design community

• + a lot more

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As a designer I’m always talking to people… team meetings, design CRIT, user interviews.

So it’s super important to capture the ideas and feedback I’m getting.

That’s why I never ever ever ever have a conversation about design without running Granola in the background.

So when the meeting ends, Granola enhances the notes I’ve written and I can even ask questions or get tailored summaries from the call.

It’s like a super-powered notes app that actually understands your meetings and it has quickly become a staple tool in my design practice.

Every designer should be using this 😎 Get a free month with code DIVECLUB 👇

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How to operate as a staff designer

“Senior designers ship great features. Staff designers help the product make sense as a whole. The real difference isn't seniority… it's the scope and type of impact” Read more →

The future of apps

Dan Saffer shares 6 ideas about where the future of app design is headed using Spotify as an example. It will get you thinking for sure :) Check it out →

Sound design behind-the-scenes

Remember Josh Puckett? His episode made me want to get better at sound design. So I devoured this breakdown from Josh (his sound designer) about how he brought the Interface Craft onboarding to life with audio. It’s so freaking cool. Read more →

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The loop I can’t stop thinking about…

Lately I’ve been obsessed with productizing this loop:

1. Share a prototype built with Claude/Codex

2. Get feedback from stakeholders/users

3. Convert that feedback into next steps

4. Send next steps back to your agent

That’s the new focus for Inflight so I silently updated the website as we gear up for an official launch…

Figured you might be interested in a first look before I inevitably change it last minute tonight again :)

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3 things I saved this week

1️⃣ Sticky note mobile app

I’m obsessed with this visual style from Bogdan 🤩

See it live →

2️⃣ Grid-based website from Hex

Grid websites like the new Unsiloed website are most definitely in right now. This is one of the better ones from Ayush.

See it live →

3️⃣ Notion honeycomb

Alright this is a bit of a silly one… but I really liked the image Nikhil made to announce he’s joining Notion. I didn’t use to save this kind of stuff but now that I can incorporate it so easily into my own work, the range of what gets included in my taste library has definitely expanded.

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How do the best designers shape strategy at companies like Shopify?

What does it look like to make the most of these new AI capabilities?

That’s what today’s episode with Katarina Batina is all about. She’s the Design Director behind the Shop app which imo is one of the premium consumer experiences available today.

Some highlights:

• Balancing metrics and vision

• Redesigning the shopping cart UX

• Taking a big bet on the shopping feed

• How product strategy has changed with AI

• How to get people excited about your ideas

• How to make sure you don't overcook your app

• + a lot more

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As a designer I’m always talking to people… team meetings, design CRIT, user interviews.

So it’s super important to capture the ideas and feedback I’m getting.

That’s why I never ever ever ever have a conversation about design without running Granola in the background.

So when the meeting ends, Granola enhances the notes I’ve written and I can even ask questions or get tailored summaries from the call.

It’s like a super-powered notes app that actually understands your meetings and it has quickly become a staple tool in my design practice.

Every designer should be using this 😎 Get a free month with code DIVECLUB 👇

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What tools the Vercel design team is using

Remember Hannah Hearth from Vercel? She wrote up some concrete examples of what tools the Vercel product design team is using at this moment in time and it’s worth a look 👀 Read more →

Shades of halftone

Halftones are having a moment right now (Paper shaders are one of the bigger driving forces). This is the ultimate deep dive into how they work and it’s fascinating. Check it out →

TinyUI

Remember Marvin from Shopify? Well him and Jaytel cooked up a really fun inspiration site that showcases all of the “tiny UI” they’ve saved over the years. It’s definitely worth a bookmark. Read more →

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New design opportunities

A bunch of new roles just opened up inside the Talent Network 👇

• n8n

• Rogo

• Railway

• Browserbase

• Colin Dunn’s stealth startup

• Function Health with Seth Weisfeld

If you want me to promote the heck out of you to these teams or any of the others (Lovable, Granola, Superpower, Mercury, etc.) then drop your info here 👇

🧃 INSPIRATION JUICE

3 things I saved this week

1️⃣ Smooth connection animation

Alex is absurdly good at details like this 👏

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2️⃣ Post-it notes for testimonials

It’s not uncommon to see post-it notes in web design but I really like how they’re only used for contextual testimonials here. Also the whole Playground website is great.

See it live →

3️⃣ Micro onboarding checklist

Just insane level of detail from Sebastiano 💯

See it live →

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Rafa Conde is a design engineer at Retro and one of the most creative designers I’ve ever met.

I still remember where I was when I first saw the video on his personal site 😂

In this episode we unpack what it means to design experiences that make people feel something. He’ll probably make you laugh a few times along the way too :)

Some highlights:

• Finding ways to introduce delight

• How to make users feel something

• The power of humor in your design

• How to lean into video as a superpower

• Balancing accessibility and delightful UX

• Behind the scenes of Rafa's side projects

• + a lot more

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My new sharing workflow

Basically all of my work starts with Claude now…

But moving out of Figma meant I didn’t have a good way to share these prototypes and get feedback.

So we built a CLI that allows you to embed the best parts of Inflight (video walkthroughs, feedback requests, pinned comments, etc.) directly inside of the prototypes you're building with AI.

It’s been my aha moment with the product so I made a ~2 minute video to show you my Inflight workflow 👇

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The visible tells of AI design

There are certain styles that are design’s version of the emdash (RIP 😔). This resource lists them all out and it’s pretty spot on tbh. Looks like italicized words in headings are officially dead. Read more →

Gradient border plugin

It’s oddly challenging to get AI to nail animated gradient borders. But the gradient border plugin makes it a breeze. Good news = we’ll see more gradient borders. Bad news = they might end up on the list above 😅 Check it out →

Creating melt effects

Building on the above… as designers we now have to push further to create designs that are unique and not as easy to copy with a single screenshot or plugin. So I want to share this tutorial to create a melting effect on your UI. It’s by Josh Puckett so you know it’s good. Check it out →

🧃 INSPIRATION JUICE

3 things I saved this week

1️⃣ Supabase announcement card

The subtle background pattern really spices up this announcement card in Supabase. Just saw it for the first time yesterday and saved it to my taste library.

See it live →

2️⃣ Border beveling

When it comes to UI details, Mike Rundle is in a league of his own 💯

Check it out →

3️⃣ Unique typography layout

This is such a simple composition but you don’t see this typography layout very often. Nice touch from the new Fin website 👌

See it live →

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Imagine going from IC to leading the Wealthsimple design team in a few short years…

That was Polly D’arcy’s journey and today’s episode covers everything she’s learned along the way. We go deep into design leadership, craft, hiring, and a lot more.

Some highlights:

• Why Polly hires specialists over generalists

• Tactics to nail your next portfolio presentation

• What it looks like to lean into the moment with AI

• How Polly defines design quality at WealthSimple

• How AI is changing team composition and design

• Polly’s go-to interview question to evaluate designers

Listen on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts 👇

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New design opportunities

I’m officially doubling down on the talent network because it’s really starting to pick up steam and there are few things more life-giving than helping someone land a dream role.

Here are three of my favorite companies that hired designers from the network in the last month:

• Livekit (tech powering ChatGPT voice mode)

• Clerk (as beautiful as B2B gets)

• Airops (AI-native startup)

If you want me to promote the heck out of you to these teams or any of the others (Lovable, Granola, Superpower, Mercury, etc.) then drop your info here 👇

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Field Notes from the In-Between

Remember when Kris Puckett from Stripe talked about becoming an AI-native designer? Well he just wrote a pretty incredible article that asks the question: “What happens when a designer stops waiting?” Read more →

How to make it through 2026 to the other side

It’s ok to have a bit of anxiety right now. Honestly if you don’t, then you’re probably not paying very close attention. That’s why I want to share this article from longtime design leader, Mike Davidson. It’s a helpful guide to developing modern skills that companies are looking for today. Check it out →

10 portfolio tips

Edgard Kozlowski asked a bunch of talented designers what makes a portfolio work (and what turns them off). He compiled it into a set of 10 tips that are spot on. I particularly like the idea of thinking of your portfolio as a movie trailer. Read more →

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3 things I saved this week

1️⃣ Nested settings in a dashboard

Jakub Krehel is one of those design engineers who I pay a lot of attention to. I thought this sidebar navigation (especially the animation in and out of settings) was top notch work.

See it live →

2️⃣ Offset testimonial layout

It’s hard to find novel approaches to testimonial design but I really like the simplicity of this layout from Fin.ai. Just saved it to my taste library over the weekend ✌️

See it live →

3️⃣ 0s and 1s

Check out these illustrations made entirely out of 0s and 1s 😮

See it live →

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Brandon Jacoby is one of the designers who I’ve been trying to interview for over a year now and it finally happened :)

He was early Cash App, the first hire at PartyRound (which became Capital and had some of the freshest design I’ve ever seen), and most recently designed at X Twitter.

Our conversation is a deep dive into taste, being creative with AI, and how to thrive in a 0->1 environment.

Some highlights:

• The types of designer who get most amplified by AI

• What it takes to thrive while designing a 0→1 experience

• How Brandon is positioning himself as a new independent

• The difference between "seeing taste" and "creating taste"

• What Nikita (X Head of Product) taught Brandon about onboarding

• + a lot more

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Last week I was showing someone how I'm using Inflight to include video walkthroughs + feedback requests in all of my Claude prototypes.

As soon as he saw how easy it was he said "wait stop" and immediately ran off the screen... 😄

A minute later he returned with his design lead and said "you gotta look at this".

Ever since I started designing in code, this new feedback flow has totally changed the way I share my work.

If you’re actively prototyping in code I’d love to show you and hear more about your process!

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Shader lab

Basement Studio released a free shader tool and it’s legit. Definitely bookmark this one. Read more →

State of prototyping

Thank you if you were one of the 1,500 people who filled out the State of Prototyping Spring 2026 survey. I’ve been anticipating the results and they definitely don’t disappoint. The thing that stood out to me is how AI has effectively split the industry into thirds. Check it out →

Thoughts on Claude Design

Ever since Anthropic launched Claude Design on Friday the community has been drowning in think pieces. Ignore basically all of them tbh. Except this one by Sam Henri Gold. Not only is it spot on it’s also hilarious. Read more →

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3 things I saved this week

1️⃣ Block distracting apps animation

You ever see a design concept so clever you feel a bit of jealousy creeping up? Ya… me neither…

Check it out →

2️⃣ Vercel search/action menu

I’m paying attention to this pattern where search bars default to AI assistance if no results match. Seeing it in a lot of tools lately.

Check it out →

3️⃣ Line pattern background

I was thinking about this pattern the other day… it’s the first time I’ve seen someone use a diagonal line pattern to replace a simple gray background in a web app. Pretty unique stuff from Moe.

Check it out →

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When it comes to tools and workflows, Brian Lovin is someone I pay very close attention to.

He’s actually the one who first got me hooked on Conductor.

But times are changing (again 😅)…

So today’s episode is a deep dive into his design process and all of the ways he’s iterating on his approach to both using AI tools as well as building AI tools at Notion.

If you like getting into the weeds of how the best designers are wrangling AI then you’re going to love this episode.

Some highlights:

• Why Brian has started using Cursor again

• Practical tips for prompting AI more effectively

• Behind-the-scenes of Brian’s new side project

• How Brian built Notion’s prototyping playground

• How to stay relevant as a designer in an AI world

• Why his first Notion design offsite was so impactful

• + a lot more

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New design opportunities

I’m officially doubling down on the talent network because it’s really starting to pick up steam and there are few things more life-giving than helping someone land a dream role.

Here are the companies who joined this week:

• Mercury (gorgeous design)

• Polymarket (absolute rocket ship)

• Windmill (founding designer opportunity 👀)

If you want me to promote the heck out of you to these teams or any of the others (Lovable, Granola, Superpower, Livekit, etc.) then drop your info here 👇

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Train your judgement

You gotta try this game by Emil Kowalski. Pick which animation feels correct, and then see Emil’s explanation. It’s about as fun as masterclasses get 😄 I’ve learned more about design engineering from Emil than anyone so you definitely don’t want to miss Animations.dev (just re-opened today!). Play it →

Ultra Mock

So I saw Ultra Mock by Josh Millgate on Twitter and immediately bought it while working on a new version of the Inflight website. It’s a fantastic product and an easy way to spice up your portfolio. Check it out →

Mesurer

I’m pretty obsessed with these little localhost tools (like Dialkit and Agentation which you hear me talk about on the podcast a ton). Here’s another handy one I’m excited about 👇 Check it out →

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3 things I saved this week

1️⃣ Gradient cursor

One of the more beautiful concepts I’ve seen lately 😍

Check it out →

2️⃣ Sliding tab pattern

More lovely details from Define 👀

See it live →

3️⃣ Security badges

So I made a new Inflight website. There are some really fun design details on there imo but I’ll probably simplify it radically this week to improve the storytelling.

Anyway… I did spend some time researching SOC2 badges which led me back to this concept from Oguz which I love.

I ended up going with a space theme 😅

Check it out →

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If you're like me you gotta be curious... what's it like designing at OpenAI?

So I’m excited to share today’s episode with you :)

It’s a deep dive with OpenAI’s Head of Product Design, Ian Silber.

Some highlights:

• The traits of the best systems thinkers at OpenAI

• What makes the design culture at OpenAI unique

• The vision for OpenAI's dynamic interface library

• What it's like designing around chat as a primitive

• What makes designing with AI as a material so unique

• How tools like Codex are changing the practice of design

• + a Iot more

Enjoy 👇

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Every one of the artifacts I share with my team is now built in code. And this change only happened in ~November which I still find insane 🤯

The problem is feedback has become completely detached from my prototypes.

But I think we finally fixed that with Inflight :)

I'm now adding video + feedback guides to all of my Claude prototypes and it's completely changing how I share my work.

If you’re actively prototyping in code I’d love to show you and hear more about how you work!

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10 principles for fluid UI

Remember Karl Koch who shared tips for new design engineers? Well he recently released “10 principles for Fluid UI” and it’s a great read. Read more →

Ramp’s designer job description

If you want to see where design is headed look at the job descriptions of the companies who are attracting the top talent. Shane Levine just shared this snippet from Ramp’s new product designer role and it’s worth a look. Check it out →

Taste isn’t a screenshot

Taste has soaked up too many different meanings. That’s why I love this article from Anton. My biggest takeaway is that judgement might actually be the differentiating skill for designers (and PMs?) moving forward. Read more →

🧃 INSPIRATION JUICE

3 things I saved this week

1️⃣ Button → Menu transition

Not sure if I’ve seen this pattern before but I like it! Unfortunately I forgot to paste the link into my Notion and now it is lost forever 🤦‍♂️ But it’s too good not to sure so if you know who tweeted this lmk.

2️⃣ Pixelated logo carousel

One of those effects where I have 0 clue how this is possible and yet I immediately want to see if Claude can pull it off for my next project.

Check it out →

3️⃣ Mobile App CTA

Fun way to morph the primary CTA when the whole point is to get someone to download an app.

See it live →

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If you want to see what it looks like to accelerate your career with AI, look no further than Flora Guo 👀

She has one of the more impressive career trajectories of anyone I've interviewed on this show (and is easily one of my favorite Twitter follows).

Flora is currently the founding design engineer at Paradigm. But before that, Guillermo (the Vercel CEO) personally DM'd her to join the Vercel team.

So we're going deep into career growth, design engineering, what it's like being a founding designer at an AI-native startup.

• Mental models for using AI as a learning tool

• The challenges of designing AI-first products that work at scale

• Flora’s experiments with new design tools like Paper and Variant

• What Flora learned working alongside top design engineers at Vercel

• How Flora evolved her workflow with Claude Code over the past year

• + a lot more

Watch on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts 👇

🤝 WITH RAYCAST

If you’ve been listening to this show for a bit then you’ve heard me profess my love for Raycast multiple times by now…

So I want to highlight someone who started using Raycast after hearing about it on Dive Club 👇

Greg actually called it a life-changing product and said it changed his entire year 😮

I can’t recommend Raycast enough.

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Dive Club listeners are seriously talented

👆 this message is from one of my absolute favorite startups right now (pretty addicted to their product tbh).

I love this screenshot because it highlights the quality of people in the Dive Talent Network.

Every time I share an initial shortlist with companies they have a similar “OMG” moment lol.

What makes it unique is that companies apply to talk to you… not the other way around.

It’s an easy way for talented people to see what’s out there without having to be super public about it.

So if you’re open to new opportunities, take a second to claim a spot in the new talent network 💪

Meet the Dive partners 

I made a list of my favorite products and asked them to come on as sponsors of the newsletter/podcast. They said yes 🥹

The #1 way to support Dive Club is to check them out👇

Framer​ → How I build my websites

Genway → How I do research

Granola → How I take notes during CRIT

Jitter​ → How I animate my designs

Lovable → How I build my ideas in code

Mobbin → How I find design inspiration

Paper → How I design like a creative

Raycast ​ → How I stay in flow while I work

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Today's episode is with my friend Kris Puckett.

IMO his journey is the perfect example of what it looks like to lean into this moment in time with AI 👀

His curiosity and AI experiments are a big reason why he recently landed a new role as a design manager at Stripe.

So the focus of today’s episode is answering the question: what does it look like to be an AI-native designer today?

Some highlights:

• Behind the scenes of Kris’s Epilogue app

• How to create custom skills with Claude Code

• How to start building personal systems with AI

• How Kris taught Claude to be a metal shader expert

• Building internal tools and workflows with AI at Stripe

• Insights from Kris’s new course on how to think w/ Claude Code

• + a lot more

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🤝 WITH JITTER

Jitter just released Image to Video and it’s a pretty big deal.

All you have to do is upload an asset and Jitter will instantly generate a short video clip from it with the help of AI ✨

It’s an easy way to add motion and depth to static backgrounds, create little clips for brand visuals and make any scene feel more alive with subtle movement.

It’s super fun to play with and available today, just click the link to get started 👇

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A collection of Soulful websites

An interactive sketch canvas by Lele Zhang

That’s one of my favorite quotes from this week’s episode with Kris Puckett.

Right on queue, Flo Guo dropped a collection of soulful websites for inspiration. It’s definitely worth a bookmark 👇

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Designing a slider for feeling

Here’s another design project that is dripping in soul…

Raja obsessed over the smallest detail of the new Ferrari UI design and ran with it in this exploration 👇

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State of prototyping survey

The practice of design is changing rapidly.

So I’m particularly interested in the results for this latest UX Tools survey.

Take ~30s and fill it out will ya?

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3 things I saved this week

1️⃣ Marker background fills

Visual languages like this make me smile :)

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2️⃣ Wist Website

There’s not even one detail that stands out on the Wist website. It’s just good design top to bottom.

Definitely worth a scroll.

See it live →

3️⃣ Whilst website

I saved this layout recently. Big fan of how the mockup breaks the frame of the circle. Also the background image subtly moves with your cursor which is a nice touch.

Check it out →

Meet the Dive partners 

I made a list of my favorite products and asked them to come on as sponsors of the newsletter/podcast. They said yes 🥹

The #1 way to support Dive Club is to check them out👇

Framer​ → How I build my websites

Genway → How I do research

Granola → How I take notes during CRIT

Jitter​ → How I animate my designs

Lovable → How I build my ideas in code

Mobbin → How I find design inspiration

Paper → How I design like a creative

Raycast ​ → How I stay in flow while I work

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Remember when Luis Ouriach joined the podcast a couple of years ago to talk about design systems and Figma variables?

It feels like the world of design systems has been flipped upside down since then.

One of the clearest trends I’ve noticed in the last ~6 months of episodes is that leaders are waking up to the fact that design systems are much more important in an AI world.

So I wanted to take advantage of Luis’s role as a designer advocate at Figma because he's constantly helping teams navigate the rapidly changing landscape of design systems.

Some highlights from our convo:

• How design systems are changing with AI

• Luis’s ideas around agentic design systems

• Pitfalls to avoid when adopting AI with your team

• What trends we can ignore vs. what is really important

• Luis’s journey as a builder and his career plan moving forward

• What Figma's new integration with Claude and Codex unlocks

• + a lot more

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🤝 WITH LOVABLE

An even smarter version of Lovable just released…

It’s 71% better at solving complex tasks which means it can do more work, more autonomously.

There’s more intelligent planning and prompt queueing so you can stack requests while Lovable works.

And my favorite part: automated testing.

Lovable now tests your apps like a real user. It opens its own browser, navigates flows, investigates edge case and catches bugs for you. And when it finds problems it fixes them on the spot.

I genuinely believe Lovable is the easiest way to build software. Click the link to try the new release 👇

Meet the Dive partners 

I made a list of my favorite products and asked them to come on as sponsors of the newsletter/podcast. They said yes 🥹

The #1 way to support Dive Club is to check them out👇

Framer​ → How I build my websites

Genway → How I do research

Granola → How I take notes during CRIT

Jitter​ → How I animate my designs

Lovable → How I build my ideas in code

Mobbin → How I find design inspiration

Paper → How I design like a creative

Raycast ​ → How I stay in flow while I work

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