Design engineers, AI hype, improve your Figma Make prompts

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“When I asked about the project’s details, she shared a prototype she made in v0. It wasn’t polished, but it showed what she had in mind.

No reading through a 15 page PRD. No ‘Let’s set up a quick call to discuss!’

A 15 second schpiel and her prototype told me what I needed to know. It was like that scene from The Matrix where Neo learned kung fu in 15 seconds.”

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By Ted Goas

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Make me think

  • When Figma starts designing us →
    “A “Ready for dev” status implies that the creation is done and that the developer is merely there to execute the designer’s vision, implicitly preventing them from questioning any of the decisions when the rubber hits the road.”
  • On Dyson, techno-centric design and social consumption →
    “The celebration of progress and technology have featured in a number of design movements like Futurism and High-Tech. Showy, impressive and novel, “technology-first” or “tech-push” design may be influential but is cursed to never get the balance right between celebrating technology and user needs. Technology is only useful to the extent that it is, well, useful.”
  • Why designers sound negative →
    “In any fast-moving product team, there’s a familiar pattern. A confident roadmap is shared. Timelines are tight but doable. Enthusiasm is high. Then, just as the meeting is wrapping up, a designer tentatively raises a hand and asks: Have we thought about what happens if…?”

Little gems this week

Design is flattening. So, how will you fight for your users? →
By Ian Batterbee

The hidden cost of AI convenience: our ability to think →
By Hoang Nguyen

Shutting out the AI hype and forming your own perspective →
By Ben Davies-Romano

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