Deep Dives 🤿 Podcast
1) Rooz Mahdavian - Designing frontier interfaces at Neuralink and Apple
We’re talking about craft in B2B SaaS... but what is it like designing for frontier interfaces like the Apple watch or even neural interfaces?We find out in this week’s episode with Rooz Mahdavian. (h...Show More
2) Escha Vera - Designing Perplexity’s Comet and Using AI Like an Artist
Imagine it’s your first day as a designer at Perplexity... and the VP of Design hands you the keys for their all-new AI browser, [Comet](https://www.perplexity.ai/comet).That’s the story for [Escha Ve...Show More
3) Carl Rivera - Shopify’s big bet on design and craft as the differentiator
What does the perfect e-commerce platform look like in an AI era?That’s the question Shopify’s Chief Design Officer Carl Rivera has set out to answer so this week’s episode is all about Shopify’s big ...Show More
4) Catt Small - How staff designers build influence and lead as ICs
Only a select few have multiple episodes on Dive Club and today Catt Small joins the ranks.She has a gift for turning messy ideas into practical next steps so it’s no wonder her Staff Designer course ...Show More
5) Sara Vienna - Taste, Meaning, and How to Stand Out in an AI world
What does it take to make people feel something with design...?This week's guest is kind of an expert on the question. Sara Vienna (https://x.com/sravienna?lang=en) , the Chief Design Officer at Metal...Show More
6) Gabe Valdivia - How to Thrive as an Independent Designer
I think we're entering a world where the market for fractional design is about to explode…So this week's episode is with one of my favorite people in the industry, Gabe Valdivia.We're going to explore...Show More
7) Dan Winer - How to become more strategic and advance your career
My guest this week, [Dan Winer](https://valdelama.com/), has literally built a course around teaching designers how to increase their influence.We discuss what Dan looks for when he is hiring at Kit a...Show More
8) Andy Zhang - From early Figma to design engineer at Windsurf
This week's episode is with Andy Zhang who was the lead design engineer at Windsurf. So we're going to shine a light on all of the ways you can make an impact as a design engineer including:Owning mor...Show More
9) Vitaly Friedman - Beyond Chat: What's Next for AI Design Patterns
I’d bet real money that you have been on Smashing Magazine at some point in the last 18 years…Good news is, this week I got to interview the founder, Vitaly Friedman, who is also one of the leading th...Show More
10) Pietro Schirano - AI just gave designers a promotion
This week’s episode is with Pietro Schirano who is the founder of the new design tool MagicPath and one of the true forward thinkers on AI. We go deep into the future of prototyping, design workflows,...Show More