Anfi and Ioana discuss how to start your entrepreneurship journey as a UX designer.
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• How can you transition to entrepreneurship, and how do you know it's the right path?
• What is Anfi and Ioana’s entrepreneurial experience?
• How do you navigate ambiguity?
• Can starting with no money lead to success?
• Top practical tips for aspiring entrepreneur-designers.
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Ioana and Ran share their experiences of becoming mothers, exploring how to navigate the pressures of succeeding in the tech industry while balancing parenthood, and addressing the challenges of parental burnout.
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Ioana uncovers a bunch of other eye-opening insights she learned at the TED AI Vienna conference, such as how AI could actually widen inequality, possesses surprisingly strong persuasive power, might be making us intellectually lazy, and is completely transforming the way scientific research is conducted.
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Anfi shares valuable lessons she learned while trying her hand as a Product Manager—insights that aren't typically included in job descriptions.
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Anfi and Ioana discuss how to craft an effective one-liner for your portfolio.
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• What exactly is a one-liner, and why is it important to focus on it?
• What are the common pitfalls when crafting a one-liner?
• What essential elements should a strong one-liner include?
• What are some examples of good and bad one-liners?
• How can you personalize your one-liner to reflect who you are, incorporating your past experiences and future aspirations?
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Ioana explores how AI is transforming the role of designers from creators to curators and editors of machine-generated outputs.
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In this episode:
• When did you first notice AI design outputs starting to look the same?
• If our role shifts to curation—similar to art curators—what qualities define a design curator?
• Are we still truly creating, or have we become editors and directors of AI-generated work? Are we building solutions as before, or primarily guiding and shaping AI outputs?
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Anfi and Ioana discuss the essential qualities recruiters seek in designers, the growing importance of AI literacy, and strategies for confidently showcasing skills to succeed in interviews and thrive in the design industry of 2025.
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• What qualities do recruiters universally look for during designer interviews? What's the most important trait they’re scanning for?
• Do you think AI literacy is becoming a key factor in interviews? How can tools and AI skills influence hiring decisions?
• What’s your best advice for landing a design job? How should someone present themselves in interviews—especially if they’re naturally soft-spoken? How can they demonstrate confidence and adaptability to thrive as a designer in 2025?
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Ioana shares her experience in San Francisco at the Adobe AI Summit, reflecting on her observations of the city’s vibrant tech scene and emerging AI trends in its dynamic environment.
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Ioana discusses the city’s infrastructure, her time socializing with people from Lovable, and how AI has become a core part of modern companies. She explores how AI tools are transforming the creative process and opening new opportunities for designers, diving into how designers can thrive in this evolving landscape.
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Anfi shares the insights and experiences that have shaped her design principles.
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Anfi and Ryan discuss why designers need business skills, how to develop them, and the positive future of design with AI.
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In this episode:
• What made you realize that designers need to understand business, not just their craft?
• How do you define "business," and what does it include?
• What should junior designers focus on now to build their business skills?
• How can junior designers better understand how business works? What steps can help them become "business savvy"?
• Can you share 15 reasons from your article why designers should learn about business? Why is it important for designers to consider starting their own projects or businesses?
• With AI changing design, what makes you hopeful about the future of design, especially for those doing meaningful work?
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Ioana and Anfi discuss what constitutes good design quality.
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• Is it still important to prioritize UX design and maintain high design quality?
• How do some companies manage to succeed despite having poor design?
• How would you define quality in the context of design?
• Should designers always aim to work within a mature UX organization, or can design quality sometimes be secondary?
• How do you define good design quality?
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Ioana and Andrei discuss how AI agents are transforming daily work, the differences in designing for agentic AI versus traditional UX, and the evolving role of designers.
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• What are AI agents? How do they look like in real work? What is agentic AI?
• Which companies are best positioned in the market? Can you give examples of what AI agents can do?
• How does designing for agentic AI differ from traditional UX design?
• Given AI's non-deterministic nature, how do teams learn and test before launch? Do you focus on iterative testing or just launch and learn in the wild? What's the process like compared to traditional usability testing?
• How do you see design role will evolve in the future?
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Anfi and Ioana discuss the current state and future of the junior designer market, ways to succeed, the impact of AI, and whether pursuing this career is still worthwhile.
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• What do you currently think about the junior designer market? How do you see it changing by 2025? Have you noticed any effects of AI on this field?
• How can junior designers succeed and even stand out? What should they do to get hired and grow in their careers?
• Based on everything we've discussed, do you think starting a career as a junior designer is still a good idea?
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Anfisa and Tej discuss the principles of inclusive design, its impact on society, strategies for incorporating it into their workflow, and the significance of the recent EU Accessibility Act.
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• What are some real-world examples of inclusive design in the age of AI?
• What are the costs of not designing inclusively?
• How can designers begin practicing inclusive design principles in their daily work?
• How would you define inclusive design, and what does it mean to you?
• What are some characteristics of bad or exclusive design, and how does it differ from inclusive design?
• In what ways can designers ensure they don’t overlook certain user segments and create more inclusive experiences?
• What strategies or practices can you implement to make your work more inclusive?
• How can designers effectively test their designs for inclusivity before launching them publicly?
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Anfi and Ioana discuss emerging portfolio trends in the age of AI and how to effectively use AI tools.
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• In the age of AI, what portfolio trends are emerging, and how can designers leverage them today? What do you foresee for the portfolio landscape in 2025?
• What tools do you recommend for visual storytelling, and what strategies can help build a compelling portfolio?
• How can I automate and streamline my application process effectively?
• With everyone using AI, how can I stand out and showcase my unique value?
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Ioana and Henry discuss working amidst ambiguity and with products that are constantly shape-shifting.
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In this episode:
• Let’s talk about your time at Perplexity. How does it feel to create something that didn’t exist before? How did you make design decisions, and what did your work there look like?
• What is the design team like at Perplexity? Did you hire designers with AI literacy?
• How does working in a big corporation compare to a small startup, especially regarding learning opportunities?
• Is design dying? Will it still exist in five years? How is the role changing, and will design as we know it today still be relevant?
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Ioana and Caitlin explore how designers at Intercom are beginning to use the Cursor tool to code directly, discuss the broader adoption of AI technologies, examine their effects on workflows and company culture, and consider how these advancements might shape the future of design and development roles.
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In this episode:
• How did designers at Intercom begin using the Cursor tool and editing code directly within the platform?
• Which tools on the market are considered the safest and most user-friendly? Why did you choose the Cursor tool specifically? • Can you describe the designers' workflow and what the interface looks like?
• How would you describe the culture at Intercom?
• What criteria do you use to decide which AI tools to adopt and which parts of the design process to automate?
• How can individuals outside of the current environment start experimenting with these technologies?
• How can companies begin educating their employees about AI? Would you recommend establishing an internal AI team or program?
• Do you evaluate AI fluency when hiring? If so, how does that influence your hiring decisions?
• How do you see our roles evolving with these advancements? • Will we still primarily use tools like Figma, or will we shift towards prompting coding tools? What is your vision for the future of design and development roles?
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Caitlin Rich has been in the design industry since 2008, which is 17 years now, starting as a graphic designer in Sydney, Australia, before shifting into product design and finding her footing in the startup scene in London. She's worked mostly within fintech and is now a Group Design Manager for the Growth Group at Intercom, focusing on ensuring new customers have a great experience, including the adoption of Finn, Intercom's AI agent.
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Ioana and Anfisa discuss the future of design roles, the impact of AI on collaboration, and how professionals can adapt and thrive in the evolving tech landscape.
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• Predictions for the future of design roles
• How AI will shape collaboration with product managers and developers?
• Why designers are well-positioned to thrive in the AI era?
• How product managers and engineers are also set up for success in the future?
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Ioana had a live Maven session where she shared insights on how AI is transforming design, the role of AI designers, and strategies to stay relevant in this evolving industry.
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• How has AI transformed the design industry?
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Ioana and Kate delve into the world of growth design, exploring its impact on Miro’s success, the current role it plays within organizations, and how AI is shaping the future of product design roles.
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• What is growth design?
• How has growth design impacted Miro’s development and success?
• What is the current state of the growth design role within organizations?
• How do you envision the future of product design roles evolving, especially with the increasing integration of AI?
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