Dive Club 🤿
Episodes
Nad Chishtie - How to get hired as a designer at Lovable
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As one of the fastest growing companies in the world, Lovable is scaling their design team by tapping into the [Dive Talent Network](https://www.dive....
Roman Tesliuk - From side projects to leading web design at Eleven Labs
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it look like to own web design for one of the fastest growing AI companies in the world?And how do you get that opportunity if you don’t h...
Sneak peek of MDS’s creative process
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I’ve probably learned more about visual design from MDS than anyone in the design community.So I wanted to go deep into the creative process behind ...
Steve Ruiz - Is the canvas the future for AI?
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I get shown a lot of tool demos and one thing is clear…Canvas-based UX will play a pivotal role in how we interface with AI.It’s a big reason why ...
Emily Campbell - AI UX Deep Dive
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In one of the most popular episodes yet, Vitaly Friedman talked about what’s next for AI design patterns (https://www.dive.club/deep-dives/vitaly-fr...
Geoffrey Litt - The Future of Malleable Software
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI is fundamentally shifting the way we think about digital products and the core deliverables that we're bringing to the table as designers.So I aske...
Ryan Scott - The skills that get designers promoted
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Craft gets you hired.But business impact gets you promoted.So this week’s episode with [Ryan Scott](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanscottcreative/) ...
Designing the first ever tabletop game console
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Board (https://board.fun/) has taken over social social media (and for good reason).It’s one of the most obvious yet innovative products I’ve ever...
How AI is Changing Design Workflows
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI is reshaping how we design and build software, creating huge opportunities for designers who experiment, adapt, and help define what the practice l...
Drew Wilson - How designers become builders and the future of tooling
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine a world where handoff no longer exists and designers are moving fluidly in code…[Drew Wilson](https://x.com/drewwilson) is one of the people...
Keys to craft: Supercut’s playbook for design excellence
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last few months one product has risen to the top of my inspiration list… ツSupercut (https://supercut.ai/)The point of this episode is to ...
Rooz Mahdavian - Designing frontier interfaces at Neuralink and Apple
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 fin...
Escha Vera - Designing Perplexity’s Comet and Using AI Like an Artist
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Carl Rivera - Shopify’s big bet on design and craft as the differentiator
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ans...
Catt Small - How staff designers build influence and lead as ICs
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Sara Vienna - Taste, Meaning, and How to Stand Out in an AI world
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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/srav...
Gabe Valdivia - How to Thrive as an Independent Designer
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 i...
Behind the scenes of the Inflight startup pitch💡
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Too much of designing a startup happens behind closed doorsSo I want to work with the garage door open while building Inflight (https://www.inflight.c...
Dan Winer - How to become more strategic and advance your career
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it look like to advance your career in the age of AI? That’s what this week’s episode with Dan Winer (Director of Product Design at Kit)...
Andy Zhang - From early Figma to design engineer at Windsurf
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
Vitaly Friedman - Beyond Chat: What's Next for AI Design Patterns
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 found...
From Uber to Apple to new design founder 💡
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If I told you someone had a background as a senior designer at companies like Uber, Dropbox, Apple, and Patreon then you'd be pretty impressed, right?...
Pietro Schirano - AI just gave designers a promotion
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 de...
Why AI has changed prototyping forever
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week I got an inside look at Figma Make while talking to Holly and Nikolas all about the future of prototyping…We get into real world use cases...
How product design works at Raycast 💡
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last month we did the ultimate Raycast Deep Dive, but there's a lot in there… so this week I want to highlight just the segment from the product des...
Gunnar Gray - Designing Perplexity, shaders, and voice interfaces
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Gunnar Gray (Product Design Lead at Perplexity) dives into the art of designing AI-native experiences.He shares lessons from shaping Voice ...
Ryo Lu - Designing the future of Cursor
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cursor is easily one of the most impactful companies in all of tech…And this week's episode is with their Head of Design, Ryo Lu.You might've heard ...
Julian Lehr - How storytelling works at Linear
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is with Julian Lehr who is the storytelling lead at LinearSo we're going to step out of the pixels for this conversation and focus...
Emmet Connolly - Transitioning into the next era of design
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You probably know Intercom… but did you know they recently incubated a new startup called Fin that has already surpassed the core business?They’ve...
My playbook for vibe coding💡
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In last week’s episode, the Head of Design at The Browser Company shared a totally new way to think about your portfolio.He says one of the most val...
Dustin Senos - Designing Dia (the AI-native web browser)
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dia from The Browser Company has completely taken over the internet. We’re finally seeing what an AI-native browser can be and it’s pretty excitin...
The Ultimate Raycast Deep Dive (craft, AI, hype, & more)
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a first of its kind because we’re doing the ultimate deep dive into one of my favorite products: RaycastWe’ll here from t...
Behind the scenes of my design founder journey
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The last two weeks with Inflight have been the most exhilarating of my entire career…So I want to use Dive Club to provide unprecedented levels o...
Darrin Henein - The new bar for design excellence at Shopify
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is with Darrin Henein who is the VP of Design at Shopify. We talk about how they create a culture of excellence and how AI is infl...
Vibe designing with Subframe
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a new design tool called Subframe that’s officially caught my eye 👀So I asked their co-founder Filip Skrzesinksi to give us a demo and ...
Ioana Teleanu - The right (and wrong) ways to design AI into your product
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There are two types of companies today:Startups birthed out of AIExisting companies figuring out how to adapt to AIThis week’s episode is all about ...
Jesse Kulp - Designing the Future of AI at Google
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we get to hear from Jesse Kulp who is the original designer for Google AI Studio.He shares what it was like going 0→1 as the sole designer...
Stephen Haney - Paper's vision for the future of design tooling
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen previously co-founded Modulz which created Radix UI, now used by Vercel, Linear, and Jetsi.Now he’s the founder of the most influential desi...
The untapped opportunity for design tools💡
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A year ago, it felt like AI-generated UI was about to have its moment. But now the landscape looks a LOT different than what people expected.So this e...
Zach Leach - Principles for designing a great AI product
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Zach Leach (Head of Design at Gamma) gives a behind-the-scenes of what it’s like designing one of the hottest AI products in the world to...
The new era of design leadership💡
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The more I study today's top design teams, the more clear it’s becoming that we're entering the era of a new type of design leader— one with tas...
Mig Reyes - Harsh truths that designers need to hear
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mig Reyes is the VP of Product Experience at Duolingo (and a design director at Instagram before that).In this episode he shared a behind-the-scenes o...
How experienced designers drive alignment💡
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I talk to a lot of designers at the pinnacle of their career…So I’m always trying to figure out how they’ve evolved the way they practice design...
Kyle Turman - Designing Claude and collaborating with AI
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anthropic has quickly become a category-defining company and in this episode Kyle Turman (their first full-time designer) shares a behind-the-scenes o...
The window of opportunity for designers
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There's a parallel I'm noticing between what's happening today with AI and what happened way back in 2013.So this episode studies the early days of Sn...
Tuhin Kumar - From Airbnb to Apple to designing with AI
19 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuhin Kumar has designed at some of the most prolific companies in the world (early Facebook, Airbnb and Apple).But everything’s changing in his new...
The strategy I’m stealing from Granola💡
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There are two goals that designers almost always group together:Make a useful productMake it easy to understandBut my interview with Sam Stephenson ch...
Jack Brody - Designing Snapchat and the future of music
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Brody joined Snapchat as one of the early designers where he spent 10 years and eventually became Head of Product.So this week’s episode featur...
6 tips to make your portfolio stand out💡
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I’ve interviewed a lot of designers who have landed some pretty high profile roles and I’m starting to notice some trends 👀So this video breaks...
Nad Chishtie - A new way to design and build with AI
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lovable has quickly become the go-to way I build my ideas with AI and this week we get to hear from their first designer Nad Chishtie.We go deep into ...
Designing on expert mode
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My #1 source of imposter syndrome is when I see designers prototyping beautiful interactions like this or even this.It’s one thing to create gorgeou...
Sam Stephenson - The journey of designing an AI product
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I use Granola every single day and it’s quickly become a beloved product in the tech community.But it was a winding journey to get there…So in thi...
How Ramp and Plaid create a culture of craft💡
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I’ve spent a lot of time studying how the best design teams operate and two of my favorites are Ramp and Plaid.So this episode shines a light on spe...
Ellis Hamburger - Storytelling for today’s top startups
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do Raycast, Daylight, Amo, The Browser Co, and Mainframe all have in common?They all hired Ellis Hamburger to help tell their story.So this episo...
The challenge of designing AI products💡
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI introduces an opportunity for all kinds of novel interaction patterns.But it creates a whole new category of design challenges too…And this episo...
Alejandro Matamala Ortiz - Designing the future of AI video
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is with Alejandro Matamala Ortiz, the cofounder and Chief Design Officer at Runway—one of the leading generative AI companies ...
How to pitch your designs like a pro💡
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most designers fall into the same trap when presenting their ideas.So this ~5 min episode breaks down how to pitch your designs like a pro.Chris AbadG...
Christophe Tauziet - Plaid’s culture of craft, tips for CRIT, and lessons from early Facebook
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is with Christophe Tauziet who is the Head of Design at Plaid—one of today’s leading fintech companies.We go deep into the w...
2 ways to make your design ideas compelling💡
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can have the greatest design concepts in the world, but none of that matters if they don't make it into production.So this episode is all about ho...
Aashman Goghari - Tackling complex design challenges at Palantir
01 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Palantir is one of the most powerful products in existence today.It provides critical government and enterprise infrastructure from the factory floors...
4 brand strategy tips from Smith & Diction 💡
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When comes to brand design, Mike and Cara from Smith & Diction are pretty much top of the game (you might recognize them as the ones who did the b...
Thiago Costa - Cultivating taste as a designer
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you asked me “who has the best taste in design right now?” one of the first people I’d mention is Thiago Costa.His product Fey is in the S-ti...
Ammaar Reshi - Unlocking AI’s creative potential
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we get to hear from Ammaar Reshi who is the Head of Design at ElevenLabs—the AI audio platform that has come up multiple times in past episode...
Design “handoff” is changing forever 💡
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do designers from today’s top teams collaborate with engineers?After many interviews I'm starting to notice a trend…The highest functioning pr...
Chris Abad - Storytelling tactics for senior designers
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is with Chris Abad who has led design teams at companies like Google, Square and Dropbox so needless to say he's given a lot of de...
How to be great at systems thinking 💡
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Systems thinking is often mentioned as the #1 trait teams are looking for in designers.But what does it look like to be great at it?This episode answe...
Anthony Menecola - Insights from a staff designer at Shopify
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is with Anthony Menecola who is a longtime staff product designer at Shopify so we’re going to do a deep dive into ways you can ...
Making big ideas happen with design 💡
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When I say high stakes design project, what comes to mind?How about Ryan Scott redesigning the Airbnb checkout flow right before a $3.5 billion IPO...
Balint Orosz - What it takes to design an award-winning product
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to create a product worthy of winning Mac app of the year?I interviewed the founder of Craft Docs, Balint Orosz, to find out…So th...
How to increase your influence as a designer 💡
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I’ve interviewed a lot of staff designers to figure out what it takes to have real influence at companies like Shopify, Github, Airbnb, etc.One thin...
Catt Small - How to influence and lead as a staff designer
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do the best staff designers influence and lead as individual contributors?I interviewed Catt Small to answer that question and it turned into one ...
How to get hired by the best teams 💡
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What are the best teams looking for in design candidates?That’s become one of my favorite questions to ask so this episode shines a light on some of...
Tyler Angert - The rise of spontaneous software
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is with Tyler Angert who was the first design hire at Replit. So we get a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like designing f...
You’re an AI product designer now 💡
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I’m designing a new product and a few months ago I would’ve confidently said it’s not an AI product. But I was wrong.This new technology creates...
Mike and Chara Smith - Designing for the love of the game
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I’ve followed Mike Smith ever since he designed the Perplexity brand identity and quickly realized he’s one of the most creative designers I’ve ...
Thinking like an engineer is a super power for designers 💡
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Being able to think like an engineer helps you collaborate with developers more effectively, design UIs that make sense, and empowers you to build you...
Pranathi Peri - Designing v0 from Vercel
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We've heard a lot on this show about designers becoming builders using tools like v0 and today we get to do a deep dive with Pranathi Peri who is lead...
What true obsession with craft looks like 💡
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Craft is so much more than a shimmering landing page or micro animation…It’s sweating all of the tiny details and having a thorough understanding ...
Sam Peitz - The intersection of art and product
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is with Sam Peitz who quickly became one of my favorite designers to follow in 2024.He regularly shares experiments like TextOS, h...
Don’t trust the design process 💡
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Designers have become servants of “the process” so this episode features stories of people who are breaking the mold in the way they explore and p...
Andrei Herasimchuk - The 1st designer at Adobe
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that the very first interface designer at Adobe was also the first designer to work on Figma? 🤯His name is Andrei Herasimchuk and he k...
Become a 10x startup designer 💡
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many of my favorite episodes are when we get to hear from the earliest designers at companies like Linear, Perplexity, Ramp, Facebook, etc.So this epi...
Diego Zaks - Designing the fastest growing startup ever
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine joining an early stage startup as the first senior designer and within a few years, it becomes the fastest growing company ever.Well… that's...
Attacking ambiguity with design💡
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine you’re asked to lead the design of a new project. It’s complex, open-ended, and full of interconnected problems…How do you attack that a...
Phi Hoang - Creativity, Midjourney, and the future of brand design
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
2024 was the year the Perplexity brand took over the design community. And a big reason why is because of Phi Hoang.So this week’s episode is a deep...
Storytelling masterclass for designers 💡
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It doesn’t matter how good your designs are if they never get built. So this episode breaks down specific tactics you can use to become a better sto...
Joey Banks - Designing your career path
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A little over a year ago, Joey Banks and I were DM’ing each other in Slack about leaving our W-2 jobs and going independent.So this week’s episode...
Time to rethink design systems 💡
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The pendulum has swung too far with design systems. Somehow they’ve become synonymous with scale. But I believe they’re the perfect first step for...
Dessn - The missing tool for product designers
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After writing a viral article called “The Missing Tool” I was fortunate to meet Gab and Nim who are the co-founders of a startup called Dessn.Dess...
7 mental models for designing AI products💡
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last few months, I’ve interviewed the people designing cutting edge AI products like Perplexity, Claude, Dot, Humane, Visual Electric, and ...
Meng To - How to build your ideas with AI
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most impressive things I’ve seen a designer make all year is Meng To’s Dreamcut.It’s the perfect example of what it looks like to tra...
How Airbnb is bringing soul back to their design 💡
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Airbnb is making 3 big design investments to bring soul back to the app. So this episode pulls from interviews with their VP of Design, Teo Connor, an...
Soleio - The rise of designers who ship
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As soon as I finished our original interview, I knew I had to have Soleio on as the first repeat guest. He led early design efforts at Facebook and Dr...
Joel Lewenstein - Pursuing ambitious design ideas
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is with Joel Lewenstein who is the Head of Product Design at Anthropic where he works on cutting edge AI products like Claude. A...
Teo Connor - How Airbnb innovates with design
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Airbnb is one of the truly iconic design-driven companies. They set the bar for design innovation in so many ways. So this week’s episode is a deep ...
Dan Moreno - Challenging the status quo as a designer
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine your first traditional “product design” job is designing the Snapchat messaging UX for millions of people across the globe…Well that’s...
Jason Yuan - Going beyond craft to design with soul
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I remember the exact moment where I first explored MercuryOS. It was clear Jason Yuan was one of the most skilled design thinkers I'd ever encountered...
Mariana Castilho - Evolving from designer to builder
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mariana Castilho has one of the most impressive career trajectories of any designer I’ve ever met.I first saw her while mentoring through Shift Nudg...
Janum Trivedi - What makes a software product feel great
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is with Janum Trivedi who makes some of the most stunning prototypes in all of design. So the main goal of this conversation is ...
Ben Blumenrose - Investing in the next wave of design founders
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Blumenrose was one of the earliest designers at Facebook and has spent the last 12 years as a co-founder and Managing Partner of Designer Fund. Th...