GenAI is better at writing prompts than I am
What I learned from letting GenAI write my prompts for me.
Gabe Fender - Product, Design and AI
Writing about design, product, and technology.
Latest posts
From firehose to digest: Using AI to curate my daily reading
I have a problem: I have tons of articles I want to read and not enough time to read them. So I built an AI automation to help.
My Go-To GenAI Features Right Now — October 2025
One of my goals in 2025 has been to go heavy on experimenting with GenAI tools and their latest features. I want to separate value from hype and find use cases that actually help me.
4 things I learned about myself from an intense writing project
A few things I learned about myself from a difficult, intense writing project to respond to a UK government bid
A library of icons and photos for inclusive design
The Noun Project is a fantastic library of icons and photos for inclusive design. It’s an open-source library of icons, and recently photos, with a mission to build a global visual language that unites the world. It champions diversity and inclusion with initiatives to build up i
5 Creative energisers for workshops or meetings
Creative energisers are a quick way to get people’s minds warmed up before a meeting or workshop. I’ve found that a 5 min activity helps people switch off from whatever they were just doing. It also encourages participation from everyone early in the meeting which makes it more i
Two product books every designer should read
I recently finished Marty Cagan’s books Inspired and Empowered and they are my top book recommendations right now. Both of these books are fantastic, especially the audiobooks. They are full of practical advice from Marty’s experience running the Silicon Valley Product Group (SVP
Touch screens don’t work for everyone
Working with AgeUK as a digital inclusion volunteer, I saw first-hand how inaccessible touch screen devices can be for elderly people. It also opened my eyes to more people that may have similar challenges.
How recording audio versions of my articles improved my writing
I’ve been recording audio versions of recent articles to give people the option of listening, whether it’s for preference or accessibility. An unintended side effect is that it’s actually improved the quality and flow of my writing. I’ll explain why as well as some other benefits
My experience of facilitating a remote workshop with breakout rooms
Breakout rooms were a useful way of splitting into groups on a video call, have separate discussions and then playback learnings.
Practical accessibility - part 1: using a colour contrast checker
Practical accessibility tip #1: using a colour contrast checker - why it's important and how to spot and fix colour contrast issues on things you create to make them more accessible and inclusive.
What I learned from doing a remote talk as a team
I recently gave a remote talk with a few colleagues on UX design stories from 2 years of work on a legacy replacement project.
Prototyping data with coloured blocks
How I used coloured placeholder blocks to prototype changing data in an enterprise product
I’ve been writing but not blogging, until now
I have been writing 100+ words almost every day for two months but I don’t make time to iterate on my writing and publish to Medium and my blog. Why?
Ask people to share their screen and show you
At the beginning of a user session today, the user was taking us through their day to day tasks. A few mins into it, I realised that nobody was going to remember any of this so I jumped in at the next opportunity and asked: “would you mind sharing your screen showing us what you
How user research helped run a successful exec workshop
How we used user research with participants ahead of a workshop to help us better understand people’s needs and expectations.