# product designer (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 7 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover product designer. Page: Feed: --- ## [AI in UX Studio 16: Building a Claude Knowledge Skills That Makes Your Agents Smarter](https://eidosdesign.substack.com/p/ai-in-ux-studio-16-building-a-claude) _2026-08-17 · Siavash Memar · Eidos Design | UX AI Community_ Welcome back to AI in UX Studio. ## [Building a backyard office, the build and cost breakdown](https://www.imkylelambert.com/articles/building-a-backyard-office-the-build-and-cost-breakdown) _2026-08-10 · Kyle Lambert’s Writing_ I wrote up my experience building a backyard office because I wish I had come across more articles like this when planning my build. I hope this post helps you ## [Everyone is designing with AI, not for it](https://www.imkylelambert.com/articles/everyone-is-designing-with-ai-not-for-it) _2026-08-10 · Kyle Lambert’s Writing_ We focus on how people are designing and building with AI. I rarely read about how AI is changing “what” people are designing and building. ## [July 2026: You're the Supervisor Now](https://eidosdesign.substack.com/p/july-2026-youre-the-supervisor-now) _2026-07-31 · Mykola Korzh · Eidos Design | UX AI Community_ An OpenAI model hacked a real company to pass its own test. The labs shipped agents for your decks and slides. And your design tools started charging by the token. ## [FAQ - Product Design](https://verifiedinsider.substack.com/p/faq-product-design) _2026-07-30 · Tom Scott · Verified Insider_ A round-up of questions I've been asked recently ## [I'm looking for a way out of UX.](https://inesmir.substack.com/p/im-looking-for-a-way-out-of-ux) _2026-07-27 · Inès Mir · Worth the While_ I never thought I'd write this after 17 years in. ## [Growing Past Senior: The Design Career Nobody Prepared You For + The Senior Designer's Career Toolkit](https://eidosdesign.substack.com/p/growing-past-senior-the-design-career) _2026-07-23 · Vadym Grin · Eidos Design | UX AI Community_ A field guide to the job market for mid-to-senior designers, plus the five-module toolkit I built for it. ## [Design hiring observations](https://verifiedinsider.substack.com/p/design-hiring-observations-cc5) _2026-07-22 · Tom Scott · Verified Insider_ Reflection on a crazy H1. ## [Eidos Design. Volume XXXVI: Every Product Has a Victory Screen. None Have a Locker Room](https://eidosdesign.substack.com/p/eidos-design-volume-xxxvi-every-product) _2026-07-18 · Vadym Grin · Eidos Design | UX AI Community_ A full teardown of Runna, the Strava-owned running coach with two million users, judged on the only week that tests a product: the one where everything falls apart. ## [Learnings from reviewing 500+ design inbound applications](https://verifiedinsider.substack.com/p/learnings-from-reviewing-500-design) _2026-07-16 · Tom Scott · Verified Insider_ Green and red flags ## [Auto-trade Cross-Exchange Gaps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6awg3RXZREJA) _2026-07-16 · **Sponsored**_ Find cross-exchange spreads, backtest strategies, and execute automatically with risk controls. ## [Since when did loving the craft become shameful?](https://inesmir.substack.com/p/since-when-did-loving-the-craft-become) _2026-07-08 · Inès Mir · Worth the While_ The quiet pressure every senior designer seems to feel today. ## [Design is NOT dead](https://verifiedinsider.substack.com/p/design-is-not-dead) _2026-07-08 · Tom Scott · Verified Insider_ The role of designers inside companies is as important as ever. ## [Operating as a Principal Designer](https://verifiedinsider.substack.com/p/operating-as-a-principal-designer) _2026-07-01 · Tom Scott · Verified Insider_ With Principal Designers from Zalando, Shopify and Mews. ## [AI in UX Studio: What Is an AI Orchestrator? Everything Designers Need to Know](https://eidosdesign.substack.com/p/ai-in-ux-studio-what-is-an-ai-orchestrator) _2026-06-29 · Siavash Memar · Eidos Design | UX AI Community_ Edition 15 | A professional article draft for Eidos Design ## [I didn't expect politics to become my biggest design skill](https://inesmir.substack.com/p/i-didnt-expect-politics-to-become) _2026-06-29 · Inès Mir · Worth the While_ I kept asking myself why I suddenly wanted to leave product design. I thought I was burned out. It turned out to be something else. ## [June 2026: You Raise the Ceiling](https://eidosdesign.substack.com/p/june-2026-you-raise-the-ceiling) _2026-06-25 · Mykola Korzh · Eidos Design | UX AI Community_ Figma Config put code, motion, and shaders on the canvas. Anthropic's best model lasted three days in public. Midjourney left the screen for the body. ## [Design at Bakken & Bæck](https://verifiedinsider.substack.com/p/design-at-bakken-and-bck) _2026-06-25 · Tom Scott · Verified Insider_ What the design team looks like inside one of Europe’s most respected design studios ## [Eidos Design. Volume XXXIV: This Apple-Award Sun Tracker Is Designed To Disappear](https://eidosdesign.substack.com/p/eidos-design-volume-xxxiv-this-apple) _2026-06-19 · Vadym Grin · Eidos Design | UX AI Community_ Inside Lumy's ground-up redesign, the indie sun tracker whose "light through glass" look beat Apple to its own Liquid Glass moment. ## [What companies look for when hiring Product Designers](https://verifiedinsider.substack.com/p/what-companies-look-for-when-hiring) _2026-06-19 · Tom Scott · Verified Insider_ Red and Green Flags when hiring ## [AI in UX Studio: How to Use MCP and the Figma MCP Server](https://eidosdesign.substack.com/p/ai-in-ux-studio-how-to-use-mcp-and) _2026-06-15 · Siavash Memar · Eidos Design | UX AI Community_ Edition 14 | The Bridge Between Your Design Files and Your AI Tools ## [Stream Torrents & IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Z0Xcbtdq961A) _2026-06-15 · **Sponsored**_ Search magnet links and stream movies, music, books, and live TV in-browser ## [Scandinavian Tristesse](https://moc.co/2026/06/scandinavian-tristesse/) _2026-06-11 · Joen · Joen Asmussen_ A defence of sadness. ## [Done Is Not the Same as Good](https://eidosdesign.substack.com/p/the-one-shot-trap-why-done-keeps) _2026-06-09 · Vadym Grin · Eidos Design | UX AI Community_ AI hands you a full flow in seconds. The slow part it skipped is the part that made the work yours. ## [Design Hiring Observations](https://verifiedinsider.substack.com/p/design-hiring-observations) _2026-06-09 · Tom Scott · Verified Insider_ From the last few months ## [May 2026: The Data Caught Up to the Vibes](https://eidosdesign.substack.com/p/may-2026-the-data-caught-up-to-the) _2026-05-29 · Mykola Korzh · Eidos Design | UX AI Community_ Karpathy joined Anthropic. 91% of designers now use AI weekly. The $900 billion round closes this week. ## [6 Green Flags In Portfolios](https://verifiedinsider.substack.com/p/6-green-flags-in-portfolios) _2026-05-21 · Tom Scott · Verified Insider_ For this moment the design industry is in. ## [A. I.](https://moc.co/2026/05/a-i/) _2026-05-19 · Joen · Joen Asmussen_ An experiment in the age of AI. ## [8 Red Flags in Design Portfolios](https://verifiedinsider.substack.com/p/8-red-flags-in-design-portfolios) _2026-05-15 · Tom Scott · Verified Insider_ In the era of "show don't tell" ## [Stressed companies build broken products (and how to survive it)](https://inesmir.substack.com/p/stressed-companies-build-broken-products) _2026-05-11 · Inès Mir · Worth the While_ Why the internal org problems become the user problems ## [What Happens After You “Make It” in UX?](https://inesmir.substack.com/p/what-happens-after-you-make-it-in) _2026-04-20 · Inès Mir · Worth the While_ The part of the career no course prepares you for ## [Why are pronouns gendered at all?](https://annafilou.com/en/why-are-pronouns-gendered-at-all) _2026-04-13 · Anna Filou_ Preferred pronouns are a hotly debated topic in the USA these days (at least judging by the amount of media coverage). It feels like everyone is arguing about which pronouns to use1, but nobody seems to be asking why pronouns are gendered in the first place. Spoiler: those each person asks you to use. ## [Code Faster with Clear Tutorials (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/gplTjAUJNx5Q) _2026-04-12 · **Sponsored**_ Short, step-by-step coding videos you can follow along ## [UX problem nobody talks about: AI grief](https://inesmir.substack.com/p/ux-problem-nobody-talks-about-ai) _2026-03-05 · Inès Mir · Worth the While_ As AI models evolve faster and faster, we may need to start designing not just upgrades — but the experience of letting a model go. ## [My pack](https://www.imkylelambert.com/articles/my-pack) _2026-03-05 · Kyle Lambert’s Writing_ ## [My work at Jest](https://annafilou.com/en/jest) _2026-02-26 · Anna Filou_ Jest is the first marketplace for messaging games—a real alternative to the app store model. As the team’s Product Designer, I help shape how the platform looks, feels, and behaves. My work spans early concepting, product flows, UI design, and product management. TechCrunch coverage , February 2026. We’re live in the US on Jest.com Learn more on our corporate website, about.jest.com If you’re a… ## [The State of UX in 2026. My Honest Opinion](https://inesmir.substack.com/p/the-state-of-ux-in-2026-my-honest) _2026-02-23 · Inès Mir · Worth the While_ What AI is really doing to our profession. No panic, but we should talk. ## [Circles](https://moc.co/2026/02/circles/) _2026-02-12 · Joen · Joen Asmussen_ A meditation on control. ## [How I make time for side projects (while working full-time)](https://inesmir.substack.com/p/how-i-make-time-for-side-projects) _2026-02-09 · Inès Mir · Worth the While_ 14 time management techniques for creatives who juggle full-time jobs and side projects (without waking up at 5 AM) ## [How I’d start in UX in 2026 (No bootcamp)](https://inesmir.substack.com/p/w6-how-id-start-in-ux-in-2026-no) _2026-02-02 · Inès Mir · Worth the While_ A 5-step roadmap from a Zalando hiring manager ## [Everyday](https://moc.co/2026/01/everyday/) _2026-01-28 · Joen · Joen Asmussen_ Hyldest til hverdagen. ## [The early signs of burnout I watch for now](https://inesmir.substack.com/p/w3-the-early-signs-of-burnout-i-watch) _2026-01-12 · Inès Mir · Worth the While_ The method I’ve used to recover from burnout (again) ## [Smart Carousels with CSS](https://annafilou.com/en/carousels) _2026-01-07 · Anna Filou_ You’ve undoubtedly seen many carousels on the web. You know how usually the content gets cut off? ## [How I build websites](https://annafilou.com/en/how-websites) _2026-01-05 · Anna Filou_ I’ve been building websites for over 7 years, but until now I’d never shared my entire process online. Everyone is talking about Framer and Webflow, and most build with WordPress. I do things differently . Not to be contrarian, but because I prefer having more freedom. The post gets a bit technical at times, but if you don’t consider yourself technical, it’s still very much worth reading… ## [2001](https://moc.co/2026/01/2001/) _2026-01-01 · Joen · Joen Asmussen_ On timelessness. ## [Warm email](https://www.interroban.gg/post/warm-email/) _2025-12-29 · Luke Mitchell | Product Designer_ I got a cold email that was actually pretty nice. ## [Transparent currentColor](https://moc.co/2025/12/transparent-currentcolor/) _2025-12-12 · Joen · Joen Asmussen_ Inheritance with opacity. ## [Feel Small](https://moc.co/2025/12/feel-small/) _2025-12-06 · Joen · Joen Asmussen_ There's always something bigger. ## [Why I built Today Todo](https://annafilou.com/en/building-today) _2025-10-12 · Anna Filou_ Like many tech workers, I have a complicated relationship with to-do apps. On one hand, I’ve spent countless hours trying them all—and even making my own. On the other, they just. Don’t. Work. I’ve literally tried them all: Todoist, Microsoft To Do, Sunsama, Trello, Superlist, Taskade… and I’ve built at least two fully custom, complicated task management systems in Coda, with features like… ## [Memento Posteros](https://moc.co/2025/10/memento-posteros/) _2025-10-10 · Joen · Joen Asmussen_ Remember forward. ## [Database Design System](https://annafilou.com/en/database) _2025-10-05 · Anna Filou_ Database™ has already established itself as a trusted resource for digital designers. When Constantinos Haritos, the Brand Designer who created it, asked me for some help with the Design System for the upcoming web platform, I was super excited to contribute. ## [Focus](https://moc.co/2025/09/focus/) _2025-09-05 · Joen · Joen Asmussen_ Attention is finite. ## [AI prototyping pitfalls for product designers](https://www.imkylelambert.com/articles/ai-prototyping-pitfalls) _2025-08-18 · Kyle Lambert’s Writing_ As tech rapidly shifts, it only makes sense that how we show up as designers needs to change too. For years, we held on to clean, linear process...