I feel, you will have be move creative and sticky with design principles. AI will make you churn more output. Instead of 2-3 days for ui you will take a day max

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Much of the design challenges are solved in the current 2D interfaces (Mobile/Web). Also maybe Figma will build an AI tool (leveraging all the design files they have with them) that can design stuf...

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Much of the design challenges are solved in the current 2D interfaces (Mobile/Web). Also maybe Figma will build an AI tool (leveraging all the design files they have with them) that can design stuff effectively. I think designers need to do a hard re-think on the 'creative' aspect of their job - deep inside it's just patterns and it's variations mostly. Will we need this much designers moving forward? Is Product design as a career past its glory days?

Product design as a career is going to end?

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Product design as a career is going to end?- Grapevine

What is the future of designers? I’m just very curious as I can see design itself can now be done by AI

Design brains here

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Field is saturated and you will seriously struggle to find work. Not gate keeping, just laying out the reality. If you're up for the challenge then good, if not then you should look at some other fields.

Product design is kind of weird now and is tougher than you think. It is no more a creative field where you can come up with unique ideas or have fun creating stuff. It is intoxicating, tedious and requires constant fighting with the stakeholders, listening to your micro managers and implementing stuff they "ordered" you to do disguised as feedback. Did I say, it is mostly copy work nowadays and portraying it as a whole new feature/design that is unique to your org/team?

It’s 1% creativity, 99% stroking the ego of your managers and bosses just so you don't get laid off.

(Not at capgemini, burner account)

To all the new Product Designers/UX Designers thinking this field is easy to get into. This is the reality of our field

UX/UI Designer

How many designers are working as designers after 45? Is it possible to survive in the industry after 40s? If yes, what are some strategies to survive in the market? Asking this for one of my friends, who is now 42 and is working as a leadership position.

Designer’s career after 45

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How bad is the design job market now in India?is there an over

How bad is the design job market now in India?is there an over  supply? What makes a deisgner standout giving him edge over layoffs. I hear people telling to upskill . But what exactly to upskils _ tools,stack,process?

We built a very scalable design system for web and mobile app (Has B2B & B2C angle). But after a point I feel it's restricting the creativity especially for certain celebratory/sad events. Sure we can tweak the design system create variants and what not. At this point I feel just a very basic design system is enough to run the show. Anybody else feels this way? Thoughts?

Does design system kill creativity in the long run?

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In early startups specially in b2b, product designers are not designers they're rather design support. Always restricted to reach till minimum viable ux.

Though whatever gets shipped at the end is better from past but power of shaping product is largely placed at PM's table and engeneering table (feasibility). 
Now you can avoid complaing and show high agency, partner with PM in defining Product but the default power house is still PM, not the designer. Also you don't have time for this because designs need to shipped to add to next sprint.

At the end you just take a deep breath and sigh because you made something better, bit better if not far from what existed before.

I guess high impact/ product definition work gets done by designer in big orgs only not only early age startups.

Product designer rant

Really excited to do this! 

Here's a little bit about my career:

- I dropped out of college to build a design studio with 20+ people for 4 years before leaving that to start another studio.

- I’ve worked across most major startups in Bangalore (not including brand names here for anonymity)

- I’ve worked across brand identity design, UX/UI, social media marketing, ad films, animation/motion graphics, and 3D

Happy to answer questions about design, freelancing, starting an agency/studio, the design industry, etc.

AMA ☞ Founder of a design studio based out of Bangalore

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What's the scope of "Product Marketing" in India and global as well. Is it a growing field?

Product Marketing - Good or Bad?

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In startup and mid-level companies, single designers often spend more time on developing design systems, exploring Figma's new features, and adapting to its yearly updates rather than focusing on essential tasks.

Are we Designers Obsessed with Figma?

UI/UX Designer

How many of you are using it in your company?

Are design systems overrated?

Product Designer

Guys I am a developer with 4 years of experience and I want to switch to Product Designing. What should I expect from industry? Any suggestions?

Developer to Designer

After watching MKBHD video this is what i feel 
The video editing companies i.e. vfx companies can have recession along with UI / UX designers . 

I think we should scale our skills ???

Next Layoffs for UI/UX designers ?

Software Engineer

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I’m a frontend developer, got an opportunity from another org, to work on their design system. Is that a good opportunity??

Working on a company’s design system

Hey everyone, I wanted to share an experience that many of you might relate to. Over the past few months, I have applied to over 40+companies/ startups for Ui/Ux designer / product designer job positions. Despite putting my best foot forward and ensuring my applications were tailored to each role, I haven't received any responses. I even applied through platforms like Well Found, where my applications were accepted, but unfortunately, I wasn't scheduled for any interviews.

This journey has been challenging and disheartening, but I'm determined to keep pushing forward. I'd like to ask for your advice and insights on the. Feedback and improvement.

Here is my portfolio link:-- 
https://www.behance.net/nainavishwakarma

Need your guidance, networking tips and feedback

Had a chat with a senior PM today on the need of the PM function with Ai getting smarter. 

Engineers build, designers design, data people analyse things, and a business person has the mind to make money by leveraging the team. When a point arrives where Ai does all the IC part of Engineering, Design and Data, there won't be a requirement of PM function at all! 

Creativity, Empathy, Product thinking, all these skills will be owned by Engineers, Designers, Data  and Business leaders. These skills like "product sense" are something that won't hold the fort much longer because eventually all good engineers, designers and data people will have to develop the customer empathy and product sense to prompt the Ai and do their individual job better.


IMHO it is a high time that all PMs work to strengthen at least one hard skill to keep themselves employable. 


While I am writing this post, unfortunately I am also the one who is seeking a PM role right now. 

Any suggestions or thoughts you have on which hard skill to master and how to remain employable?

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