Antonija and Vitali dive into the chaotic state of the design industry while running on fumes. From mass layoffs at Microsoft, Amazon, and Salesforce to the rapid changes AI is bringing to every profession, they discuss what it takes to stay competitive when the rules change weekly.

Topics: The new job market reality and why being skilled isn't enough anymore, Canva makes Affinity free and what this means for Adobe's future, AI tools changing the game and how to stay relevant, Figma's frustrating updates and why that hotkey change was pure chaos, building apps solo with Cursor, whipping up Figma plugins in five minutes with AI, career insurance through networking and luck.

Tools mentioned: Cursor for AI-powered coding, Affinity Suite now free forever, Flora AI visual workflow tool, Genie AI pushing interaction boundaries, Figma Plugins with View and React starters.