🗣 This interview was special because I got to reconnect with former team member at Maven — Yuan ✌️

Yuan led design at Twitter, Airbnb and Maven and actively coaches creative leaders in the industry ✨

In this interview we talk energy through your career, how we organize our portfolio websites and strategies for presenting work to stakeholders.

Making the jump and diving into that first year of freelancing can be pretty daunting… 🥲

I wish I could’ve had this chat with Grace about 5 years ago because she was very transparent about the lessons she learned in that first year.

In this Deep Dive, she breaks down her strategies for pricing, balancing project work, her tool stack, and a lot more...

If you’re familiar at all with design systems then I definitely don’t need to introduce you to Dan Mall. He’s as OG as it gets.

In this Deep Dive, Dan shares his take on Figma variables, where design systems are headed in the coming years, and a lot more…

Anthony Hobday, a self-taught interface designer, became an expert by obsessively studying the works of top designers around the world. 🌎

Now he is dedicated to bridging the knowledge gap for fellow self-taught designers by sharing every step of his design process.

In this episode, Anthony highlights simple yet effective techniques everyday designers can make to elevate their visual design skills to create a more compelling final product. 🔐

This episode is all about engineer turned designer Grace Ling, who scored her dream job as product designer at EA and is also now the founder of the biggest design community online, Design Buddies. Grace jumpstarted her career by putting herself out there as a content creator and using some unique tactics when applying for roles. In this interview we talk about how Grace fast-tracked her learning journey, her playbook for breaking in to a new company and practicals to stand-out as a designer in today's job market.

If you're looking to level up how you use variables in Figma then this episode is for you ✌️ Luis goes deep into strategies based on team size, provides naming guidance, and even breaks down how he thinks about structuring libraries with variables in Figma. Lastly, Luis shares a behind-the-scenes of his journey as a designer advocate and even gives a unique prediction for how AI will take shape inside of Figma.

Don't forget to follow Luis on Twitter and check out his awesome files in the Figma community

Steph Golik was an early design leader at the self-driving car startup Cruise 🚗 But 2 years ago she left to launch her own company Huddle. In this episode we're talking all about how designers can take the leap to start that next project or even raise venture funding like Steph. If you're interested in entrepreneurship or even just want to get better at selling your ideas... you're going to love this episode. 🧡

Fons was the one who originally designed the Dive brand 🤿 so this episode is a branding masterclass. We walk through a mock project and Fons goes deep into each phase of his branding process. We also discuss spatial computing, how to make you designs stand out, and strategies for leveling up your visuals 😎

In this episode, Charli takes us behind the scenes of her role as Creative Director at ConvertKit. She shares all kinds of insights about brand and marketing strategy, how to tell data stories, and how to level up as a copywriter. If you're looking for creative inspiration or ways to advance your career, then this episode is for you ✌️