If you watched last week’s episode, then you heard Jordan Singer say how visual search was actually the “killer feature” (not generative AI). What’s interesting is that this feature was actually a mid-project pivot.

So in this episode we get the full behind-the-scenes of visual search from design engineer Vincent van der Meulen:

• Why they decided to pivot
• How Vincent went cowboy mode
• A look at the future of design engineering
• What good design looks like in an AI world
• Why visual search is a big deal for future AI tools
• How Vincent used video to get Figmates excited about his idea
• a lot more

• Marco and Jordan from the old Diagram team
• Matt Dailey was the engineer that proved designs can be represented as images
• 2024 Config Keynote showing Vincent’s Uber example for visual search