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This week's episode is with Ron Goldin who has led design at Google, Shopify, UberEats, and in my opinion... he's the perfect example of what it looks like to thrive as a design leader in an AI world.
So this week’s episode is a deep dive into his journey as a builder and it’s full of stories:
Redesigning the Shopify checkout
Ron’s unique research tactics for UberEats
Building MTCHMKR from scratch in Lovable
Navigating the job market as a design leader
a lot more

A couple of weeks ago I recorded my first ever episode in front of a live audience (at Ramp HQ in NYC) 🗽
So today I’m excited to share the panel discussion recording with 3 incredible guests:
Meaghan Choi who is the design lead for Claude Code and Cowork
Dan Shipper who is the CEO of Every and one of my favorite thinkers when it comes to AI
And Bradley Ziffer who is a design engineer at Ramp
It’s a deep dive into AI design workflows at Anthropic, Ramp, and Every and I think you’ll enjoy it :)

The event was hosted by Double Diamond and Ramp

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Andy Madrick ( https://x.com/andymadrick ) is rethinking what it means to be a designer in 2026.
While at Notion, he’s developed a workflow where he prototypes directly in code, ships frontend PRs, and uses AI tools like Cursor to own the final polish of user interfaces.
In this episode we get a look into how he keeps all these things in motion and still designs with insane attention to detail.
Some highlights:
Building one of Notion’s most visible UIs
Why recreating interactions teaches you craft
Owning the last 5-20% of frontend polish work
The “jelly bean factory” problem with AI output
When to start in Figma vs. jumping straight to code
How Andy creates prototypes that content teams can edit
a lot more

Over the last few months, Tommy Geoco has went on site to study today’s top design teams (Vercel, Perplexity, Metalab, Ramp, etc.).
So this week’s episode is a deep dive into all of the trends he’s seeing around AI workflows and where design is headed next.
Some highlights:
Why 59% of designers build their own tools
Tommy’s current tool stack for AI design work
What signals show AI fluency in job interviews
Why internal tool building is the new career path
Why now is the best time to grow in the design community
How design workflows have become creative director roles
a lot more

Ben Blumenrose (mentioned as having good insights on design)

How do the best designers shape strategy at companies like Shopify?
That’s what today’s episode with Design Director Katarina Batina is all about.
Some highlights:
Balancing metrics and vision
Redesigning the shopping cart UX
Taking a big bet on the shopping feed
How product strategy has changed with AI
How to get people excited about your ideas
How to make sure you don't overcook your app
a lot more

Katarina mentioned John Rundle and Luke Dupont