The Blueprint Of A Designer

In this episode, I speak with Timothy Achumba, Design Director at Microsoft, about AI-first product design, leadership, and the future of design. We discuss his journey from Wunderlist to Meta to Microsoft, how his team explores AI through rapid prototyping, and why the role of design is shifting toward judgment, taste, and experimentation. We also cover mechanical keyboards, mentoring, and what d...

How will AI and XR transform the future of product design? In this episode, I chat with  Oleg Frolov — design engineer at LIV  — about spatial computing, hand-tracking, mixed reality, and why the next era of interaction design goes far beyond screens, cursors and controllers. We explore Oleg’s project  Boxel XR , the future of controller-free input, Quest vs Vision Pro constraints, AI as a learnin...

What does it  actually  look like to weave AI into products people already love—without slapping on “sparkle buttons”? In this episode of  Blueprint of a Designer , I sit down with  Matt Jones  — a design leader at  Miro  working on AI (previously  Google ,  Lunar Energy , and  BERG ) — to unpack designing with intelligence as a material, not a gimmick. Chapters 0:00 Cold open — AI, flows & vi...

In this episode of The Blueprint of a Designer, I sit down with Oriol Valldeperas, a product designer at ‪  @Wise  to unpack what it really takes to thrive as a senior designer in today’s product teams - especially in fast-moving, trust-critical spaces like fintech. We dig into the invisible parts of the job: how senior designers can find and fight for scope, demonstrate value without relying on p...

In this episode, I sit down with Natasha Wu, a product designer at Stripe, to talk about her journey, the challenges of designing for payments, and what it’s really like to work at a company renowned for its design culture. We dive into the unexpected realities of Stripe’s documentation-heavy approach, the struggles with imposter syndrome, and the future of AI in design—including what’s hype and w...

🎙️ Excited to share the first episode of The Blueprint of a Designer, featuring our inaugural guest, Mo Sayyar! Mo is a visionary designer at Meta Reality Labs and the creator of @xrplayground. 🌟 In this in-depth conversation, Mo takes us on his journey into the world of VR and XR design, sharing how he broke into the industry, honed his craft, and navigated challenges in this cutting-edge space....