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Prompt as self-portrait, De-slopifying your designs, The strategic designer
This weekly curated resource for designers explores various facets of the design world, particularly in the context of AI. A key insight highlights how crafting AI prompts is a form of self-portrait, revealing the user's thinking, aspirations, and organizational assumptions. Marvin AI Interviews is presented as a sponsored tool that offers deep interview insights at survey speed by holding real AI-driven conversations. Article selections delve into the economics of attention in the AI age, designing beyond immediate user interfaces, and the potential of intelligent, adaptive accessibility.The publication emphasizes elevating unheard design voices and fostering critical thinking. One piece argues that AI, like electricity, will become less novel and more integrated over time. Another points out that the widespread adoption of tools like Figma has made imitation frictionless, contributing to design sameness. The importance of soft skills is underscored, with superficial AI use being identified as a detrimental practice."Cool finds" include advancements in emoji expression, app readiness for new technologies like iPhone Duo, and a discussion on tab importance. Career-related articles offer advice on improving designs and analyze AI's impact on design consensus. The concept of strategic design is discussed in relation to the AI age and the Jevons paradox. The newsletter encourages reader support through sponsorship, forwarding, and subscribing.