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Design Engineering

7 posts

  • Apr 11, 2026

    Prompts are becoming a design material

    There’s been a shift in how products get designed, especially in anything that involves AI. For a while, prompts were tr…

  • Jun 10, 2025

    A Tailwind Colour Palette Generator for Design Engineers

    One of the first problems I encountered as a design engineer was sales teams wanting custom demos of software products. …

  • May 5, 2025

    From Designer to Design Engineer: A Practical Guide for Getting Started

    Transitioning from designer to design engineer can feel like stepping into a whole new world—new tools, new workflows, a…

  • Apr 30, 2025

    Design Engineers Are the Future of Product Development

    In the past, product development followed a familiar pattern: designers created static mockups, handed them off to engin…

  • Apr 11, 2025

    The End of a Meme

    You’ve probably seen the meme. On one side, there’s a gorgeous, promised land of design. On the other, a sad, broken ver…

  • Feb 5, 2025

    The Beginning of the End for Figma? Building Prototypes with Vue.js as a Designer

    For years, Figma has been the dominant tool for UI/UX designers. But with AI-assisted coding, powerful UI libraries, and…

  • Jan 9, 2025

    Product Design is a Technical Pursuit

    Product design is the intersection of art and science. It requires creativity and intuition, but it is also deeply techn…

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