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Designer spotlight: Pavika "PJ" Buddhari deep dive
PJ dives into what it's like to work in client-oriented environments, and how design system teams empower other designers in an organization.
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Designer spotlight: Pavika "PJ" Buddhari, Design Manager at Adobe
PJ and I chat about her design journey from working at an agency and as a freelancer, to now approaching her 6th year on design systems at Adobe.
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Designer spotlight: Julie Xu deep dive
Julie shares her strategies and framework on how to influence product strategy and get design projects on product roadmaps.
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Designer spotlight: Julie Xu, Product Design Lead at Carta
Julie and I chat about her journey in software product design from editorial design to influencing product strategy at startups.
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Designer spotlight: Angela Fox deep dive
We dive deeper into Angela's experience breaking into tech, building communication skills, and designing for AI tooling.
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Designer spotlight: Angela Fox, Staff Product Designer at Snorkel AI
Angela and I chat about her career progression pivoting from city planning to design at Microsoft as an Asian American immigrant, and now designing AI…
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Designer spotlight: Lauren Tang deep dive
We dive deeper into Lauren's experience bringing user research to her startup, building user empathy, getting past layoffs, and what work-life balance…
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Designer spotlight: Lauren Tang, Senior Product Designer at Chime
Lauren and I chat about everything from starting her career as a solo designer, recovering from a layoff, to bringing value to teams through user…
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