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Aug 2024
21m 28s

The Future of Product Design w/ Figma's ...

Yaniv Bernstein, Chris Saad
About this episode

Yuhki Yamashita, one of the world's top product design disruptors and Chief Product Officer at Figma, returns in this bonus episode to continue the conversation on how AI is revolutionizing the design landscape.


The impact of AI on product design is becoming increasingly profound. But what does this mean for the future of designers and interfaces? And how can startups leverage AI to build products faster and more effectively?


In this bonus episode, Chris Saad and Yaniv Bernstein dive deeper with Yuhki Yamashita to explore the transformative potential of AI in product design.


In this episode, you will:

  • Engage with Yuhki’s perspectives on whether AI will replace designers or simply augment their creative abilities.
  • Understand how AI is reshaping the landscape of design tools like Figma and what this means for the future of product development.
  • Discover strategies from Yuhki on how to leverage AI to build products faster and increase efficiency.
  • See how AI can make user interfaces more natural, intuitive, and responsive, improving the overall user experience.
  • Explore Yuhki’s perspective on the balance between aesthetics and objectivity in design.


If you want to expand on his insights from the previous episode, click here:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6dBA0jtNLyRimRZFL9cwZ5?si=023892f06e084688 


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Work 1:1 with Chris: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://chrissaad.com/advisory/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Follow Yaniv on Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/ybernstein/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


Credits

Editor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Justin McArthur⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Content Strategist: Carolina Franco https://www.linkedin.com/in/francocarolina/


Intro Voice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jeremiah Owyang⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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