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New Post from Zalando Design: https://medium.com/zalando-design/accelerating-design-workflows-with-llms-a-pdp-prototyping-case-study-08959b65923b?source=rss----4d647bfe2390---4
Accelerating design workflows with LLMs: a PDP prototyping case study
In 2026, working smarter means using AI tools to move faster without sacrificing quality — if you know when and how to use them.
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New Post from Intercom Product & Design: https://www.intercom.com/blog/early-stage-startup-tech-stack/
The 9 best tools for your early-stage startup tech stack in 2026
Learn how to create a foundational tech stack for your high growth and early-stage startup – starting with these top tools.
intercom.com
New Post from Zalando Design: https://medium.com/zalando-design/beyond-the-prompt-mastering-figma-make-for-pixel-perfect-design-e33139bf468b?source=rss----4d647bfe2390---4
Beyond the prompt: mastering Figma Make for pixel-perfect design
Learn how to turn raw AI output into polished designs and explore how to make AI work for you, not the other way around.
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New Post from Slack Design: https://slack.design/articles/product-quality-a-shared-commitment-to-craft-in-the-wake-of-ai/
Product Quality: A Shared Commitment to Craft in the wake of AI • Slack Design
Slack is a loved product, and that’s not an accident In 2013, Stewart Butterfield wrote what amounted to a promise: “You’re buying a commitment to the craft of making high quality software: polished, responsive, attractive, simple, powerful, and, above all, useful. You’re buying attention to detail that saves you time and makes your life just …
slack.design
New Post from Intercom Product & Design: https://www.intercom.com/blog/doing-the-right-thing-when-things-go-wrong/
Doing the right thing when things go wrong
When customers rely on you, minutes matter in an incident. Here's the process Fin's engineers follow to mitigate issues and learn from them.
intercom.com
New Post from Automattic Design: https://automattic.design/2026/07/09/build-a-wordpress-theme-without-ever-opening-figma/
Build a WordPress theme without ever opening Figma
Two years ago, building a professional WordPress theme meant bouncing between design tools, code editors, and the browser. But in 2025, we built Crafted—a complete, production-ready theme—almost entirely inside the WordPress Editor itself. The creative process has caught up with the visual interface, and that changes how theme work feels and gets done.
automattic.design
New Post from Slack Design: https://slack.design/articles/we-didnt-teach-our-designers-ai-we-built-a-place-where-they-could-learn-it-together/
We Didn't Teach Our Designers AI: We Built a Place Where They Could Learn It Together • Slack Design
The Question We Kept Hearing “How do I use AI?” That question, typed in a DM rather than asked out loud, told us everything. Our design team was not short on curiosity. What was missing was somewhere to be a beginner. A space where not knowing wasn’t a liability, but the whole point. So we …
slack.design
New Post from Automattic Design: https://automattic.design/2026/06/30/celebrating-polish-creators-at-wordcamp-europe-2026/
Celebrating Polish creators at WordCamp Europe 2026
People flew home from Kraków with a dragon in their bags. A Renaissance portrait, too, and a hobby-horse rider out of local legend. WordCamp Europe came to Lesser Poland's capital this June, and the swag came from the city itself.
automattic.design
New Post from Intercom Product & Design: https://www.intercom.com/blog/npi-how-to-ensure-your-agent-is-ready-every-time-you-ship/
The new product introduction process: How to make sure your Agent is ready every time you ship
Learn about the "new product introduction" process Fin uses to make Agent readiness part of every product launch.
intercom.com
New Post from Automattic Design: https://automattic.design/2026/06/26/designing-for-curiosity-at-rodeo-adventure-labs/
Designing for Curiosity at Rodeo Adventure Labs
Not every redesign should make a site feel simpler. Some brands need their complexity because that is where the knowledge, stories, and character live. Rodeo Adventure Labs was one of those projects: a bike company shaped by exploration, experimentation, and a community that cares as much about the ride as the product.
automattic.design
New Post from Wise Design: https://medium.com/transferwise-design/design-an-event-youd-actually-invite-your-mates-to-9517d64ab505?source=rss----9fee194500bd---4
Design an event you’d actually invite your mates to
Let’s be honest, the design community has been flooded with AI events over the last two years. The problem isn’t that there are too many of…
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New Post from Pinterest Design: https://pinterest.design/article/finding-space-for-craft-in-the-age-of-speed
Finding Space for Craft in the Age of Speed | Pinterest Design Blog
Discover how Pinterest's design team is using AI not just to move faster, but to go deeper — building better prototypes, testing at scale, and reclaiming space for craft and quality.
pinterest.design
New Post from Thumbtack Design: https://medium.com/thumbtack-design/inside-thumbtacks-rolling-research-program-how-we-built-a-high-velocity-insight-engine-27f96fdcc117?source=rss----985cf4d180a2---4
Inside Thumbtack’s Rolling Research program: How we built a high-velocity insight engine
By: Ian Hall, Rolling Research Program Manager
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