Building Product Sense and Design Careers

I've been sitting on some news for a few weeks now, and it's getting harder to keep quiet about it.

There's something brewing that I think will change how I approach design, building, and the intersection of creativity and technology.

Next week, I'll be sharing what I've been working on behind the scenes—a new chapter that feels like the natural evolution of everything I've been building toward.

It's the kind of opportunity that makes you rethink what's possible when you combine the right team, the right vision, and the right moment.

Most Interesting

What happens when junior design jobs disappear?

Carly Ayres maps out what happens when AI guts entry-level creative work before new pathways emerge. The apprenticeship model that built creative careers for decades just collapsed, leaving new designers scrambling through cold outreach and unpaid gigs. What caught me is how this mirrors every creative field right now—the old training grounds are gone, but we haven't figured out what replaces them.

Becoming the person who does the thing

Fred Rivett breaks down the flywheel between identity and behavior. Your beliefs about yourself dictate what you do, but every small action votes for who you want to become.

How to develop product sense

Jules Walter treats product sense like a trainable muscle instead of magic intuition. The framework is solid: user empathy, reverse-engineering products you admire, and deliberate practice with creativity exercises.

Things I Believe

Lee Robinson's operating principles distilled into one page. Speed over strategy, grit over talent, communication as the primary job. These feel earned, which makes them way more useful than most “leadership” advice. TOOLS + TECH<s

Jitter

Web-based motion design that promises professional animations without the After Effects learning curve. I'm skeptical of "simple" motion tools, but the interface looks thoughtful and the collaboration features make sense for teams that need quick social assets.

One list to rule them all

A comprehensive catalog of modern CSS features organized by category. Useful reference for staying current with what's actually available now versus what we think CSS can do.