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Design System

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No One Cares About Your Design System (And How to Fix It)

Oct 23, 2025

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8 min read

No One Cares About Your Design System (And How to Fix It)

Why 88% of teams ignore design systems

Rob Gourley
Rob Gourley
To Every Designer Worried About AI

Oct 15, 2025

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3 min read

To Every Designer Worried About AI

The three things AI can't design (and why they matter)

Ferrari

Unlocking Design Secrets from Enzo Ferrari

Aug 4, 2023

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7 min read

Unlocking Design Secrets from Enzo Ferrari

Learning from the Legacy of Enzo Ferrari: Lessons for Every Designer

Design Thinking

Meetings

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Why Design Suffers More from Meetings (And How to Fix It)

Oct 28, 2025

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7 min read

Why Design Suffers More from Meetings (And How to Fix It)

Everyone wants your input. No one wants you to have time to work.

Rob Gourley
Rob Gourley

Design System

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No One Cares About Your Design System (And How to Fix It)

Oct 23, 2025

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8 min read

No One Cares About Your Design System (And How to Fix It)

Why 88% of teams ignore design systems

Rob Gourley
Rob Gourley

AI Tools

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I ditched most of my AI design tools. Here's what I kept and why.

Oct 20, 2025

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9 min read

I ditched most of my AI design tools. Here's what I kept and why.

I started with 10+ AI design tools in my workflow. Three months later, I use five. Here's why I ditched the rest.

Rob Gourley
Rob Gourley
To Every Designer Worried About AI

Oct 15, 2025

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3 min read

To Every Designer Worried About AI

The three things AI can't design (and why they matter)

AI just crossed into real design work. Are we ready?

Oct 8, 2025

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3 min read

AI just crossed into real design work. Are we ready?

UISim predicts what happens next • SpecifyUI gives you control • The new design skill is direction, not decoration

Where I've been (and what's next)

Oct 2, 2025

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3 min read

Where I've been (and what's next)

Introducing The Autonomy Report

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