Hannah Hearth - Design Careers in the Age of AI

Today's episode is with Hannah Hearth com/hannah_hearth) who recently became the Head of Product Design at Vercel. We talk about all of the changes that are happening in our industry and what it all means for designers. Everything from how AI tools are changing the practice of design to how this impact the way we think about our career paths. Some highlights: - Hannah’s #1 trait for great designers - The most underrated storytelling tactic - Doing more with less while not burning out - Examples of how AI is changing the design process - How design orgs should think about adopting AI tools - How much coding is happening on the Vercel design team - Preserving craft and design thinking with collapsed timelines - + a *lot* more Dive is where the best designers never stop learning 🤿 🌐

club 🐦 com/joindiveclub Now you can join advanced courses taught by the top designers to help you take a huge leap forward in your career 💪 Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:03 Hannah's interview process at Vercel 5:06 The new era of design leadership 8:25 Making sense of shrinking design teams 10:06 Implementing new AI tools in design process 16:01 How AI is changing design process 18:58 The #1 trait of a great designer 24:56 How much Vercel designers are getting in the code 27:41 The new table stakes for portfolios 34:04 What to do if you don't spike in craft 35:35 The new career paths for designers 37:33 Example of effective storytelling 40:46 Design systems careers 43:41 Why more designers are returning to IC work 47:47 How Hannah's experience at Webflow shaped her leadership approach