Designing on expert mode

Apr 1, 2025 · 9 min · 9.1 MB

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My #1 source of imposter syndrome is when I see designers prototyping beautiful interactions like this or even this.

It’s one thing to create gorgeous interfaces, but crafting complex interactions from first principles is designing on expert mode. And it’s a big reason why Linear lists interactions as a requirement three separate times in their job description for principal designer.

So this week’s episode is all about how to unlock the skill of interaction design 👇

Gavin Nelson (Mobile designer for Linear)
Janum Trivedi (Prototyping specialist at Airbnb)
Alex Cornell (Gen-AI designer at Meta)
Dennis Muller (Founder + designer at Amie)
Dan LaCivita (Co-founder of Play)