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Oluwanifemi Ajisafe

• Jan 27

Design is your output. Thinking is your value.

Odalys Yagual

• 2d

Most people think Industrial design is just about making things look "pretty" But if your product is beautiful and fails to scale, or solve the wrong problem... You don't have a design. You have an expensive mistake.

Nice to meet you, I'm a product designer who is tired of "guessing" their way through hardware and digital products. Design is the bridge between a business goal and a human need. The goal is this: transform complex technical problems into seamless, high-end experiences.

Monserrat Vazquez

max

• 21h

Workflow aidesignflow papervsfigma

Paper or Figma ? Paper.design got $4.2M and teases AI, 3D, and new features. As a freelance brand designer (POV), my biggest workflow challenges are feedback and alignment, not the tool. Which will truly change workflows - new AI tools or better collaboration and feedback?

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Nabeel M. Kasim

pro

• 4h

I agree with the point about feedback and alignment. New tools can speed things up, but better collaboration is still what makes the work feel clear and move forward smoothly. ( But here's the truth. I don't like Figma. I'm looking for a better alternative.)

Konrad Makowski

• 1d

exploring A bold, minimal, and editorially driven hero section UI design built for a product studio at the intersection of intelligence and instinct. This concept strips everything back to raw essentials — a grainy off-white texture, massive black display typography spelling out "OWN YOUR FUTURE.", and two striking monochrome images of a jet engine and a tunnel-framed racing car — communicating raw engineering ambition and forward momentum.