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Dive Club 🤿

Ridd
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Where designers never stop learning 💪

Dive Club is an interview series hosted by Ridd that is designed to unlock knowledge from today's most prolific designers. We go deep into craft, storytelling, tools, design engineering, startups, and much more.

You can find all of the episodes, key takeaways, and bonus resources here 👉 Dive.club

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This week's episode is with Geoff Teehan—co-founder of the legendary design agency Teehan+Lax, longtime design leader at Facebook, and now Chief Design Officer at Lightspark.

Some highlights:

* How Geoff has navigated multiple cycles of change

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This week's episode is with Nev Flynn and we're doing a deep dive into how he's bringing artful expression into enterprise design as the Head of Design at ElevenLabs.

Some highlights:

* Inside look at ElevenLabs internal brand tools

* Why Nev is... more

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This week's episode is with Ed Bayes and we're doing a deep dive into how designers at OpenAI prototype the future of Codex/ChatGPT Work.

Some highlights:

- How prototyping at OpenAI has shifted recently

- The design challenges of bringing Codex i... more

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This week’s episode is with Evil Rabbit who is the founding designer at Vercel and an iconic figure in the design community.

He shares his design journey (which started with his first job in Argentina at 12 years old)

So he’s going to share his jo... more

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Recent Guests

Nev Flynn
Head of Design, ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs
Episode: Nev Flynn - Bringing artful expression into enterprise design
Ed Bayes
Design lead for Chachapiti Work and Codex at OpenAI
OpenAI
Episode: Ed Bayes - Designing 6 months into the future at OpenAI
Evil Rabbit
Founding designer of Vercel, key figure behind its brand and product design
Vercel
Episode: Evil Rabbit - The story of Evil Rabbit and designing Vercel
John Bai
First design hire in the New York office for Cursor
Cursor
Episode: John Bai - The Grok Bot design journey
Patrick Morgan
Prototype and internal tooling designer, focused on building a centralized prototyping playground for Sublime Security
Sublime Security
Episode: Patrick Morgan - Building a custom prototyping playground
Kyle Zantos
Designer and builder bridging design and engineering, with multiple Dive Club appearances
Episode: Kyle Zantos - Our AI design workflows have changed (again)
Nate Parrott
Founding designer of Claude Design; former designer at Anthropic; involved in Claude Code and related tooling
Anthropic
Episode: Nate Parrott - How a Side Project Became Claude Design
Charlie Deets
Designer at The Browser Company, lead on Dia/Arc projects
The Browser Company
Episode: Charlie Deets - Designing the internet computer
Pablo Stanley
Designer and developer featured as guest
Vercel (VZero team)
Episode: Pablo Stanley - Protecting your creativity in an AI world

Host

Ridd
Host of Dive Club

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 207 ratings
  • A must listen for every design professional

    The best place to get up-to-date news on design technology, trends, and who to follow in the industry. It has allowed me to help push ideas and shape how our team works with our company leadership.

    My only request at this point is to add video for episodes now that podcasts support it.

    Keep up the great work, Ridd!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Je Franque
    United States2 months ago
  • Best product design podcast out there!

    Thanks for making the best product design podcast out there! Learning so much in every episode from some of the most inspiring designers out there!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    DesignIsMyKink
    Sweden8 months ago
  • Great guests and insights

    Ridd’s podcast is my go to as a designer working in the AI space. His guests are working at the bleeding edge and their insights are valuable in navigating this new world we’re operating in.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Kelvin O’Shea
    Australiaa year ago
  • Go to podcast

    I absolutely love this podcast. I’m always seeking out knowledge, and you need to understand how to grow your design business at a rate that seems unattainable. This podcast helps you understand how to grow and how to take those actionable steps. Thank you for making this.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Buttons Jp
    United Statesa year ago
  • Insane guest quality

    I've seriously learned so much from these designers :)

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Fashion app enthusiast
    United States3 years ago

Listeners Say

Key themes from listener reviews, highlighting what works and what could be improved about the show.

Audience notes strong interest in design leadership and how to apply AI tools in real-world projects.
Fans enjoy the host's hands-on approach and deep dives into AI-enabled design workflows.
Listeners praise the high-quality guests and practical insights.
Design-focused conversations are described as bleeding-edge and highly actionable.

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How this podcast ranks in the Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube charts.

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#22
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#86
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#16
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#53
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#83
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Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Ed Bayes - Designing 6 months into the future at OpenAI
Q: What are the key collaboration dynamics between design, research, and engineering at OpenAI?
Success comes from close, often physical, collaboration; designers work hand-in-hand with researchers and engineers, running quick prototypes, testing ideas, and iterating with a strong emphasis on shared understanding, trust, and clear communication of the vision to secure alignment.
Ed Bayes - Designing 6 months into the future at OpenAI
Q: How has prototyping six months into the future influenced product decisions?
Envisioning six months ahead allowed the team to design interfaces that assume future model strengths, leading to a universal interface and surface that can serve both developers and non-developers, and to test and evolve ideas in prod-like environments via sandboxes and progressive releases.
Ed Bayes - Designing 6 months into the future at OpenAI
Q: What was the original goal behind Codex design and how did that shape the product's direction?
Codex was envisioned as an agent-first, multi-repo, command-center interface rather than a traditional IDE; this stance guided it toward a flexible, user-centered surface that can scale with improving model capabilities and support multiple people working on different tasks at once.
John Bai - The Grok Bot design journey
Q: What would you say was the most valuable takeaway from the prototyping and feedback process?
The key takeaway is that early ideas must be explored openly with prototypes to test value upfront. Most concepts get thrown away, but those that survive testing help shape the final product. This informed simplicity concept, popularized by Colin Dunn, emphasizes wide exploration before whittling down to a clean, obvious UX.
John Bai - The Grok Bot design journey
Q: How did your team structure and collaboration shape the Grok Bot outcome?
Five designers, each playing to their strengths, collaborated—some focused on onboarding, others on the app shell, while the brand team iterated heavily on placeholders and identity. This cross-functional collaboration ensured the final product carried engineering rigor, brand clarity, and user-centric onboarding, rather than a single designer's vision.

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What is Dive Club 🤿 about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Dive Club offers in-depth designer-focused conversations with industry leaders, covering craft, storytelling, tooling, design engineering, startups, and leadership. Episodes frequently explore practical workflows, AI-assisted design, design systems, and how big teams and individuals ship better products. The show's standout value is its blend of hands-on technique with strategic perspective, often featuring guests from top tech companies and design-led startups who share actionable insights and real-world tradeoffs. Listeners are likely designers, design leaders, and product engineers seeking to level up their craft, stay on the cutting edge of AI-enabled design, and learn from bold bets and concrete experiences.

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7. Nate Parrott
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