The Best Product Designer I Ever Worked With | Alex Cornell (Meta AI)

My guest today is Alex Cornell, Director of Design at Meta AI.

Alex is one of the best product designers I’ve ever worked with. He helped design Facebook, Substack, Linear, and an app for family and friends called Cocoon.

We talked about:

- Lessons from designing at Meta, Substack, and Linear

- How interface design will change with generative AI

- How anyone can start learning design right now

This interview is a must-watch if you’re interested in design at all. If you enjoy our conversation, please like and subscribe to support the podcast.

Timestamps:

(00:00) How to build good design taste

(01:44) The #1 mistake that designers make

(04:09) How to start designing a new product

(15:02) Lessons from designing Substack and Linear’s mobile apps

(23:35) Ideal design environment - big companies or startups?

(26:17) Balancing North Star vs. what’s shipping next

(32:42) How Alex uses AI in his personal life

(39:17) 3 ways for anyone to learn how to design

Where to find Alex:

https://twitter.com/alexcornell

https://www.alexcornell.com/

Get the takeaways:

https://creatoreconomy.so/p/alex-cornell-best-designer-that-i-worked-with