The Daily Sprint—Coaching for Product Designers

The Invisible AI Feature

Is the AI chat box the best product design solution? If you’re caught up in the “AI helps me design screens faster buzz” you may be distracted from the real challenge of design in an AI world. I’ll walk through how I designed a product where AI is used as an invisible feature. Sounds simple? We’ll cover how to design with an unknown AI output, instill user trust, and still make the user’s task speedy and accurate. Follow, like, subscribe, and join me in promoting the fundamental design process in an AI world. Sign up for the free newsletter at https://designy.com

More Than Taste

How are your design tastebuds? Do you have good taste? Bad taste? Should we even be talking about this thing people call “taste”? We’ll talk about what it is, and why you need to be concerned with far more than taste. Mentioned in this episode: LinkedIn Post by Thomas Kant: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/thomas-kast-6804ba14_ai-design-creativity-share-7461777513606701056-EZjQ [https://www.linkedin.com/posts/thomas-kast-6804ba14_ai-design-creativity-share-7461777513606701056-EZjQ] Masterclass on Designy Academy: “Design for Value” covers the design process I’ve developed over the years not only to have a strong basis to begin a product design, but also to guide you through the process for communicating design decisions with stakeholders. https://academy.designy.com/design-for-value [https://academy.designy.com/design-for-value]

Not Good Enough

I discuss the pressures product designers face of either not being “good enough” or thinking that producing a low bar of quality is “good enough.” and give you three ways to break out of those mindsets. You’re not alone, and you can start changing that today! Free course for “Getting Design Feedback That’s Actionable”: https://academy.designy.com/getfeedback [https://academy.designy.com/getfeedback] Masterclass “Design for value" launch special: https://academy.designy.com/design-for-value?coupon=VALUEONPURPOSE [https://academy.designy.com/design-for-value?coupon=VALUEONPURPOSE] Check out Designy.com [https://designy.com] for more content and a free newsletter.

The Design Power of Time

Do you ever want to fast-forward the design process? There’s times you must, but often it’s forced on us by deadlines. I discuss the ways designers miss out when they don’t consider time in their design process, and three ways you can use the power of time to improve your work. Watch these episodes on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@thedailysprintbroadcast [https://youtube.com/@thedailysprintbroadcast?si=T07fekgfPXBv6bka] Check out the design process deep dive in “Design for Value” Masterclass: https://academy.designy.com [https://academy.designy.com] Apply to become a guest on The Daily Sprint: https://www.designy.com/become-a-guest-on-the-daily-sprint [https://www.designy.com/become-a-guest-on-the-daily-sprint] Free coaching for product designers with the Designy newsletter: https://www.designy.com [https://www.designy.com]

Tool vs. Process with Guest Charles Forman

Watch the full hour with screen share on YouTube: https://youtu.be/83c9JVbAWQ8 [https://youtu.be/83c9JVbAWQ8] Is your head spinning with all the AI product design tools out there? Have you tried them? More importantly, where do they fit in the design process? My guest, Charles Forman of Overland Designer and founder of Explmore, and l kick the tires on a few GenAI tools for the purpose of seeing whether they help, hinder, or hide critical parts of the design process. ————— Subscribe, Follow, and Share The Daily Sprint with product designers you know. Subscribe to YouTube @thedailysprintbroadcast [https://youtube.com/@thedailysprintbroadcast?si=vDgOs8hjh3zXYYhd] Get the free product designer coaching newsletter at Designy: https://designy.com [https://designy.com] Take your product design thinking to the next level with Darrell’s Masterclass “Design for Value” at Designy Academy. Plus 50% off through May 15, 2026: https://academy.designy.com/design-for-value?coupon=VALUEONPURPOSE [https://academy.designy.com/design-for-value?coupon=VALUEONPURPOSE] ————— Collaborate with Charles Forman on your small business website refresh: overlanddesigner@gmail.com [overlanddesigner@gmail.com] Follow Explmore YouTube: @explmore [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC2iiRBk8Hn-hpRUvdPfJv9w] Website: http://www.explmore.com [http://www.explmore.com]