The AI + Design wave has arrived: Making sense of the 2026 AI + Design Report
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Designer Fund partnered with 7 top startups like Anthropic, Stripe, Linear, and others to survey and interview over 900+ designers and design leaders about the current state of AI + Design. Ben will break down the key insights and what they may mean for the design field going forward.
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"Clear outcomes and defined secure behaviors are better than vague goals like 'be more secure'."
Heidi TrostTo Protect People, You Have to Protect Information: A Human-Centered Design Approach to Cybersecurity
January 23, 2025
"The digital is infusing the physical and breaking down familiar boundaries between parts of our lives and systems."
Jeff SussnaWhat DesignOps Can Learn From DevOps
November 6, 2017
"When I was head of product, I wasn’t enough of a domain expert or business model expert to scale the company."
Christian Crumlish Aditi Ruiz Johanna Kollmann Catt SmallMorning Insights Panel
December 6, 2022
"When you press a button like an upvote, it’s the developer’s job to make sure the visual state is communicated via ARIA landmarks."
Sam ProulxDesigning For Screen Readers: Understanding the Mental Models and Techniques of Real Users
December 10, 2021
"Service designers can help the organization untangle complexity across layers so they collaborate effectively."
Anupama DhareshwarFrom blueprint to bot: Designing resilient AI-powered services
November 19, 2025
"Quality is value to some person who matters."
John CutlerThe Alignment Trap
November 29, 2023
"In Oslo, recently released prisoners maintain the bike sharing fleet, helping reintegrate them into society."
Dan HillStrategic design, slowdown, and the infrastructures of everyday life
April 21, 2022
"You can leave a legacy in three minutes by giving a connection or sharing an insight—it doesn’t have to be grand."
Mark TempletonCreating a Legacy: the ultimate experience
June 9, 2017
"Startups promised limitless growth but often had cultures of microaggressions, isolation, and favoritism."
Lisanne NormanWhy I Left Research
March 27, 2023
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