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What they don’t teach you about design, from someone who ships it. Free on Substack.
What they don’t teach you about design, from someone who ships it. Free on Substack.
A newsletter by Satyam Tiwari

What they don’t teach you about design: shipping wars, killed ideas, and the messy reality of building product.
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02 OCT 20265 MIN READAI Is Not Replacing Designers. It Is Replacing Bad Ones.Everyone is asking the wrong question. The real shift happening in design right now is not about replacement. It is about exposure.AI in DesignUX FutureDesign skills 2026Read the issueThe archive
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AUG 20263 MIN READWhen the PM Bypasses DesignHow features get shipped that no designer ever saw, and what it quietly costs.Read on Substack
JUN 20253 MIN READApple’s Liquid Glass: Smooth, Sexy, and Slightly UnreadableAh, Apple. The Picasso of product design. The Beyoncé of bezels. The Elon of aesthetics.Read on Substack
MAY 20254 MIN READConfig 2025: Figma Just Ate the Whole Damn Design ToolboxAI-powered everything, websites without devs, and a design tool that’s clearly going through a very ambitious phase.Read on Substack
APR 20253 MIN READAI in UX: My New Best Friend (or Worst Enemy?)How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love My Digital AssistantRead on Substack
MAR 20253 MIN READGhibli Style: The Internet’s Latest Obsession with Nostalgia and VibesHow Studio Ghibli’s Magic Became the Aesthetic Craving of a Burnt-Out GenerationRead on Substack
MAR 20253 MIN READUI/UX as a Career in 2025: Boom, Bust, or Just Plain Confusing?Is a UI/UX Design career worth it?Read on Substack
MAR 20253 MIN READThe Dark Truths of UX Design No One Talks AboutUX is about influence, not just users. AI is taking over, data rules decisions, and business goals often come first. Designers must balance ethics with strategy.Read on Substack
MAR 20255 MIN READ10 Realities Only Experienced Designers Truly Grasp: Lessons Learned Over TimeAs you advance in your design career, your perspective naturally evolves.Read on Substack
JAN 20255 MIN READTransforming UX with Generative AIIn recent years, the landscape of user experience (UX) design has undergone a dramatic transformation. One of the most groundbreaking advancements fuelling this change is Generative AI.Read on SubstackPublished elsewhere
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