Before the algorithm
First Thing Monday, edition #149
Hey friends,
Design systems that talk to machines, Roles blurring together, LLMs dispensing "trendslop". All this AI talk is leaving me weirdly nostalgic for the flickr and del.icio.us days. Back when "social network" still felt exciting.
Good times. Not sure I find a cure for that feeling, but I do have some good links to share.
I published a new piece last week: What does it mean to be an AI-native designer? over on Linked in. You should check it out.
Years and years later and Seth Godin continues to release the hits. Consumers outnumber producers is his latest banger.
A showcase of the amazing beauty and (sometimes) weirdness found in the designs of the common audio tape cassette? Count me in. Checkout
David Hoang nails it here: Design Systems are now Inference Systems.
I’ve never seen Y Combinator’s Requests for Startups before. Kind of interesting to see where they see the opportunites of AI.
Hiding in plain sight: how do creatives find inspiration in everyday life?
Dan Saffer has written a great piece on the merging of roles in tech: We’re All Doing The Same Job Now.
I love the idea of FutureMe, a quiet little corner of the internet with a simple premise: you write an email to your future self, and the site delivers it later. (via Swiss Miss).
Researchers Asked LLMs for Strategic Advice. They Got “Trendslop” in Return. Trendslop is my new favorite word, btw.
Take care now,
Ben