Product designer. Co-founder of Akima Studio.
Australia
Joined May 2017
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In a weird way, everybody is rooting for you. When you go to a job interview, the interviewer wants you to be amazing so they don’t have to look anymore. when you go on a date, the person wants to have an amazing date with you. If you make a piece of content, people want to see amazing pieces of content and they have no problem if it’s yours.
the instant you get into the mindset that people want you to do well, your entire world gets better. And you’ll be shocked to know this pattern keeps repeating in different areas of life.
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AI is making it much easier for amateur designers to find references, imitate them quickly, and look talented on social.
It’s never been easier to look good without being good.
Best of luck to clients out there
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Conduct an experiment:
Pretend.
Pretend that you’re capable of more. Pretend that you’re destined for greatness. Pretend that everything you do will work out perfectly for you, with or without your conscious effort applied. Pretend that every single thing in the universe is coordinating together for your maximal growth and enjoyment.
Just pretend.
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Taste isn't "does it look good."
It's "does this serve the user, the product, and the business at the same time?"
That's the skill AI can't replicate. And most designers don't invest in building it.
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something has changed where the bottleneck is now almost solely design, which is where the time gained from coding agents should be spent
less time coding = more time perfecting
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2026 branding: IN / OUT
IN
Warmth + optimism
Being a little weird
Painterly backgrounds
Fun mascots
Playfulness
Nostalgia
Imperfection
Boldness
Off-white backgrounds
One color that feels wrong
Asymmetry
Light mode
Type with a little funk
Visible grain
Natural texture
Analog references
OUT
Ultra-polish
Purple
Predictable gradients
Hyper-futurism
Fitting in
Minimalism
Cold palettes
Dark mode + one color
First-letter logos
Safe sans serifs
Node/network graphics
Photos of people
UI-led identity
Slickness over emotion
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2026 isn’t about looking modern.
It’s about looking ALIVE.
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hey sorry i haven’t responded to your text i’ve been messaging with an AI all day trying to strike a delicate balance of god-like productivity and falling into ai psychosis and i just don’t have it in me to read or write anymore rn
Strath retweeted
Freedom in design is being hired for your style and taste and not what the industry dictates.
