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Jason Yuan - Going beyond craft to design with soul
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I remember the exact moment where I first explored MercuryOS. It was clear Jason Yuan was one of the most skilled design thinkers I'd ever encountered. No wonder he landed a role designing AI products at Apple shortly after.
But the main reason I wanted to interview him was to learn more about his new product called Dot. It's by far my favorite personal AI and a beautifully designed experience. So this conversation is a behind-the-scenes of his latest journey and a fun glimpse at what the future might hold for software products. We go deep into:
- What it looks like to design with soul
- What makes Jason’s design process unique
- Why Jason left Apple to build New Computer
- How Dot is the spiritual successor to MercuryOS
- How more designers need to become AI engineers
- Why Jason thinks dynamic interfaces are over-hyped
- How to design a product based on one magical interaction
- What Jason learned about storytelling from his background in theatre
- a lot more
- Download Dot or check out the website
- Jason's original MercuryOS project
- The original Dot website featuring Mei’s story (from the Wayback machine so give it a minute to load)
- Jason references Shigeru Miyamoto (the creator of Super Mario Bros)
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