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Brian Saunders

product designer and builder living in Chicago. I love being a designer and can't imagine not wanting to learn new things. AI has only made me better at what I do.

2025

Two styles of mentorship
April 2, 2025

2024

Building FigJam widgets
September 12, 2024

2023

How learning SwiftUI has made me a better designer
September 16, 2023
Word pictures
August 26, 2023
Unhelpful feedback
March 4, 2023
Fighting back against the fold
January 20, 2023

2022

Unpacking design feedback
December 11, 2022
My good friend imposter syndrome
October 28, 2022
Prescriptive feedback
October 20, 2022
The simplest thing that could possibly work
September 16, 2022
Okay taste
August 8, 2022
Developing a noticing habit
May 16, 2022
Imagined audiences
March 5, 2022
Mentorship misconceptions
February 14, 2022
Words draw out the feedback
February 1, 2022

2021

Beginner's mindset
November 4, 2021
Designing for social context
October 24, 2021
The stories you tell yourself
October 23, 2021
The people around you
October 22, 2021
Presenting to align
September 22, 2021
How to solve it
July 10, 2021
Arriving and stopping
January 31, 2021
Principle stacks
January 25, 2021