Maker Stories

How do you design an app for 431 diverse national parks and monuments? By taking a page from iconic NPS park brochures. Learn how a small team adapted Massimo Vignelli’s seminal design system for a digital interface.

As a product manager working on Snapchat’s Lens Studio for AR developers, Charmaine knows what it takes to delight creators.

The Washington Post’s inclusive process for creating new design system components bridges the gap between design and development to make features that help navigate the news online.

A former product designer now crafts quilts using the design tool she knows best—giving whole new meaning to moving rectangles in Figma.

How learning app Duolingo’s cheeky five-second spot beat the odds in a crowded field.

Product lead Peter Yang taps into his decade-plus career to explain why staying focused on the craft is a product manager’s superpower.

How do you build AI features people want and trust? Product Managers at Figma, Duolingo, Asana, and LinkedIn share their tips.

Six creatives working in the product design world share their journey to making big leaps and side shuffles into their next career chapter.

In a world that can often feel stressful, Headspace, the meditation company, has given us reason to pause with its flagship app, which has made meditation and its benefits on sleep, mental health, and happiness more accessible.

Coda Co-founder and CEO Shishir Mehrotra explains why the best product teams often put as much care into how the work gets done as what product gets shipped.

With over two decades of experience spanning design, teaching, entrepreneurship, and authorship, Dan Mall has navigated diverse roles across the design landscape. He distills his experience into 10 pieces of advice for tackling complex tasks, preventing burnout, and fostering continuous learning.