#4 · July 6
The line between design and engineering is fading faster than juniors can learn Figma. Four people who live on both sides: they design and ship to production themselves. Vercel, Cursor, Notion, Apple
Interaction designer at Vercel and the author of Devouring Details — his essays and prototypes on interaction design live in every designer's bookmarks. One of the few whose site itself teaches the craft: every hover and transition reads like a textbook
Design engineer at Cursor, based in London: eleven years across product, brand and marketing, plus his own practice OCTOBER for startups and VCs. An example of how "designer who codes" becomes a full profession, not a resume line
Product designer and design engineer: AI products, consumer experiences and design systems at Notion, Mercury and Lightfield. The range is the point — from Mercury's banking to AI at Notion, hands in the code the whole way
Designer and developer of digital products, with work for Apple, Globo, Meta, Sonos and Shopify. When one person covers both roles the portfolio gets more honest: you see what actually shipped, not concept-for-show