We just dropped UX as a title at @Shopify. Same for Content Design. If you design, you're a Designer. If you write, you're now a Writer. Simpler. Better. (1/3)
Carl Rivera
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Carl Rivera
@carlrivera
Building a bank customers love fanatically. Bringing it everywhere.
@nubank
New York, NY
Joined October 2007
- Most design reviews at Shopify now showcase a fully vibe coded prototype, using our design system Polaris to create a true view of what we’re building — we’re fully embracing AI; both in how we work and in the products we create.
- Should I quit @Shopify , divorce my wife, leave my kids and start over somewhere else or try to get 8 hours of sleep tonight?
- Don't let logos fool you. A FAANG stamp on a resume often just proves someone can survive company politics. I once interviewed a Director from FB who proudly told me they spent 6 months “aligning stakeholders” for a tiny feature. They were proud to share their achievement (and I
- Big news! Shopify has acquired molly.studio, to launch Shopify Product Design Studio. Their mission is simple: work together with our teams to deliver 10/10 product experiences. Thread (1/6)
- The new bar for software: "can I vibecode this?" We’re heading into a world of personal software — built for one person and their needs — and premium software, designed with such depth that you’re buying a solution, not a tool. Most software today sits in the middle. And the
00:00 - Just shared this video with the Shopify design team TL;DR 1. No slides or presentations; show the work 2. Bring me along in your explorations; a successful review is one full of debate, not the ones that just get to a yes or a no 3. Overshoot the opportunity; let's walk back
00:00 - The Browser Company acquisition is a massive win for design. Arc is one of the most thoughtfully built products of the last decade, and @joshm’s team is world-class. I love using Dia and have nothing but praise for them. That said: Atlassian paying $610M—all cash—for a
- Replying to @carlriveraWe hire for taste. For aestethics. For a point-of-view. It's the difference between utility and affinity. Anyone can generate a good baseline: designers reach for the ceiling (3/3)
- babe, wake up. Shopify just launched a new merch storeThis is next level
00:00 - Replying to @carlriveraI want to get away from terms that make our craft more science than art. AI enables anyone to make things usable: our job is to make them unforgetable (2/3)
- Every time I try to hire someone, I start by telling them why they should NOT work at Shopify: 1. Shopify is an unapologetically top-down company; 2. We will put vision and conviction over data ▶️ don't-join-shopify..mov
00:00 - We run an internal dribbble where work in flight, northstar concepts, and everything in between gets shared daily between designers at Shopify. Just a super simple and fun way to get everyone excited about the future we're building. This stuff is fun
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