Ellie Rastian

I adopted Rogue Pink on Color Names. names.color.pizza/color/rogue-...

I’m finding design reviews & feedback harder to manage. With frames in Figma, comments stayed pinned to exact spot they refer to. In live prototypes, people take different paths, which makes it harder to understand exactly what their feedback refers to when it eventually ends up in a jira ticket.

How do you 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀 a new AI model before rebuilding your whole workflow around it? In this episode, I cover three principles you can use with any new model, plus a simple prompt structure which gives the model a much better chance of moving in the right direction. youtu.be/-3svKG6XTeA?...

I’ve heard people recommend deleting AI’s persistent memory to get the most out of stronger models like Opus. If you delete your memory, it’s gone across the models you use. So when you switch to a simpler or weaker model, you lose useful context that could have helped that model do a better job.

New AI Models Need New Workflows: What Claude Opus 5 Taught Me youtu.be/-3svKG6XTeA

From Designer to Founder: How AI Changes What Designers Can Build | Kathy Wang youtu.be/uEqP1U4xq-E

AI-Native is a person who was born anytime after 2021 So if you’re looking to hire an AI-native designer, recruitment might have to wait a few more years.

The Color Names List has been growing since 2017 on GitHub (and even earlier as a humble Google Spreadsheet). I visualized its evolution over time. Have fun exploring! -> meodai.github.io/color-names-...

New article! I wrote this since I've been watching people ship a weekend build and quietly call it a product. It runs, looks great then breaks the second someone who isn't you touches it. open.substack.com/pub/rastian/...

If you're a designer thinking about becoming a solo founder or vibe coding your own product, join AI Designer Club. I talk to designers already doing it, so you can find your way in. youtube.com/@aidesignerc...

Have you ever wondered how a team can actually use AI skills together? How to keep them updated across the organization and be sure they're safe to use? If you're a designer sitting on an idea, this one will give you a lot to borrow from. Full episode on YouTube: youtu.be/VrUNdA5Lpdc?si…