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Why Every Founder Should Care About Design

2025/3/28
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Raphael Shad: 我是设计师,也是Cron(后被Notion收购)的创始人。设计不仅仅是外观,更是产品如何运作的方式。成功的产品需要理想性(人们想要)、可行性(可盈利)和可行性(可构建)。设计关乎理想性,即人们是否想要你的产品。过去设计更接近艺术,现在更侧重解决问题。现在设计师可以通过软件和代码直接参与产品构建,这使得他们更适合创业。我的技术背景(计算机科学学位)让我能够将设计付诸实践。我认为设计师应该熟悉他们所构建的媒介(软件即代码和像素)。在人工智能时代,设计不仅是静态元素,更要考虑交互和时间维度。要提升设计思维,首先要实践,从实践中学习;其次要围绕自己喜欢的优秀设计;最后要阅读一些经典的设计书籍(例如《网格系统》、《排印设计要素》、《设计心理学》)。设计品味并非天生,而是后天培养的,关键在于不断学习和提升鉴赏能力。我的设计品味是多年来不断接触优秀设计作品逐渐培养起来的。在早期创业公司中,好的设计往往被忽视,而现在人工智能时代,设计的重要性日益凸显。设计不仅仅关乎外观和功能,还关乎产品的构建过程。创始人应该尽早招聘优秀的设计师,并利用现有资源来提升公司设计水平。我的设计流程通常从草图开始,然后快速制作高保真原型,并尝试在代码中实现。设计是否有效最终由用户决定,而草图能够帮助设计师快速捕捉想法并进行原型设计。我鼓励更多设计师成为创始人,并建议现有创始人培养设计思维。 Aaron: (引导访谈,提出问题,并对Raphael Shad的观点进行回应和补充)

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Raphael Schaad, founder of Cron (acquired by Notion), discusses the underrepresentation of designers in the founder world. He highlights the unique value designers bring to building desirable, viable, and feasible products, emphasizing design's role in understanding user needs and creating solutions. The historical context of design's evolution from artistic pursuit to problem-solving is also explored.
  • Designers possess a unique skillset valuable for building companies.
  • Design is about problem-solving and delivering solutions.
  • The current technological environment empowers designers to build products directly via software.

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In this special episode of Design Review, Aaron sits down with Raphael Schaad, the Head of Calendar at Notion to discuss his leap from designer to founder, why illustration is an important first step when building a new product, and what ultimately makes designers uniquely qualified to start a company today.