Joshua Wold

A new UX framework: Prompt, sketch, ship.

My product design process has held steady for years. But last week changed things. I've gone from using AI very little to pulling it right into the heart of my thinking.

The Figma Opportunity

Figma has changed the entire industry. But it's poised to be replaced just as it's headed to an IPO.

Goodbye Replit, Hello Claude and Hello World

Chasing the high and reinventing yourself

Miles from your dreams, inches from success - Free

There’s a lot of influencers online who talk about their success and brag about what’s worked for them and how you can follow along and do the same. The problem is this is survivorship bias. Why do we all get sucked into joining meme stocks, cryptocurrency, MLMs, snake

Writing your way out, vibe coding podcasts, Apple's miss, how I design changed, vibe coding

Following is a summary of what I published this week.  Because this newsletter is now available as a subscription, I'll reference the free article, and link the paid ones below. As always feedback is welcome. Thank you! Free * Write your way out - Now more than ever, we need

Working with the machine, not against it

I chose something simple this time, something I could finish in an evening. I used AI to help me, running through feedback loops to quickly iterate and be the product owner, instead of writing code or doing design.

How I design just changed

Over the last two days I've been taking an intensive course on using AI to build apps. It's changed how I process design and code, and shifted my thinking to focus more on the end user from the beginning.

Apple’s Miss is our Opportunity

There's opportunity for building great things in the shadow of the big tech companies. Apple, for instance, can't build everything. There are gaps too small for them to focus on, but for the right creative minds there's always a chance to jump in.

Write your way out - Free

We need your voice.  You might think your words aren’t necessary; someone else must surely have said them already. But the truth is, now more than ever, real humans sharing thoughtful ideas intended for a personal audience is exactly what our world is craving. It's a way

Hedonic treadmills, design processes, first impressions, ending social media, and the pathless path.

Each week I post a summary of five articles that I've written (or podcast episodes depending on the week). Because this newsletter is now available as a subscription, I'll reference the free article, and link the paid ones below. As always feedback is welcome. Thank you!

Rethinking life on the pathless path

I’ve been listening to The Pathless Path over the past few days.  It’s changing how I think about some things. It’s one of those books that gets you imagining possibilities, without feeling like a gimmicky sales pitch designed to lead you to buying a course or some other run of the mill shill.