Ethan Pidgeon

@lennysan I'm hiring a product designer/design engineer @merciv_ai in NYC! DM me or email ethan@merciv.com

Who’s hiring designers right now? Reply with the role, location, and how to apply.

@benhylak 🤣🤣

"the first design agent with taste" the taste:

@zenorocha Congrats! Just started using is over at @merciv_ai

3 years ago, Resend didn't exist. Now, it's the most downloaded email SDK in the world.

@benjitaylor 🐐🐐

Introducing Layout Mode for Agentation, a new way to explore and wireframe directly on the page. Rearrange and resize existing elements, add new components, and generate structured design feedback for your agent.

@saltjsx I don’t get the logo, what’s the outside shape?

mfs will have the best name/logo and it turns out to be a crypto company

@edwinarbus @figma @cursor_ai Okayyyy - huge

new @figma plugin in @cursor_ai!! it can inspect your design system, find the right components/variables/styles, then write directly to figma as editable layers

@thestudiothree Nice work, super energetic

We had the pleasure of bringing this video to life 🖌️

@CharlesPattson so good!

WOAH!

@Bhumimov Yep, they crushed this

Show me the best launch video with zero haters

Made my first skill today for @merciv_ai. Helps the team generate on-brand content, copy, code, and interfaces. Never thought this was how I’d be using my graphic design degree.

@adrianinmotion @PossimpibleStud Awesome work. Love Spline!

Super excited to see the video we’ve been working on at @PossimpibleStud for the past couple of weeks live!

We’re at @shoptalk Las Vegas this week! Meet the team at booth 32 to learn more about the future of consumer research and how you can make the most of it. #shoptalk2026 #shoptalk

@Jakubantalik @FUN Silky smooth

Spending too much time with this success state for @FUN

@gormankind Would love to chat! We’re hiring at Merciv.com

a high caliber product designer I know just had her internship fall through a few weeks before starting she's graduating from stanford soon and looking for somewhere with interesting design problems in NYC. reply or DM if you'd like to chat! her portfolio: karina-chen.com

It’s no fun having all the answers. The process is the point.

@sekachov @ailex @uncurrent @misha_kvakin Wow, beauty

something i’ve been holding back for a while. two years ago, one of my biggest dreams came true: i got to work on interfaces for a movie starring Chris Pratt. together with @ailex, @uncurrent and @misha_kvakin we designed Mercy OS, a fictional AI judge, for the film Mercy (2026).

Logo for @generaltensor, 2025.

@round read a book and touch grass

my advice to designers of the future: read a book

As a young designer, I would have done everything to convince you that designers are not artists. I would have said a designer's work needs to be understood and used by everyone, while an artist's work is subjective. I’m sure you would have agreed with me. Perhaps it's what you believe today. It's what we everyone likes to say, at least: Design is created to solve specific problems, whereas art is created to provoke subjective feelings. A piece of art might evoke a different feeling for you than it does for me. But, like most "universal truths" in life, I've learned it is not as black and white as we'd like to believe. As with most things, there's some nuance to it. Not all designers are artists. In fact, most designers aren’t artists and that’s perfectly fine. But the best designers are indeed artists. And that's the difference. For the most talented, successful designers in the industry, art is the secret ingredient that takes their work to the next level. Art is that little extra. Art is the personality infused into a piece of design or communication. Art is what sets it apart. I’ll give you an example: Let's assume that design has nothing to do with art. Let's assume it is totally objective and a craft everyone, with the right process, can replicate. Within this system, let's assume there are three designers. All three designers are at the top of the industry, equally impressive. All three designers are asked to solve the same problem, independently from each other. They all do their very best, creating an objective solution to a singular problem. At the end, we have three designs that solve the problem equally as well as the others. But only one of them wins. Only one solution makes your heart jump higher, even though you might not be able to explain why. The "why" you can’t explain is the art I am speaking about. Deep inside, we’re all artists. And the best designers infuse a little bit of art into their design. Some may call it opinionated design. It’s when you, your character, your life's experiences and your own taste are infused into your design work, while still solving a problem with it. As a young designer, I would have said you should never let your personality seep into your work. That you should follow the most objective process when designing something. But today I'm calling the bullshit. It's not only a lie. Worse, it's pretentious. There’s simply no way to ignore your own personal feelings, your experience, your character and your taste when designing. And the best designers take this to their advantage. Not just because they’ve accepted it, but because they know this is what makes the difference. For others, and for ourselves. It’s the little bit of meaning we inject into our work. It’s what keeps us designing and creating. It’s that feeling of magic someone else loves, but can’t fully put their finger on. The best designers are artists 🖤

@cifilter @perplexity_ai @comet @annuskabarta @scspeier this is epic

Hey! 👋 A couple of months ago, I started working with @perplexity_ai as a contract iOS Design Engineer. My first project was building onboarding for the new @comet iOS browser from scratch. (99.9% SwiftUI, by the way.) I got to work with @annuskabarta, @scspeier, and members of the iOS engineering team to make something special. Here’s a preview of the full experience, followed by a breakdown.👇🧵 [1/13]