Matt Zarandi

We're growing our Design Apprenticeship Program @Shopify, opening applications for our Fall cohort today! We've expanded the program to include brand design in addition to product design 😎 Come join us shopify.design/dap

@heysatya_ Start small, start slow, and have fun :)

I want to start running regularly. Never been much of a runner, but I want to improve my fitness and build more discipline. Any tips for a complete beginner?

Well put. It’s also _their_ party. They can do what they want.

@pushmatrix So cool 🔥

This website is tearable.

@ouellettejordan @Shopify Congrats! 🙌

11 years of building and shipping at @Shopify. Incredibly grateful to work at such an amazing company with such incredible people. As energized and excited today as I was day one. Props to my son and wife for the cute hand drawn card.

Back to the side project. Planned to generate images of every product combination but it'd be hitting the thousands per product so now exploring a custom configurator. Promising'ish start. Next up, mapping some pbr texture sets.

It feels like Opus 4.7 compacts a conversation every 3-4 prompts. With 4.6 it always felt this was happening at a more natural point.

Giving Claude design a whirl and wow is it hungry. 1 prompt, a few edits, and that’s the session limit hit.

@faydesignsstuff “AI closed the gap between my imagination and real execution” This is the magic

I wrote down my thoughts on how AI turned me from a designer to a builder, how I’ve kept my taste, and how the process naturally pushes me to understand code I also have this totally unrelated ascii editor at the top if you like having something to fidget with while reading

Spent some of my parental leave migrating a business over to Shopify from WordPress. 200 products, up to 700'ish variants per product, conditional pricing, and up to 5 configurable options. Matt ❤️ variants Next up: generating images for each configuration.

Love the tactile nature of this site. Also gives me the feeling of walking into a curated library where the setting is as rich as what's on the shelves. Perfect for @AcquiredFM and such a delightful experience.

Spectacular

How we work is changing shape. So is whats possible. Come help us make the new normal. Incredibly proud of our team for shipping a new home for design at @Shopify

Nice touches by Commerce-UI for Lupine Lights 🔦

When you hit your claude limit…

@kvnkld Slick 🫶

🎚️Adjust Timeframe → Claude

Butter 🤌

@kazdenc 🔥🔥🔥

Everyone is just a "builder" now with a different T shape. Breadth of thought and depth in craft context is the differentiator across builders

That call where I thought @Tobi was firing me? We finally talked about it... Shopify’s internal podcast, Context, usually stays internal. But, this one hit differently—we unpacked @shop's origin story, *that* call, and how design defines every new era of technology. I loved the conversation because it captures @Shopify’s long design history and how obsessing over the right details can reshape industries. Timestamps: 2:06 - Why Chief Design Officer Now 8:30 - The Fateful Phone Call 11:39 - Tictail Acquisition Story 18:08 - Defining the Design Role 21:37 - AI Interface Design Patterns 29:24 - Path Dependence & Cookie Banners 35:18 - From Tools to Team Members 41:36 - Long Term vs Short Term 46:27 - Design System Strategy 51:02 - Designing for Ambition

@domgrowsdaily @Shopify @lovable You’re an absolute force 🚀

I was lucky enough to be a PM bringing the @Shopify + @lovable integration into the world, here’s my personal inspiration and request for feedback…