This week, a single word—"taste"—has become a focal point of discussion within the tech industry. This article will explore various perspectives on taste from leading tech figures, including OpenAI’s co-founder, Google’s AI Product Manager, Figma’s CEO, and Linear’s Head of Product, who offers a counter-narrative to the prevailing consensus.
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As AI streamlines the process of bringing ideas to fruition, many industry commentators now assert that "taste" is the ultimate differentiator. OpenAI's co-founder recently highlighted on social media that "taste is a new core skill."
To assist in honing product taste, the AI resource library has introduced new curated resources and prompts:
- Essays on Taste: This collection compiles various perspectives on cultivating product taste, featuring Paul Graham's classic 2002 piece alongside contemporary insights from CEOs at companies like Figma and Linear.
- Mastering Product Taste Mini Lecture: This concise lecture distills the wisdom from the aforementioned essays into practical guidelines for developing personal product taste.
- Tasteful Design Feedback Prompt: This prompt helps articulate thoughts and feelings about a design. It reflects the initial sentiment, offers precise vocabulary for recognition, facilitates simple questions to extract deeper insights, and concludes with a concise, actionable statement for designers.
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