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Does Figma limit creativity? I think there are bigger issues.

Maybe the limitations we feel from design tools reveal deeper systemic problems in how we approach digital design across the industry.

Jul 29 • 

Vince MingPu Shao

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April 2025

Altogether leveling: When everyone’s powerful with AI, what makes you unique?

On how AI is flattening the value of software engineering, how designers have been struggling with this problem, and how I want to learn from manga…

Apr 11 • 

Vince MingPu Shao

March 2025

The glowing, floated windows on my walk back to 426 Lafayette

I take one last glance at the windows still glowing and floating behind me. Their warmth lingers.

Mar 25 • 

Vince MingPu Shao

From my first bunny hill to AI anxiety: Learning to be present

What my first skiing experience in Montreal reminded me about avoiding overthinking, handling anxiety, and finding a scalable psychological center of…

Mar 17 • 

Vince MingPu Shao

10 non-technical tennis lessons (+1 extra tip) I’ve learned as a 32-year-old beginner based in Toronto, where club waitlists stretch to…

Tennis is hard. But that’s exactly what makes it fun. Just relax and enjoy the process.

Mar 14 • 

Vince MingPu Shao

I love sparrows — casually, but profoundly

I love how they hop and chirp. I love how they glance at me with one eye. I love how they cheer me up.

Mar 11 • 

Vince MingPu Shao

December 2024

Design is inevitable

Be aware of design's inevitability, sharpen your intention, improve the process, evolve the output, and make better design.

Dec 21, 2024 • 

Vince MingPu Shao

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What is design?

Design is everywhere. But what exactly is design?

Dec 3, 2024 • 

Vince MingPu Shao

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